2014年11月北京自考學位英語真題（三）

Passage 3 Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:

Computer technology is advancing so fast that old hardware quickly becomes completely obsolete. The electronic waster (e-waste) from this constantly growing field is polluting the environment, both here and abroad.

Computers contain toxic (有毒的) materials such as lead. Despite the danger of throwing these hazardous materials in a landfill (垃圾填埋場), that's exactly where tons of computers end up. Americans reuse or recycle only about 10 percent of the 50 million computers they replace each year, according to ABC News. Eighty percent is being stockpiled (囤積), which could create even bigger problems in the future, and the remaining 10 percent is landfilled. Throwing e-waste in landfills creates a potential for landfills are tougher in the United States than in many other countries, e-waste is often exported, especially to some developing countries.

(80)Some countries are creating policies to deal with the growing e-waste problem. In the Netherlands, you can bring your old computer to the seller when buying a new one, and the seller must by law accept it free of charge. Japan passed a law in 2001 requiring producers to recycle certain parts.

In the united states, a movement called the Computer TakeBack Campaign is demanding that producers take more responsibility for disposing of (處理) old computers, California and Massachusetts recently prohibited certain computer parts in landfills, while Apple and IBM take back computers for about a $30 fee. Gateway is one step ahead: They will pay you $50 for recycling your old computer when you buy a new one from them. Lastly, many nonprofit programs accept used equipment, and services have popped up that distribute old computers to schools and other organizations.

11. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?以下哪項說法是通過最佳標題?

A. The Main Exports of America

美國的主要出口

B. The Computer Take Back Campaign計算機收回運動

C. The Harm of E-waste Treatment 電子廢物處理的危害

D. Electronic Waste-a Global Problem電子廢物---一個全球性問題

12. What does the word "obsolete" in the first paragraph probably mean?

第一段的obsolete的含義是什么?

A. Fashionable 時髦的, 流行的, 上流社會的

B. Useful 有用的, 有幫手的, 有益的

C. Out of date過時的; 廢棄的

D. Out of control不受控制; 失去控制

obsolete(我不舍離它) 過期的|'ɑbs?l??t]adj. 荒廢的, 陳舊的, 成廢物的

13.Americans reuse about______ million computers each year.

美國人每年重新使用大約_______百萬的計算機。

A. 5 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

14. According to the passage, American electronic waste is exported to other countries because these countries have_______.根據文章，美國的電子垃圾被出口到其他國家是因為這些國家已經_______。

A. the resources and more space to process the e-waste資源和更多的空間來處理電子廢物

B. less strictly enforced environment safety standards不太嚴格執行環境安全標準

C. a lot of skilled e-waste workers很多熟練的電子垃圾的工人

D. many computer recycling businesses很多電腦回收業務

15. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

根據這篇文章，下面哪個說法是真的?

A. Japan passed a law to address the e-waste problem

日本通過了一項法律，以解決電子垃圾問題

B. Compared with stockpile, landfill is a better and safer method to deal with e-waste

有囤集相比，垃圾填埋場是一個更好，更安全的方法來處理電子垃圾

C. Apple will pay you $50 for recycling your old computer when you buy a new one from them

當你從他們那里買一個新的，蘋果公司會支付你50元回收舊電腦

D. Old computers are safe to the environment even when improperly disposed of

即使處置不當的時候，舊電腦對于環境是安全的

參考答案：11-15BCABA

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