Question

    We humans create such a lot of rubbish and most of this is taken away. It is usually buried (掩埋) or burned in some places. And these actions can be dangerous for the environment.

Is all our rubbish really rubbish? If you think about it, much of what we throw away could be reused. It’s better to reuse and recycle our rubbish instead of just trying to solve the problem of where to put it! Now we only recycle 35% of our household rubbish, although we could recycle up to 80%. Much of our waste is made up of glass, metal, plastic and paper. A lot of energy is used to make them. We must cut down on energy use. Here are ideas to help:

Take your old clothes to charity (慈善) shops. Some are sold, others are recycled.

It’s better to use recycled paper whenever you can.

Refuse to use plastic bags offered by supermarkets, or reuse plastic bags over and over again, until they wear out.

Sort out your rubbish. Tea leaves can be straight put in the garden. Glass bottles and newspapers can be collected from our houses these days.

1.The underlined part “these actions” in paragraph 1 refers to _____.

① to create so much rubbish

② to take away rubbish

③ to bury rubbish

④ to burn rubbish

A.①③ B.②③ C.③④ D.②④

2.According to the writer, which idea is NOT good enough?

A.Solve where to put rubbish.

B.Recycle our rubbish.

C.Cut down on energy use.

D.Don’t waste things.

3.According to the passage, up to _____of rubbish could be recycled.

A.35% B.80% C.45% D.20%

4.What does the underlined word “straight” mean in the last paragraph ?

A.笔直地 B.立即 C.坦率地 D.直接

5.This passage mainly talks about _____.

A.how to save energy B.how to reduce pollution

C.how to protect the environment D.how to reuse and recycle waste

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的如何回收利用废弃物。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一、二行“It is usually buried (掩埋) or burned in some places”“它通常被埋或在某些地方被烧毁”，所以对环境有危害的是掩埋和焚烧垃圾。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二、三行“It’s better to reuse and recycle our rubbish instead of just trying to solve the problem of where to put it!”“我们的垃圾最好再利用和回收利用，而不是仅仅解决放在哪里的问题！”，故选A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三、四行“although we could recycle up to 80%”“尽管我们可以回收80%”，可知垃圾回收率可以提高到百分之八十。故选B。

4.词句猜测题。根据文章最后一段第一行“Sort out your rubbish”“把你的垃圾分类”和后面的“Tea leaves can be straight put in the garden.”“茶叶可以直接放在花园里”可推知，straight是“直接”的意思，故选D。

5.主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲的如何回收利用废弃物，故选D。