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2023-2024学年英语九年级全册人教新目标Go For It 期末阅读选择专练
Do you know how many tons of plastic Coca-Cola company needs in a year? It’s hard to imagine: three million tons of plastic. As long as you buy a bottle of Coca-Cola, you have a picture of a blue whale. Now you think how many tons of paper Coca-Cola company needs in a year?
It is part information of a report by Ellen. The report’s main content is pushing for companies and governments to do more to reduce plastic pollution. In this report, 31 companies, including Pepsi Cola, and Nestle, showed the number of plastic packaging they created in one year.
For the first time, Coca-Cola company has revealed it used three million tons of plastic packaging in one year. Coca-Cola is selling 500 kinds of drinks, juices and water in the market. And it says it will also work towards making all of its packaging recyclable all over the world. In 2019, the company announced they would recycle used bottles or cans for each one the company sells by 2030.
The TV program, BBC’s Blue Planet 2 about oceans, has made more people pay more attention to the plastic waste. It says the blue whales’ living conditions are becoming worse and worse because of plastic waste. It makes people worried. So many companies have agreed on reducing their plastic usage (使用期) to be greener. So far, 150 companies have agreed to reduce their plastic usage in one year. They have signed up to be part of The Ellen’s commitment (承诺书) to reduce plastic pollution. In February 2019, Nestle got rid of plastic straws (吸管) and is using paper ones instead.
1.How much plastic is used by Coca-Cola in a year?
A.15000 tons. B.1500 tons. C.500 tons. D.3 million tons.
2.What does “it” in the second paragraph refer (指) to?
A.Coca-Cola. B.Nestle. C.Mars. D.Blue Whale.
3.When will Coca-Cola recycle all its used bottles or cans?
A.By 2018. B.By 2019. C.By 2030. D.By 2050.
4.How did people feel after they watched BBC’s Blue Planet 2?
A.Excited. B.Worried. C.Surprised. D.Relaxed.
5.What’s