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China is set to join a growing number of countries that are taking strict measures on singleuse plastic items, with multiple bans expected to come into force gradually within the next six years.
The new policy, announced Sunday, will first take effect in major cities, where many of the nonbiodegradable (非生物降解的) plastics found in the world's oceans originally come.The distribution of plastic bags is supposed to stop in large Chinese cities by the end of the year, whereas smaller cities and rural areas have until 2022.Among other items are singleuse straws and many disposable (一次性的)items.The effort was described as a global “war on plastic”．
Between 1950 and 2015, plastic production has risen from 2 million tons annually to 381 million worldwide, which has seen a rise in policies to reduce dependence on plastics.Extremely strict steps have been taken in many places.
Last August, the Pakistani government banned all singleuse plastic bags in the country's capital region, home to some 1.5 million people.While environmental protection groups celebrated the move, industry representatives warned it would come at a huge financial cost. “They should first find new jobs for the plastic factory workers and then ban the bags，” 38yearold fruit seller Nazeer Abbasi told The Washington Post last year.
Last spring, the European Parliament voted to ban many singleuse plastic items — including plates, straws and cups — by 2021.It also voted to increase recycling targets.Many E．U.member states already have built systems to encourage customers to return plastic bottle for recycling.
语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了中国将和许多国家一起采取严格的措施控制一次性塑料制品来减少对环境的污染。
1．What are the multiple bans targeted at?
A．Recyclable glass bottles.
B．Reusable shopping bags.
C．Degradable plastic straws.
D．Disposable plastic plates.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“taking strict measures on singleuse plastic items”可知，一次性塑料板属于被禁物品。
2．How will China carry out the new policy?
A．By banning plastics once for all.
B．By taking measures step by step.
C．By conducting it in big cities only.
D．By performing it in small cities first.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段和第二段可知，中国将逐步采取措施来执行新政策。
3．How does Nazeer Abbasi feel about the workers according to Paragraph 4?
A．Worried. B．Annoyed.
C．Puzzled. D．Disappointed.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第四段后两句可知，他认为政府应该首先为塑料工厂的工人找到新工作，然后禁止购物袋的生产。因此Nazeer Abbasi很担心工人的生活。
4．Why does the author write this text?
A．To explain the causes of plastic pollution.
B．To offer tips about Chinese plastic production.
C．To share his own ideas about plastic recycling.
D．To introduce different bans on singleuse plastics.
解析：选D 写作意图题。通读全文可知，第一段讲述了“中国将加入越来越多的对一次性塑料制品采取严格措施的国家行列中”。接下来文章的第二、第四、第五段介绍了中国、巴基斯坦和欧洲的限塑措施。因此作者写这篇文章的目的是介绍不同国家实施的对一次性塑料的禁令。
