Question

    If you are in Shanghai and want to throw away a cup of milk tea, be careful! You need to follow these steps: first, pour out any leftover into a wet waste bin; second, put the paper cover into a recyclable waste bin; third, throw the single-use cup into a dry waste bin.

Sound difficult and annoying? You'll have to get used to it. From July 1st, 2019 on, people in Shanghai are required to separate their rubbish according to strict rules.

Why should we separate our rubbish? The answer lies in the increasing amount of waste we are producing. Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year, according to China Economic Net. Most of this waste is buried (掩埋) in landfills, which may pollute the water and soil.

Moreover, we are running out of space for new landfills.

In fact, more than half of our waste can be recycled. Recyclable rubbish can be made into new materials. . For example, wet rubbish can be used to make gas, heat and many other kinds of useful things. But in order to recycle rubbish efficiently (高效地) , we need to separate our rubbish.

Can't garbage-processing companies (垃圾处理公司) do the separating job? They can. But that requires a lot of work and costs lots of money. Things will become much easier if each of us can separate our own rubbish. Besides, the annoying task of separating might encourage people to produce less waste. Do you still want to buy that milk tea?

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.When did separating rubbish start in Shanghai?

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2.Do you throw a plastic drink bottle in a recyclable waste bin or a dry waste bin?

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3.How much waste do people produce in Chinese cities each year?

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4.What waste can be used to make gas and heat?

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5.Why can separating rubbish encourage people to produce less waste?

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Answer

1.From July 1st, 2019 on.

2.A dry waste bin.

3.Over 200 million tons of waste.

4.Wet rubbish.

5.Because separating rubbish is annoying.

【解析】

2019年7月1日起，上海市民被要求严格按照规定对垃圾进行分类，虽然在具体操作时很麻烦、很难，但为了保护我们的环境，我们必须这样做。垃圾分类也将逐步在全国其他地方实行。

1.

根据短文第二段“From July 1st, 2019 on, people in Shanghai are required to separate their rubbish according to strict rules.”可知，从2019年7月1日起，上海实行垃圾分类。故答案为From July 1st, 2019 on.

2.

根据短文第一段“throw the single-use cup into a dry waste bin.”可知，饮料瓶应该放进干垃圾箱里。故答案为A dry waste bin.

3.

根据短文第三段“Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year, according to China Economic Net.”可知，中国城市每年产生超过2亿吨垃圾。故答案为Over 200 million tons of waste.

4.

根据短文第四段“For example, wet rubbish can be used to make gas, heat and many other kinds of useful things.”可知，湿垃圾可以用来制造气体、热量和很多其他有用的东西。故答案为Wet rubbish.

5.

根据短文最后一段“Besides, the annoying task of separating might encourage people to produce less waste.”可知，这项烦人的垃圾分类任务可能会鼓励人们产生更少的垃圾。故答案为Because separating rubbish is annoying.