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A new study on plastic waste has named Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Danone as the biggest sources of plastic pollution in the world. An environmental group called Break Free From Plastic did the study. They looked at 84 countries to see where the plastic rubbish came from.

Between 2018 and 2022, more than 100,000 volunteers collected plastic waste from beaches, parks, rivers, and other sites. They gathered more than 1.8 million pieces of plastic rubbish. Much of the waste was single-use food and drink containers (容器). In other words, cups, glasses and containers are only used once and then thrown away in the garbage.

Then researchers examined every piece, looking for logos and information that would identify what companies had created or sold the plastic items. They were able to identify brands for 910,000 pieces of plastic — about half of all the waste they collected. More than 100,000 of those pieces (11 percent) came from Coca-Cola products. PepsiCo was responsible for more than 45,000 pieces (5 percent), and Nestlé and Danone were each responsible for more than 27,000 pieces. Altogether, 56 companies were found to be responsible for the plastic waste that could be identified.

▲ Animals, birds and fish can eat or become tangled (缠绕) in pieces of thrown-away plastic. Microplastics (微型塑料) might enter our body through food and water. Plastic also makes global warming worse, because fossil fuels have been used to make plastics. More than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year. Half of that will end up as rubbish in less than a year.

In late April, members of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee — a special United Nations committee on the environment — met in Ottawa to discuss ways to end plastic pollution.

1.Which of the following didn’t pollute the earth with plastic garbage?

A Nestlé & PepsiCo.

B PepsiCo & Danone.

C Break Free From Plastic.

D Coca-Cola & PepsiCo.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句“A new study on plastic waste has named Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestlé and Danone as the biggest sources of plastic pollution in the world. An environmental group called Break Free From Plastic did the study.”可知，一项关于塑料垃圾的新研究称，可口可乐、百事可乐、雀巢和达能是世界上最大的塑料污染源。一个名为“摆脱塑缚”的环保组织进行了这项研究。由此可知，“摆脱塑缚”环保组织并未用塑料污染环境。故选C。

2.What’s TRUE about the collected pieces of plastic waste?

A Most of them were only used once.

B They were collected from the water.

C They were mainly thrown away in 2023.

D They were mostly from the same country.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段最后“Much of the waste was single-use food and drink containers. In other words, cups, glasses and containers are only used once and then thrown away in the garbage.”大部分垃圾是一次性食品和饮料容器。换句话说，就是那些只使用一次就被扔进垃圾桶的杯子、玻璃杯和容器。由此可知，搜集起来的这些塑料废弃物大部分都是一次性使用的。故选A。

3.Danone was responsible for _________ of the identified plastic waste.

A 11 percent

B 5 percent

C 3 percent

D 1 percent

解析：选C。C数字计算题。根据第三段的“PepsiCo was responsible for more than 45,000 pieces (5 percent)”百事公司产生了超过45000件(5%)，可计算出1%是大约9000件；结合雀巢(Nestle)和达能(Danone)各生产了2.7万多件，可推算出2.7万多件的占比约为3%。故选C。

4.Which of the following sentences can be put in the “ ▲ ”?

A More companies involve in making plastic.

B Plastic waste is harmful to the environment.

C The problem with plastic in our oceans is a challenge.

D Plastic waste should be reduced to help with animals.

解析：选B。B段落大意题。根据第四段空白处后文内容的描述：动物、鸟类和鱼类会吃掉被丢弃的塑料碎片或被其缠住。人们可以通过食物或水使塑料进入体内。塑料也加剧了全球变暖，因为化石燃料被用来制造塑料。这些都是塑料对地球环境造成的危害。故选B。

5.You may read the passage in the “_________” part of a magazine.

A Science

B Health

C Business

D Environment

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要描述了塑料污染问题，因此可在杂志的“环境”版块读到本文。故选D。