高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀學(xué)案：外賣垃圾話題

1、高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀班級(jí)：學(xué)號(hào)：姓名：外刊精選I外賣垃圾野蠻增長：被塑料淹沒的中國一如今，吃外賣已成為了我們的生活方式，但很少有人知道這背后究竟產(chǎn)生了多少塑料垃 圾。最近，紐約時(shí)報(bào)對(duì)中國外賣行業(yè)催生的塑料污染狀況進(jìn)行了報(bào)道，稱2017年產(chǎn)生的 外賣包裝廢品是兩年前的9倍。外賣盒、外賣餐具等帶來的塑料污染有多嚴(yán)重？這些塑料垃 圾又是如何被處理的？Food Delivery Apps Are Drowning China in PlasticIn all likelihood, the enduring physical legacy of Chinas internet boom will no

2、t be the glass-and-steel office complexes or the fancy apartments for tech elites.It will be the plastic.The astronomical growth of food delivery apps in China is flooding the country with takeout containers, utensils and bags.Scientists estimate that the online takeout business in China was respons

3、ible for 1.6 million tons of packaging waste in 2017, a ninefold jump from two years before. The total for 2018 grew to an estimated two million tons.People in China still generate less plastic waste, per capita, than Americans. But researchers estimate that nearly three-quarters of Chinas plastic w

4、aste ends up in inadequately managed landfills or out in the open, where it can easily make its way into the sea. Plastic can take centuries to break down undersea.For many overworked or merely lazy people in urban China, the leading takeout platforms Meituan and Ele.me are replacing cooking or eati

5、ng out as the preferred means of obtaining nourishment.Across Chinas major takeout apps, orders worth a combined $70 billion were delivered in 2018, according to the analysis firm iResearch. By comparison, online food delivery sales in the United States are expected to total $19 billion this year, a

6、ccording to Statista.【詞匯過關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。.drown drau n vt.enduring l ndu ri g adj. plex *kD mpleks n.astronomical , aestronD mi koi adj.utensil ju： tensi 1 n.ninefold nal nfou Id adj.generate dj enrei tvt.overworked , su vo*w3 ： kt adj.means mi： nz n.nourishment n3 ri J mont n.【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相

7、對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。.送餐,極有可能.人均.最終去到某地.進(jìn)入6,分解，降解.價(jià)值多少的東西8比照之下拓展練習(xí)閱讀理解Few people knew about online food delivery apps ten years ago, but today, many would find it hard to live without them. In China alone, over 400 million people use such apps. For better or for worse, online food delivery services have changed t

8、he way we eat, and they are also having ahuge impact on our society.These services have no doubt brought us many benefits. They provide jobs for millions of people and help restaurants find more customers. Since the apps are very convenient, they also benefit consumers: we can now have meals deliver

9、ed at any time of day, despite bad weather or busy schedules. This is especially important for people who work long hours, since they might not have time to cook. Not only do these apps save time, they also provide us with a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. They have proved to be useful f

10、or retired people as well: seniors who live far away from restaurants and supermarkets can now get hold of meals and groceries more easily.However, we must not forget the drawbacks of online food delivery services. For one thing, they make it even easier to order unhealthy food, high in sugar, fat a

11、nd salt. Food safety is another problem: it can be hard to establish where the food actually comes from, and whether the owner is legally permitted to run a restaurant. As couriers need to deliver the orders as quickly as possible, some pay little regard to traffic rules. In recent years, there have

12、 been a number of terrible traffic accidents because of this. Moreover, the industry is creating unbelievable amounts of packaging waste: over a million tons of online food delivery boxes are thrown away every year. Experts assume that this number will continue to grow in the future, and this will h

13、ave a negative impact on the environment. What can we learn from paragraph 1?A.Many people knew about online food delivery apps ten years ago.B.The online food delivery apps are wildly welcomed now.C.Chinese people dont speak highly of the online food delivery apps.D.The online food delivery apps ar

14、e having a positive impact on us.How many disadvantages of online food delivery services are mentioned in the passage?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.What does the underlined word in paragraph 3 probably mean?D.Deliverymen.D.Indifferent.A.Bosses.B.Consumers.C.Policemen.What is the authors attitude to th

15、e apps?A.Objective.B.Opposed.C. Supportive.外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請(qǐng)寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。.drown drau n vt.淹死，溺死.enduring i n*dun g adj.經(jīng)久不衰的,歷久彌堅(jiān)的 plex fkD mpleks n.辦公大樓，綜合大樓.astronomical . aestroD ml koi adj.極為巨大的，天文數(shù)字的.utensil ju： !tensl 1 n.餐具.ninefold fnai nfou Id adj.九倍多的，九倍的.generate yJ enorei tvt.產(chǎn)生,制造.overw

16、orked , ouvSw3： kt adj.工作過勞的.means mi： nz n.方法.nourishment ,n3 ri J mont n.食物；滋養(yǎng)品,營養(yǎng)品【詞塊學(xué)習(xí)】請(qǐng)從文章中找到下面中文相對(duì)應(yīng)的文詞塊。1 .food delivery 送餐n all likelihood 極有可能.per capita 人均.end up in some place最終去到某地.make its way into.進(jìn)入.break down分解，降解.sth. worth +價(jià)格價(jià)值多少的東西.by comparison 對(duì) 比之下【全文翻譯】外賣軟件正在用塑料淹沒中國中國互聯(lián)網(wǎng)開展得如火如荼，它不朽的物質(zhì)遺產(chǎn)極有可能不是玻璃和鋼筋筑成的辦公大 樓，也不是供科技精英們居住的高檔公寓。而是塑料。中國外賣軟件的飛速增長產(chǎn)生了大量的外賣餐盒、餐具和塑料袋，這些塑料制品正如洪 水般涌向中國。據(jù)科學(xué)家估計(jì)，2017年中國在線外賣業(yè)務(wù)產(chǎn)生了 160萬噸包裝廢品，是兩年前的9倍。 到2018年，這一總數(shù)更是增長至約200萬噸。中國的人均垃圾生產(chǎn)量仍低于美國。但研究人員估計(jì)，近四分之三的