Question

Most of the things around you will be replaced or thrown away someday. Where will they go when they are thrown out? What kinds of waste will they create, and how will it affect the environment

Most of our crash goes to places called landfills. A LANDFILL is a low area of land that is filled with garbage（垃圾）.Most modern landfills are lined with a cover of plastic to keep dangerous liquids（液体）from polluting earth and ground water supply. The problem is that more than half of the states in this country are running out of places to landfill their garbage. Because of the unhealthy materials, landfills do not make good neighbors，and people don’t want to live near them. Many landfills are set in poor neighborhoods.

The Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island, New York, was the largest garbage landfill in the world. For years, people who live nearby complained about air and water pollution caused by the enormous pile of trash. They say that the smoke have made people sick. The landfill closed in

April 2001.Now can a harmful waste—material that can pollute air, land, and water –be disposed of in a safe way.

Another way to get rid of trash is to burn it. Trash is burned in an incinerator._ Because incinerators in operation can get rid of almost all of the trash, some communities would rather use incinerators than landfills. There is a problem, though. Leftover ash and smoke from burning trash may have dangerous chemicals, and even make it hard for some people to breathe. They can harm plants, animals, and people.

You can help reduce（减少）waste by reusing bottles, batteries, and paper. You can also recycle newspaper, glass, and plastics t to provide materials for making other products.

From recycled materials, many things are made. For example, from recycled paper we can get newspapers, boxes and so on. From recycled plastic we can get soda bottles, tables, and backpacks.

1.Why don’t landfills make good neighbors?

A. Because there are unhealthy materials in them.

B. Because people prefer to live in the city center.

C. Because landfills are not big enough for trash.

D. Because most states are running out of places.

2.What does the underlined word “incinerator”_probably mean?

A. An area to collect trash.B. A machine to burn trash

C. A method that is used to burn trash.D.A station that is run by selling trash.

3.What is probably the best title for the passage?

A. How Is Trash Burned?B. What Can Be Reused.

C. Why Is Waste Dangerous?D. Where Does Garbage Go?

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述我们周围的垃圾都去哪了，都是怎样被清理掉的？人们通常是在自家周围建立一个垃圾场，或是焚烧这些垃圾等。可是，这些办法同样也给环境造成了污染。

1.

2.incinerator._“另一种清除垃圾的方式就是焚烧它。垃圾被焚烧在一个机器里。”结合语境，可知选B，一个焚烧垃圾的机器。

3.我们周围的垃圾都是如何被清理掉的，故选D，垃圾都去哪了？

考点：环保类短文阅读。