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1、PartIReadingComprehension(20%)Directions:Eachofthefollowingpassagebelowisfollowedbysomequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefouranswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Readthepassagecarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Questions1to5arebasedonthefo
2、llowingpassage：In1993,NewYorkStateorderedstorestochargeadepositonbeveragecontainers.Withinayear,consumershadreturnedmillionsofaluminumcansandglassandplasticbottles.Plentyofcompanieswereeagertoacceptthealuminumandglassasrawmaterialsfornewproducts,butbecausefewcouldfigureoutwha
3、ttodowiththeplastic,muchofitwoundupburiedinlandfillsTheproblemwasnotlimitedtoNewYork.Unfortunately,thereweretoofewusesforsecond-handplastic.Today,oneoutoffiveplasticsodabottlesisrecycledintheUnitedstates.Thereasonforthechangeisthatnowtherearedozensofcompaniesacrossthecountryb
4、uyingdiscardedplasticsodabottlesandturningthemintofenceposts,paintbrushes,etc.AstheNewYorkexperienceshows,recyclinginvolvesmorethansimplyseparatingvaluablematerialsfromtherestoftherubbish.Adiscardremainsadiscarduntilsomebodyfiguresouthowtogiveitasecondlife-anduntileconomicarr
5、angementsexisttogivethatsecondlifevalue.Withoutadequatemarketstoabsorbmaterialscollectedforrecycling,throwawaysactuallydepresspricesforusedmaterials.Shrinkinglandfillspace,andrisingcostsforburyingandburningrubbishareforcinglocalgovernmentstolookmorecloselyatrecyclingInmanyare
6、as,theEastCoast,especially,recyclingisalreadytheleastexpensivewaste-managementoption.Foreverytonofwasterecycled,acityavoidspayingforitsdisposal,which,inpartsofNewYork,amountstosavingsofmorethan$100perton.Recyclingalsostimulatesthelocaleconomybycreatingjobsandtrimsthepollution
7、controlandenergycostsofindustriesthatmakerecycledproductsbygivingthemamorerefinedrawmaterial1.WhatregulationwasissuedbyNewYorkStateconcerningbeveragecontainers?A)Beveragecompaniesshouldberesponsibleforcollectingandreusingdiscardedplasticsodabottles.B)Throwawaysshouldbecollect
8、edbythestateforrecycling.C)Afeeshouldbechargedonusedcontainersforrec
