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.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：短文大意：当你的钢笔坏了，你认为那是它生命的尽头。你把它扔了。这就增加了城市垃圾。美国作家爱德华休姆斯告诉美国有线电视新闻网一个美国人一生中会制造102吨垃圾。你曾经注意过街道上垃圾箱的不同颜色吗？在中国的许多城市已运行一个垃圾分类战役。他们把垃圾变成“可回收”和“不可回收”两类。

1.根据第二段前两句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. 可推知该在空白处填写similar ;to。

2.根据第三段第二句To prevent polluting the groundwater, workers cover the trash with soil and keep it dry. 可推知该在空白处填写stop ; from。

3.根据最后一段“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.可知该作答：To use our stuff for as long as we can。

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5.作者写作本文的目的在于号召人们少生产垃圾，所以可作答：To call on people to produce less waste。

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