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Have you ever heard of upcycling? It is a way of turning old or unnecessary things into something useful and often beautiful.
Is it the same as recycling? In the process of recycling, old things such as paper and glass are collected and broken down to create new products. When you upcycle something, however, you do things quite differently. You can simply refashion it. For example, you might make a bag out of an old T-shirt. What’s more, the upcycled object usually remains in the same or even in better condition.
Upcycling is not a recent idea. Some of the best examples of modern-day upcycling can be traced back to the old times. Back then, people would reuse items over and over until they could no longer be used. Upcycling was simply a way of life. Things should not be thrown away when they can be saved and turned into something useful.
It is clear that upcycling is environmentally friendly. In fact, it is considered to be even greener than recycling. While upcycling mainly depends on your own creativity and effort, recycling requires energy or water to break materials down.
Grace, a young woman from the UK, creates dresses, shoes and even hats from used tea bags. She drinks tea every day and then dries out the tea bags with the tea still inside. Once they are dry, she removes the tea and connects the bags together to make an item of clothing. Though it takes a long time, Grace has produced many artworks in this way.
In fact, whether you create things from old items yourself or buy finished products made from upcycled materials, both actions are good for the environment and can give you something that is both beautiful and practical. Why not give it a try today?
任务一:从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
(
A. Come up with good ideas. B. Break down useless things.
C. Create new things out of old ones.
(
A. It's a new idea. B. It needs more energy.
C. It requires more creativity and work.
(
A. To list the steps of doing upcycling. B. To give a good example of upcycling.
C. To express a different idea of upcycling.
(
A. To encourage people to do upcycling.
B. To compare upcycling with recycling.
C. To explain the importance of recycling.
任务二:回答问题。
1. Why is upcycling good for the environment?
2. What does the example of Grace tell us about upcycling?
Have you ever heard of upcycling? It is a way of turning old or unnecessary things into something useful and often beautiful.
Is it the same as recycling? In the process of recycling, old things such as paper and glass are collected and broken down to create new products. When you upcycle something, however, you do things quite differently. You can simply refashion it. For example, you might make a bag out of an old T-shirt. What’s more, the upcycled object usually remains in the same or even in better condition.
Upcycling is not a recent idea. Some of the best examples of modern-day upcycling can be traced back to the old times. Back then, people would reuse items over and over until they could no longer be used. Upcycling was simply a way of life. Things should not be thrown away when they can be saved and turned into something useful.
It is clear that upcycling is environmentally friendly. In fact, it is considered to be even greener than recycling. While upcycling mainly depends on your own creativity and effort, recycling requires energy or water to break materials down.
Grace, a young woman from the UK, creates dresses, shoes and even hats from used tea bags. She drinks tea every day and then dries out the tea bags with the tea still inside. Once they are dry, she removes the tea and connects the bags together to make an item of clothing. Though it takes a long time, Grace has produced many artworks in this way.
In fact, whether you create things from old items yourself or buy finished products made from upcycled materials, both actions are good for the environment and can give you something that is both beautiful and practical. Why not give it a try today?
任务一:从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
(
C
)1. What does the underlined word "refashion" mean in Paragraph 2?A. Come up with good ideas. B. Break down useless things.
C. Create new things out of old ones.
(
C
)2. How is upcycling different from recycling?A. It's a new idea. B. It needs more energy.
C. It requires more creativity and work.
(
B
)3. Why does the writer tell the story of Grace in Paragraph 5?A. To list the steps of doing upcycling. B. To give a good example of upcycling.
C. To express a different idea of upcycling.
(
A
)4. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To encourage people to do upcycling.
B. To compare upcycling with recycling.
C. To explain the importance of recycling.
任务二:回答问题。
1. Why is upcycling good for the environment?
It turns old items into useful things and is also greener than recycling.
2. What does the example of Grace tell us about upcycling?
It tells us that upcycling is creative and is a great way to protect the environment.
答案
1. C
2. C
3. B
4. A
任务二:
1. It turns old items into useful things and is also greener than recycling.
2. It tells us that upcycling is creative and is a great way to protect the environment.
2. C
3. B
4. A
任务二:
1. It turns old items into useful things and is also greener than recycling.
2. It tells us that upcycling is creative and is a great way to protect the environment.
解析
【分析】
首先，任务一的选择题需通过定位原文关键信息解题：第1题词义猜测，结合第二段upcycling的定义及例子推断词义；第2题对比upcycling与recycling的差异，定位第四段原文；第3题举例作用，分析第五段Grace的例子是为说明upcycling的具体应用；第4题主旨大意，关注结尾的呼吁句。任务二的回答需从原文提取对应信息，第1题找环保原因，第2题分析Grace例子体现的upcycling特点。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 词义猜测题：根据第二段“upcycling is a way of turning old or unnecessary things into something useful”及例子“make a bag out of an old T-shirt”，可知refashion意为“用旧物创造新东西”，故选C。
2. 细节理解题：根据第四段“While upcycling mainly depends on your own creativity and effort, recycling requires energy or water to break materials down”，可知upcycling需要更多创造力和努力，故选C。
3. 推理判断题：第五段Grace用旧茶包制作物品的例子，是为了说明upcycling的具体实践，故选B。
4. 主旨大意题：结尾“Why not give it a try today?”体现作者鼓励人们参与upcycling，故选A。
任务二：
1. 根据第四段及第二段内容，upcycling环保的原因是将旧物变为有用之物，且比回收更绿色，故答案为：It turns old items into useful things and is also greener than recycling.
2. Grace用旧茶包制作衣服的例子，体现upcycling需要创意且环保，故答案为：It tells us that upcycling is creative and is a great way to protect the environment.
【答案】
任务一：1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A
任务二：1. It turns old items into useful things and is also greener than recycling. 2. It tells us that upcycling is creative and is a great way to protect the environment.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是关于升级改造（upcycling）的说明文，考查词义猜测、细节理解及主旨大意等阅读技能，题目设置基础，需学生精准定位原文信息作答，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
首先，任务一的选择题需通过定位原文关键信息解题：第1题词义猜测，结合第二段upcycling的定义及例子推断词义；第2题对比upcycling与recycling的差异，定位第四段原文；第3题举例作用，分析第五段Grace的例子是为说明upcycling的具体应用；第4题主旨大意，关注结尾的呼吁句。任务二的回答需从原文提取对应信息，第1题找环保原因，第2题分析Grace例子体现的upcycling特点。
【解析】
任务一：
1. 词义猜测题：根据第二段“upcycling is a way of turning old or unnecessary things into something useful”及例子“make a bag out of an old T-shirt”，可知refashion意为“用旧物创造新东西”，故选C。
2. 细节理解题：根据第四段“While upcycling mainly depends on your own creativity and effort, recycling requires energy or water to break materials down”，可知upcycling需要更多创造力和努力，故选C。
3. 推理判断题：第五段Grace用旧茶包制作物品的例子，是为了说明upcycling的具体实践，故选B。
4. 主旨大意题：结尾“Why not give it a try today?”体现作者鼓励人们参与upcycling，故选A。
任务二：
1. 根据第四段及第二段内容，upcycling环保的原因是将旧物变为有用之物，且比回收更绿色，故答案为：It turns old items into useful things and is also greener than recycling.
2. Grace用旧茶包制作衣服的例子，体现upcycling需要创意且环保，故答案为：It tells us that upcycling is creative and is a great way to protect the environment.
【答案】
任务一：1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A
任务二：1. It turns old items into useful things and is also greener than recycling. 2. It tells us that upcycling is creative and is a great way to protect the environment.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、词义猜测、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是关于升级改造（upcycling）的说明文，考查词义猜测、细节理解及主旨大意等阅读技能，题目设置基础，需学生精准定位原文信息作答，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
