With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of big industrial plants for the recycling of waste. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything which goes into the dustbin would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy of nothing else.

The latest project is to take a city of around half a million citizens and discover exactly what raw (未經(jīng)加工的) materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much 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, lead 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 treated like this: First, it will pass through sharp 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 (元素) from the heavy solids; after that rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁鐵), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final step.

The first full-scale (全方位的) big recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dustbins, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

The underlined phrase “be well on with…” most probably means   __    .

  A. have completed what was started  B. get ready to start

  C. have achieved a great deal in    D. put an end to

What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process (過程) described in

  Paragraph 3?

   A. Breaking up whatever is breakable.

   B. Sharpening metal bars.

   C. Separating light elements from the heavy ones.

   D. Sorting out small pieces of metal.

What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

  A. To deal with wastes more economically.

  B. To protect the environment from pollution.

  C. To get raw materials locally.

  D. To get advantage from those plants.

The passage is mainly about         .

  A. a cheap way to get energy    B. the position of recycling plants

  C. new ways of recycling wastes D. the probability of city environment

With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes(聯(lián)合體) of 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, lead and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.

       Another new project is being set up to discover the best way of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is complete, the rubbish will be processed like this: First, it will pass through sharp 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 founders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets（磁鐵）, which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.

       The first full-size 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 underlined part“should be well on with”（para.1）most probably means ____ .

    A．complete                                             B．get ready to start

C．a(chǎn)chieve a great deal in                          D．put an end to

2．What is not mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in the third paragraph?

A．Breaking up whatever is breakable.

B．Sharpening metal bars.

C．Separating light elements from the heavy ones.

D．Sorting out small pieces of metal.

3．What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

A．To deal with wastes in a better way.

B．To protect the environment from pollution.

C．To get raw materials locally.

D．To make much money from those plants.

4．The passage is mainly about ________.

A．a(chǎn) cheap way to get energy       B．the place of recycling plants

       C．new ways of recycling wastes    D．the probability of city environment

    With 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 which 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 much 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，lead 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 sharp 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 founders and rollers will break up everything that Can be broken．Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets(磁鐵)，which will remove the bits of iron and steel；the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage．

   The first full-scale 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 phrase “be well on with…”(Para．1)most probably means         .

A．have completed what was started

B．get ready to start

C．have achieved a great deal in

D．put an end to

2．What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph 3?

A．Breaking up whatever is breakable．

B．Sharpening metal bars．

C．Separating light elements from the heavy ones．

D．Sorting out small pieces of metal．

3．What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

A．To deal with wastes in a better way．

B．To protect the environment from pollution．

C．To get raw materials locally．

D．To get big profits from those plants．

4．The first full-scale huge recycling plants        .

    A．began to operate fifteen years ago

    B．will probably take less than fifteen years to build

    C．will be built for fifteen years

    D．will probably be in operation in fifteen years

5．The passage is mainly about        ．

A．a(chǎn) cheap way to get energy

B．the location of recycling plants

C．new ways of recycling wastes

D．the probability of city environment

Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes (結(jié)合)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 un??pleasant 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 much 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, lead and copper, but also paper and rub??ber.

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 sharp 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 rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the fi??nal stage.

The first full-scale giant recycling plants are, perhaps, fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transpor??ting 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 ________.

A. to show us a future way of recycling wastes  B. to tell the importance of recycling wastes

C. to warn people the danger of some wastes    D. to introduce a new recycling plant

2. How many stages are there in the recycling process?

A. 3.                 B. 4.                C. 5.                           D. 6.

3. What is the main reason for big cities to build their own re??cycling plants?

A. To deal with wastes in a better way.  B. It’s a good way to gain profits.

C. It’s more economical than to dump wastes in some dis??tant places.

D. Energy can be got at a lower price. 

4. The first full-scale huge recycling plants ________.

A. have been in existence for 15 years    B. takes 15 years to build

C. can’t be built until 15 years later        D. will remain functioning for 15 years

（C）
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 much 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, lead 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 sharp 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 rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage．   
The first full scale 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．
64．The main purpose of the passage is ____．
A．to show us a future way of recycling wastes     
B．to tell the importance of recycling wastes
C．to warn people the danger of some wastes
D．to introduce a new recycling plant
65．What is the main reason for big cities building their own recycling plants?
A．To deal with wastes in a better way．
B．It’s a good way to gain profits．
C．It’s more economical than to dump wastes in some distant places．
D．Energy can be got at a lower price．
66．The first full-scale huge recycling plants ____．
A．have been in existence for 15 years     B．takes 15 years to build
C．can’t be built until 15 years later      D．will remain functioning for 15 years
67．Which of the following statements is true??
A．The word “rubbish” will soon disappear from dictionaries．
B．Dangerous wastes can be recycled into nothing but energy．
C．To recycle paper and rubber will still be impossible even with the new recycling methods．
D．Big cities will soon have their own recycling plants．

（C）

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 much 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, lead 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 sharp 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 rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage．   

The first full scale 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．

64．The main purpose of the passage is ____．

       A．to show us a future way of recycling wastes     

       B．to tell the importance of recycling wastes

       C．to warn people the danger of some wastes

       D．to introduce a new recycling plant

65．What is the main reason for big cities building their own recycling plants?

       A．To deal with wastes in a better way．

       B．It’s a good way to gain profits．

       C．It’s more economical than to dump wastes in some distant places．

       D．Energy can be got at a lower price．

66．The first full-scale huge recycling plants ____．

       A．have been in existence for 15 years     B．takes 15 years to build

       C．can’t be built until 15 years later      D．will remain functioning for 15 years

67．Which of the following statements is true??

       A．The word “rubbish” will soon disappear from dictionaries．

       B．Dangerous wastes can be recycled into nothing but energy．

       C．To recycle paper and rubber will still be impossible even with the new recycling methods．

       D．Big cities will soon have their own recycling plants．

Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes for the recycling of waste. The “rubbish” could lose its meaning because everything which 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 in habitants and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go out. The aim is to find out how much 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, lead 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 completed, the rubbish will be processed like this: first, 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(磁鐵), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastics will then be sorted out in the final stage.

The first full-scale 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 underlined phrase “be well on with” in Paragraph 1 most probably means___________?

   A．have completed what was started                                      B．have achieved a great deal in

   C．get ready to start                          D．put an end to

2．The first full-scale giant recycling plants__________.

       A．began to operate fifteen years ago 

       B．will probably take more than fifteen years to build.

C．will be built fifteen years later.

       D．will probably be in operation in fifteen years.

3．What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

      A．To get big profits from those plants.       

       B．To deal with wastes in a better way.

      C．To protect the environment from pollution.

       D．To get raw material in other places

4．What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph three?

      A．Breaking up whatever is breakable  

       B．Sharpening metal bars

      C．separating light elements from the heavy ones

      D．Sorting out small pieces of metal