Question

【题目】C

Disposing(处理) of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it. As more and more people choose to live close together in cities, the waste disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult.

During the eighteenth century, it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dump site. People would transport household rubbish, rotted wood and old possessions to the site. Regularly some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried. The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by. Factories and some other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of. Those located on rivers often just poured the unwanted remains into the water. Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem.

Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society. The first problem is space. Dumps(垃圾场), are most needed in heavily populated areas. Such areas rarely have empty land suitable. Farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere, cheap land in major city areas to dispose wastes is nonexistent(不存在的). Awareness of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. Pollution of rivers, ground water, land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste. The amount of waste, however, continues to grow.

Recycling efforts have become a commonplace(常见的事), and many towns require their people to take part. Even the most efficient recycling programs, however, can hope to deal with span>only about 50 percent of a city’s reusable waste, so more people should be involved in recycling programs.

【1】The most suitable title for this passage would be .

A. Places for Disposing of Waste B. Waste Pollution Dangers

C. Ways of Getting Rid of Waste D. Waste Disposal Problem

【2】 During the 18th century, people disposed of waste in many ways except for .

A. burying it B. recycling it

C. burning it D. throwing it into rivers

【3】What can be inferred from the third paragraph？

A. Farm areas will continue accepting waste from the city.

B. There is cheap land to bury waste in modern society.

C. It is difficult to find space to bury waste in modern society.

D. Ways to deal with waste in modern society stay the same.

【4】The main purpose of writing this article is to .

A. select a suitable dump site B. warn people of the pollution dangers

C. call on people to take part in recycling programs D. tell people a better way to get rid of the waste

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

【解题导语】文章讲述了垃圾处理问题的严重性、存在问题,号召更多的人参与到回收的项目中来。

【1】主旨大意题。文章主要讨论垃圾处理的问题(D项)，至于处理垃圾的地点(A项)、垃圾污染的危害(B项)和处理垃圾的方式(C项)都是垃圾处理问题的一个方面，不能以偏概全,所以选择D项。

【2】细节理解题。recycle意为＂循环利用＂。对于垃圾的循环利用是近年来才开始的一项技术，18世纪的时候是没有的。文章第二段明确提到18世纪常用的掩埋、焚烧和扔进河里三种垃圾处理方法。故选B项。

【3】推理判断题。从文章第三段The first problem is space.可知，在现代社会找到掩埋垃圾的地方是很困难的，故选C。

【4】意图推测题。从全文以及文章最后一句...so more people should be involved in recycling programs.可以看出，作者的写作目的是号召更多的人参与到回收项目中来。故选C。