Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

When throwing away rubbish, do you know which bin(垃圾箱) it should go in? Have you ever noticed the differently-colored bins on the street?

Some of you might not be able to answer this question.【1】Knowing how to sort（分类）waste can make it easier to save energy and protect the environment.

If you don’t sort your waste, all of it will go to a landfill（垃圾填埋场）and be buried（埋）together.【2】 But some waste, like the metal part of a pen, can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.

【3】 For example, Shanghai announced that within three years, people should sort their waste into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.

【4】 Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be reused are recyclable waste. Harmful waste includes things like medicine and batteries.【5】

Now that you know this, perhaps you can do your part to protect the environment and encourage others to sort their waste.

A.“Wet” waste is also known as household waste.

B.However, it’s actually quite important to know how to sort your waste.

C.Finally, any waste that’s not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the “dry waste” bin.

D.The waste you throw away, such as batteries（电池）, can pollute the earth and groundwater.

E.With this in mind, many cities in China have carried out waste-sorting activities in recent years.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】E

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文讲述了垃圾分类对环境保护的重要性，还介绍了中国很多城市实行了垃圾分类，人们应该把垃圾分为四类：湿垃圾、可回收垃圾、有害垃圾和干垃圾，人人参与到保护环境中。

【1】句意：然而，知道如何分类你的垃圾实际上是相当重要的。

根据“Some of you might not be able to answer this question.”可知你们中的一些人可能无法回答这个问题，可推测出此处是“然而，知道如何分类你的垃圾实际上是相当重要的”，故选B。

【2】句意：你扔掉的垃圾，例如电池，会污染地球和地下水。

根据“If you don’t sort your waste, all of it will go to a landfill（垃圾填埋场）and be buried（埋）together.”可知如果你不把垃圾分类，所有的垃圾都会被填埋在一起，可推测出此处是“你扔掉的垃圾，例如电池，会污染地球和地下水”，故选D。

【3】句意：考虑到这一点，近年来中国许多城市开展了垃圾分类活动。

根据“For example, Shanghai announced that within three years, people should sort their waste into four groups”可知例如，上海宣布，在三年内，人们应该把垃圾分为四类，可推测出此处是“考虑到这一点，近年来中国许多城市开展了垃圾分类活动”，故选E。

【4】句意：“湿”废物亦称为家居废物。

根据“people should sort their waste into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.”可知，人们应该把垃圾分为四类：湿垃圾、可回收垃圾、有害垃圾和干垃圾，可推测出此处是““湿”废物亦称为家居废物”，故选A。

【5】句意：最后，任何非湿的、可回收的或有害的废物都将被放入“干废物”箱中。

根据“people should sort their waste into four groups: wet, recyclable, harmful and dry.”可知，人们应该把垃圾分为四类：湿垃圾、可回收垃圾、有害垃圾和干垃圾，可推测出此处是“最后，任何非湿的、可回收的或有害的废物都将被放入“干废物”箱中”，故选C。