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1、阅读理解阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳答案。Disposing(处理)ofwastehasbeenaproblemsincehumansstartedproducingit.Asmoreandmorepeoplechoosetoliveclosetogetherincities,thewaste-disposalproblembecomesIncreasinglydifficult.Duringtheeighteenthcentury,itwasusualforseveralneighboringtownstogettoge
2、thertoselectafarawayspotasadumpsite.Residentsortrashhaulers(垃圾拖运者)wouldtransporthouseholdrubbish,rottedwood,andoldpossessionstothesite.Periodically(定期的)someofthetrashwasburnedandtherestwasburied.Theunpleasantsightsandsmellscausednoproblembecausenobodylivedcloseby.Factories,mills,an
3、dotherindustrialsitesalsohadwastetobedisposedof.Thoselocatedonriversoftenjustdumpedtheunwantedremainsintothewater.Othersbuilthugeburnerswithchimneystodealwiththeproblem.Severalfactsmakethesechoicesunacceptabletomodernsociety.ThefirstproblemisspaceDumps,whicharenowcalledlandfills,ar
4、emostneededinheavilypopulatedareas.Suchareasrarelyhaveemptylandsuitableforthispurpose.Propertyiseithertooexpensiveortooclosetoresidential(住宅区的)neighborhoods.Long-distancetrashhaulinghasbeenacommonpracticebutoncefarmareasarerefusingtoacceptrubbishfromelsewhere,cheaplandwithintruckin
5、gdistanceofmajorcityareasisalmostnonexistent.Awareness(意识)ofpollutiondangershasresultedinmorestrictrulesofwastedisposal.Pollutionofrivers,groundwater,landandairisapricepeoplecannolongerpaytogetridofwaste.Theamountofwaste,however,continuestogrow.Recyclingeffortshavebecomecommonplace
6、,andmanytownsrequiretheirpeopletotakepart.Evenhemostefficientrecyclingprograms,however,canhopetodealwithonlyabout50Percentofacity’sreusablewaste.36.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe_______.A.PlacesforDisposingWasteB.WastePollutionDangersC.WaysofGettingRidofWasteD.WasteDispo
7、salProblem提示:第一段告诉了读者本文的中心思想。答案:D37.Duringthe18thcentury,peopledisposedtheirwasteinmanywaysEXCEPTfor_______.A.buryingitB.recyclingitC.burningitD.throwingitintorivers提示:从文章第二、三段可知。答案:B38.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraph?A.Farmareasacceptwastefromthecityinmodernsociety.B.There
8、ischeaplandtoburywasteinmo