Washed Ashore
Each year, billions of pounds of garbage end up in the oceans. Sometimes people throw away water ___43___ (bottle) or other plastic. They do not recycle their garbage. People may not know that wind ___44___ rain can move garbage from land to sea. Plastic takes a very long time to break down. It can remain in the oceans ___45___ hundreds of years. Plastic pieces are very ___46___ (danger) to sea animals.
One group, Washed Ashore, came up with a new idea ___47___ (tell) people about the problems in the oceans. First, they take the garbage from ___48___ beach. Then, they clean and sort it. ___49___ (final), they work with the plastic pieces to make huge works of art. The artwork is mostly of sea creatures (生物).
Washed Ashore has ___50___ (create) more than seventy of these works of art. Some of ___51___ (they) are now traveling in a show all over the world. Each piece shows the effects of trash.
In one show, people learn how plastic fools fish and other sea animals. They think the plastic ___52___ (be) food, eat it, and get very sick or even die.
This would not happen if people used less plastic and did not litter. The plastic would not end up in the ocean.
【答案】43. bottles 44. and 45. for 46. dangerous 47. to tell 48. a 49. Finally 50. created 51. them 52. is
【导语】本文介绍海洋垃圾的问题，呼吁人们少用塑料，不乱扔垃圾。
【43题详解】
句意：有时人们会扔掉水瓶或其他塑料制品。此处表示复数含义，使用名词复数形式，故填bottles。
【44题详解】
句意：人们可能不知道，风和雨可以把垃圾从陆地带到海洋。wind和rain构成并列关系，用and连接，故填and。
【45题详解】
句意：它可以在海洋中存留数百年。“hundreds of years”是时间段，此处表示持续多长时间，故填for。
【46题详解】
句意：塑料碎片对海洋动物非常危险。此处在句中作表语，用形容词形式，故填dangerous。
【47题详解】
句意：一个名为“冲上岸”的组织提出了一个新想法，向人们讲述海洋中的问题。此处在句中表示目的，用动词不定式形式，故填to tell。
【48题详解】
句意：首先，他们从海滩上捡垃圾。此处泛指一个海滩，beach首字母发辅音音素，故填a。
【49题详解】
句意：最后，他们用塑料片制作出巨大的艺术品。此处在句中修饰整个句子，用副词finally，句首需大写首字母。故填Finally。
【50题详解】
句意：“冲上岸”已经创作了70多件这样的艺术作品。时态是现在完成时，动词用过去分词形式，故填created。
【51题详解】
句意：他们中的一些人现在正在世界各地进行展览。介词后用宾格作宾语，故填them。
【52题详解】
句意：他们认为塑料是食物，吃了它，就会生病甚至死亡。本句时态是一般现在时，主语是不可数名词，故填is。
