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1、［四级阅读］2011英语四级考试快速阅读练习（1）PartIIReadingcomprehension(skimmingandsearrning)(15minute)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutetogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifstatementcontradict
2、stheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage・Forquestion8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.LandfillsYouhavejustfinishedyourmealatafastfoodrestaurantandyouthrowyouruneatenfood,foodwrappers,drinkcups,utens订sandnapkinsintothetrashcan.
3、Youdon"tthinkaboutthatwasteagain.Ontrashpickupdayinyourneighborhood,youpushyourcanouttothecurb,andworkersdumpthecontentsintoabigtruckandhaulitaway.Youdon，thavetothinkaboutthatwasteagain,either.Butmaybeyouhavewondered,asyouwatchthetrashtruckpul1away,justwherethatgarbageendsup.Americansgeneratetrasha
4、tanAstonishingrateoffourpoundsperdayperperson;whichtranslatesto600,000tonsperdayor210mi11iontonsperyear!Thisisalmosttwiceasmuchtrashperpersonasmostothermajorcountries.Whathappenstothistrash?Somegetsrecycled(回收利丿IJ)orrecoveredandsomeisburned,butthemajorityisburiedinlandfills.HowMuchTrashIsGenerated?
5、Ofthe210mi11iontonsoftrash,orsolidwaste,generatedintheUnitedStatesarmually,about56m订liontons,or27percent,iseitherrecycled(glass,paperproducts,plastic,metals)orcomposted(做成堆H巴)(yardwaste)•Theremainingtrash,whichismostlyunrecyclable,isdiscarded・HowTsTrashDisposedof?ThetrashproductionintheUnitedStates
6、hasalmosttripledsince1960.Thistrashishandiedinvariousways.About27percentofthetrashisrecycledorcomposted,16percentisburnedand57percentisburiedinlandfalls.Theamountoftrashburiedinlandfillshasdoubledsince1960.TheUnitedStatesrankssomewhereinthemiddleofthemajorcountries(UnitedKingdom,Canada,Germany,Fran
7、ceandJapan)inIandfilldisposal.TheUnitedKingdomrankshighest,buryingabout90percentofitssolidwasteinIondfilIs.WhatIsaLandfill?Therearetwowaystoburytrash:Dump—anopenholeinthegroundwheretrashisburiedandthatisful
