志愿者處理塑料廢品

賴麗霞

Volunteers tackle plastic waste

1 One of the biggest projects to deal with plastic pollution in the UK began on 15 May. In the first Million Mile Beach Clean， around 50，000 volunteers cleaned up beaches across the UK. The volunteers hoped to remove rubbish from thousands of miles of coastline and areas of countryside in seven days.

2 Million Mile Beach Clean will continue throughout the year. The aim is for 100，000 volunteers each to walk 10 miles， cleaning places along the beach. The campaign wants to address the “crisis” of plastic waste in the ocean that affects sea creatures and harms the environment. It is thought that at least eight million pieces of plastic are washed into the worlds oceans each day. These items can take hundreds of years to break down.

3 Surfers Against Sewage， an environmental charity in England， organized the project. Hugo Tagholm， the head of the charity， said， “We are hoping the campaign will give people the opportunity to reconnect with nature and promote health， as well as having a positive impact on our oceans and wildlife.” The clean?up is not only focused on beaches， as Tagholm explained， “We also encourage people to tackle plastic on streets， on country lanes， in parks and along local waterways.”

4 There are nearly 600 registered clean?ups taking place and anyone can join in with them， or even start their own “mini clean” with fewer than 10 people. The campaigns website has a list of all the cleans that are taking place around the country， including in parks， along rivers and on streets. It also explains how you can start one in your own community.

1. What can we learn about this years Million Mile Beach Clean？

A. The Million Mile Beach Clean has lasted for seven days.

B. Around 50，000 volunteers cleaned up beaches across the UK.

C. Volunteers will walk along the beach to pick up the plastic waste.

D. Eight million pieces of plastic are removed by volunteers each day.

2. What does Surfers Against Sewage do？

A. It provides health care for the poor.

B. It cares about the education of the young.

C. It encourages people to help each other.

D. It focuses on the environmental problem.

3. What information can be found on the campaigns website？

A. The registered company.

B. The names of the volunteers.

C. The places needing cleaning.

D. The head of your community.

4. Whats the main purpose of the text？

A. To give advice. B. To present opinions.

C. To make an explanation. ? D. To provide information.

?語篇解碼

本文主要介紹了一個叫作Million Mile Beach Clean的組織，該組織的志愿者們沿著沙灘撿垃圾。

Ⅱ. 語句分析

1. It is thought that at least eight million pieces of plastic are washed into the worlds oceans each day. 據(jù)說，每天至少有800萬件塑料制品被沖入海洋。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復(fù)合句。it為形式主語，真正的主語為that引導(dǎo)的主語從句。

2. The campaigns website has a list of all the cleans that are taking place around the country， including in parks， along rivers and on streets. 該活動的網(wǎng)站列出了全國各地正在進行的所有清理工作，包括公園、河流和街道。

【點石成金】本句是一個主從復(fù)合句。that引導(dǎo)的是定語從句，修飾先行詞a list of all the cleans。including為介詞，意為“包括……在內(nèi)”。

?語言運用

Ⅰ. 例句仿寫

1. 據(jù)說正是這些甲烷最終導(dǎo)致氣候變化。

this methane eventually contributed to climate change.

2. 奇跡就是看似不可能，卻發(fā)生了。

A miracle is something? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? but happens anyway.

Ⅱ. 寫作實踐

近日，你校英文報開展了以“建設(shè)節(jié)約型社會”為主題的征稿活動。請你根據(jù)以下要點，提出相關(guān)建議，用英語寫一篇短文投稿。

1. 不浪費糧食和紙張；

2. 盡量不使用塑料袋。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭已為你寫好，但不計入總詞數(shù)。

There is no doubt that we should take the responsibility to build an energy?saving society.