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【题目】 At 9 pm, Li Zhigang was sitting in front of his fruit shop on a busy street in central Shanghai’s Xujiahui area, removing the thin plastic film from rotten pears and oranges. “This is so much trouble!” he complained while throwing the plastic into one garbage can and the fruit into another. In the past, Li simply threw away what could not be sold with the packaging on, but from July 1, 2019, he could be fined up to 200 yuan for doing so.

Like Li, many of the tens of millions of residents in Shanghai have been complaining recently that the introduction of compulsory household garbage sorting is making life difficult, but at the same time have been having to learn to do it.

Calls for garbage sorting have brought little progress in China in the past decade, but Shanghai is leading a fresh start for the world’s second-largest waste producer. “If we say China is now classifying its waste, then it’s Shanghai that is really doing it,” said Chen Liwen, an environmentalist who has devoted herself to waste classification for the past decade. “It’s starting late, compared with the US or Japan, but if it’s successful in such a big city with such a huge population, it will mean a lot for the world,” she said. While the measures force a change of habits for most people, they bring opportunities for some. Du Huanzheng, director of the Recycling Economy Institute at Tongji University, said waste sorting was important for China’s recycling industry. “Without proper classification, a lot of garbage that can be recycled is burned, and that’s a pity,” he said. “After being classified, things suitable to be stored and transported can now be recycled.” Besides, prices of small sortable garbage cans for home use have increased on e-commerce (电子商务) platforms, while garbage can makers are also developing smart models in response to new needs. What’s more, garbage sorting is also an important part of a country’s soft power. “For China, it is an opportunity to improve its international reputation. However, it is a long process that requires effort from government, enterprises and individuals (个人),” Du said.

1What do the underlined words “doing so” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A.Packaging fruit with plastic film.

B.Selling rotten fruit to customers.

C.Throwing rotten fruit into a garbage can.

D.Throwing fruit and its packaging into the same garbage can.

2What does the author want to show by writing Paragraph 2?

A.The new garbage sorting rules in Shanghai are strict.

B.Garbage sorting puts Shanghai residents into trouble.

C.It is not easy to learn how to sort garbage.

D.It’s necessary to sort garbage in Shanghai.

3What is Chen Liwen’s attitude towards garbage sorting in China?

A.Hopeful.B.Doubtful.

C.Uninterested.D.Worried.

4Which of the following is mentioned as a benefit of garbage sorting?

A.It helps reduce the burden of individuals.

B.It makes smart garbage cans affordable.

C.It helps improve China’s hard power.

D.It avoids recyclable things being burned.

【答案】

1D

2B

3A

4D

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。文章通过李志刚分类扔烂水果和包装纸的事例,引出了垃圾分类的话题。同李一样,上海数千万居民中的许多人最近都在抱怨,强制分拣垃圾的做法让生活变得艰难,但与此同时,他们也要学会垃圾分类。垃圾分类也是国家软实力的体现。

1词义猜测题。根据第一段中In the past, Li simply threw away what could not be sold with the packaging on在过去,李志刚只是简单地扔掉了带包装纸的不能卖的烂水果。可知,现在不能再把包装纸和不能卖的烂水果一起扔了,因此划线短语doing so意思是“把水果及其包装扔进同一个垃圾桶。”故选D项。

2推理判断题。根据第二段中many of the tens of millions of residents in Shanghai have been complaining recently that the introduction of compulsory household garbage sorting is making life difficult上海数千万居民中的许多人最近都在抱怨,强制垃圾分类的做法让生活变得艰难。由此判断出,作者写这段的目的是讲述垃圾分类给上海市民带来了麻烦。故选B项。

3推理判断题。根据第三段中“If we say China is now classifying its waste, then it’s Shanghai that is really doing it,” said Chen Liwen, an environmentalist who has devoted herself to waste classification for the past decade. “It’s starting late, compared with the US or Japan, but if it’s successful in such a big city with such a huge population, it will mean a lot for the world,” she said. “如果我们说中国现在正在对其垃圾进行分类,那么实际上是上海在这么做,”在过去十年里一直致力于垃圾分类的环保主义者陈丽文说。她表示:“与美国或日本相比,中国起步较晚,但如果它在一个人口众多的大城市取得成功,将对世界意义重大。”由此判断出,陈丽文对于中国的垃圾分类是支持的态度。故选A项。

4细节理解题。根据第三段中“Without proper classification, a lot of garbage that can be recycled is burned, and that’s a pity,” he said. “After being classified, things suitable to be stored and transported can now be recycled.” “没有正确的分类,很多可以回收的垃圾都被焚烧了,这很可惜,”他说。“分类后,适合储存和运输的东西现在可以回收利用了。”可知,垃圾分类的一个好处是它避免了可回收的东西被烧焚烧。故选D项。

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