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1、高中英语阅读理解科技类-一精品文档高中英语阅读理解科技类一Excusedfromrecycling(回收利用)becauseyouliveinahighrisewitharubbishchute(垃圾道)?Youwon'tbeforlong.Miami'sMarkShantzishasmadeitsimpleforthoselivingintallbuildingstousethechuteandrecycletoo.InShantzis'Hi-RiseRecyclingSystem,achuteleadstoapie-shapedcontainerwithsixbo

2、xesthatcanturnaroundwhenoperated.Thesystem,whichfitsinthesamespaceasthechuteandcontainernowinuse,enablesglass,plastic,paper,metal,andotherrubbishtogointoseparateboxes.Thesystemiscontrolledfromaboardnexttothechutedoor.Theboardhasabuttonforeachclassofrecyclingmaterials(aswellasforunrecycl

3、ables).Atthepressofabutton,amicrocomputerlocksallotherfloors'chutedoorandsetstherecyclingcontainerturninguntiltherightboxcomesunderthechute.Thecomputeralsocountstheloadsandgivesasignalbyphonewhentheboxisfull.AndaparticularpieceofequipmentbreaksupthenonrecyclablesSorting(分类)recyclablesbe

4、foretheyarecollectedsavestheuseofexpensivematerialsrecoveryequipmentwhichotherwisehastodothesorting.Suchequipmentoftenmakesrecycledmaterialsveryexpensive,soexpensivethattonsofrecyclablesremainwasted.Shantzisbelieveshissystemcouldhelprecycledmaterialsbecomemorecost-effective.1．Thepurpose

5、inwritingthistextis_________.A．toencouragepeopletorecycletheirrubbishB．tointroducearecyclingsystemforhighrisesC．todescribetheuseofcomputertechnologyinrecyclingD．toexplaintheneedforrubbishcollectioninhighrises2．Whenhesays"Youwon'tbeforlong"thewritermeansthat_______.A．you'llsoonbelivingin

6、acleanerbuildingB．rubbishchuteswillbecomeoutofdatebeforelongC．youwon'twaitlongforyourturntorecyclerubbishD．itwon'tbelongbeforeyou'llhavetorecycleyourrubbish3．Beforedroppingrubbishintothechuteyouhaveto___________A．locktheotherfloors'chutedoorsB．checkifthecontainerisfullC．pressthecorrectb

7、uttonD．breakuptherubbish4.．Thebiggestadvantageofthisnewsystemisthat_________A．itreducesthecostofrecyclingB．itsavestimeandspaceC．itsavesmoneyforpeoplelivinginhighrisesD．itmakesbetteruseoftheexistingrecoveryequipmentBAccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldprod