Question

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

Some of you might not be able to answer the 1.. However, if you live in Shanghai, you might have to take a “lesson” in sorting rubbish(垃圾分类). Shanghai is the first city to put rubbish-sorting into practice in China.

As for us, it’s 2. to know how to sort your rubbish. Not knowing how to sort rubbish can make 3.harder to save energy and protect the environment.

The government asks people to sort rubbish into four groups: recyclable, harmful, dry and wet waste.

•Wet waste is also known as household waste. “They are things you don’t want 4.that pigs can eat,” Guangzhou Daily explained.

•Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be used are recyclable waste.

•Harmful waste includes things 5. medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯泡).

•Any waste that’s not wet, recyclable or harmful will go in the “dry waste” dustbin.

Besides China, many 6. foreign countries have also introduced garbage-sorting rules. In developed countries, the recycling rate of rubbish is 7. higher, thanks to their sorting systems.

In order to protect our environment, everyone should think about which bin you should put it in when you 8.away rubbish. We have to put the right garbage in the right place at the right time.

Answer

1.questions

2.important

3.it

4.but

5.like

6.other

7.much

8.throw

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲述了垃圾分类对环保的重要性，在中国的很多城市已经开始进行垃圾分类，作者介绍了不同的垃圾分别是什么垃圾，其目的是告诉人们垃级分类，保护环境。

1.句意：你们中的一些人可能无法回答这些问题。

根据上文When throwing away rubbish, do you know which bin it should go in? Have you ever seen the differently-colored rubbish bins on the street? 当扔垃圾的时候，你知道应该扔进哪个垃圾桶吗?你见过街上不同颜色的垃圾箱吗?以及下文转折词However，结合本句Some of you might not be able to answer the __1__.可知句意为：你们中的一些人可能无法回答这些问题，question问题，这里用其复数形式，故答案为questions。

2.句意：知道如何分类垃圾是很重要的。

根据下文Not knowing how to sort rubbish can make ___3___harder to save energy and protect the environment.不知道如何分类垃圾会使节约能源和保护环境变得更加困难。结合it’s __2__ to know how to sort your rubbish.可知句意为：知道如何分类垃圾是很重要的。important重要的，形容词，it is+形容词+to do sth.是固定句型，意为“做某事是……的”，故答案为important。

3.句意：不知道如何分类垃圾会使节约能源和保护环境变得更加困难。

根据Not knowing how to sort rubbish can make __3__harder to save energy and protect the environment.可知句意为：不知道如何分类垃圾会使节约能源和保护环境变得更加困难。make it +形容词+to do sth.的意思是“使得做某事……样”，it为形式宾语，不定式为真正意义上的宾语，故答案为it。

4.句意：这些东西是你不想要的，但猪可以吃。

根据They are things you don’t want __4__that pigs can eat,可知前后句句意之间是转折关系，所以应用连词but连接，故答案为but。

5.句意：有害废物包括像药物、电池和荧光灯泡等。

根据Harmful waste includes things __5__ medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯泡).可知句意为：有害废物包括像药物、电池和荧光灯泡等。句中缺少介词like，意为“像”，故答案为like。

6.句意：除了中国，许多其他国家也引进了垃圾分类规则。

根据Besides China, many __6__ foreign countries have also introduced garbage-sorting rules.可知句意为：除了中国，许多其他国家也引进了垃圾分类规则。other别的、其他的，后面需要接名词，故答案为other。

7.句意：在发达国家，垃圾的回收率要高得多，这要归功于他们的分类系统。

根据thanks to their sorting systems.结合In developed countries, the recycling rate of rubbish is __7__ higher,可知句意为：在发达国家，垃圾的回收率要高得多。much非常、很多，修饰后面形容词的比较级higher更高的，much higher高得多，故答案为much。

8.句意：为了保护我们的环境，每个人都应该考虑当你扔垃圾的时候应该把它放在哪个垃圾箱里。

根据In order to protect our environment, everyone should think about which bin you should put it in when you __8__away rubbish.可知句意为：为了保护我们的环境，每个人都应该考虑当你扔垃圾的时候应该把它放在哪个垃圾箱里。throw仍，动词，句子时态为一般现在时，主语是you，所以这里用动词原形，故答案为throw。