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第一部分 必修1 Unit 2 Ⅰ.完形填空 (2015安徽) 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. | 
