(英语)高二英语阅读理解试题经典

（英语）高二英语阅读理解试题经典

一、高中英语阅读理解

1．阅读理解

You can see a sea turtle named Herman, an octopus ( 章鱼) called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Rather than real animals, they are actually artworks made out of plastic trash from the ocean.

These artworks are part of a traveling exhibit called "Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea". The Washed Ashore project, led by the artist called Pozzi, works to raise awareness about plastic pollution in Earth's oceans.

More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter the world's oceans today. Most of the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. Rainwater, winds, and high tides bring the trash into the ocean or into rivers that lead to the ocean. Once it is under the waves, the plastic begins to break up into smaller and smaller pieces.

Thousands of sea animals die each year from eating plastic bags and other things. Each year, millions more pounds of plastic end up in the ocean. A recent study found that if that continues, by 2050 the total weight of plastic will be more than that of all the fish in the ocean.

The Washed Ashore project is working to stop that from happening. Since 2010, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 300 miles of beaches. They helped Pozzi create more than 60 artworks of sea creatures harmed by plastic pollution.

"These artworks are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity (生物多样性) on land and in the sea," says Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo.

（1）What is the purpose of the artworks shown at the Smithsonian's National Zoo?

A. To let people know about animals in the ocean.

B. To introduce one way of recycling plastic trash.

C. To warn people of plastic pollution in the ocean.

D. To show Pozzi's great gift for creating artworks.

（2）According to the passage, what is the source of plastic pollution in the ocean?

A. Garbage from towns and cities.

B. Trash left on beaches by people.

C. Plastic bags broken up by waves.

D. Litter created by human activities.

（3）The data in Paragraph 5 is given to prove that .

A. plastic pollution will be more serious in the ocean

B. more and more artworks of sea creatures will be made

C. the Washed Ashore project has made great achievements

D. volunteers can solve the ocean pollution successfully by 2050

（4）What's Dennis Kelly's attitude towards the artworks?

A. Worried.

B. Supportive.

C. Doubtful.

D. Unconcerned.（5）What would be the best title for the text?

A. Turning Trash into Art

B. Working for Washed Ashore