Sneakers (運(yùn)動鞋) Made from Old Chewing Gum
Dutch fashion and shoe label Explicit Wear is hoping to solve one of life’s sticky situations—the annoyance of stepping in waste chewing gum on the pavement—while helping to keep Amsterdam’s city streets clean. The brand has partnered with local marketing organization Iamsterdam and sustainability firm Gumdrop ___1___(create) a limited edition sneaker for adults made from recycled gum collected from the city’s pavements.
Chewing gum causes an incredibly serious ecological problem,____2____it is made from plastics that do not biodegrade ( 生物降解). It’s also the second ___3___(common) form of roadside litter, after cigarette ends. An incredible 3.3 million pounds of gum are incorrectly thrown away on the sidewalks each year,___4___(cost) the city millions of dollars to clean up. Gumdrop plans to collect waste gum from the streets of Amsterdam, clean them, and turn them into Gum-Tec, the material that forms the base of the shoe.
The waste gum will be put to good use to make stylish kicks,____5____will also raise awareness for the anti-littering cause.____6____(price) at around $332, the shoes will come into the market sometime next month.
Available for preorder now, the new Gumshoe sneakers—offered in both a bubblegum pink and a black/red colorway— ___7___ (feature) long-lasting rubber outsoles (鞋子外底) shaped from recyclable compounds produced by Gumdrop, 20 percent of which are made from gum.
Nearly 2.2 pounds of gum ___8___(use) in every four pairs of shoes. A map of Amsterdam is made into the bottom of the soles to remind people of the littering problem. Even better, the sneakers actually still smell like bubblegum,___9___the annoying stickiness. Just as good as any sneaker with a rubber sole, the Gumshoes help get chewing gum off our streets and keep the dangerously non-biodegradable substance out of our eco-system.
To help spread their sustainability message,___10___Gumshoe’s creators are hoping to do is to expand their project to other major cities around the world.
【答案】1. to create
2. because / as / since
3. most common / commonest
4. costing 5. which
6. Priced 7. feature
8. is used 9. without
10. what
【解析】
本文是一篇說明文，介紹了阿姆斯特丹的步履品牌Explicit Wear與當(dāng)?shù)氐臓I銷組織Iamsterdam和環(huán)保公司Gumdrop合作，設(shè)計了一款用口香糖制作而成的運(yùn)動鞋。
【1題詳解】
考查不定式。句意：該品牌已經(jīng)與當(dāng)?shù)氐臓I銷組織Iamsterdam和環(huán)保公司Gumdrop合作，為成年人制作一款限量版的運(yùn)動鞋，它由從城市人行道上收集的回收口香糖制成。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)并結(jié)合句意可知此處表示目的，用不定式作目的狀語，故填to create。
【2題詳解】
考查連詞。句意：口香糖造成了一個極其嚴(yán)重的生態(tài)問題，因為它是由不能生物降解的塑料制成的。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知此處需要填連詞，根據(jù)句意可知前后是因果關(guān)系，此處表示原因，故填because / as / since。
【3題詳解】
考查形容詞最高級。句意：它也是第二常見的路邊垃圾，僅次于煙頭。根據(jù)句意可知此處表示“最常見的”，應(yīng)該用形容詞最高級，common的最高級有兩種形式：most common或commonest，故填most common / commonest。
【4題詳解】
考查非謂語動詞。句意：令人難以置信的是，每年有330萬磅的口香糖被扔在人行道上，城市需要花費(fèi)數(shù)百萬美元來清理它。此處表示一種自然而然的結(jié)果，用現(xiàn)在分詞作結(jié)果狀語，故填costing。
【5題詳解】
考查非限定性定語從句。句意：廢棄的口香糖將會被很好地利用來制作時尚的鞋子，這也將提高公眾禁止亂扔垃圾的意識。此處為非限定性定語從句，關(guān)系詞指代整個主句內(nèi)容并在從句中作主語，故填which。
【6題詳解】
考查非謂語動詞。句意：這款鞋的售價約為332美元，將于下個月上市。price作動詞時表示“給……定價”，分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知此處使用非謂語動詞，shoes與price之間是邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系，表示被動，用過去分詞作狀語，故填Priced。
【7題詳解】
考查時態(tài)和主謂一致。句意：新款口香糖運(yùn)動鞋現(xiàn)已接受預(yù)訂，有泡泡糖粉和紅配黑兩種配色，其特點是持久耐用的橡膠外底，它由Gumdrop公司生產(chǎn)的可回收化合物制成，其中20%的成分來自口香糖。此處在句中作謂語，陳述的是客觀事實，用一般現(xiàn)在時，主語是sneakers，謂語動詞用復(fù)數(shù)，故填feature。
【8題詳解】
考查時態(tài)。句意：每四雙鞋使用將近2.2磅的口香糖。gum 與use之間是被動關(guān)系，且陳述的是客觀事實，所以用一般現(xiàn)在時的被動語態(tài)，主語為gum，謂語動詞用第三人稱單數(shù)，故填is used。
【9題詳解】
考查介詞。句意：更妙的是，這雙運(yùn)動鞋聞起來仍然像泡泡糖，但沒有惱人的粘性（一點也不粘）。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知此處需要填介詞，根據(jù)“the annoying stickiness”可知此處表示“沒有”，故填without。
【10題詳解】
考查主語從句。句意：為了幫助宣傳他們的可持續(xù)發(fā)展理念，這款鞋的創(chuàng)始人希望將他們的項目擴(kuò)展到世界其他主要城市。此處為主語從句，從句中的do缺少賓語，故填what。
Section B
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
