Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

We all agree that we should recycle more — at home, in the office or when out and about. But for materials to be recycled, they first need to find their way to the right waste stream. 1. This is what the process of sorting allows us to do.

For effective recycling we need effective sorting. And this needs to happen first, in our own home and second, in sorting plants to which waste collected from our doorstep is taken. When you put a plastic bottle in the right recycling bin, you are helping sort recyclables. So the right material can be fed into the right recycling process. 2. They can be a loss of valuable resources from our economy.

3. For instance, in Brussels, Belgium, consumers put plastic packaging, cans and beverage cartons in blue bags designed for recyclable packaging; paper in yellow bags for recycling; and glass needs to be taken to specific collection bins. Somewhat differently, in Vienna (Austria), citizens can expect their paper, metal, glass and plastic to be separately collected in different weeks of the year. 4. In this way, they can sort their recyclables at home more effectively.

Once recyclable materials are collected from your doorstep, they are further sorted in specialized facilities which ensure the quality of the recycling process. 5. Traditionally, sorting has been done either manually with workers sorting what can be recycled and picking out the materials to be discarded or mechanically. Today, however, new technologies are being developed in order to speed up the process of sorting but to also yield better results. Exciting technologies using magnets or optical systems are being used to effectively sort materials so more of it can be recycled.

A.If sorting doesn't happen, recyclable materials can end up in landfills.

B.This is where different sorting techniques come into play.

C.In Europe, collection systems vary from country to country.

D.So citizens need to be aware of their local collection system.

E.Then they can be collected and taken to the right place for recycling.

F.The rest, though they could be recycled and reused, were landfilled or burned.

G.In recent years, Europe has seen a 25% growth in recycling secondary raw materials.

Answer

1.E

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了在环保方面垃圾回收分类的重要性以及如何具体分类。

1.上文But for materials to be recycled, they first need to find their way to the right waste stream. (但，要让材料得到回收利用，他们首先需要找到通向正确废物流通的道路)与E. Then they can be collected and taken to the right place for recycling. (然后，它们才能被收集并运送到正确的地方进行回收利用)承接自然，前后文是明显的顺承关系，first和then是关键词，故选E项。

2.下文They can be a loss of valuable resources from our economy. (它们可能是我们经济中宝贵资源的损失)与A. If sorting doesn't happen, recyclable materials can end up in landfills. (如果不进行分类，可回收材料最终会被填埋)承接自然，下文的they就是选项中的recyclable materials，故选A项。

3.下文For instance, in Brussels, Belgium, consumers put plastic packaging, cans and beverage cartons in blue bags designed for recyclable packaging (例如，在比利时布鲁塞尔，消费者将塑料包装、易拉罐和饮料纸盒装入蓝色的袋子里，这些袋子是为可循环使用的包装设计的)与C. In Europe, collection systems vary from country to country. (在欧洲，收集系统因国家而异)承接自然，下文是对选项的举例说明，Europe和Belgium是关键词，故选C项。

4.上文Somewhat differently, in Vienna (Austria), citizens can expect their paper, metal, glass and plastic to be separately collected in different weeks of the year. (有些不同的是，在维也纳（奥地利）市民可以期望他们的纸、金属、玻璃和塑料在一年中不同的星期被分别收集) 与D. So citizens need to be aware of their local collection system. (因此，市民要了解他们当地的收集制度)承接自然，选项是对上文内容的总结，citizens是关键词，故选D项。

5.上文Once recyclable materials are collected from your doorstep, they are further sorted in specialized facilities which ensure the quality of the recycling process.(一旦可回收的材料从你的家门口被收集起来，它们就会在专门的设施中被进一步分类，以确保回收过程的质量)与B. This is where different sorting techniques come into play.(这就是不同分类技术发挥作用的地方)承接自然，上文的specialized facilities就是选项中提到的different sorting techniques，故选B项。