欢迎来到天天文库
浏览记录
ID:55329489
大小:2.37 MB
页数:10页
时间:2020-05-10
《2021高考英语一轮复习Module4MusicBorninAmerica课后提能练外研版选修7.doc》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Module4 MusicBorninAmericaⅠ.阅读理解[2019·武昌区高三元月调研]Historiansandarchaeologistshavedefinedperiodsofhumanhistoryforcenturiesbythetechnologiesormaterialsthatmadethegreatestimpactonsociety.ThisincludestheStoneAge,theBronzeAge,andtheIronAge.Butwhatageareweinnow?Thatquestioncanbeansweredwi
2、thonewordforsomeresearchers.Plastics.“Plastichasredefinedourmaterialcultureandtheartifactsweleavebehind.Itwillbefoundinstratified(分层的)layersinourtrashdeposits(沉积层).”That'saccordingtoJohnMarston,anarchaeologist.Thewidevarietyofsyntheticpolymers(合成聚合物)wouldnotexistifitweren'tforhuma
3、naction.Aboutsixbilliontonsofplasticshavebeenmadeandspreadaroundtheplanet.Theyhavebeenspreadfromforeststooceanseversincethefirstplasticpolymerswereinvented.PlasticsareoneofthemostsignificantchangesthathumanshavemadetotheEarth'smakeup.Mostplasticsdon'teasilydegrade.Thisonlyaddstoth
4、eproblem.Recyclingisn'tanadequatesolution.NotalltypesofplasticareeasilyrecyclableAndthereareonlyafewrecyclingplantsthatcanprocessallvarietiesofplastic.AccordingtoDebraWinter,writerforTheAtlantic,thismeansthatmanyofthematerialsthrownintorecyclingbinscancrosstheplanetseveraltimesbef
5、oretheyareprocessed.Theyaremadeintorugs,sweaters,ortheyareusedtomakeotherbottles.Millionsoftonsofplasticsarerecycledeveryyear,butmillionsmoreendupinlandfillsortheocean.Theproblemhasreachedthepointwhereit'spossiblethatinjustafewdecadestheremightbemoreplasticintheworld'soceansthanfi
6、shes.“Plasticshaveasupposedlifespanofover500years,soit'ssafetosaythateveryplasticbottleyouhaveusedexistssomewhereonthisplanet,insomeformoranother,”Winterwrites.Thedamagemayalreadybedone.Itmaybetoolateforhumanpopulationsworldwidetochangetheirplasticusingways.SothePlasticAgemightsoo
7、ntakeitsplacenexttotheBronzeAgeandtheIronAgeinthehistoryofhuman-10-civilization.1.WhydopeoplecallouragethePlasticAge?A.Becauseplasticsarenotnaturallymade.B.Becausehumanscreateplastics.C.Becauseplasticsinfluencetheworldgreatly.D.Becausehistoriansandarchaeologiststhinkso.2.According
8、tothepassage,howaremostplasticsde
此文档下载收益归作者所有