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Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial
complexes for the recycling of waste.The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything that
goes into the dumps would be made into something useful.Even the most dangerous and unpleasant
wastes would provide energy if nothing else.
The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants and discover exactly what raw
materials go into it and what go out.The aim is to find out how many of these raw materials could be
provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city.This plant would recycle not only
metal such as steel and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.
Another new project is being set up to discover the best ways of sorting and separating the rubbish.
When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this:first, it will pass through metal bars
which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed；then it will pass through a
powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids；after that grounders and rollers break up everything that can be broken.Finally the rubbish will pass under magnets, which will remove the bits
of iron and steel; the rubbish and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.
The first fullscale giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away.Indeed, with the growing cost of
transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling
plants before long.
1. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. show us a future way of recycling wastes
B. tell the importance of recycling plant
C. warn people the danger of some wastes
D. introduce a new recycling plant
2. How many stages are there in the recydling process?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
3. What"s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?
A. To deal with waste in a better way.
B. It"s a good way to gain profits.
C. It"s more economical (经济的) than to dump wastes in more distant places.
D. Energy can be got at a low price.
4. The first fullscale huge recycling plants________.
A. have been in existence for 15 years
B. take 15 years to build
C. can"t be built until 15 years later
D. will remain functioning for 15 years
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series of simple stretching exercises.This not only helps your joints(关节) to move easily but also
prepares all your muscle groups for more energetic activity.It is rather like a cat stretching itself
before it springs into action.Here are four movements to do in an easy and unhurried way,gently
stretching each action without forcing it.Repeat each movement ten times,breathing normally
throughout.
I.Standing with your feet apart,push both arms out straight in front of you,fingertips touching.Raise
them above your head,then down to the sides pushing each arm backwards at the same time.
II.Standing with your feet apart and hands on hips(臀部)．Tip your head back and look straight up
to the ceiling.Roll your head round slowly to face the right,then the floor,and finally up at the ceiling
again.Repeat in the other direction.
III.Standing with your feet apart and hands on your sides,lean first to the right and then to the left,
sliding the hand down the side of the leg.
IV.Standing feet apart and arms out straight in front,with your eyes fixed on your right hands,swing
your right arm round to the right,keeping it straight,as far as it will go.Return it to the front and repeat
with the left arm.
B．To stretch joints.
C．To prepare for physical activity.
D．To develop control of movement.
B．Continuously for two or three minutes.
C．Steadily and slowly,breathing calmly.
D．As energetically as possible
B．II
C．III
D．IV
published in The Lancet this month. Researchers found spending time in traffic, whether as a driver or a
pedestrian(行人), tops the list of risk factors that bring on a heart attack.
Jon Ayres, professor of environmental and respiratory(呼吸的) medicine at the University of
Birmingham, says, "Air pollution is not only linked to strokes, heart attacks and cancer - it has a deep
effect on those with existing respiratory conditions." So how can you avoid the damage? We asked the
experts for their tips.
TAKE TO THE SIDE STREETS
Avoid main roads. These have the highest number of vehicles and also more traffic jams, which tend to run on diesel(柴油). Diesel engines emit(排放) tiny particles(粒子) that reach the lungs most easily.
Choose side streets, pavements, parks and avenues lined with trees.
BUY SOME HOUSEPLANTS
We spend 90 percent of our time inside, but studies by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have found that pollution levels can be two to five times higher indoors than outside. Objects such as synthetic(合成的) carpets, TV screens can emit chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOC,挥发性有机化合物), which have been linked to diseases such as cancer. Researchers at Curtin University in Perth,
Australia, found an increase in asthma (哮喘) risk among children under three who had high VOC levels
in their homes. Therefore, the application of air fresheners and houseplants can keep the circulation of the
air and absorb the pollutants.
B. Stress
C. Traffic
D. Air pollution
B. Main streets
C. Pavements
D. Parks
B. Objects such as synthetic carpets, TV screens can not cause diseases
C. The risk of cancer is higher indoors than outside
D. The application of air fresheners and houseplants can keep the circulation of the air and absorb the pollutants
B. Air pollution is the main cause of a heart attack
C. Air pollution is linked to strokes, heart attacks and cancer
D. Pollution levels can be two to five times higher indoors than outside
drawing to a close.
When his heart problems led to operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was
expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jim was rushed back to operation,
but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before
his 48th birthday.
Dr. Bruce Smoller, a psychologist, had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the
stranger he realized Jim"s case was. When Jim was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack
and stayed home to recover. One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework, promising
to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jim returned his father had
died. Jim"s father was 48.
"I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father," Dr. Smoller says. "He felt that if he had not asked him
to look at his homework, his father would have lived. Jim had been troubled by the idea. The operation
was the trial (判决) he had expected for forty years." Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live
to the age of 48.
Jim"s case shows the powerful role that attitude plays in physical health, and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups. Although most cases are less direct than Jim"s,
studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart
disease and mental illness.
B. he expected a full recovery
C. his life was drawing to a close
D. the first one wasn"t well performed
B. Jim died on the operating table.
C. Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.
D. Jim"s death is closely connected with his father"s.
B. Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father
C. Jim thought he would be punished some day
D. Smoller believed Jim wouldn"t live to the age of 48
B. a, b, e
C. a, c, e
D. b, c, d
| a. One"s genes. b. One"s life in childhood. c. One"s physical education. d. The date of one"s birthday. e. The opinions one has about something. |
| 阅读与表达 阅读下面短文,并根据短文后的要求答题.(请注意问题后的字数要求) America"s No.1 health problem? A report published by the American Institute of Stress claims the biggest threat to health today is neither cancer nor AIDS. The report says: "It has been estimated that 75-90 percent of all visits to physicians (内科医生) are for stress related problems." It is no exaggeration to say that people today are being attacked by stress. According to the National Consumers League, "Work is the top source of stress for adults who have problems and stress in their lives (39%), followed by family (30%). Other sources include health (10%), concern about the economy (9%) and concern about international conflict and terrorism (4%)." However, stress is hardly unique to the United States. A British survey in 2005 estimated that "over half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill." As a result of "work-related stress, depression or anxiety," there are "an estimated thirteen and a half million reported lost working days per year in Britain." The picture is no less bleak (荒凉的) in mainland Europe. According to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, "work-related stress has been shown to affect millions of European workers across all types of employment sectors." One survey revealed that there are "about 41 million workers affected by work-related stress each year." _____________? A report issued by a conference held in Tokyo concluded: "Job stress is a common concern among many countries in the world, both developing and industrialized countries." The report observed that "several countries in East Asia, including China and Korea, have rapidly industrialized and economically grown. These countries now have a lot of concerns on job stress and its harmful effects on workers" health." 1. What"s the main idea of the passage? ( please answer within 10 words) _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does the underlined sentence "The picture is no less bleak (荒凉的) in mainland Europe?" mean? ( please answer within 10 words) _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese. _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. List three sources of stress according to the passage. (please answer within 10 words) _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with a proper sentence. (Please answer within 10 words) _______________________________________________________________________________ |
| 阅读理解。 |
| At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper. It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. "I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down," says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization. Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers. Does all this mean environmental concerns have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away. "I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling," said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural  waste. |
| 1．The growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to ____. |
| A.the rapid development of small businesses B. the opening up of new markets C. the printing of high quality copies D. the increased use of the Internet |
| 2. Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is ____. |
| A.to encourage printing more quality documents B.to develop new printers using recycled paper C.to find new materials for making paper D.to plant more fast-growing trees |
| 3．Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because ____. |
| A.people are concerned about the environment B.printers in many offices are working overtime C.small companies need more hard copies D.they see a growing market for printers |
| 4．What would be the best title for the text? |
| A.Computers and Printers B. E-mail and the Business World C. Internet Revolution and Environment D. Modern Technology and New Markets |