2023届高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 七选五专题二十二

高考英语外刊阅读模拟强化训练 七选五专题二十二 ① As a child, John Chweya and his friends scrambled over the mountain of stinking waste at Kachok dump in Kenya, using a magnet to pull out metal scraps and earn a living. Over the years since, global companies such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestlé have increased plastic production by millions of metric tonnes. _____1___. Today in the multimillion-pound plastic industry, it is the people who live and work on rubbish mountains in Africa and across the world who are the invisible backbone of plastic recycling. ___2__. According to the UN environmental assembly, 60% of the plastic recycled across the world is collected by waste pickers like Chweya. _____3___With no ability to access healthcare, they succumb to infections, lung diseases and cancer from living amongst toxic waste, inhaling smoke from burning plastic and scratching a living in some of the worst conditions possible.“Most of those friends of mine from the dump died, some were killed in accidents, and some died from sickness. I remember all their names.” ____4_____He was driven by a passion to ensure the rights of waste pickers across the world are put front and centre of the global treaty to fight plastic pollution. This month in Paris, Chweya will sit with representatives of world leaders as the gritty details of the UN treaty to tackle plastic pollution are hammered out. Chweya, who leads the waste pickers’ association of Kenya, has been instrumental in pushing countries to recognise the world’s 20 million workers in his industry. ____5___ “As someone who has experienced the deep inequalities and social injustices that waste pickers suffer – not just in Kenya, but across the world – being part of this is a very historic moment,” said Chweya. 【The Guardian (May 13, 2023)】 A.He wants justice for them, access to healthcare, a proper income and better working conditions to be included in the treaty. B. Their employees enjoy health insurance, good salaries, a normal life. C.They enable