Question

There is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment.

Electronic trash, or e-waste, is piling up faster than ever in American homes and businesses. People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers, so they throw them in the trash.

National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) state programs director Chaz Miller says the large amount of electronic waste Americans produce is not unexpected.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates more than 400 million consumer electronic items are dumped each year, and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills(垃圾填埋場(chǎng)) and create recycling programs. They can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts. Mike Fannon who runs the plant in Baltimore, says, "There are a lot of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill, and in certain components, there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill," Fannon explains.

Fannon says nearly 20 percent of electronic waste is recycled nationwide. Thirteen years ago, it was only about 6 percent. Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in an effort to keep e-waste poisons like lead(鉛) and mercury（汞） out of garbage dumps.

This year, several states like Vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills. More than 25 other states have also adopted landfill bans, e-waste recycling programs or both. Chaz Miller says more can be done to boost electronic waste recycling.

"We can do much better," noted Miller. "I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers."

1.Which of the following does NOT belong to e-waste?

A. Old televisions. B. Old computers.

C. Old cell phones D. Old newspapers.

2. Why is e-waste banned from landfills in many states?

A. Because it can not be recycled.

B. Because it might damage the environment.

C. Because it can be shipped to other countries.

D. Because the landfills are already full.

3.According to Mike Fannon, what might be the best way of dealing with e-waste?

A. Recycling it. B. Selling it.

C. Burying it. D. Breaking it.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. At present, less then 10 percent of e-waste is recycled.

B. Chaz Miller works for EPA.

C. All states in the US have banned e-waste from landfills.

D. Experts are optimistic about the future of e-waste.

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題解析：隨著科技的不斷發(fā)展，電子垃圾的處理成為了越來越嚴(yán)重的問題，在美國(guó)，以往人們將舊的電器直接扔掉，這將直接對(duì)環(huán)境造成污染。現(xiàn)在許多洲都采取了各種措施禁止電子垃圾的直接填埋，使電子垃圾的回收率大大提升，但仍需更多的努力。

1.】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段提到“There is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment.”電子垃圾的處理問題已越來越嚴(yán)重，例如舊電視、電腦、收音機(jī)、手機(jī)以及其他電子設(shè)備，舊報(bào)紙不屬于電子設(shè)備，故選D。

2.】B推理判斷題題。第五段最后提到“in an effort to keep e-waste poisons like lead(鉛) and mercury（汞） out of garbage dumps.”努力使電子垃圾上海例如鉛和汞遠(yuǎn)離垃圾堆，可知這些化學(xué)元素會(huì)對(duì)環(huán)境產(chǎn)生污染。故選B。

3.】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第四段中Mike Fannon 說"There are a lot of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill”在電子垃圾中有很多有用的金屬能夠被回收和再利用，而不是僅僅填埋它們。故選A。

4.】D 推理判斷題。最后一段"We can do much better," noted Miller. "I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers." Miller說我們能做得更好，我清楚地認(rèn)為我們能夠把電子垃圾處理得像回收舊報(bào)紙那樣好。Optimistic對(duì)…樂觀的，專家們對(duì)電子垃圾的處理持著很樂觀的態(tài)度，故選D。

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