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1、英语四级阅读专项模拟题与答案In1993.NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeverage饮料containers.Withinayear.Consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialsfornewproducts.Butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwhattodowiththeplastic,muc
2、hofitwoundupburiedinlandfills垃圾填埋场.TheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecond-handplastic.Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycled回收利用intheUnitedStates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompaniesacrossthecountrybuyingdiscardedplasticsodabottlesandtu
3、rningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc.AstheNewYorkexperienceshows,recyclinginvolvesmorethansimplyseparatingvaluablematerialsfromtherestoftherubbish.Adiscardremainsadiscarduntilsomebodyfiguresouthowtogiveitasecondlife-anduntileconomicarrangementsexisttogivethatsecondlifevalue.Withoutadequatemarket
4、stoabsorbmaterialscollectedforrecycling,throwawaysactuallydepresspricesforusedmaterials.Shrinkinglandfillspace,andrisingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocalgovernmentstolookmorecloselyatrecycling.Inmanyareas,theEastCoastespecially,recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensivewaste-managementoption.
5、Foreverytonofwasterecycled,acityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingofmorethan$100perton.Recyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomybycreatingjobsandtrimsthepollutioncontrolandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawmaterial.配套练习：1. Whatregul
6、ationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeveragecontainers?ABeveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscardedplasticsodabottles.BThrowawaysshouldbecollectedbythestateforrecycling.CAfeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrecycling.DConsumershadtopayforbeveragecontainersandcouldgettheir
7、moneybackonreturningthem.2. ThereturnedplasticbottlesinNewYorkusedto.AendupsomewhereundergroundBbeturnedintorawmaterialsChaveasecond-lifevalueDbeseparatedfromotherrubbish3. Thekeyproblemindealingwithreturnedplasticbeveragecontainersis*AtosellthemataprofitablepriceBhowtoturnthemintousefulthingsChowto
8、reducetheirrecyclingcostsDtolowerthepricesforusedmaterials4. Recyclingahsbecomethefirstchoiceforthedisposalofrubbishbecause.AlocalgovernmentsfinditeasytomanageBrecyclingahsgreatappealforthejoblessCrecyclingcauseslittlepollutionDothermethodsaremoreexpensive5. Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.Arubbi
9、shisapotentialremedyfortheshortageofrawmaterialsBlocalgovernmentsintheU.S.canexpectbigprofitsfromrecyclingCrecyclingistoberecommendedbotheconomicallyandenvironmentallyDlandfillswillstillbewidelyusedforwastedisposalPeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandfaceaseriousproblem.In1993,theownersofalarg
10、ehotelandofseveralhousesdiscovered,totheirhorror,thattheirgardenshaddisappearedovernight.Theseahadeatenintothesoftlimestonecliffsonwhichtheyhadbeenbuilt.Whileexpertswerestudyingtheproblem,thehotelandseveralhousesdisappearedaltogether,slidingdownthecliffandintothesea.Erosion侵蚀ofthewhitecliffsalongthe
11、southcoastofEnglandhasalwaysbeenaproblembutithasbecomemoreseriousinrecentyears.Dozensofhomeshavehadtobeabandonedastheseahascreptfartherandfartherinland.Expertshavestudiedtheareasmostaffectedandhavedrawnupamapforlocalpeople,forecastingtheyearinwhichtheirhomeswillbeswallowedupbythehungrysea.Angryowner
12、shavecalledontheGovernmenttoerectseadefensestoprotecttheirhomes.Governmentsurveyorshavepointedoutthatinmostcases,thisisimpossible.Newseawallswouldcosthundredsofmillionsofpoundsandwouldmerelymakethewavesandcurrentsgofurtheralongthecoast,shiftingtheproblemfromoneareatoanother.Thedangerislikelytocontin
13、ue,theysay,untilthewavesreachaninlandareaofhardrockwhichwillnotbeeatenaslimestoneis.Meanwhile,ifyouwanttobuyacheaphousewithanuncertainfuture,applytoahouseagentinoneofthethreatenedareasonthesouthcoastofEngland.Youcangetahouseforaknockdownpricebutitmayturnouttobeaknockdownhome.1. Whatisthecauseofthepr
14、oblemthatpeoplelivingonpartsofthesouthcoastofEnglandface?AThedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.BTheexpertslackofknowledge.CTherisingofthesealevel.DThewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs.2. TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland.AwillsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEnglandBhasnowbecom
15、eathreattothelocalresidentsCisquicklychangingthemapofEnglandDcanbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken3. Theexperts*studyontheproblemoferosioncan.AleadtoitseventualsolutionBprovideaneffectivewaytoslowitdownChelptopreventitfromworseningDwarnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger4. Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensesto
16、protectagainsterosionbecause.AitistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareasBthegovernmentistooslowintakingactionCtheywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrentsDhouseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea5. Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould.AbeawareofthepotentialdangerinvolvedBguardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagentCtakethequalityofthehouseintoconsiderationDexaminethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision参考答案1.C2,B3.A4.B5.D感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。