4．Nowadays many people are concerned about the problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions，computers，radios，cellular telephones and other electronic equipment．
Electronic trash，or e-waste，is piling up faster than ever in American homes and businesses．People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers so they throw them in the trash．
National Solid Waste Management Association （NSWMA） state programs director Chaz Miller says the large amount of electronic waste Americans product is not unexpected．
The US Environmental Protection Agency （EPA） estimates more than 400million consumer electronic items are dumped each year，and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills （垃圾填埋場(chǎng)） and create recycling programs．They can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts．Mike Fannon who runs the plant in Baltimore says，"There are lots of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill，and in certain components there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill．"
Fannon says nearly 20percent of electronic waste is recycled nationwide．Thirteen years ago，it was only about 6percent．Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in order to keep e-waste poisons like lead （鉛） and mercury （汞） out of garbage dumps．
This year several states like Vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills．More than 25other states have also adopted bans on e-waste in landfills．Chaz Miller says more can be done to boost electronic waste recycling．
"We can do much better，"noted Miller．"I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers．"

32．Which of the following does NOT belong to e-waste？D
A．Old televisions．
B．Old computers．
C．Old cell phones．
D．Old newspapers．
33．Why is e-waste banned from landfills in many states？C
A．Because it can not be recycled．
B．Because the landfills are already full．
C．Because it might damage the environment．
D．Because it can be shipped to other countries．
34．According to Mike Fannon，what might be the best way of dealing with e-waste？A
A．Recycling it．
B．Selling it．
C．Burying it．
D．Breaking it．
35．What can we learn from the passage？B
A．Chaz Miller works for EPA．
B．Miller is optimistic about the future of e-waste．
C．At present，less than 10percent of e-waste is recycled．
D．All states in the US have banned e-waste from landfills．

分析 本文是一篇關(guān)于健康環(huán)保的新聞報(bào)道類文章．該文章主要介紹了西方國(guó)家的電子廢物處理方式，并告訴讀者回收利用是處理電子廢物的最佳方法，否則會(huì)對(duì)環(huán)境造成巨大的危害．

解答 32．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段Nowadays many people are concerned about the problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions，computers，radios，cellular telephones and other electronic equipment．可知舊報(bào)紙不屬于電子廢物，故選D．
33．C 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in order to keep e-waste poisons like lead （鉛） and mercury （汞） out of garbage dumps．可知廢舊電子產(chǎn)品會(huì)對(duì)環(huán)境造成巨大的危害，故選C．
34．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in order to keep e-waste poisons like lead （鉛） and mercury （汞） out of garbage dumps．可知回收利用才是處理電子廢物的最佳方法，故選A．
35．B 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段We can do much better，"noted Miller．"I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers．可知Miller對(duì)電子廢物的處理是樂觀的態(tài)度，故選B．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文考察學(xué)生的理解推斷能力以及細(xì)心程度，只要抓住文章的關(guān)鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細(xì)節(jié)，就能找到正確答案．

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A．There isn't an upper limit for safe exercise across the world now．
B．Running marathons helps keep your heart healthy．
C．Light and moderate jogging may help people live longer．
D．The moderate-intensity activity time in a week could be about 140minutes．
65．What is the main idea of the passage？D
A．Jogging everyday is good to health．
B．Brisk walking is better than jogging．
C．Jogging is not a good activity for people who suffer heart diseases．
D．Jogging too much is no better than doing no exercise．

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13．With the crazy smog going on in China，businessmen are now ready to grope for your wallet．"Smog economy"is stimulating a shopping spree on certain products against the terrible weather．Now let's see what we have on the list to help us through the crisis．
1．Masks
Well，I would say you had better stay indoors to save your lives．PM 2.5 just surged up to 750 in Beijing recently.3M just sold 220，000 masks of a kind．No.1 best-selling products!
2．Air purifiers
This kind of products is rarely seen in Chinese households in the past．They have become a necessity now．I do like these little gadgets，but they are just too expensive．
3．Oxygen inhalers
I didn't realize oxygen inhalers also get a cut in the smog economy．As a matter of fact，your oxygen uptake has nothing to with relieving （減輕） the impact of smog．It might even lead to oxygen poisoning when you inhale too much oxygen．So don't get greedy．
4．Salt lamps
Compared to oxygen inhalers，salt lamps are even worse．Some stores are selling the products at several hundred yuan，saying that they can release negative ions（離子），reduce radiation levels and purify the air．The lamps mainly contain sodium chloride．The boiling point of sodium is about 800 degrees centigrade and that of candle is 500．So how on earth can negative ions be released at only 500 degrees？
5．Plants that absorb smog
Yeah，right．Plants Vs Smog．It is scientifically justified （證明） that some plants do absorb pollutants from the air．Money plants and calla lilies are among the best-sellers in the market．Even if they don't work，it's good to have some plants in the house anyway．

43．According to the passage，smogA．
A．give some economic chances to businessmen
B．is very bad to economy
C．makes some crisis come out
D．have nothing to do with the economy
44．What is the meaning of the underlined word？D
A．Giving up shopping
B．Feeling down in shopping．
C．Having a lot to buy
D．Buying something enthusiastically．
45．Salt lamps are useless，becauseB．
A．it may cause poisoning
B．it actually can't release the negative ions
C．it reduces radiation level and makes the air dirty
D．the prize is very high
46．How many ways does the author think are useful？B
A.2．B.3．C.4．D.5．

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14．We are so busy that no one in the office can be ______for any other work．（　　）
A．drawnB．pulledC．sparedD．saved

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