Every year, people around the world buy about 526 billion bottles, and that number is 【小题1】 the increase. More than 8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into our oceans every day. Much of other plastic 【小题2】 (throw) in landfills or rivers also has bad effects on wildlife. Many people are now trying 【小题3】 (cut) down on plastic use, while also turning these single-use plastics into something 【小题4】 (benefit)—like auto parts.

The Ford Motor Company has used recycled plastic since the 1990s. Today, it 【小题5】 (transform) recycled plastic into vehicle parts in an effort to reduce its carbon footprint, specifically under-body shields(车底护板) on all cars.

“The under-body shield is a large part. 【小题6】 is likely for such a big part to weigh three times 【小题7】 much if we use solid plastic, ”says Thomas Sweder, design engineer of the Company. “We’re looking for the most durable and 【小题8】 (green) materials to make our parts.”

Finding new and 【小题9】 (innovate) ways to recycle single-use plastics is essential for our planet. With one of the largest 【小题10】 (company) committed to working with recycled plastics, there’s hope that others will follow suit.

The theme of the Earth Day celebration this year is plastics-specifically how to decrease 【小题1】 （they）unwanted impacts on our environment. What was perhaps set in place in the mid-20th century 【小题2】 plastic was manufactured on a large scale has come back to trouble us.

Plastic refuse is everywhere. It’s 【小题3】 （big）than Texas in the Pacific garbage patch（带）, and it’s as small as the micro plastics getting eaten by fish and turned out on our dinner plates.

Some environmental groups are leading grassroots movements to cut back on the use of common plastics like straws；the U. K. even recently advised 【小题4】 （pass）a law to ban them. It’s one accumulative way to cut back on the great 91 percent of plastic that is not recycled.

Jonathan Baillie, chief scientist of the National Geographic Society, says that addressing this issue 【小题5】 （require）fundamental changes. “First, we should place greater value on the natural world.” he says Then, we are supposed 【小题6】 （commit）ourselves to protecting regions like the Amazon and Congo that house critical environments. Lastly, he notes, we need to innovate more 【小题7】 （rapid）. Producing protein for consumption more efficiently and fostering renewable energy resources will help reduce 【小题8】 impacts of what he sees as the Earth’s greatest: threats. "Fundamentally, if we care 【小题9】 the natural world, we will value and protect it and make 【小题10】 （decision）that ensure the future of species and ecosystems.

Global temperature changes are in fact a natural process. However, human demands for energy, manufactured goods, transport and animal products have increased carbon emissions (排放). We 【小题1】 (cause) over 1°C of warming since the 19th century. For comparison, it 【小题2】 (take) 5,000 years for the Earth to warm up by 4-7°C after ice ages.

The small numbers may seem insignificant, 【小题3】 this temperature increase has had a huge impact globally. Sea levels have risen 15cm in the past century. Animals and ecosystems can’t keep up with the new rate of change,        【小题4】 forces many species into extinction. In turn, this comes back to bother humans, who rely on a balance of all ecosystems 【小题5】 (keep) our way of life.

Unless we completely change our habits, our future could be 【小题6】 (hope). In face of climate change, 【小题7】 governments should be focusing on now is promoting the use of renewable energy, supporting green farming, and reducing population 【小题8】 (grow). Individuals can pay attention to 【小题9】 (cut) out car and plane travel, limiting their intake of animal products, and consuming far less manufactured goods. It will take much more than a village, but it’s possible — and everyone is responsible 【小题10】 what happens next.