Ⅵ. 阅读理解
A
From plastic bottles and straws (吸管) to disposable (一次性的) coffee cups, humans produce a lot of plastic waste. Plastic pollution has become serious. To solve this problem, many companies and designers are starting to turn to nature for ideas, and they have made products out of plants and vegetables, which will help to reduce plastic waste.
Bamboo
Bamboo is a fast - growing plant. Some kinds can grow about 60 cm a day. This makes bamboo ideal (理想的) for making some products, such as drinking straws and paper. If we cut down a bamboo plant to make paper, within weeks another fully - grown bamboo plant will be ready for harvesting (收获). Also, bamboo drinking straws and paper are clean and low - carbon.
Squash (番瓜类蔬菜)
There are many different kinds of squash. The one you are most familiar with is probably pumpkin. But did you know squash can be made into cups? A US company has created squash cups. The company first grows a squash inside a 3D - printed mold (模具). Then, the vegetable is dried out. This makes it watertight (不漏水的). After it is dried, you can use it to drink. When you’re done drinking from it, this special cup can be used as fertilizer (肥料).
()1. How many products instead of plastic are mentioned in the passage?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
()2. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Plants and Planet
B. Plastic and Plants
C. Planet Needs Plastic
D. Plants Save Planet
()3. Which is True according to the passage?
A. The plastic pollution has become worse and worse.
B. One American company has produced pumpkin cups.
C. Bamboo can be made into paper because they’re cheap.
D. All kinds of squash can take the place of paper cups.
()4. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. The squash.
B. The company.
C. The vegetable.
D. The mold.

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. C