Unit 6 At one with nature
Part 3 Developing & Presenting ideas
完成以下名言警句并做好积累。
1.It is not only fine feathers ______ make fine birds.
漂亮的鸟并非只有漂亮的羽毛。 —伊索
2.The tree _______ is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
流水旁边的那棵树更新鲜，结的果子也更多。 —特蕾莎
3.Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will ________(vain) look for fruit on it in autumn.
除非一棵树在春天开花，否则你在秋天也找不到果子。 —沃尔特.斯科特
4.Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social _________(boundary).
就像音乐和艺术一样，对自然的热爱是一种可以超越政治和社会界限的共同语言。
—吉米.卡特
5.Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are ______ harmony.
幸福就是你的所想、所说和所做都和谐一致。 —圣雄甘地
6.If man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest _______ respect, man will become extinct.
如果人类不学会尊重海洋和雨林，人类将会灭绝。 —彼得.本奇
7.The level of our success is limited only by our _________(imagine).
我们成功的程度只受限于我们的想象力。 —伊索
8._________(appear) are often deceiving.
外表往往具有欺骗性。 —伊索
培优第一阶——基础过关练
I. 单词拼写
1. They _________(出版) more than 1. 2 million articles each year in some 16, 000 journals.
2. I would be grateful if he could cast an _________(行家的) eye over it and tell me what he thought of it.
3. She got a bank loan to_________(租用) and equip a small workshop.
4. The outdoor theater is located on the_________(屋顶), with a spectacular view of the lake.
5. Europe's monetary_________(体制) is falling apart.
6. The spice adds an Eastern_________(味道) to the dish.
7. We had only_________(有限的) communion with the natives.
8. I've had the_________(益处) of a good education.
9. The photographs brought back many_________(令人愉快的) memories.
10. Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and_________(能量).
II. 短语填空
1.The United States and Canada may ____________ an agreement that would allow easier access to jobs across the border.
2.These efforts are ___________ the environment and also save the company millions of dollars.
3.Car buyers ____________ replace worn-out tyres with the same brand.
4.When ____________ the meaning of a word, consult the dictionary.
5.My father loves to grow vegetables and has always had ____________.
6.The start of a new year is a good time to____________ the many achievements of the past.
7.It can be ____________ you to share your feelings with someone you trust.
8.A poor diet will ultimately ____________ illness.
9.As is ____________ all, the panda is in danger of becoming extinct.
10.Unfortunately for him, his title brought obligations____________ privileges.
III. 单句语法填空
1. Scientists have tried to solve the question in a more ________ (system) way.
2.While a moderate amount of stress can be________ (benefit), too much stress can exhaust you.
3.It gives me great ________ (pleased) to welcome you here today.
4.The company is trying to create a young ________ (energy) image.
5.She was overjoyed that her article ________ (publish).
6.Detectives have spent months ________ (gather) evidence.
7.Your clothes are often a ________ (reflect) of your personality.
8.The teaching of history should not be limited ________ dates and figures.
9.I am very familiar with the school ________ I have worked for twenty years.
10._________(locate) in southern Italy, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe.
IV. 翻译句子
1. 今天，数以百万的英国人喜欢说他们有“擅长园艺”，约有一半的英国人都把空闲时间用在打理花园上。
_______________________________________________________________________________
2.每年春天，孩子们种下向日葵，满怀期待地看谁种的长得最高。
_______________________________________________________________________________
3.他人则花费大量时间力图种出最完美的蔬菜参加竞赛。
_______________________________________________________________________________
4.住宅外部没有空间的居民可以租用小块土地种植作物。
_______________________________________________________________________________
5.除了能改善环境，园艺还能净化心灵。
_______________________________________________________________________________
V. 语法填空
The Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987.Just like a dragon, it winds up and down across deserts, grasslands and mountains, 1._______ (run) approximately 21,196 kilometres from east to west.
The 2._______ (construct) of the Great Wall was not that easy, 3._______ drew heavily on the local resources for building materials.The walls were 4._______ (original) built in the Spring & Autumn Period and the Warring State Period.Emperor Qin Shi Huang succeeded in his effort to have them joined together.Since then, the Great Wall 5._______ (serve) as a monument of the Chinese nation throughout history.
With 6._______ history of about 2,700 years, some parts of the Great Wall are now 7._______ ruins or have disappeared.However, the Great Wall of China is still one of the most appealing 8._______ (attraction) all around the world owing to its historical significance.The best known part of the Great Wall of China, Badaling, 9._______ (locate) 43 miles northwest of Beijing, attracts thousands of national and foreign tourists every day.
Today, the Great Wall 10._______ (recognize) as one of the most impressive architectural achievements in history.
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. _____________
6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ____________
培优第二阶——拓展培优练
阅读理解
With Halloween’s arrival on Oct 31 and children dressing up as ghosts and zombies, perhaps now is a good time to talk about something we don’t often like to talk about: death.
I once saw a big funeral parade happening in the street with music and dancing in New Orleans, US. “That’s what we do here,” one of the locals said to me. “A funeral is a celebration of a person’s life.”
This way of looking at death – with joy and even humor – can also be found in a similar way in Mexico on the Day of the Dead, which falls on Nov 1 and 2 every year. You may know about the festival from the Pixar animated movie Coco.
On the Day of the Dead, families will put candles, marigold (万寿菊) flowers and the favorite foods of their loved ones who have passed on by their grave. People also walk the streets wearing wooden masks called calacas. It’s a time for dark humor, too. Toys and foods are made into skulls and skeleton shapes to show a fun, cheeky way of honoring the dead.
China also has holidays that pay respect to the deceased. Ghost Festival, on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar, is one of them. It is believed that the spirits of the dead return during this festival and the spirits of all deceased people are honored. People burn offerings and prepare fancy meals to pay respect to the dead.
Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, is another. It honors our deceased relatives. Like with Mexico’s Day of the Dead, people can place offerings and burn paper money to send to the deceased. When I first saw this in China, I was very moved by this loving way of remembering our loved ones.
So, if you lose someone dear – terrible as it is – know this: We can still celebrate their lives as we remember them.
Choose the best answer:
1. What was the atmosphere of the big funeral parade in New Orleans, US
A. Sad and depressing. B. Noisy and crazy.
C. Joyful and humorous. D. Calm and peaceful.
2. What do people do on the Day of the Dead
A. Put candles and lilies by their loved ones’ graves.
B. Make food and toys into pumpkin shapes.
C. Dress up as zombies to have fun.
D. Walk the streets wearing calacas.
3. What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about
A. The origin of Ghost Festival.
B. The celebration of Ghost Festival.
C. The author’s views on Ghost Festival.
D. Differences between Ghost Festival and Halloween.
4. Which of the following would the author most probably agree with
A. A grand funeral is the best way to honor the deceased.
B. It is rude to talk openly about the deceased.
C. The subject of death is not a topic at all.
D. Death is not the end of life, but forgetting is.
培优第三阶——高考沙场点兵
You’ve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans — between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.
At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source(来源) of plastic pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw that’s part of Von Wong’s artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear.
In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckload’s worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like they’d been dumped from a truck all at once.
Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint. (272 words)
1. What are Von Wong’s artworks intended for
A. Beautifying the city he lives in.
B. Introducing eco-friendly products.
C. Drawing public attention to plastic waste.
D. Reducing garbage on the beach.
2. Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3
A. To show the difficulty of their recycling.
B. To explain why they are useful.
C. To voice his views on modern art.
D. To find a substitute for them.
3. What effect would “Truckload of Plastic” have on viewers
A. Calming. B. Disturbing. C. Refreshing. D . Challenging.
4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Artists’ Opinions on Plastic Safety
B. Media Interest in Contemporary Art
C. Responsibility Demanded of Big Companies
D. Ocean Plastics Transformed into SculpturesUnit 6 At one with nature
Part 3 Developing & Presenting ideas
完成以下名言警句并做好积累。
1.It is not only fine feathers ______ make fine birds.
漂亮的鸟并非只有漂亮的羽毛。 —伊索
2.The tree _______ is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
流水旁边的那棵树更新鲜，结的果子也更多。 —特蕾莎
3.Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will ________(vain) look for fruit on it in autumn.
除非一棵树在春天开花，否则你在秋天也找不到果子。 —沃尔特.斯科特
4.Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social _________(boundary).
就像音乐和艺术一样，对自然的热爱是一种可以超越政治和社会界限的共同语言。
—吉米.卡特
5.Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are ______ harmony.
幸福就是你的所想、所说和所做都和谐一致。 —圣雄甘地
6.If man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest _______ respect, man will become extinct.
如果人类不学会尊重海洋和雨林，人类将会灭绝。 —彼得.本奇
7.The level of our success is limited only by our _________(imagine).
我们成功的程度只受限于我们的想象力。 —伊索
8._________(appear) are often deceiving.
外表往往具有欺骗性。 —伊索
1.that 2.which/that 3.vainly 4.boundaries 5.in 6.with 7.imagination 8.Appearances
培优第一阶——基础过关练
I. 单词拼写
1. They _________(出版) more than 1. 2 million articles each year in some 16, 000 journals.
【答案】publish
2.I would be grateful if he could cast an _________(行家的) eye over it and tell me what he thought of it.
【答案】expert
3.She got a bank loan to_________(租用) and equip a small workshop.
【答案】rent
4.The outdoor theater is located on the_________(屋顶), with a spectacular view of the lake.
【答案】rooftop
5.Europe's monetary_________(体制) is falling apart.
【答案】system
6.The spice adds an Eastern_________(味道) to the dish.
【答案】flavour
7.We had only_________(有限的) communion with the natives.
【答案】limited
8.I've had the_________(益处) of a good education.
【答案】benefit
9.The photographs brought back many_________(令人愉快的) memories.
【答案】pleasant
10.Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and_________(能量).
【答案】energy
II. 短语填空
1.The United States and Canada may ____________ an agreement that would allow easier access to jobs across the border.
【答案】enter into
2.These efforts are ___________ the environment and also save the company millions of dollars.
【答案】beneficial for
3.Car buyers ____________ replace worn-out tyres with the same brand.
【答案】tend to
4.When ____________ the meaning of a word, consult the dictionary.
【答案】in doubt about
5.My father loves to grow vegetables and has always had ____________.
【答案】green fingers
6.The start of a new year is a good time to____________ the many achievements of the past.
【答案】reflect on
7.It can be ____________ you to share your feelings with someone you trust.
【答案】good for
8.A poor diet will ultimately ____________ illness.
【答案】lead to
9.As is ____________ all, the panda is in danger of becoming extinct.
【答案】known to
10.Unfortunately for him, his title brought obligations____________ privileges.
【答案】as well as
III. 单句语法填空
1. Scientists have tried to solve the question in a more ________ (system) way.
【答案及详解】systematic考查词性转换。句意：科学家们试图用一种更系统的方法来解决这个问题。形容词修饰名词，表示“系统的”之意，故填systematic。
2.While a moderate amount of stress can be________ (benefit), too much stress can exhaust you.
【答案及详解】beneficial考查词性转换。句意：适当的压力可能有益，而压力过大会让你筋疲力尽。be后接形容词作表语，此空需要把名词benefit变成形容词beneficial。
3.It gives me great ________ (pleased) to welcome you here today.
【答案及详解】pleasure考查词性转换。句意：今天能在这里欢迎您是我极大的荣幸。形容词修饰名词，此处需要把形容词变成名词，表示“荣幸，令人高兴的事”之意，故填pleasure。
4.The company is trying to create a young ________ (energy) image.
【答案及详解】energetic考查词性转换。句意：这家公司正试图塑造一个充满活力的年轻形象。形容词修饰名词，此处需要把名词标称形容词，表示“充满活力的”之意，故填energetic。
5.She was overjoyed that her article ________ (publish).
【答案及详解】had been published考查动词的时态语态。句意：她的文章发表了，这使她高兴极了。that引导一个宾语从句，表示was overjoyed的原因，主句为一般过去时，从句动词表示的动作发生在主句之前并且有前因后果的关系，故从句要用过去完成时，且为被动，故填had been published。
6.Detectives have spent months ________ (gather) evidence.
【答案及详解】gathering考查非谓语动词。句意：侦探花了数月时间搜集证据。花费时间做某事，spend...doing...，故填gathering。
7.Your clothes are often a ________ (reflect) of your personality.
【答案及详解】reflection考查词性转换。句意：穿着常常反映出一个人的个性。冠词后接一个名词，此处需要把动词变成名词，故填reflection。
8.The teaching of history should not be limited ________ dates and figures.
【答案及详解】to考查介词。句意：教授历史不应该局限于讲年代和人物。受限于...：be limited to，故填to。
9.I am very familiar with the school ________ I have worked for twenty years.
【答案及详解】where考查定语从句的关系词。句意：我对这个学校很熟悉，我已经在这里工作20年了。先行词the school 为表示地点的名词，关系词在定语从句中作状语，故填where。
10._________(locate) in southern Italy, Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe.
【答案及详解】Located考查非谓语动词。句意：埃特纳火山位于意大利南部，是欧洲最高的活火山。位于...：be located in，此处为非谓语动词作状语，故填Located。
IV. 翻译句子
1. 今天，数以百万的英国人喜欢说他们有“擅长园艺”，约有一半的英国人都把空闲时间用在打理花园上。
【答案】Today, millions of Brits like to say that they have"green fingers", with around half the population spending their free time gardening.
2.每年春天，孩子们种下向日葵，满怀期待地看谁种的长得最高。
【答案】Each spring, children plant sunflowers and wait to see which one is the tallest.
3.他人则花费大量时间力图种出最完美的蔬菜参加竞赛。
【答案】Others spend hours trying to grow perfect vegetables to enter into competitions.
4.住宅外部没有空间的居民可以租用小块土地种植作物。
【答案】Those without outside space can rent small pieces of land on which to grow things.
5.除了能改善环境，园艺还能净化心灵。
【答案】As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul.
V. 语法填空
The Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987.Just like a dragon, it winds up and down across deserts, grasslands and mountains, 1._______ (run) approximately 21,196 kilometres from east to west.
The 2._______ (construct) of the Great Wall was not that easy, 3._______ drew heavily on the local resources for building materials.The walls were 4._______ (original) built in the Spring & Autumn Period and the Warring State Period.Emperor Qin Shi Huang succeeded in his effort to have them joined together.Since then, the Great Wall 5._______ (serve) as a monument of the Chinese nation throughout history.
With 6._______ history of about 2,700 years, some parts of the Great Wall are now 7._______ ruins or have disappeared.However, the Great Wall of China is still one of the most appealing 8._______ (attraction) all around the world owing to its historical significance.The best known part of the Great Wall of China, Badaling, 9._______ (locate) 43 miles northwest of Beijing, attracts thousands of national and foreign tourists every day.
Today, the Great Wall 10._______ (recognize) as one of the most impressive architectural achievements in history.
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. _____________
6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ____________
【答案及详解】
1．running考查非谓语动词。run和句子谓语winds之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词形式，且和句子主语it之间构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词形式。
2．Construction 词性转换。根据The和介词of可知，此处用名词，作句子的主语。
3．which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处用which引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语，从句修饰先行词construction。
4．originally考查词性转换。此处用副词originally修饰动词built，在句子中作状语。
5．has served考查动词时态。根据“Since then”可知，此处用现在完成时，表示过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响。
6．a考查冠词。history作“发展史”讲时可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词，又因此处表泛指，为单数概念，故用不定冠词a。
7．in考查介词。in ruins意为“破败不堪”，为固定短语，符合语境，故用介词in。
8．attractions考查名词复数。根据语境可知，attraction在此处为“吸引人之物”之意，为可数名词，又因空前有one of，故此处用attractions。
9．located考查非谓语动词。locate和句子谓语attracts之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词，且和句子主语Badaling之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作后置定语。
10．is recognized考查动词的时态和语态。recognize和句子主语the Great Wall之间为被动关系，又因句子时间状语为Today，故用一般现在时的被动语态。
培优第二阶——拓展培优练
阅读理解
With Halloween’s arrival on Oct 31 and children dressing up as ghosts and zombies, perhaps now is a good time to talk about something we don’t often like to talk about: death.
I once saw a big funeral parade happening in the street with music and dancing in New Orleans, US. “That’s what we do here,” one of the locals said to me. “A funeral is a celebration of a person’s life.”
This way of looking at death – with joy and even humor – can also be found in a similar way in Mexico on the Day of the Dead, which falls on Nov 1 and 2 every year. You may know about the festival from the Pixar animated movie Coco.
On the Day of the Dead, families will put candles, marigold (万寿菊) flowers and the favorite foods of their loved ones who have passed on by their grave. People also walk the streets wearing wooden masks called calacas. It’s a time for dark humor, too. Toys and foods are made into skulls and skeleton shapes to show a fun, cheeky way of honoring the dead.
China also has holidays that pay respect to the deceased. Ghost Festival, on the 15th day of the seventh month in the Chinese lunar calendar, is one of them. It is believed that the spirits of the dead return during this festival and the spirits of all deceased people are honored. People burn offerings and prepare fancy meals to pay respect to the dead.
Qingming Festival, or Tomb Sweeping Day, is another. It honors our deceased relatives. Like with Mexico’s Day of the Dead, people can place offerings and burn paper money to send to the deceased. When I first saw this in China, I was very moved by this loving way of remembering our loved ones.
So, if you lose someone dear – terrible as it is – know this: We can still celebrate their lives as we remember them.
Choose the best answer:
1. What was the atmosphere of the big funeral parade in New Orleans, US
A. Sad and depressing. B. Noisy and crazy.
C. Joyful and humorous. D. Calm and peaceful.
2. What do people do on the Day of the Dead
A. Put candles and lilies by their loved ones’ graves.
B. Make food and toys into pumpkin shapes.
C. Dress up as zombies to have fun.
D. Walk the streets wearing calacas.
3. What does paragraph 5 mainly talk about
A. The origin of Ghost Festival.
B. The celebration of Ghost Festival.
C. The author’s views on Ghost Festival.
D. Differences between Ghost Festival and Halloween.
4. Which of the following would the author most probably agree with
A. A grand funeral is the best way to honor the deceased.
B. It is rude to talk openly about the deceased.
C. The subject of death is not a topic at all.
D. Death is not the end of life, but forgetting is.
【答案】CDBD
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文，介绍了美国，墨西哥和中国纪念亡者的节日形式。
1.C细节理解题。根据第三段：This way of looking at death – with joy and even humor – can also be found in a similar way in Mexico...这种看待死亡的方式—带着喜悦甚至幽默——在墨西哥也能找到类似的方式...，可知，C项正确。
2.D细节理解题。根据第四段：On the Day of the Dead, families will put candles, marigold (万寿菊) flowers and the favorite foods of their loved ones who have passed on by their grave. People also walk the streets wearing wooden masks called calacas.在亡灵节这一天，各家各户会把蜡烛、金盏花和他们去世的亲人最喜欢的食物放在他们的墓前。人们还戴着一种叫calacas的木制面具走在街上，可知，D项正确。
3.B主旨大意题。这一段主要介绍了中国鬼节的庆祝方式，故B项正确。
4.D判断推理题。根据最后一段：So, if you lose someone dear – terrible as it is – know this: We can still celebrate their lives as we remember them.所以，如果你失去了心爱的人—尽管这很糟糕—要知道:我们记住他们就仍然可以纪念他们的生命。故D项正确。
培优第三阶——高考沙场点兵
You’ve heard that plastic is polluting the oceans — between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.
At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,” a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from several volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source(来源) of plastic pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw that’s part of Von Wong’s artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear.
In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckload’s worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like they’d been dumped from a truck all at once.
Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint. (272 words)
1. What are Von Wong’s artworks intended for
A. Beautifying the city he lives in.
B. Introducing eco-friendly products.
C. Drawing public attention to plastic waste.
D. Reducing garbage on the beach.
2. Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3
A. To show the difficulty of their recycling.
B. To explain why they are useful.
C. To voice his views on modern art.
D. To find a substitute for them.
3. What effect would “Truckload of Plastic” have on viewers
A. Calming. B. Disturbing. C. Refreshing. D . Challenging.
4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Artists’ Opinions on Plastic Safety
B. Media Interest in Contemporary Art
C. Responsibility Demanded of Big Companies
D. Ocean Plastics Transformed into Sculptures
【答案】CACD
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了艺术家Benjamin Von Wong用塑料垃圾制作了一个巨大的雕塑作品，让人们通过这个雕塑重新审视自己与一次性塑料制品的关系，他通过用塑料垃圾制造巨型雕塑来唤醒和提高人们的环保意识。
1. C推理判断题。根据第一段“But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.(但一根塑料吸管或一个塑料杯真的有什么区别吗？艺术家本Benjamin Von Wong想让你知道，它确实如此。他用塑料垃圾建造巨大的雕塑，迫使观众重新审视他们与一次性塑料产品的关系。)”可知，他做这个雕塑的目的是为了引起公众对塑料垃圾的关注。故选C项。
2. A推理判断题。根据第三段“Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source(来源) of plastic pollution, but they’ve recently come under fire because most people don’t need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw that’s part of Von Wong’s artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes. Once the drink is gone, the straw will take centuries to disappear.(全球只有9%的塑料垃圾被回收。塑料吸管绝不是最大的塑料污染源，但它们最近却受到了抨击，因为大多数人不需要吸管喝饮料，而且由于它们体积小、重量轻，无法回收利用。作者在第三段讨论吸管是为了展示它们回收的困难。故选A项。
3. C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“In a piece form 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate(说明) a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckload’s worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like they’d been dumped(倾倒) from a truck all at once.(在2018年的一个作品中，Von Wong想要说明一个具体的统计数字：每60秒，就有一卡车塑料进入海洋。他和一组志愿者收集了一万多块塑料，然后把它们绑在一起，让它们看起来像是同时从卡车上倾倒下来的。)”可知，这个作品刷新了观众对海洋塑料污染的认知，由此可推断，这个作品会让观众对塑料垃圾进入海洋这件事“耳目一新”。故选C项。
4. D标题判断题。通读全文，可知艺术家本Benjamin Von Wong通过利用塑料垃圾制作巨型雕塑的方法来提示人们重新思考与一次性塑料的关系，唤醒和提高人们循环利用的意识，促进环保的发展。由此可知，D项“海洋塑料变成雕塑”符合文章主旨，适合作为标题。故选D项。
