四、阅读理解
Dr. Aboutacar Kampo once lived in Côte d'Ivoire, a country in Africa. Plastic is a big problem there. Very little of it gets recycled (回收). "How can we turn plastic into something useful?" Kampo wondered and started to look for the answer with his friend in UNICEF.
Finally, he found Conceptos Plásticos, a company in Colombia. It recycles plastic and turns the plastic into big, Lego-like bricks. Then it uses them to build schools and homes for people in need, like those in Côte d'Ivoire. "Conceptos Plásticos gives us a solution (解决方案)," Kampo says.
New Classrooms
More than 1.5 million children in Côte d'Ivoire didn't go to school, because there weren't enough classrooms. For kids who do go to school, classrooms were overcrowded (过于拥挤).
In 2018, UNICEF built its first classrooms out of recycled plastic in Côte d'Ivoire. In 2020, it built 42 classrooms there. It planned to build 528 by the end of 2021.
How do kids like the project? "They love it," Kampo says. "When we build a classroom, we build it with the community."
Making Space
Sophie Chavanel works for UNICEF. She remembers the first new classroom built from plastic in Côte d'Ivoire. Children got together in the middle (中间). The teacher said, "Now we have a big classroom. You can move! You can dance!" Sophie believes it will make a big difference in the quality of education.
(
B
) 1. What's the problem with Côte d'Ivoire?
A. Few teachers.
B. Few classrooms.
C. Little plastic.
D. Little living space.
(
C
) 2. Conceptos Plásticos gives people in Africa a good solution because _______.
A. it offers children new communities
B. it gives children more space to dance
C. it turns plastic into building materials
D. it helps children to learn and play together
(
C
) 3. What can you infer from the passage?
A. There'll be no plastic in Côte d'Ivoire.
B. Students know how to turn plastic into bricks.
C. More children can go to school in Côte d'Ivoire.
D. There'll be more teachers in Côte d'Ivoire.
