10.In today's throw away society,dealing with the city's growing mountain of waste is an inereasing challenge for the city countil(市议会).
Recently.Edinburgh is faced with the problem of disposing of(处理)about 250,000 million tons of waster a year.Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner---largely through encouraging recycling---its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it.
The European Union(EU) has issued a new policy,regulating how such mountains of waster are to be disposed of.The five councils (Edinburgh.East Lothian.West Lothian.Midlethian and Borders) face fine around $18million a year from 2013 if they don't inerease recycling levels and rely less on landfill.With this in mind,the councils got together with the idea of building a large incinerator plant (垃圾焚烧厂)to burn half of the waste produced in their districts.But the plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new UK government waste policy which required that no more than 25% of the city's waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025.
After the plan was abandoned,a private company which already transported millions of tons of the city's wast by train to a landfill site near Dunbar,offered an alternative solution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near Portobello.
Since Powderhall is supposed to close in 2015,it seemed necessary for the members of the Edinburgh Council to accept the suggestion.But soon they turned it down-after 700 local objections reached them-because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas.
That still leaves the council with a problem.By 2013,only 50% of 1995 levels of waste will be allowed to be sent to landfill.Even if recycling large are met,there will still be a large amount of rubbish to be burnt up.Due to this,Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an incinerator plant as time to find a solution is fast running out.
59.The main way of handling waste in a green manner in Edinburgh isA.
A.recycling B.restoring C.burying D.burning
60.The five councils worked out a plan to build an incinerator plant toB.
A.reduce the roast of burying waste
B.meets the EU requirements
C.speed up waste recycling
D.replace landfill sites
61.The city council of Edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near Portobello becauseD.
A.a name from a private company
B.the council was not interested in it
C.it was not supports by EU
D.the local people was against it
62.What is the final dream an Edinburgh and Midlothian Country?C.
A.To open a new landfill nearby
B.To close the powder hall landfill in 2015
C.To set up a plan for burning waste
D.To persuade people to deduce their waste.
分析 本篇文章讲述了城市的垃圾处理,以爱丁堡为例.最近,爱丁堡面临着每年需处理大量的垃圾,虽然采取了绿色回收等措施来减少垃圾.欧盟和英国政府都出台了政策,包括垃圾填埋,建立垃圾场,垃圾焚烧等等.
解答 59.A 细节理解题.由文章第二段可知Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner---largely through encouraging recycling---its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it.关键句largely through encouraging recycling可知大部分是通过废物回收的方式处理垃圾,故为A.
60.B 细节理解题.由文章第三段The five councils (Edinburgh.East Lothian.West Lothian.Midlethian and Borders) face fine around $18million a year from 2013 if they don't inerease recycling levels and rely less on landfill.With this in mind,the councils got together with the idea of building a large incinerator plant (垃圾焚烧厂)to burn half of the waste produced in their districts.可知五个市议会将面临罚款,因为这个原因,五个市议会提议建立大型的垃圾焚烧厂.由此可推知答案为B.
61.D 细节理解题.由文章第五段But soon they turned it down-after 700 local objections reached them-because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas.可知当地人反对建立垃圾填埋地,因此此项提议失败.
62.C 推理判断题.根据文章最后一段Due to this,Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an incinerator plant as time to find a solution is fast running out.可知,建立一个垃圾焚烧厂是最快的解决方法.故答案为C.
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