Inourmodernworld,whensomethingwearsout,wethrowitawayan...

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 In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The  21   is that countries around the world have growing mountains of    22    because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

  How did we    23    a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to    24    an object than to spend time and money to repair it.    25    modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and    26   .

   Another cause is our    27    of disposable (一次*的) products. As    28    people, we are always looking for    29    to save time and make our lives easier. Companies       30     thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

   Our appetite for new products also    31   to the problem. We are    32    buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that    33    is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we   34    useful possessions to make room for new ones.

   All around the world, we can see the    35    of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To    36   the amount of rubbish and to protect the    37   , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.    38   , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

  Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions    39    throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about    40   . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

21. A. key              B. reason                   C. project                     D. problem

22. A. gifts              B. rubbish               C. debt                      D. products

23. A. face              B. become              C. observe                 D. change

24. A. hide               B. control                  C. replace                 D. withdraw

25. A. Thanks to      B. As to                     C. Except for               D. Regardless of

26. A. safe               B. funny                    C. cheap                   D. powerful

27. A. love               B. lack                   C. prevention          D. division

28. A. sensitive        B. kind                   C. brave                    D. busy

29. A. ways             B. places                   C. jobs                     D. friends

30. A. donate       B. receive                C. produce                D. preserve

31. A. adapts       B. returns                   C. responds              D. contributes

32 A. tired of       B. addicted to              C. worried about       D. ashamed for

33. A. newer       B. stronger              C. higher                D. larger

34. A. pick up         B. pay for               C. hold onto               D. throw away

35. A. advantages    B. purposes            C. functions               D. consequences

36. A. show         B. record                    C. decrease               D. measure

37. A. technology    B. environment       C. consumers         D. brands

38. A. However       B. Otherwise              C. Therefore             D. Meanwhile

39. A. by                B. in favour of           C. after                    D. instead of

40. A. spending       B. collecting        C. repairing               D. advertising

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