These are two important questions that many people are asking today. Some people think that man might be able to solve both problems at the same time. They suggest using garbage as an energy source, and at the time it can save the land to hold garbage.
For a long time, people buried garbage or dumped（倾倒）it on empty land. Now, empty land is scarce. But more and more garbage is produced each year. However, garbage can be a good fuel to use. The things in garbage do not look like coal, petroleum, or natural gas; but they are chemically similar to these fossil（化石）fuels. As we use up our fossil-fuel supplies, we might be able to use garbage as an energy source.
(79) [Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States have been burning garbage for years]. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam that is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the cities garbage each year. The amount of energy produced is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil.
(80) [Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs]. This method could also reduce the amount if garbage piling up on the earth . [文章大意及重要词汇]
我们怎么才能摆脱垃圾呢？我们有足够的能源去满足未来的能源需求吗？
这是现代许多都在问的两个重要问题。有些人以外两个问题可以同时解决，他们建议把垃圾作为一种能源同时也可以解决由于垃圾占大量的土地而造成的土地紧张。
长期以来，人们都是埋掉（bury）垃圾或者倾倒到空地上。现在空地越来越少（scare）了，而每年制造的垃圾却越来越多了。但是垃圾也是
一种很好的燃料（fuel）。虽然垃圾的构成跟煤、石油（petroleum）或者天然气不一样，但是从化学成分来讲，他和化石燃料是相似的。因此，当我们的化石燃料被用完时，我们或许可以把垃圾当作一种能量来源（source）。
燃烧垃圾并非是新想法，欧洲和美国的许多的城市多年来一直都在这样做。燃烧垃圾产生的热量用来加热水，产生的蒸汽（steam）可以用来发电供暖。法国巴黎的一些发电厂每年燃烧大约200百万吨的垃圾，所产生的能量大约和燃烧50万桶（barrels）石油所产生的能量是一样的。 我们的化石燃料供给是有限的(limited)。燃烧垃圾作为一种能量或许可以缓解我们对能源的需求。这种办法也可以减少堆积（piling up）在地球上的垃圾。
11. What two problems can man solve by burning garbage? A. The shortage of energy and air pollution.
B. The shortage of energy and the land to hold garbage. C. Air pollution and the shortage of fossil fuel.
D. Air pollution and the shortage of land to hold garbage.
答案：B细节题，根据文章的最后一句话：焚烧垃圾可以解决两个问题，能源短缺，节省土地。
12. Which of the following is NOT the result of burning garbage? A. The garbage burned is turned into fossil fuels. B. The heat produced is used to boil water.
C. The steam produced is used to make electricity D. The steam produced is used to heat buildings.
答案：A细节题，文章第四段谈到焚烧垃圾产生的热可以使水沸腾，产生的蒸汽可以发电，也可以给大楼供热，但是没有谈到焚烧的垃圾会变成化石。
13. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. About 2 million metric tons of garbage is burned in France each year.
B. In a modern society, more and more garbage is produced each year.
C. Using garbage is a good way to solve the problem of energy shortage.
D. It will be too expensive to use garbage as an energy source. 答案：D细节题，把垃圾作为一种能源非常贵不符合文章的内容。 14. What is the author’s attitude? A. Delighted B. Sad
C. Agreeing D. Disagreeing 答案：C作者赞成的态度。
15. The best title for the passage may be .
A. Garbage and the Earth B. Fossil Fuel and Garbage C. Land and Garbage D. Garbage ? Energy Source
答案：D主旨题，全文主要谈论用垃圾发电来解决能源短缺的问题。 Part II Vocabulary and Structure
16. It is from my grandparents I learned a lot. A. who B. whom C. that D. which
答案：D强调句型，It is…that…是典型的强调句。
17. The writer has published many books, It is are well received by the readers.
A. none of whom B. all of which C. neither of who D. one of which 答案：B非限定性定语从句的用法，因为关系代词修饰的是指物的名词，因此用which，根据题意，要选肯定句。
18. Classes , the students left for home without delay. A. were over B. being over C. are over D. over
答案：B非谓语动词的用法，因当分词短语做主语和主句的主语不一致而且又有自己的主语时，要用分词的独立主格。
19. This is the dictionary I depend a lot whenever I have problems with new words.
A. with which B. in which C. on which D. for which 答案：C定语从句的用法，depend on…依靠，取决于。
20. Over ten people died and twenty people were wounded in the train crash.
A. horribly B. wrongly C. bitterly D. seriously
答案：D词义辨析，horribly可怕地，恐怖地；wrongly错误地；bitterly充满仇恨地，悲伤地；seriously严重地。 21. Do you think Tommy is the truth? A. saying B. speaking C. telling D. talking 答案：C动词的用法，tell the truth说实话。
22. It is so hot. You should put the food into the refrigerator now. otherwise, it will soon.
A. harm B. hurt C. spoil D. damage
答案：C同义词辨析，harm 指物质、精神或肉体上的伤害；hurt指对感情或身体的某个部位的伤害，强调强烈的疼痛感；damage 损害，损毁某物spoil 损坏。破坏，溺爱（食物）变质，此题中It是指食物。 23. Don’t forget to write to me, ?
A. will you B. didn’t you C. are you D. don’t you
答案：A反意疑问句，当陈设部分为祈使句时，不管肯定还是否定，提问部分均用will you。
24. It is important to remember the saying that is better than cure. A. prevention B. promotion C. permission D. proportion 答案：A习惯用法。
25. Winning or losing is temporary, but friendship . A. expects B. lives C. remains D. lasts
答案：D动词辨析，but表转折，因此该词的意思上应与temporary相反。
26. Peter, whom everyone suspected, to be innocent. A. turned out B. turned off C. turned up D. turned over
答案：A短语辨析，turn out结果是，证明是；turn off关，关上；turn up出现 turn over翻倒，翻转。
27. Isn’t that they call peace and friendship? A. which B. this C. what D. where 答案：C表语从句，引导词用what。
28. So is the weather in England that by lunchtime there could be thunder and lightening.
A. various B. varies C. variable D. variation
答案：C行近词辨析，根据题中引导词So，后面要接形容词variable变化多端的。
29. All the arrangements should have been completed prior our departure.
A. in B. to C. by D. before
答案：B固定搭配prior to在…之前。
30. I must tell you how a letter from you.
A. pleased I was to receive B. pleased I was to receiving C. was I pleased to receive D. pleased I was receiving
答案：A本句为how引导的宾语从句，how后面紧跟它所修饰的形容词或副词，然后接一个陈述句。
31. I am considering my job as I’m not getting on well with my boss. A. changing B. to change C. changed D. to be changed
答案：A consider后面接动名词做宾语：consider ding sth表示考虑作某事。
32. the advice of his friends, he would not have suffered such a heavy loss in his business.
A. If he took B. If he should take C. Were he to take D. Had he taken 答案：D虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反，用过去完成时；条件状语从句省略了If，助动词提前。
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