Question

Sort trash, save Earth

You might not think much about where your garbage goes. But now you might want to know. On July 1, Shanghai introduced a new garbage-sorting policy (垃圾分类政策). People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins. Other cities in China will do the same soon.

Why is garbage sorting a big problem? It’s because there is too much garbage these days. It is bad for our soil, air and water. Actually we can make use of some garbage again.

And first, we need to sort our garbage. For example, if you put an old battery into the “harmful waste” bin, people can use it to make new batteries. But if you don’t, the battery will end up somewhere else. Then, it will pollute the environment.

Can’t factories sort garbage for us? Yes, they can. But it takes many workers to do this and costs lots of money. If we all sort our own garbage, things will become much easier.

Garbage sorting and recycling around the world

• Germany: There are big machines in supermarkets. You can put bottles in the machines and get money back. You can get one to two yuan per bottle. People like this because they can get money and protect the environment at the same time.

• Japan: A trash truck comes to people’s doors to pick up their garbage. It plays music when it’s coming. There are eight or more kinds of garbage. If you sort any of them wrong, you will get a notice on your door.

• Indonesia: People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus stations. An hour-long bus ride costs three large bottles, five medium bottles or 10 plastic cups. But the bottles must be clean.

• Shanghai: Four kinds of garbage in Shanghai

Recyclable garbage includes paper, books, boxes, newspapers, and glass bottles.	Harmful garbage includes lamps, batteries, nail polish (指甲油 ), and other things with harmful chemicals.	Wet garbage usually comes from the kitchen, such as food, vegetables, flowers, leaves and eggshells.	Dry garbage is anything you cannot put into the other three bins. It includes pens, toilet paper, tape, hair, and towels.

1.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

A.Many other cities in China have garbage-sorting policies.

B.Many people don’t like Shanghai’s garbage-sorting policy.

C.Shanghai is the first city in China to make a garbage-sorting policy.

D.China is the first country in the world to make a garbage-sorting policy.

2.With the battery example, the writer tries to tell us            .

A.how to sort our garbage

B.the importance of sorting our garbage

C.what harmful waste is

D.the difficulty of sorting our garbage

3.Why can’t we ask factories to sort garbage?

A.Because we don’t have this kind of factory.

B.Because factories ask for too much money.

C.Because it takes too many workers to do it.

D.Because not all garbage can go to factories.

4.In which country can people take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus stations?

A.Germany. B.Indonesia. C.Japan. D.China.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了垃圾分类的原因，并介绍了世界部分国家和地区的垃圾分类和回收。通过垃圾分类，拯救我们的地球。

1.

推理判断题。根据文章第一段“On July 1, Shanghai introduced a new garbage-sorting policy (垃圾分类政策). People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins. Other cities in China will do the same soon.( 7月1日，上海出台了一项新的垃圾分类政策。那里的人们需要把不同种类的垃圾放进不同的垃圾箱。中国的其他城市很快也会这么做。)”可推断，上海是中国第一个制定垃圾分类政策的城市。故选C。

2.

推理判断题。根据文章第三段“For example, if you put an old battery into the “harmful waste” bin, people can use it to make new batteries. But if you don’t, the battery will end up somewhere else. Then, it will pollute the environment. (例如，如果你把一个旧电池放入“有害废物”箱，人们可以用它来制造新电池。但如果你不这样做，电池就会被扔到别的地方。然后，它会污染环境。)”可推测，作者举电池的例子，是为了告诉我们垃圾分类的重要性。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据文章第四段“But it takes many workers to do this and costs lots of money. (但这需要很多工人来做，花费很多钱。)”可知，我们不能要求工厂对垃圾进行分类，是因为这需要太多的工人来做此工作。故选C。

4.

细节理解题。根据文章“Indonesia: People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus stations. (印度尼西亚：如果人们把塑料瓶送到公交车站，就可以免费乘坐公交车。)”可知，在印度尼西亚，如果给公交车站的塑料瓶，人们可以免费乘坐公共汽车。故选B。