大学英语六级考试(Cet6)阅读理解辅导材料(18)
<p> 本篇阅读材料全球垃圾处理速度赶不上塑料包装的制造速度选自《卫报》(原文标题：<span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="off">off</span> 2011.12.29)</p><p> <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 25<span word="m">m</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="wrappers">wrappers</span>, <span word="turkey">turkey</span> <span word="coverings">coverings</span>, <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UKs">UKs</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="escapes">escapes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tip">tip</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="SodaStream">SodaStream</span>. <span word="Globally">Globally</span>, <span word="recycling">recycling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="outcome">outcome</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="strangled">strangled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gaudy">gaudy</span> <span word="coat">coat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="impermeable">impermeable</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="collects">collects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="oceans">oceans</span>; <span word="clogs">clogs</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="canals">canals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="swallowed">swallowed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>, <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>.</p><p> <span word="clog">clog</span> <span word="up">up</span> 堵塞;阻塞</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="ubiquitous">ubiquitous</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="decoration">decoration</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="around">around</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fluttering">fluttering</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="fences">fences</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="piling">piling</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="releasing">releasing</span> <span word="noxious">noxious</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>.</p><p> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="up">up</span> 堆积;堆放起来</p><p> <span word="noxious">noxious</span> 有毒的;有害的</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="PlasticsEurope">PlasticsEurope</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span>, 265<span word="m">m</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="globally">globally</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span>; <span word="globally">globally</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="translate">translate</span> <span word="to">to</span> 170<span word="m">m</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="use">use</span>.</p>
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