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11．In 1996，John Tierney suggested in a New York Times Magazine article that"recycling is garbage．"He wrote，"The money spent on recycling programs should have been spent on real social and environmental problems．Recycling programs not only increase energy use and pollution，but also cost more money than the disposal （处理） of plain old garbage．Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America．"
    Environmental groups were quick to express their disagreement．They wrote reports on how recycling programs in cities can reduce pollution and cost less than regular garbage pickup and disposal．Michael Shapiro，an official of the US Environmental Protection Agency（EPA），said that"recycling can be good value for money，although there's still room for improvements．"
    But in 2002，New York City，a pioneer of recycling，found that its recycling program was losing money，so it stopped glass and plastic recycling．Other major cities watched closely to see how New York was doing with its remaining program （the city never stopped paper recycling）．But then it closed its last landfill （垃圾填埋地），and private companies out of New York raised prices due to the increased workload of carrying away and disposing New York's garbage．As a result，glass and plastic recycling became profitabl e for the city again，and New York brought the program back．According to Cecil Adams of The Chicago Reader，the lessons learned by New York are relevant everywhere．He believes that，if managed correctly，recycling programs should cost cities less than garbage disposal．
Even though the benefits of recycling over disposal are many，keep in mind that it better serves the environment to"reduce and reuse"before recycling is even considered as a choice．
32．Why did John Tierney think"recycling is garbage"？D
A．Because he didn't like the environmental groups．
B．Because he didn't think recycling was a new idea．
C．Because he found few people would like to recycle．
D．Because he considered recycling a wasteful activity．
33．Which argument was put forward by the environmental groups？A
A．Recycling programs save money．
B．Recycling technologies are mature．
C．Recycling programs cause pollution．
D．Recycling technologies are valueless．
34．Why did other cities watch closely to see how New York was doing？B
A．Because New York was doing extremely well．
B．Because they felt worried about the waste of money．
C．Because they didn't want to have a recycling program．
D．Because New York was running a new recycling program．
35．Which of the following would the author most probably recommend？A
A．Always bring your own shopping bag when you go shopping．
B．Always put your shopping bag into the dustbin after use．
C．Never go shopping where shopping bags are offered for free．
D．Never use a shopping bag which is not recycled．

Answer 1

分析 短文主要讲了John Tierney认为回收项目是浪费钱的一项活动，但其他环境小组通过事实表明回收是对环境有益的．

解答 32．D，细节理解题，根据句子Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America可知，John Tierney认为回收利用是美国最浪费的一项活动，故答案为D．
33．A，细节理解题，根据句子They wrote reports on how recycling programs in cities can reduce pollution and cost less than regular garbage pickup and disposal．可知，环境小组觉得回收利用项目能减少污染并花费更少，故答案为A．
34．B，推理判断题，根据句子But in 2002，New York City，a pioneer of recycling，found that its recycling program was losing money可以推测其他主要的城市密切关注纽约的做法是因为它们也担心回收项目浪费钱，故答案为B．
35．A，推理判断题，根据文章最后一句Even though the benefits of recycling over disposal are many，keep in mind that it better serves the environment to"reduce and reuse"before recycling is even considered as a choice．可知，作者建议在回收之前要减少浪费并重复使用，可以得知作者建议我们购物的时候带上自己的购物袋，故答案为A．

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