问答题 《复合题被拆开情况》 You’ve probably heard that our oceans have become a plastic soup. But in fact, of all the plastic that enters Earth’s oceans each year, just 1 percent has been observed floating on the【C1】________So where is the rest of it? This "missing" plastic has been a longstanding scientific question. To date, the search has focused on oceanic gyres (环流) such as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the bottom of the ocean, and the【C2】________of marine wildlife. But our new research suggests ocean plastic is being transported back onshore and pushed【C3】________onto land away from the water’s edge, where it often becomes trapped in vegetation. Of course, plastic has been reported on beaches around the world for decades. But there has been little【C4】________on why and how coastal environments are a sink for marine debris. Our findings have big implications for how we【C5】________ocean plastic. We found that the amount of marine debris and where it ends up are【C6】________by onshore wave activity and wind activity. Densely-populated areas and those where the coast was easily【C7】________were hotspots for trapped plastics. Our findings highlight the importance of studying the【C8】________width of coastal areas to better understand how much, and where, debris gets trapped, to inform targeted approaches to managing all this waste. Plastic pollution can be reduced through local【C9】________such as water refill stations, rubbish bins, incentives and awareness campaigns. It can also be reduced through targeted waste management policies to reduce, reuse and recycle plastics. We found container deposit schemes to be a【C10】________effective incentive in reducing marine pollution. A) accessible F) entire K) particularly B) advance G) estimated L) permanently C) changes H) financial M) stomachs D) deadly I) focus N) surface E) desires J) influenced O) tackle《问题》:【C4】
【正确答案】I
【答案解析】名词辨析题。空格前有形容词little,因此空格处应填入不可数名词。第三段首句指出,几十年来,一直有报道说世界各地的海滩上有塑料垃圾。空格所在句用But表示转折,并指出很少有人_________沿海地区为什么以及如何成为海洋垃圾的汇集地。综合前一句可知,关于海岸上的垃圾一直都有报道,但是很少有人关注背后的成因,因此空格处应填入含有“关注”意义的名词,故答案为I)focus。