What do people do with their old, out-of-date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown out with the rubbish.  
Some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products. Dell, Hewlett-Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.  
In some countries, laws are being passed, too. Computer companies will have to collect and recycle their used products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay the cost. That will encourage them to make computers that are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级).  
Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others cannot afford them at all. Hundreds of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.  
The computers then go to schools, charities and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things—and cut down on waste, too.  
【小题1】 How do people usually deal with their old computers?  
A. They stop using them. B. They give them to others.   C. They fix them up.  
【小题2】 What do some computer companies do to bring down the number of old computers?  
A. They don’t do anything about them.  
B. They take back some old ones.         
C. They donate them to some charities.  
【小题3】According to some countries’ laws, what must computer companies do?  
A. Collect and recycle most of computer waste.   
B. Repair and upgrade old computers.        
C. Make much cheaper computers.  
【小题4】 What may people who can’t afford computers think of the used computers?  
A. Expensive.        B. Useful.         C. Out-of -date.  
【小题5】 What is the passage about?  
A. Repairing old computers.  
B. Selling old computers.                
C. Recycling old computers.  

Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.

    In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.

    To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

    In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal.

    Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.

1.You can most probably read the passage in_______.

A. a science book    B. a TV guide    C. a history book    D. a telephone book

2. The main idea of the passage is_______.

A. to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job

B. to explain the need for rubbish collection

C. to introduce different ways to treat rubbish

D. to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish

3.The underlined word "sewage" in the passage means_______.

A. 污水     B. 香肠      C.垃圾       D. 粪便

4. How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A. By burning it off.                  B. By putting it in water.

C. By throwing it away.                      D. By reusing and recycling it.

 

Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.

In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.

To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.

1.You can most probably read the passage in _______.

A.a history book      B.a TV guide         C.a science book     D.a telephone book

2.The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_______.

A.排污             B.染色             C.洗涤             D.吸尘

3.According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.

A.to feed animals     B.to feed plants      C.to build a house     D.to make machines

4.How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A.By burning it off.                        B.By putting it in water.

C.By throwing it away.                      D.By reusing and recycling it.

 

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