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Plastics play animportant role in almost every aspect of our lives. Plastics are used tomanufacture everyday products such as beverage containers, toys, and furniture.The widespread use of plastics demands proper disposal of plastic waste.Plastics make up almost 13 percent of the urban solid waste stream, a dramaticincrease from 1960, when plastics were less than one percent of the wastestream. The largest category of plastics are found in containers and packaging(e.g. soft drink bottles, lids, shampoo bottles), but they are also found indurable (e.g. appliances, furniture) and nondurable goods (e.g. diapers, trashbags, utensils, and medical devices）. The recycling rate for different types ofplastics varies greatly, resulting in an overall plastic recycling rate of only8 percent, or 2.7 million tons in 2011.Currently, the UShas the capacity to recycle plastics at a greater rate as a latest technologyhas come into being that helps in converting plastic waste disposal intoa good source of green fuel. A new process for turning plastics into fuel wasinvented. First, many different kinds of unwashed plastics are melted together.Then a special chemical is used to turn the fluid into a vapor（蒸汽）. Thisreduces the plastic to its most basic elements to make it have a high fuelvalue. It is tested that 86 percent of what goes in comes out as fuel. And 8percent of the recycled plastic is used to run the system. This technology willreduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil and theamount of plastic waste in its landfills（垃圾填埋场）．Scientists sayplastic-to-oil technology is still new and developing. They say it is not yetknown if the process is environmentally friendly. And some question whetherturning plastics into oil can even be considered “recycling”.Carson Max is with the publication Resource Recycling, a magazine that reportson the plastic recycling industry. He says because there is a lot of plasticwaste and a great demand for oil, the recycling technology may create greatchanges in both industries. “So they’re getting value from something that would otherwise go to thelandfill, things that wouldn’t be accepted into a recycler.”26. According to the article, the great increase in use ofplastic goods requires_______.A. richer source of green fuelB. more categories of durable plasticsC. faster development of plastic productsD. more efficient disposal of plastic waste27. The word “converting” inParagraph 2 most probably means “_______”．A. coloringB. inventingC. consumingD. transforming28. What will the plastic-to-oil technology result in?A. Less dependence on imported oilB. Increase in plastic wasteC. Production of more plastic goodsD.Disappearance of landfills29. What is Carson Max’s attitude towards the plastic-to-oiltechnology?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. CriticalD. Indifferent30. What is the passage mainly about?A. The important function of plastics in everyday lifeB. The new technology of plastic waste disposalC. The development of plastics industryD. The categories of plastics 点击查看答案

71. Theauthor of “The Emotional Bank Account-Secrets of Happy Families”，compares ______to deposits in a financial bank account.72.According to“The English Character”，to other Europeans,the best known quality of the British is “______”.73. In“HowDictionaries Are Made”，the task of writing a dictionarybegins with reading huge amounts of______.74. In“A Fiddle andthe Law”, the bearded man called Pappy Richards was the father of the man whowas wanted by ______.75.Jesus Colon, the author of“Little Things Are Big”，decided not tolend a helping hand to the white lady because he was afraid that______.76. In“The Day I Was Fat”，after theargument with a teenager, the author made up her mind to______.77. Theauthor of “This Life” tells a story about how he became a successful ______byfirst learning to read well.78. In“Night Watch”，the hospital staff thought the marine who sat at the bed through thenight was the son of ______.79. Theauthor of “The Time Message” describes time as tricky, dangerous and______.80. Theauthor of “In the Laboratory” looked upon ______in Professor Agassiz’s laboratory as the best lesson he ever had. 点击查看答案