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1、Womenofachievement一、阅读理解 Youmaynotthinkitverymuch—ausedicecreamtub(纸杯)onthebeach,acigarettebuttinthesand.Buttheselittlepiecesoflitteramounttoaround8.8milliontonsoftrashintheworld'soceans,poisoningandchokingsealife,accordingtofiguresfromtheWorldWildlifeF
2、oundation. Now,inasetofimagestitledThePriceOfConveniencebyWatershasshownthedestroyingeffectsthatcasuallitteringhasoncreatures.Inoneimagecalled“yourconvenienceistheirextinction”,aseaturtle'sshellishollowedout(掏空)andfilledwithbananaskins,sodacans,andotherd
3、ebris. “Itisshockingtheamountoftrashintheoceans,”Waters,23,said,describinghisprojectwhichhehasbegunacampaigntotheWWF.“Whenyouleavelitteronthebeach,youaretreatingtheoceanlikeatrashcan.Whenyouthrowtrashoverthesideofaboat,you'retreatingtheoceanlikeatrashcan
4、.Andwhenyouleavelitteratabeachfestivalorparty,it'sthesame.ObviouslyitwouldbeimpossibletocleantheoceansbutIfeltIhadtotrysomething.”Watersexplainedthathe,likemanyotherWesterners,hasalwaysbeenawareofenvironmentalconcernsbutdidnotbegintodosomethingabouti. T
5、heturningpointcameashevisitedMalaysiawithhisgirlfriendlastyear.Hereachedtheshoretofindpilesoftrash.Butitwasbeautiful,thesmelloftheair,oftheocean.IhadastrongfeelingforitafterIstartedresearchingtrashintheocean.Afewmonthslater,hecameacrossthevideoofaseaturtle
6、inobviousagony(痛苦)withadrinkingstrawstuckupitsnostrils(鼻孔).ThatvideoinspiredthefirstofWaters'threeimages.“Seaturtlesaresuchgentlecreatures.Ifeltsickwatchingthatvideo.Trashleftonabeachbyhumanscausedsomuchpainandsuffering.Theseanimalsdon'thavevoicessowe'vego
7、ttospeakupforthem.”headded. WatershasnotyetreceivedaresponsefromWWFregardinghisimages.Fornow,hesays,heisinspiredtodevelopmorecampaignsthatraiseawarenessofenvironmentalconcerns.1.Whatcanbefoundintheseaturtle'sshellaccordingtothepassage?A.Someicecream.B.Som
8、edrawings.C.Somelitter.D.Somecreatures.2.Whydidtheturtleinthevideoseemverypainful?A.Becauseitsnostrilswerefullofcigarettebutts.B.Becauseithadbeenpoisonedandseemedtobedying.C.Becausemostofitsbodypartshadbeenin