A．He moves it away.

　　B．He collects and burns it.

　　C．He turns it into a form of art.

　　D．He puts it together for people to see.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。由第二段的"These materials inspired Durán to create a series of environmental art pieces ..."可知，Alejandro Durán把塑料垃圾做成艺术造型。

　　2．What does Alejandro Durán mean by "The project will tell me when to stop"？

　　A．He will stop the project soon.

　　B．It's hard to carry on the project.

　　C．He will go on with the project.

　　D．The project is important to him.

　　解析：选C　句意理解题。分析第三段可知，Alejandro Durán的工程已经进行了五年，而且还会继续下去，因此他这句话的意思是他会继续自己的工程。

　　3．Alejandro Durán runs the project mainly to .

　　A．recycle the trash

　　B．change his career

　　C．clean up the beach

　　D．raise public awareness about pollution

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。由第四段的"The colorful and playful images can be much attention­grabbing. 'Beauty is a hook (钩子) to attract people's attention，' said Durán."及最后一段的"In addition to promoting awareness about the plastic pollution problem"可知，Alejandro Durán的工程主要是为了引起人们对环境污染的重视。

　　4．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．Plastic pollution in the ocean.

　　B．An artist creating environmental art.

　　C．The global nature of the pollution problem.

　　D．Mexico's largest federally­protected reserve.

　　解析：选B　主旨大意题。综合全文，本文主要介绍一位艺术家把海洋垃圾做成艺术造型的故事。

　　Ⅱ.语法填空

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