Question

Mike has a new computer. Now he is wondering what will happen to the old one. “Well, after being broken up into small pieces, it will be sent to China by ship. “ his friend tells Mike.

Things like this _______. Every day. Last month Hong Kong officers found 131,000kilograms of broken computers, TVs and phones. They had been sent to China illegally (非法地）. Computers are filled with _______things like mercury(水银）and lead (铅）. So every time an old computer is broken , it needs to be dealt with safely. Of course , _______to deal with broken computers has been a problem. Some countries like Japan and the US send their e-waste to China. Guiyu, a town in Guangdong Province, has been called the e-waste capital of the world. The town has to _________1.5 million kilograms of e-waste each year. This earns $75 million, but it comes at immense cost (以巨大的代价）.

Many harmful things in e-waste find ______own way into the environment. Plastic is burned outdoors and acids (酸性物质）are _______rivers or seas. Greenpeace, an environmental group , has said that the earth and rivers of Guiyu have been _______ polluted. This year _______ will make its first law about waster-recycling. The Chinese government wants to develop cities and towns, but in a way_________ doesn’t damage the environment or people’s lives. Money has been given by computer companies like Lenovo and Founder to ______ deal with computer waste. These companies will also be asked to take back their old computers. This is because they know best how to deal with them safely.

1.A. happen B. take C. reply D. discover

2.A. useful B. amazing C. dangerous D. helpful

3.A. where B. when C. what D. how

4.A. compare with B. think of C. deal with D. get over

5.A. their B. it C. them D. its

6.A. looked into B. run into C. poured into D. followed into

7.A. fine B. well C. badly D. better

8.A. India B. US C. Japan D. China

9.A. that B. what C. whom D. how

10.A. consider B. try C. learn D. help

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了广东贵屿镇的电子垃圾问题，短文详细介绍了这些电子垃圾的来源，以及对环境的危害。中国政府已经为此制定了专门的法律，来加强对电子垃圾的管理。

1.Happen发生；take拿，获得；reply回答；discover发现。联系上一段描述，可知这种事情每天都在发生。故选A。

2.Useful有用的；amazing令人吃惊的；dangerous危险的；helpful 有帮助的。联系下文mercury(水银）and lead (铅）描述，可知此处指的是危险的东西。故选C。

3.Where在哪儿；when什么时候；what 什么；how 如何，怎样。结合语境可知此处指的是，如何处理这些报废的电脑是个问题。故选D。

4.compare with和……比较； think of思考，认为；deal with处理，对付；get over 克服，恢复。句意：这个小镇每年要处理150万千克电子垃圾。故选C。

5.Their他们的；it它的；them他们；its它的。句意：许多电子垃圾中的有害物质都通过到一定的途径扩散到环境中去。Find one’s way to找到自己去……的路，此处代词指代的是那些电子垃圾，故选A。

6.looked into调查，窥视；run into撞到，偶然遇见；poured into导入，灌注；followed into 跟进。结合语境可知酸性物质被倒入河中。故选C。

7.Fine好的；well良好的，健康的；badly坏的，糟糕的；better 更好的。结合语境可知此处指的是贵屿的环境受到了严重污染。故选C。

8.India印度；US美国；Japan日本；China 中国。联系后一句可知今年中国要制定自己关于废物回收的法律。故选D。

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10.Consider考虑；try试图，考验；learn学会，得知；help 帮助。结合语境可知此处指的是帮助处理电脑垃圾。故选D。

考点：考查政治经济文化类阅读