★B
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.
A young Queensland woman is aiming to pay for her dream wedding by collecting and recycling more than 800,000 plastic bottles and cans. Leonie Starr, who lives on the Sunshine Coast, had been quoted $81,000 for her dream wedding in Vanuatu to her fiancé, Matthew Porter. Mr Porter, 28, proposed to Ms Starr, also 28, on March 14, while the pair were on a cruise in Vanuatu.
The couple, who have been together nearly two years, were told the $81,000 quote includes accommodation for 35 guests for six nights, all meals and the wedding itself. And Ms Starr believes she has found a way to pay for it without breaking the bank.
Queensland’s state government introduced a container refund scheme on November 1. It gives residents the chance to collect and recycle in exchange for 10 cents for each bottle or can recycled at one of more than 230 container refund points in Queensland. Drink containers are said to be the second most littered item in the state with close to three billion used each year, but one person’s trash could be Ms Starr’s treasure.
Ms Starr has always recycled, but it is said that she has ramped it up in preparation for her wedding. “When I tell people about it, the first thing that they do is to laugh and then they realize I’m serious,” she said. The 28-year-old said people from work and her neighbourhood had helped her but she needed to be collecting 2,200 bottles a day to reach her goal.
She added the experience has also opened her eyes into how many drink containers go to waste. “It’s amazing to see how much we actually throw away as a community,” Ms Starr said. She has also reached out on Facebook for help — you can follow her progress here. She aims to have her wedding in March 2020.
1. Why did Ms Starr decide to collect and recycle plastic bottles and cans?
A . Because she wanted to protect the environment in local area.
B . Because she planned to set up a factory to deal with the waste.
C . Because the local government called on people to recycle litter.
D . Because she was ready to collect a sum of money for her wedding.
2. The cost of $81,000 will be used in some parts of wedding except ________.
A. what to eat
B . where to live
C . whom to invite
D . the wedding itself
3. What does the underlined part “a container refund scheme” mean?
A . A garbage for money project.
B . The community garbage collection.
C. The container environmental protection recycling plan.
D . People’s participation in environmental protection programmes.
4. How did the people feel about Ms Starr’s idea at first?
A . It was amazing.
B . It was profitable.
C . It was ridiculous.
D . It was thoughtful.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A . Queensland’s state government hopes to improve residents' life.
B . Both Mr Porter and Ms Starr love the career of environmental protection.
C. It is a tough job for Mr Porter and Ms Starr to achieve the goal within 2020.
D . Ms Starr’s workmates and neighbours helped her with the wedding preparation.
★B 1-5DCACC
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.
A young Queensland woman is aiming to pay for her dream wedding by collecting and recycling more than 800,000 plastic bottles and cans. Leonie Starr, who lives on the Sunshine Coast, had been quoted $81,000 for her dream wedding in Vanuatu to her fiancé, Matthew Porter. Mr Porter, 28, proposed to Ms Starr, also 28, on March 14, while the pair were on a cruise in Vanuatu.
The couple, who have been together nearly two years, were told the $81,000 quote includes accommodation for 35 guests for six nights, all meals and the wedding itself. And Ms Starr believes she has found a way to pay for it without breaking the bank.
Queensland’s state government introduced a container refund scheme on November 1. It gives residents the chance to collect and recycle in exchange for 10 cents for each bottle or can recycled at one of more than 230 container refund points in Queensland. Drink containers are said to be the second most littered item in the state with close to three billion used each year, but one person’s trash could be Ms Starr’s treasure.
Ms Starr has always recycled, but it is said that she has ramped it up in preparation for her wedding. “When I tell people about it, the first thing that they do is to laugh and then they realize I’m serious,” she said. The 28-year-old said people from work and her neighbourhood had helped her but she needed to be collecting 2,200 bottles a day to reach her goal.
She added the experience has also opened her eyes into how many drink containers go to waste. “It’s amazing to see how much we actually throw away as a community,” Ms Starr said. She has also reached out on Facebook for help — you can follow her progress here. She aims to have her wedding in March 2020.
1. Why did Ms Starr decide to collect and recycle plastic bottles and cans?
A . Because she wanted to protect the environment in local area.
B . Because she planned to set up a factory to deal with the waste.
C . Because the local government called on people to recycle litter.
D . Because she was ready to collect a sum of money for her wedding.
2. The cost of $81,000 will be used in some parts of wedding except ________.
A. what to eat
B . where to live
C . whom to invite
D . the wedding itself
3. What does the underlined part “a container refund scheme” mean?
A . A garbage for money project.
B . The community garbage collection.
C. The container environmental protection recycling plan.
D . People’s participation in environmental protection programmes.
4. How did the people feel about Ms Starr’s idea at first?
A . It was amazing.
B . It was profitable.
C . It was ridiculous.
D . It was thoughtful.
5. What can we infer from the passage?
A . Queensland’s state government hopes to improve residents' life.
B . Both Mr Porter and Ms Starr love the career of environmental protection.
C. It is a tough job for Mr Porter and Ms Starr to achieve the goal within 2020.
D . Ms Starr’s workmates and neighbours helped her with the wedding preparation.
★B 1-5DCACC
