2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练(60)

-1-2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（60）及答案(201*·湖北卷，C)Intoday'sthrow­awaysociety，dealingwiththecity'sgrowingmountainofwasteisanincreasingchallengeforthecitycouncil(市议会)．Recently,Edinburghisfacedwiththeproblemofdisposingof(处理)about250,000milliontonsofwasteayear.Despitedifferentwaystodisposeofmuchofitinagreenmanner—largelythroughencouragingrecycling—itsagingfacilitiessuchasthePowderhalllandfilldonothavetheabilitytodealwithit.TheEuropeanUnion(EU)hasissuedanewpolicy，regulatinghowsuchmountainsofwastearetobedisposedof.Thefivecouncils(Edinburgh，EastLothian,WestLothian，MidlothianandBorders)facefinesaround￡18millionayearfrom2013iftheydon'tincreaserecyclinglevelsandrelylessonlandfill.Withthisinmind，thecouncilsgottogetherwiththeideaofbuildingalargeincineratorplant(垃圾焚烧厂)toburnhalfofthewasteproducedintheirdistricts.ButthisplanfellapartafterthechangeoftargetlevelsbyanewUKgovernmentwastepolicywhichrequiredthatnomorethan25%ofthecity'swasteshouldbedisposedofinthiswayby2025.Aftertheplanwasabandoned，aprivatecompanywhichalreadytransportedmillionsoftonsofthecity'swastebytraintoalandfillsitenearDunbar，offeredanalternativesolutionwhenitsuggestedopeningahugewastesitenearPortobello.SincePowderhallissupposedtoclosein2015，itseemednecessaryforthemembersoftheEdinburghCounciltoacceptthesuggestion.Butsoontheyturneditdown—after700localobjectionsreachedthem—becauseitwouldhavemeanthundredsoflorriesadaymakingloudnoisethroughheavilypopulatedareas.Thatstillleavesthecouncilwithaproblem.By2013，only50%of1995levelsofwastewillbeallowedtobesenttolandfill.Evenifrecyclingtargetsaremet，therewillstillbealargeamountofrubbishtobeburntup.Duetothis，EdinburghandMidlothiancouncilshavenowdecidedtoworktogethertobuildanincineratorplantastimetofindasolutionisfastrunningout.回收利用曾是最绿色的垃圾处理方式。但是，这种处理方法却不能短时间内满足欧盟对于及时解决废物的政策需求，因此，在回收利用的同时，他们还是得重建一所大型的垃圾焚烧厂。-2-9．ThemainwayofhandlingwasteinagreenmannerinEdinburghis________.A．recyclingB．restoringC．buryingD．burning答案：A。细节判断题。第二段中的信息词“largelythroughencouragingrecycling”可以断定选项A的说法是与原文保持一致的。10．Thefivecouncilsworkedoutaplantobuildanincineratorplantto________.A．reducethecostofburyingwasteB．meettheEUrequirementsC．speedupwasterecyclingD．replacelandfillsites答案：B。细节判断题。在第三个段落的开头提到了“TheEUhasissuedanewpolicy...”便可以断定他们制定这个处理垃圾的计划也正是这个政策的出台，所以与选项B的说法是相符合的。11．ThecitycouncilofEdinburghrejectedthesuggestiontoopenahugelandfillsitenearPortobellobecause________.A．itcamefromaprivatecompanyB．thecouncilwasnotinterestedinitC．itwasnotsupportedbyEUD．thelocalpeoplewereagainstit答案：D。细节判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“...700localobjectionsreachedthem...”，可以断定市民是反对的。12．WhatisthefinaldecisionofEdinburghandMidlothiancouncils?A．Toopenanewlandfillnearby.B．ToclosethePowderhalllandfillin2015.C．Tosetupaplantforburningwaste.D．Topersuadepeopletoreducetheirwaste.答案：C。细节判断题。根据文章最后一句话中的“setupaninceneratorplant”，即：建一个垃圾焚烧厂，就可以断定，选项C与本信息句是相吻合的。-3-这类试题有如下的共同特点：1.计划愿望和节假日活动的文章多以说明文为主。2.计划类考查的题目多是以细节为主，因此题目难度不大。3.从国家政策到百姓日常生活的未来科技的计划。4.给日常的学习生活各个方面进行有计划的指导建议。5.中国的节假日的来历、活动。6.国外传统节日的介绍及各种活动。·链接高考链接·1（2012福建）Holidaysarereallyimportant.Manyofuswillhavechildhoodmemoriesofsummerholidayswhereweweretakenawayfromhometoexperiencenewenvironmentsandlearnindifferentways.Butholidaysareexpensiveand,forthoseonlowwagesorlivingonbenefits,theyareoftenunobtainable.Eventhecheapestholidaysrequiretravelandotheradditionalcoststhataredifficultformanyfamiliestomeet.Forworkingparents,thelongsummerbreakcanbeaverydifficultproblemforchildcare.Whenanannualleaveallowanceamountstoonlyfiveweeks,thereisaneedtospreadthisacrosstheyear.Couplescanfindthemselvestakingleaveinturninordertocareforchildrenwhoareonholiday.Forsome’thismakesevenanaffordablefamilyholidaydifficult.TheschoolsthatIvisitinNottinghamarefullofexperiencedstaffcommittedtogivingourchildrenacaringandinspiringlearningenvironment.ThenumberofchildrenreceivingfreeschoolmealsisquitelargeinNottinghamandmanyschoolshavebreakfastclubstomakesurethatchildrengetahealthystarttotheday.Mostschoolsundertakeprogramsofgrouporindividualeducationalsupport.Schoolsalsohaveanimportantroleinsofeguaidingchildren'swelfarethroughtheongoingtouchandsupportwiththeirpupils.Duringthelongsummerholidays,muchofthisismissed.WhileteachersareholidayingintheUK,manyoftheirpupilsspendthewholesixweeksonthestreetwheretheylive.Thelackoffreeschoolmealsforsixweekscanresultinpressureonafamilybudgetandaninabilitytoaffordtheinspiringexperiencesthathelpchildrentocontinuetheirlearning.Insettingoutitsplansforafive-termyear,NottinghamCityCouncil(委员会)isseekingtoreducethesummerholidaydownlofourandahalfweeks,withamorebalanced-4-fivetermsofroughlyeightweeks,eachfollowedbyatwo-weekbreak.Webelievethiswillgivereal“downtimeforschoolstaffandpupilsalikebutwillbeshortenoughnottocausearealbreakinlearning.Weacknowledgethatthischangemaybedifficultforsomeschoolstaff,particularlywhoseownchildrenareeducatedinotherauthorities.However,thismustbeweighedagainstthebenefitsforcitychildrenforwhomweallhavethegreatestdutyofcare.71.Thepassageisprobablywrittenby.A.anexperiencedteacherB.aworkingparentC.aninspiredstudentD.acitycouncilmember72.Theunde