江苏省梅村高级中学2022-2023学年高一上学期期中英语试卷

江苏省梅村高级中学2022一2023学年度第一学期期中试卷 高一英语 第一节阅读理解 的 The idea of turning recyeled plastic bottles into clothing is not now.During the last five years,a large number of clothing companies,businesses and environmental organizations have started turning plastics into fabric()to deal with plastic pollution.But there's a problem with this method.Research now shows that microfibers could be the biggest source of plastic in the sea. Dr.Mark Browne in Santa Barbara,California,has been studying plastic pollution and microfibers for 10 years now.He explains that every time synthetic()clothes go into a washing machine,a large number of plastic fibers fall off.Most washing machines can't collect these microfibers.So every time the water gets out of a washing machine,microfibers are entering the sewers(下水道)and finally end up in the sea. In 2011,Browne wrote a paper stating that a single piece of synthetic clothing can produce more than 1,900 fibers per wash.Browne collected samples from seawater and freshwater sites around the world,and used a special way to examine each sample.He discovered that every single water sample contained microfibers. This is bad news for a number of reasons.Plastic can cause harm to sea life when eaten. Studies have also shown that plastic can absorb other pollutants Based on this evidence,it may secm surprising that companies and organications have chosen to turn plastic waste into clothing as an environmental "solution."Even though the science has been around for a while,Browne explains that he's had a difficult time getting companies to listen.When he asked well-known clothing companies to support Benign by Design-his research project that seeks to get clothes that have a bad effect on humans and the environment out of the market,Browne didn't get a satisfying answer.Only one women's 第1页 clothing company,Eileen Fisher,offered Browne funding. 24.What has happened during the past five years? A.Fabric has become much stronger. B.Plastic pollution has been le