We live in a world of plastic. Shopping bags, drink bottles, your toothbrush and even your clothes a

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We live in a world of plastic. Shopping bags, drink bottles, your toothbrush and even your clothes are among the everyday items ____36____ (make) from plastic. But plastic isn’t fantastic, and neither is the current state of our environment.
Humans ____37____ (produce) plastic on a large scale (大规模地) since the 1950s. We produce hundreds of millions of tons of plastic every year and production is only increasing. ___38___ (fortunately), most of it is used only once and then thrown away. Only a small part of plastic ____39____ (recycle). The majority ends up in our oceans.
A Plastic Ocean is a documentary film directed by the Australian journalist Craig Leeson. It investigates the serious harm plastic has done ____40____ our oceans. What starts off as an adventure to film the blue whale, the ___41___ (large) animal on the planet, leads to the shocking discovery of a thick layer (层) of plastic ____42____ (float) in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The film sends the message that our actions and choices can severely influence the planet.
Plastic is so widely used because it is durable (耐用的) and cheap. However, this durability is the same quality that makes it so ___43___ (harm) to the environment. Most plastics do not break down chemically. Instead, they break into smaller pieces ___44___ can remain in the environment for ____45____ long time.
【答案】36. made    
37. have produced    
38. Unfortunately    
39. is recycled    
40. to    41. largest    
42. floating    
43. harmful    
44. that / which    
45. a
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