高三英语冲刺每日一练4.8
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MarcusEriksenwasstudyingPlasticpollutionwhenhemetcamelexpertUlrichWernery.Theywentdeepintothedesertandspottedacamelskeleton(骨架).Eriksenwasnotpreparedforwhathesawinthedesert.Iwasjustappalled,hesaid,becauseinsidethedeadbodyofacamelwasamassofplasticbags,whichwasasbigasamedium-sizedsuitcase.
WerneryisascientistworkinginaresearchlabinDubai.Since2008Wernerysteamhasexamined30,000deadcamels.Theyfound300ofthosedeadcamelshadamassofplasticbagsintheirbodies.Ascamelswanderinthedesert,theyeatplasticbagsandotherrubbishthatmoveintotreesandpileupalongroadsides.Toacamel,ifitsnotsand,itsfood,explainsEriksen.
Tightlypackedmassesofindigestible(难消化的)thingscanbebuiltupinthedigestivesystemofpeopleoranimals.Scientistscallthembezoars(胃石).Normally,thesearemadeofvegetablefibersorhair.WernerandEriksencallthosefoundinthecamelspolybezoars.Itpointstotheirorigin:plasticpolymers.
Inanewstudy,EriksenandWerneryreportdatasuggestingthateachyearthesepolybezoarsarekillingoffaround1inevery100camels.Offivecamelbezoarsanalyzedforthisstudy,theplasticcontentrangedfrom3to64kilograms.Ifitisconfirmedthat1percentofcamelsdiedduetoplasticbyfutureandmoredetailedstudies,thenplasticpollutionwillcertainlybeimportantconcernforcamels,saysLucaNizzetto,anenvironmentalscientist.Suchstudiesareimportant,becausetheyraisesocialawarenessaboutthispollution.
Banningplasticbagsandsingle-useplasticsiscrucialforprotectingcamelsandotherwildlife,Eriksensays.Plasticbagsblowoutofgarbagecans,outoflandfills,outoftrucksandoutofpeopleshands.Whatsmore,headds,Theytravelforhundredsofmiles.
1．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordappalledinparagraphImean?
A．Addicted. B．Delighted. C．Satisfied. D．Shocked.
2．Whatdo