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1、高考阅读练习4 Electronicwaste,ore-waste,referstoelectronicproductsthatarenolongerusable.ThiscanincludeTVs,cellphonesandcomputersandotherofficeelectronics,electronictoysandvideosmachines.Today,theaverageturnover（更换）rateforacomputerintheUnitedStatesiseverytwoyears,accordingtotheenvironmentalgroup,
2、Greenpeace.Thegroup'sDaiYunsayse-wasteisaglobalproblem."Theelectronicindustryisoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesintheworld.Thehighspeedofgrowthinthisindustrymeansmoreandmoreelectronicproductsarebeingwastedandthrownaway.Ifnoonedecidestoretrievetheoldproductsandprocessthemproperly,theelectroni
3、cwastewillsweepovertheearthlikethehugewavebehindmeandpollutetheEarthseriously."Greenpeaceworksoutthat20to50milliontonsofe-wasteareproducedgloballyeachyear.Thecomponents（部件）inmanyelectronicproductscontainharmfulchemicalsthatpollutegroundwaterandtheenvironment.Atpresent,theU.S.hasnofederallaw
4、forthedisposal(处理)ofe-wastealthoughafewstateshavee-wasterecyclingprogramsinplace,butthereisnolaw.TheU.S.exportsmuchofitse-wastetothirdworldcountries,suchasIndiaandChina,whereworkerstookapartcomputersforvaluableparts,hopingtosellthemformoney.Butharmfulwastesexpert,Dr.BakulRao,saysthat'sadang
5、erouspractice."Fromnowon,therecyclersarenotveryeducated.Alltheyknowistheycanretrievecopperorgoldoutofit.So,theeasiestwaytodothatisleach(过滤)itoutinanacidorburnitofftoretrieveit.So,that'swheretheydon'tknowhowtodealwithit,neitherdotheyhaveanyhealthsystemsinplace.So,theirexposureismore."1.Which
6、ofthefollowingismostlikelynottobeaformofe-waste?A.AmobilephoneB.AradioC.Ane-bike D.Atable2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"retrieve"(paragraph2)probablymean?A.lookinto B.takeapart C.getback D.throwaway3.Whatofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage？A.TheU.S.hasstrictnationallaw
7、sfordealingwithe-waste.B.Thirdworldcountriesimporte-wastetogetvaluableparts,whichisasafeandeasywaytomakemoney.C.Thewayuneducatedworkersdealwitholdcomputersdoesgreatharmtotheenvironmentaswellastotheirownhealth.D.Moreandmoreelectronicwasteisbeingwastedandt
