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Cloze 1 限时：18分钟 In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The____1___is that countries around the world have growing mountains of____2___because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before. How did we____3___a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to____4___an object than to spend time and money to repair it.____5___modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and____6___. Another cause is our____7___of disposable (一次性的) products. As____8___people, we are always looking for____9___to save time and make our lives easier. Companies___10__ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few. Our appetite for new products also___11__ to the problem. We are___12__ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that___13__ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we___14__ useful possessions to make room for new ones. All around the world, we can see the___15__ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To___16__ the amount of rubbish and to protect the___17__， more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.___18__， this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem. | 
