Modbury, about 225 miles southwest of London, has also declared a bag ammesty (宽限期), allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled up at home. They will be sent for a recycling.

　　The Modbury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking, who saw the effect of bags on marine life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman. She said response in the town so far had been “really positive”.

　　“Modbury is quite an old-fashioned town and a lot of people have wicker(柳条) baskets to go out shopping anyway,” Hosking told Sky News Television.

　　The World Watch Institute, an environmental research agency, states that 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year in the United States alone. More than 500 billion are used yearly around the world.

　　52. What was Rebecca Hosking?

　　A. A photographer.

　　B. A woman scientist.

　　C. A sailor.

　　D. A lawyer.

　　53. The underlined word “disposable” in the passage probably means

　　.

　　A. acceptable

　　B. valuable

　　C. environmentally-friendly

　　D. long-lasting

　　54. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　.

　　A. most of the people in Modbury continue to use plastic bags

　　B. fewer and fewer plastic bags will be used in the world

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