Question

Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.

In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump. Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.

To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.

In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow.

1.You can most probably read the passage in_________.

A. a science book                                     B. a TV guide     

C. a history book                                      D. a telephone book

2.The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_________.

A．排污            B．染色             C．洗涤             D．吸尘

3.The main idea of the passage is_________.

A. to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job

B. to explain the need for rubbish collection

C. to introduce different ways to treat rubbish

D. to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish

4.How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A. By burning it off.                   B. By putting it in water.

C. By throwing it away.                 D. By reusing and recycling it.

5.According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_________.

A. to feed animals                                          B. to feed plants  

C. to build a house                                          D. to make machines

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

试题分析：这篇短文说的是我们的生活中会产生很多的垃圾，要把这些垃圾运走并处理掉是一个很大的工程。这篇短文告诉了我们一些处理垃圾的办法，如运动垃圾场，或是焚烧等。

【解析】

1.主旨大意题。这个题目问的是可能会在哪里看到这样的一篇文章，从文章的大意来看，这篇短文主要是告诉了我们垃圾的一些处理方式，故这样的文章应该是在科学类的书籍上可以看到，而不是什么电视导播、历史书或是电话号码薄里。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。这个单词的所在句是The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs and other places.，意为：厨房的垃圾被打成碎片，送入排污系统。排污系统可以带走厕所、浴室或其它地方的污水。由这句话的句意我们可以猜测sewage的意思应为排污。故选A。

3.主旨大意题。本题问的是这篇短文的中心意思，纵观全文我们可知，这篇短文主要告诉了我们垃圾的一些处理方式，故应选C。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第四段fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal可知，火可以烧掉除金属之外的所有东西。有时候金属可以在工厂里被重新利用。故对于金属我们是可以再回收利用的。故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据文章的最后一段The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus, which looks like black earth. It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help them grow的内容可知，食物类的垃圾可以变成腐殖土，这种东西富含植物生长所需的东西，可以帮助植物生长，故选B。

考点：科普类短文阅读。