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[2026福建南平期中]Nowadays, more and more restaurants are trying to stop using plastic straws (吸管). That's because the small size of straws makes them even more harmful to the environment.
As we all know, plastic is bad for the earth. First, it takes energy and resources to make any product, including plastic. Second, many products made out of thin plastic, such as straws and bags, are meant to be used once. In most cases, it's better for the environment to make and buy products that last a long time.
But the trouble doesn't end there. Most plastic products don't decompose (分解) when we throw them away. They can stay in landfills for hundreds of years. And those ending up in oceans can do harm to both the ocean animals and the environment.
Straws are only one small part of the problem. Humans have created about billions of tons of plastic since they invented the material. Straws probably make up a very, very small part of our rubbish worldwide. But they've recently gotten a lot of attention because of the difficulties of recycling them.
The best way to keep plastic straws out of landfills is not to use them—whether you're at home or in a restaurant. If you'd like to use a straw, there are straws made of bamboo, metal or glass. Some people need plastic straws to drink because of physical limitations (局限性). But if you drink with a straw just for fun or convenience, you should try to stop using it.
()16. ＜新考法＞句意理解 What can we know from the underlined part?
A. People prefer one-time thin plastic products because they are cheap.
B. Thin plastic products are of poor quality and break easily after being used once.
C. Using one-time thin plastic products is more harmful to the environment.
D. Thin plastic products are designed to be used only once to save resources.
()17. What is the main focus of Paragraph 3?
A. How ocean animals avoid being harmed by plastic waste.
B. The process of plastic waste entering landfills and oceans.
C. The reason why plastic products take centuries to decompose.
D. The long-term environmental damage from non-decomposable plastic.
()18. Why have plastic straws received a lot of attention recently?
A. Because they are difficult to be recycled.
B. Because they are more harmful to ocean animals.
C. Because they are the most widely used plastic products.
D. Because restaurants have completely stopped using them.
()19. What is the best way to reduce plastic straw pollution according to the passage?
A. Recycle plastic straws as much as possible after being used.
B. Produce thicker plastic straws that are easier to be reused.
C. Replace plastic straws with paper straws in all restaurants.
D. Stop using plastic straws unless there are physical limitations.
()20. ＜新考法＞写作意图 What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To explain why plastic straws are harmful and suggest solutions to the problem.
B. To compare the environmental influence of plastic straws and paper straws.
C. To introduce the history of plastic straw invention and its development.
D. To criticise people who use plastic straws for fun or convenience.

16—20 C D A D A
16. C 推理判断题。根据"In most cases, it's better for the environment to make and buy products that last a long time."可知，一次性薄塑料产品对环境更有害。故选C项。
17. D 主旨大意题。根据第三段可知，该段主要讲述了塑料的不可降解性及其长期危害。故选D项。
18. A 细节理解题。根据"But they've recently gotten a lot of attention because of the difficulties of recycling them."可知选A项。
19. D 细节理解题。根据"The best way to keep plastic straws out of landfills is not to use them—whether you're at home or in a restaurant… Some people need plastic straws to drink because of physical limitations."可知选D项。
20. A 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要目的是解释为什么塑料吸管有害，并提出解决问题的方法。故选A项。