Question

   E-waste is fast becoming a serious problem around the world. This report will examine this problem and provide some possible ways to solve it.

   We live in a society that is producing and using electronics (電子產(chǎn)品) all the time. It is often cheaper to buy new products than to repair old ones. Also,through clever advertising,companies always encourage people to change their old TVs,mobile phones and computers for the latest models. E-waste is created when we throw away old ones. In the EU alone,about 8,700,000 tons of e-waste is produced each year. Sadly,just over 1,000,000 tons is recycled.

   Burying (填埋) e-waste or burning it causes serious problems for the environment. Electronics have dangerous things in them. These things can then get into the ground or pollute the air when they are burnt.

   In recent years, . However,their plans are not always managed properly. Sometimes electronics are just sent to poor countries such as Ghana. Here they are often burnt in public areas,which is very bad for people's health. Setting up recycling centers is a good way to solve this problem. E-cycling centers could recycle the parts that can be reused and deal with the rest properly.

   Another way is to make producers responsible (負責(zé)任) for their used products. This means that producers must take back old products which are no longer wanted. They should then make sure they are properly recycled or reused.

   As for us,we should try to cut down on e-waste. Change electronics only when we have to. And don't buy a product just to have the latest model.

   E-waste is a serious problem in the modem world. Both producers and users must take actions and try to keep it to the smallest amount.

1. According to the passage,it is often to buy new electronics than to repair old ones.

   A. more expensive

   B. more difficult

   C. cheaper

   D. worse

2. In the passage the underlined word “they” refers to.

   A. the old products

   B. the producers

   C. the users

   D. the new products

3. Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4 ?

   A. the e-waste problem has been solved

   B. the e-waste problem continues growing

   C. many countries have started recycling e-waste

   D. people haven’t realized the e-waste problem yet

4. Which sentence shows the writer's opinion?

   A. Burning e-waste causes problems for the environment.

   B. The E-waste problem is very serious and people should take actions.

   C. Sometimes electronics are sent to poor countries such as Ghana.

   D. In the EU alone,about 8,700,000 tons of e-waste is produced each year.

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B

  電子垃圾是指被廢棄不再使用的電器或電子設(shè)備。電 子垃圾需要謹慎處理，在一些發(fā)展中國家，電子垃圾的現(xiàn)象 十分嚴重，造成的環(huán)境污染威脅著當?shù)鼐用竦纳眢w健康。因此，制造商和用戶都要采取行動，以使電子垃圾的數(shù)量降到 最低。

1. C細節(jié)理解題。由第二段的“It is often cheaper to buy new products than to repair old ones. ” 可知，通常買新產(chǎn) 品要比修理舊的產(chǎn)品便宜，故正確答案為C項。

2. A推理判斷題。由第五段第二句“This means that producers must take back old products which are no longer wanted. ”可知，制造商必須回收舊產(chǎn)品，然后確 保它們被合理重復(fù)利用。由此可推斷they指代的應(yīng) 該是“舊產(chǎn)品”。

3. C推理判斷題。后面舉的加納的例子說明有的國家已經(jīng)開始了對電子垃圾的再循環(huán)利用，但是方法不恰當。 由此可推斷C項符合此處語境。

4. B主旨大意題。文章最后一段點明了作者的觀點：電子垃圾是當今世界的一個嚴重的問題，制造商和用戶都 要采取行動以使電子垃圾的數(shù)量降到最低，故選B項。