Question

Perhaps once you got free plastic bags when you shopped at the supermarket. But now things have changed already.
Since June 1, 2008, China has banned(禁止) its shops and supermarkets providing free plastic bags. Shoppers have to pay for bags if they need them. “We hope it will encourage people to use cloth bags and baskets for their vegetables,” said a spokesman from the Chinese government. “Plastic bags have led to a big waste of energy and on the other hand, they pollute(污染) the air, rivers and soil. It takes around 1000 years for the bags to break down. They are also dangerous to wildlife, which eats them without knowing.”
A large number of Chinese people have begun to make their own cloth bags. Li Linwei, a student in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, made a bag out of an old dress of her mother’s. “ I have given it to my grandmother as a Mother’s Day present. From now on, she will use it when she goes shopping.” said the girl.
根據短文內容，回答下列問題。（5分）
1. Since what time, supermarkets have been stopped from providing free plastic bags?
2. Without free plastic bags, what will people use when they go shopping according to the passage?
3. Do plastic bags pollute the environment?
4. How long will it take the plastic bags to break down?
5. What present did Li Linwei give her grandmother on Mother’s Day?

Answer 1

1. Supermarkets have been stopped from providing free plastic bags since June 1, 2008.   2. People will use cloth bags and baskets.   3. Yes, they do.
4. It will take around 1000 years.    5. She gave her grandmother a bag out of an old dress.

解析1. 本文第二段第一句是Since June 1, 2008, China has banned(禁止) its shops and supermarkets providing free plastic bags.意思為2008年6月1號開始中國禁止商店或超市提供免費的塑料袋，故本題的答案是 Supermarkets have been stopped from providing free plastic bags since June 1, 2008.
2. 本文的第二段第三行有一句We hope it will encourage people to use cloth bags and baskets for their vegetables,意思為我們希望此舉可以鼓舞人們使用布袋和籃子購物，故本題的答案是 People will use cloth bags and baskets.
3.本文第二段第五行有一句they pollute(污染) the air, rivers and soil意思為塑料袋污染了空氣，河流和土壤，所以說塑料袋是污染了環境，故本題的回答應該是肯定的，故本題的答案是 Yes, they do.
4.本文的第二段第六行有一句It takes around 1000 years for the bags to break down.意思為塑料袋需要花費大約1000年才能被銷毀掉，故本題的答案是It will take around 1000 years。
5.本文第三段第三行有一句I have given it to my grandmother as a Mother’s Day present意思為在母親節那天，我將把由母親的舊裙子做的包送給母親作為生日禮物。故本題的答案是 She gave her grandmother a bag out of an old dress.。