In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The  16  is that countries around the world have growing mountains of  17  because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we  18  a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to  19  an object than to spend time and money to repair it.  20  modern manufacturing (制造业) and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and  21 . 

Another cause is our  22  of disposable (一次性的) products. As  23  people, we are always looking for  24  to save time and make our lives easier. Companies  25  thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few．

Our appetite for new products also  26  to the problem. We are  27  buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that  28  is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we  29  useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the  30  of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To  31  the amount of rubbish and to protect the  32  , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials.  33 , this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions  34  throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about  35 .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.

1.

A key

B reason

C project

D problem

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中的辨析。A答案；B原因；C项目；D问题。根据后面“the world ... people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before”可知，出现的问题是垃圾堆积如山，故选D。

2.

A gifts

B rubbish

C debt

D products

解析：选B。B 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A礼物； B垃圾 ；C债务；D产品。根据下文中的throwing out more rubbish可知。故选B。

3.

A face

B become

C observe

D change

解析：选B。B 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A面对B变得C观察，庆祝；D改变。根据“first of all…”可知，此处讲的是乱扔垃圾的原因。故选B。

4.

A hide

B control

C replace

D withdraw

解析：选C。C 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A躲藏；B控制；C代替；D撤退，收回。句意：和以前花时间和金钱修理相比，现在更加容易更换物品。故选C。

5.

A Thanks to

B As to

C Except for

D Regardless of

解析：选A。A 考查介词短语在语境中的辨析。A幸亏；由于；B至于；关于；C除……之外；D不顾；不管。句意：由于现代制造业和技术，公司能够迅速而廉价地制造产品。故选A。

6.

A safe

B funny

C cheap

D powerful

解析：选C。C 考查形容词在语境中的辨析。A安全的；B滑稽可笑的；C便宜的；D强大的；强有力的。句意：产品丰富多样并且廉价。根据 “inexpensively“可知，故选C。

7.

A love

B lack

C prevention

D division

解析：选A。A 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A爱；B缺乏；C预防；阻碍；D部门；分割。句意：另一个原因是人们对一次性产品的钟爱。故选A。

8.

A sensitive

B kind

C brave

D busy

解析：选D。D 考查形容词在语境中的辨析。A敏感的；B和蔼的；C勇敢的；D忙碌的。句意：对于忙碌的人而言，我们一直在寻找方法来节省时间，让我们的生活更容易。根据 “we are always looking for …”可说明人们很忙碌。故选D。

9.

A ways

B places

C jobs

D friends

解析：选A。A 考查名词在语境中的辨析。详解见43题。a way to do sth为固定搭配。故选A。

10.

A donate

B receive

C produce

D preserve

解析：选C。C 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A捐赠；B收到；C生产；D保存；维持。句意：公司生很多的不同种类的一次性产品。故选C。

11.

A adapts

B returns

C responds

D contributes

解析：选D。D 考查动词短语在语境中的辨析。A适应；改编；B返回；回复；C对……做出反应；D 为……做贡献，有助于，导致。句意：人们的新产品欲望也导致了这一问题。故选D。

12.

A tired of

B addicted to

C worried about

D ashamed for

解析：选B。B 考查短语在语境中的辨析。A对……厌倦；B、迷恋于……；C担心；D为……感到惭愧。句意：我们热衷于购买新东西。根据“appetite”可知，人们迷恋于购买新产品。故选B。

13.

A newer

B stronger

C higher

D larger

解析：选A。A 考查形容词在语境中的辨析。A更新的；B更强壮的；C更高的；D更大的。句意：广告说服我们相信越新越好。此题也是属于生活常识。故选A。

14.

A pick up

B pay for

C hold onto

D throw away

解析：选D。D 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A捡起，学会；B付款，赔偿；C紧紧抓住，坚持；D扔掉。句意：结果是，我们扔掉有用的东西，为新的物品腾出空间。本题注意前后的逻辑关系。故选D。

15.

A advantages

B purposes

C functions

D consequences

解析：选D。D 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A优势,优点；B目的；C功能D后果,结果。句意：在世界各地，我们可以看到这种一次性生活方式的后果。由下句可知，这里指的是乱扔垃圾的后果。故选D。

16.

A show

B record

C decrease

D measure

解析：选C。C 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A显示；表明；B记录；记载；C减少；D测量,权衡。句意：越来越多的政府要求人们回收材料，这样做是为了减少垃圾，保护环境。故选C。

17.

A technology

B environment

C consumers

D brands

解析：选B。B 考查名词在语境中的辨析。A技术；B环境；C消费者；D品牌。见51题。由文章最后的take care of our environment可知，故选B。

18.

A However

B Otherwise

C Therefore

D Meanwhile

解析：选A。A 考查副词在语境中的辨析。A可是,然而；B否则； C否则；D与此同时。句意：然而，只是要求人们循环利用是远远不够的，故选A。

19.

A by

B in favour of

C after

D instead of

解析：选D。D 考查介词(短语)在语境中的辨析。A通过；B支持；C在…之后；D代替,而不是。句意：我们需要修复我们的财产而不是丢弃。故选D。

20.

A spending

B collecting

C repairing

D advertising

解析：选A。A 考查动词在语境中的辨析。A花费，度过；B收集；C修理；D宣传。句意：我们还需要重新思考我们对消费的态度。由下文的 “repairing…”可知,故选A。