Preserving the environment and ensuring it will be around for future generations is an idea that is still being debated and researched even in our age of advanced technology. Today’s youth are beginning to be exposed to these ideas【小题1】these issues are very complex, so how can a child who still sees the world in simple terms and【小题2】is not in control of things understand these big ideas and make a difference?

In actuality, teaching youth has a huge influence on the future of the planet by implementing responsible views towards aspects of the environment. By learning these habits at a younger age, kids are【小题3】(apt) to continue these practices into adulthood. In fact, there are kids today all over the world that are already making a difference in the environment. Severn Suzuki is one example of a child making a significant positive difference in the world. She【小题4】(recognize) for her speech at the UN Earth Summit in 1992 that inspired millions around the globe. 【小题5】(refer) to as “The Girl Who Silenced the World”, Severn’s incredible speech before government delegates and politicians urged adults to “stop breaking what they cannot fix” and to take responsibility today for actions【小题6】(prevent) further destruction in the future. Her speech has brought many people to tears with her influential words, including myself, and is still relevant today.

More recently, 【小题7】influential 10-year-old, Ta’ Kaiya, has grabbed the attention of Canadian MPs on the 22nd anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. With the help of her singing teacher, Ta’ Kaiya wrote a song in response to the proposed twin 1,170 km pipelines to bring dirty oil【小题8】the Alberta tar sands to B. C.’s north coast. That would mean oil supertankers would trek through the Great Bear Rainforest, 【小题9】(destroy) a beautiful and ecologically-significant region. Her video was viewed over 5,000 times on Youtube and emailed directly to MPs with the general message of taking responsibility for【小题10】happens in the environment and to realize the consequences of our actions.

Teaching kids to care for the Earth is one of the best ways to ensure a better future for them and other generations.

Each year, we take more than 100 billion tons of natural materials from the earth 【小题1】(make) the products we buy. However, about two-thirds of them 【小题2】 (eventual) becomes waste, including almost 3 billion plastic bottles 【小题3】 end up in the ocean every year.

Since the 1860s, we 【小题4】 (follow) a common business model. Industries take natural materials, they make things, we use them, and then we throw them away. Environmentalists and economists warn that this model is not good for the environment, so they suggest 【小题5】new choice: a circular economy (循环经济).

A circular economy 【小题6】 (base) on the idea of reducing waste by keeping the natural, materials and products in use for much 【小题7】 (long). It works in a circle, very much the way nature does. The circular economy uses a range of 【小题8】 (strategy), such as recycling and reusing. In a circular economy, products are designed to be long-lasting and easy to repair from the 【小题9】 (begin). In this way, we can keep the balance 【小题10】 human and nature.

Every minute, people around the world purchase 1 million plastic bottles,【小题1】adds up to roughly 526 billion bottles every year. Much of the plastic【小题2】(end) up in landfills (填埋场), rivers or oceans, often with destructive effects on wildlife. Many people are now trying to cut down on plastic use, while also turning the single-use plastic into something【小题3】(use) — like auto parts.

Recycles plastic is ideal for automotive parts due to its light【小题4】(weigh) that offers additional benefits such as【小题5】(improve) a vehicle’s aerodynamics (空气动力) and reducing cabin noise.

The use of plastic in vehicle parts has grown a lot since the last decade, especially in underbody shields (车底护板).【小题6】is assumed that around 1.2 billion recycled plastic bottles are used every year — that’s about 250 bottles per vehicle【小题7】average.

How exactly does your plastic water bottle turn into an aerodynamic auto part? After you put the bottle into the recycling bin, it’s【小题8】(eventual) combined with thousands of others and cut into tiny pieces. Then, these pieces【小题9】(sell) to a supplier, who turns them into a fiber by melting them. This fibers mixed with other elements (元素) in a special process, and then were used 【小题10】(create) a sheet of material that can be formed into vehicle parts.