Inourmodernworld,whensomethingwearsout,wethrowitawayand...

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In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The  41  is that countries around the world have growing mountains of  42  because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we  43  a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to  44  an object than to spend time and money to repair it.  45  modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and  46 .

Another cause is our  47  of disposable (一次*的) products. As  48  people, we are always looking for  49  to save time and make our lives easier. Companies  50  thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also  51  to the problem. We are  52  buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that  53  is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we  54  useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the  55  of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To  56  the amount of rubbish and to protect the  57 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.  58 , this is not enough to solve our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions  59  throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about  60 . 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

59. A. by              B. in favor of        C. after                D. instead of

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

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41-60 ACBDB  BDACA  BCDCB  DACDA

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