Question

When your pen is broken, you think that’s the end of its life. You throw it away. It then joins tons of other garbage that is becoming a big problem in cities.

Each day, about 10,000 tons of waste is produced in Guangzhou, and 17,000 tons of household waste is produced in Beijing. In other countries, the case is similar. “If you’re like most of us, most Americans, you’re making seven pounds (3.17kg) of trash a day,” US writer Edward Humes told CNN. So, an American makes 102 tons of trash in a lifetime.

If you simply throw away that broken pen, it goes to a landfill(垃圾填埋场) and is buried together with many other trash. To prevent polluting the groundwater, workers cover the trash with soil and keep it dry. And your pen will stay there for a long, long time, without having further use.

But it could have a better destination: the recycling bin. Have you ever noticed the different colors of trash bins in the street? Many cities in China have been running a waste-sorting (垃圾分类) campaign. They divide trash into “recyclable waste” and “unrecyclable waste”.

Recycling waste can save energy, reduce greenhouse gas, and keep space free for the unrecyclable trash. Take your pen as an example. At the recycling factory, its metal parts could be taken out and reused to make other things. But recycling is not enough, experts say. Making less waste in the first place is the way forward.

“The best thing to do is just keep using your stuff for as long as you can,” US writer Adam Minter told Time Out magazine.

1.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。

In second paragraph, we can know China is __________ __________ other countries in producing waste.

2.根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空限填一个单词）。

Workers cover the trash with soil in order to __________ it __________ polluting the groundwater.

3.根据短文内容回答问题。

According to the story, what is the best way to save energy?

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4.把短文中画线的句子译成汉语。

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5.根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10个词以内）回答问题。

What’s the main purpose of the passage?

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Answer 1

1.similar to

2.stop；from

3.To use our stuff for as long as we can.

4.回收垃圾能够节约能源，降低温室气体排放，并且能省出空间来填埋不可回收的垃圾。

5.To call on people to produce less waste.

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述日前垃圾排放、污染严重。应该得以控制，引起人们的注意。仅以此文呼吁大家减少垃圾的排放，保护环境。

1.In other countries, the case is similar.可知中国在排放垃圾方面和其他的国家一样，因此答案为similar to。

2.To prevent polluting the groundwater, workers cover the trash with soil and keep it dry.“为了阻止污染地下水，工人们用土壤覆盖垃圾使其烘干。stop sth from doing sth“防止某物…”,因此答案为stop；from。

3.根据文章最后一段第一行The best thing to do is just keep using your stuff for as long as you can.“最有效的方法就是把所使用的材料尽可能长时间的使用。”因此答案为To use our stuff for as long as we can.

4.recycling waste译为“回收垃圾”；unrecyclable trash“不可回收垃圾”。

5.本文主要讲述目前我们制造的垃圾污染严重，应该得到控制。本文目的主要在于呼吁人们减少垃圾的排放，因此答案可以总结为To call on people to produce less waste.

考点：任务型阅读。