（三十七） (2018常德)
Let's clean up the ocean together!
We all know it's important to have dreams. However, to make the dreams come true is not an easy thing. A young Dutch man named Boyan enjoys working hard to make his dreams come true.
When Boyan was 16, he went diving(潜水) in Greece. He was shocked to see more plastic bags than fish in the sea. The boy made up his mind to clean up the ocean. However, everyone told him that there was nothing he could do once plastic bags went into the ocean. The teenager didn't give up. He spent several months studying plastic pollution. Finally, he came up with a science project using floating barriers(漂浮的栅栏) to collect the_waste. That is to say, instead of using nets and ships to collect the plastic bags, the barriers can make the plastic bags come together with the help of natural ocean currents(洋流) and winds. What's more, the collected plastic bags can be recycled and made into products or oil.
Boyan won prizes for the project, but that was not enough for him: he wanted to make it a reality(实现). In 2013, he set up The Ocean Cleanup. Together with scientists, engineers and volunteers, the young man is working hard to clean up the ocean to make our world a better place.
Would you like to join them?
( )1. Where did Boyan decide to clean up the ocean?
A. In Holland. B. In Greece. C. In England.
( )2. What does the waste mean in the third paragraph?
A. The nets. B. The barriers. C. The plastic bags.
( )3. What may be The Ocean Cleanup?
A. A group. B. A club. C. A company.
( )4. The author writes the passage to tell us ________．
A. to clean up the ocean
B. not to pollute the ocean
C. to protect our environment
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述一位名叫Boyan的年轻人如何实现自己的梦想，同时呼吁人们要保护海洋。
1.B【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：Boyan决定在哪里清理海洋？根据第三段前三句“When Boyan was 16, he went diving (潜水) in Greece...The boy made up his mind to clean up the ocean.”可知是在希腊。故选B。
2.C【解析】词义猜测题。题干意为：第三段中the waste的意思是什么？根据第三段倒数第二句中“make the plastic bags come together”与“collect the waste”为同义转换，可判断the waste是指The plastic bags，故选C。
3.A【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：The Ocean Cleanup可能是什么？根据第四段最后两句“In 2013, he set up The Ocean Cleanup. Together with scientists, engineers and volunteers, the young man is working...”可推知这是一个由科学家、工程师和志愿者组成的团体，致力于清理海洋垃圾。故选A。
4.A【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为：作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们。根据文章第一段“Let's clean up the ocean together！”以及后文描写Boyan为清洁海洋所做的努力；同时结合最后一段呼吁大家加入到清洁海洋的队伍中，可知作者在呼吁我们为清洁海洋做出贡献。故选A。
Let's clean up the ocean together!
We all know it's important to have dreams. However, to make the dreams come true is not an easy thing. A young Dutch man named Boyan enjoys working hard to make his dreams come true.
When Boyan was 16, he went diving(潜水) in Greece. He was shocked to see more plastic bags than fish in the sea. The boy made up his mind to clean up the ocean. However, everyone told him that there was nothing he could do once plastic bags went into the ocean. The teenager didn't give up. He spent several months studying plastic pollution. Finally, he came up with a science project using floating barriers(漂浮的栅栏) to collect the_waste. That is to say, instead of using nets and ships to collect the plastic bags, the barriers can make the plastic bags come together with the help of natural ocean currents(洋流) and winds. What's more, the collected plastic bags can be recycled and made into products or oil.
Boyan won prizes for the project, but that was not enough for him: he wanted to make it a reality(实现). In 2013, he set up The Ocean Cleanup. Together with scientists, engineers and volunteers, the young man is working hard to clean up the ocean to make our world a better place.
Would you like to join them?
( )1. Where did Boyan decide to clean up the ocean?
A. In Holland. B. In Greece. C. In England.
( )2. What does the waste mean in the third paragraph?
A. The nets. B. The barriers. C. The plastic bags.
( )3. What may be The Ocean Cleanup?
A. A group. B. A club. C. A company.
( )4. The author writes the passage to tell us ________．
A. to clean up the ocean
B. not to pollute the ocean
C. to protect our environment
【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述一位名叫Boyan的年轻人如何实现自己的梦想，同时呼吁人们要保护海洋。
1.B【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：Boyan决定在哪里清理海洋？根据第三段前三句“When Boyan was 16, he went diving (潜水) in Greece...The boy made up his mind to clean up the ocean.”可知是在希腊。故选B。
2.C【解析】词义猜测题。题干意为：第三段中the waste的意思是什么？根据第三段倒数第二句中“make the plastic bags come together”与“collect the waste”为同义转换，可判断the waste是指The plastic bags，故选C。
3.A【解析】推理判断题。题干意为：The Ocean Cleanup可能是什么？根据第四段最后两句“In 2013, he set up The Ocean Cleanup. Together with scientists, engineers and volunteers, the young man is working...”可推知这是一个由科学家、工程师和志愿者组成的团体，致力于清理海洋垃圾。故选A。
4.A【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为：作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们。根据文章第一段“Let's clean up the ocean together！”以及后文描写Boyan为清洁海洋所做的努力；同时结合最后一段呼吁大家加入到清洁海洋的队伍中，可知作者在呼吁我们为清洁海洋做出贡献。故选A。
