Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes (结合)for the recycling of waste. The word "rubbish"  could lose its meaning because everything that goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and un??pleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.

The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rub??ber.

Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers break up everything that can be broken. Finally the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the fi??nal stage.

The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transpor??ting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

1. The main purpose of the passage is ________.

A. to show us a future way of recycling wastes  B. to tell the importance of recycling wastes

C. to warn people the danger of some wastes    D. to introduce a new recycling plant

2. How many stages are there in the recycling process?

A. 3.                 B. 4.                C. 5.                           D. 6.

3. What is the main reason for big cities to build their own re??cycling plants?

A. To deal with wastes in a better way.  B. It’s a good way to gain profits.

C. It’s more economical than to dump wastes in some dis??tant places.

D. Energy can be got at a lower price. 

4. The first full-scale huge recycling plants ________.

A. have been in existence for 15 years    B. takes 15 years to build

C. can’t be built until 15 years later        D. will remain functioning for 15 years

Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.

   The latest project is to take a city of around half a million in habitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.

Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is completed, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets(磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastics will then be sorted out in the final stage.

The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

1．The underlined phrase “be well on with” in Paragraph 1 most probably means___________?

   A．have completed what was started                                      B．have achieved a great deal in

   C．get ready to start                          D．put an end to

2．The first full-scale giant recycling plants__________.

       A．began to operate fifteen years ago 

       B．will probably take more than fifteen years to build.

C．will be built fifteen years later.

       D．will probably be in operation in fifteen years.

3．What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

      A．To get big profits from those plants.       

       B．To deal with wastes in a better way.

      C．To protect the environment from pollution.

       D．To get raw material in other places

4．What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph three?

      A．Breaking up whatever is breakable  

       B．Sharpening metal bars

      C．separating light elements from the heavy ones

      D．Sorting out small pieces of metal  

（C）
Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste．The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything that goes into the dumps would be made into something useful．Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else．
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out．The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city．This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well．   
Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish．When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers break up everything that can be broken．Finally the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage．   
The first full scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away．Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long．
64．The main purpose of the passage is ____．
A．to show us a future way of recycling wastes     
B．to tell the importance of recycling wastes
C．to warn people the danger of some wastes
D．to introduce a new recycling plant
65．What is the main reason for big cities building their own recycling plants?
A．To deal with wastes in a better way．
B．It’s a good way to gain profits．
C．It’s more economical than to dump wastes in some distant places．
D．Energy can be got at a lower price．
66．The first full-scale huge recycling plants ____．
A．have been in existence for 15 years     B．takes 15 years to build
C．can’t be built until 15 years later      D．will remain functioning for 15 years
67．Which of the following statements is true??
A．The word “rubbish” will soon disappear from dictionaries．
B．Dangerous wastes can be recycled into nothing but energy．
C．To recycle paper and rubber will still be impossible even with the new recycling methods．
D．Big cities will soon have their own recycling plants．

Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes (工业园区)for the recycling of wastes within fifteen years. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything that goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.

The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants (居民) and discover exactly what raw materials go into and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste was built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead (铅) and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.

Another new project is being set up to discover the best way of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is completed, the rubbish will be processed  like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.

The first full-scale (完全的) giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

64. The underlined phrase “be well on with…” (Para. 1) most probably means _______.

   A. have completed what was started      B. get ready to start

   C. put an end to                                D. have achieved a great deal in

65. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph three?

   A. Sharpening metal bars.             B. Sorting out small pieces of metal.

   C. Breaking up whatever is breakable.   D. Separating lightest elements from the heavy ones.

66. What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

   A. To get raw materials locally.             B. To deal with wastes in a better way.

   C. To get iron and steel from those plants.     D. To protect the environment from pollution.

67. The first full-scale huge recycling plants ______.

A. will be built fifteen years later      

B. began to operate fifteen years ago

   C. will probably be in operation in fifteen years

   D. will probably take less than fifteen years to build

68. The passage is mainly about _______. 

 A. a cheap way to get energy        B. the location of recycling plants 

 C. new ways of recycling           D. the probability of city environment

（C）

Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste．The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything that goes into the dumps would be made into something useful．Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else．

    The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out．The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city．This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well．   

Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish．When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that grounders and rollers break up everything that can be broken．Finally the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage．   

The first full scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away．Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long．

64．The main purpose of the passage is ____．

       A．to show us a future way of recycling wastes     

       B．to tell the importance of recycling wastes

       C．to warn people the danger of some wastes

       D．to introduce a new recycling plant

65．What is the main reason for big cities building their own recycling plants?

       A．To deal with wastes in a better way．

       B．It’s a good way to gain profits．

       C．It’s more economical than to dump wastes in some distant places．

       D．Energy can be got at a lower price．

66．The first full-scale huge recycling plants ____．

       A．have been in existence for 15 years     B．takes 15 years to build

       C．can’t be built until 15 years later      D．will remain functioning for 15 years

67．Which of the following statements is true??

       A．The word “rubbish” will soon disappear from dictionaries．

       B．Dangerous wastes can be recycled into nothing but energy．

       C．To recycle paper and rubber will still be impossible even with the new recycling methods．

       D．Big cities will soon have their own recycling plants．