1. What can we learn about Arapakis from the first two paragraphs?
A. He was a successful fish trader.
B. He collected waste from the sea.
C. He liked swimming in the sea.
D. He had a large family in the sea.
2. What does the underlined word "degradation" in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Impact.
B. Worsening.
C. Improvement.
D. Research.
3. What will most probably happen to the collected waste in the end?
A. It will be sold at a high price.
B. It will be exchanged for food.
C. It will be thrown back into the sea.
D. It will be well treated for reuse.
4. What can we infer from Mokharam's words?
A. Fishing is a tough job for fishermen.
B. The sea in Greece is seriously polluted.
C. He thinks highly of the clean-up project.
D. He still feels ashamed of fishermen's behavior.
答案：1. B
解析：根據第一段“But on his fishing boat, Arapakis puts out something different—bottles, boots, plastic pipes and fishing nets, all dragged from the bed of the Aegean Sea.”可知Arapakis從海里收集垃圾，B選項正確。
2. B
解析：“degradation”所在句“raise concern over the degradation of the marine environment”，結合上下文海洋塑料污染，應是“惡化”，“worsening”意為“惡化”，B選項正確。
3. D
解析：根據第四段“The collected plastic is transported to a recycling plant...to make products...”可知收集的垃圾被運到回收廠制成產品，即被很好地處理再利用，D選項正確。
4. C
解析：Mokharam說“The project brings practical benefits...”“But now things have changed”，表明他對清理項目評價很高，C選項正確。
B
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