单选题 {{B}}Directions:{{/B}} Read the following passage. For each
numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one
anti mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Paper is different from other waste
produce because it comes from a sustainable resource: trees. {{U}}(21)
{{/U}} the minerals and oil used to make plastics and metals, trees are
{{U}}(22) {{/U}}. Paper is also biodegradable, so it does not pose as
much threat to the environment when it is discarded. {{U}}(23) {{/U}} 45
out of every 100 tonnes of wood fibre used to make paper in Australia comes from
waste paper, the rest comes directly from virgin fibre from forests and
plantations. By world standards this is a good {{U}}(24) {{/U}} since
the world-wide average is 33 percent waste paper. Governments have encouraged
waste paper collection and {{U}}(25) {{/U}} schemes and at the same
time, the paper industry has responded by developing new recycling technologies
that have {{U}}(26) {{/U}} even greater utilization of used fibre.
{{U}}(27) {{/U}} , industry's use of recycled fibres is expected to
increase at twice the rate of virgin fibre over the coming years.
Already, waste paper {{U}}(28) {{/U}} 70% of paper used for
packaging and advances in the technology {{U}}(29) {{/U}} to remove ink
from the paper have allowed a higher recycled {{U}}(30) {{/U}} in
newsprint and writing paper. To achieve the benefits of recycling, the community
must also {{U}}(31) {{/U}}. We need to accept a change in the quality of
paper products; {{U}}(32) {{/U}} stationery may be less white and
{{U}}(33) {{/U}} a rougher texture. There also needs to be {{U}}(34)
{{/U}} from the community for waste paper collection programs. Not only do
we need to make the paper {{U}}(35) {{/U}} to collectors but it also
needs to be separated into different types and sorted from contaminants such as
staples, paperclips, string and other miscellaneous {{U}}(36)
{{/U}}. There are technical {{U}}(37) {{/U}} to the
amount of paper which can be recycled and some paper products cannot be
collected for reuse. These include paper {{U}}(38) {{/U}} books and
permanent records, photographic paper and paper which is badly contaminated. The
four most common {{U}}(39) {{/U}} of paper for recycling are factories
and retail stores which gather large amounts of packaging material {{U}}(40)
{{/U}} goods are delivered, also offices which have unwanted business
documents and computer output, paper converters and printers and lastly
households which discard newspapers and packaging material. The paper
manufacturer pays a price for the paper and may also incur the collection
cost.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题测试语法。despite表示让步：unlike表示差异；with表示原因；even表示程度。句子的主语是trees，前面的句子说它是sustainable resource，而minerals and oil不是，所以它们之间不一样。应该选B。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。replaceable意为“可以更替的，可代替的”；removable意为“可移动的，可除去的”；respectable意为“值得尊敬的，可敬的”；responsible意为“有责任的，负责的”。所填之词修饰trees，根据前面的it comes from a sustainable resource可知，应该选A。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题测试语法。while引导让步状语从句；when引导时间状语从句；if引导条件状语从句；because引导原因状语从句。前面的句子说的是45 out of every 100 tonnes of wood fibre comes from waste paper，而后面的句子说的是the rest comes directly from virgin fibre，强调的是后面的句子，所以前面的句子表示让步。应该选A。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。function意为“作用，功能”；quality意为“品质，性质”，指人的内在或特殊性质；consequence意为“结果，后果”，指一种行为或情况在逻辑上或自然而然产生的结果；performance意为“成就，成绩”，指工作成果。后面句子说the world-wide average is 33 percent waste paper，而前面句子说的是 45 out of every 100 tonnes of wood fibre comes from waste paper，说明这是一个不错的成就，所以应该选D。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。tidy意为“整理，收拾”，指使……井井有条；classify意为“分类，分等”，指根据门类、品种分门别类；place意为“安置，放置”，指把……放到某一特定的位置或地方；select意为“选择，挑选”，指从几个中选择出一个。所填之词修饰schemes，并且应该与前面的waste paper collection的意思连贯，所以应该选B。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】本题测试词组。give rise to意为“导致，使发生”；throw light on意为“使明白，阐明”；pave the way for意为“为……铺平道路，为……做好准备”；make use of意为“利用，应用”。所填之词的宾语是greater utilization of used fibre，根据前面的developing new recycling technologies可知，应该选C。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题测试短语。as a result意为“因此”，表示结果；in the end意为“最后”，表示时间的先后：all in all意为“总体来说”，表示总结：in conclusion意为“总之”，表示总结。前面句子说“开发新的再回收技术激发了造纸工业，而这些新技术为更广泛地利用旧纤维铺平了道路”，后面句子说的是“未来，旧纤维的回收利用可望增加一倍”，说明前后句子为因果关系，所以应该选A。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。consume意为“消耗，消费”；consult意为“商量，咨询”；construct意为“建造，构造”，指通过装配或组合部件而构成；constitute意为“构成，组成”，指构成……部分或成分。句子的主语是waste paper，所填之词的宾语是70% of paper used for packaging，所以应该选D。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。inquired意为“询问的，查究的”，指通过提问题打听的； required意为“必需的，必要的”，指必不可少的；resorted意为“诉诸的，求助的”，指进行求助的；indicated意为“指示的，显示的”，指表明道路或方向的。所填之词与to remove ink from the paper搭配修饰technology，所以应该选B。
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。contribute意为“贡献，捐献”，指为造成某一结果而作出贡献；pay意为“支付，交纳”，指因所提供的服务或商品而付给钱；award意为“奖励，授予”，指因优点或善行而给予；reward意为“酬劳，奖赏”，指为……给予奖赏。句子的主语是the community，根据前面的achieve the benefits of recycling可知，应该选A。
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。encourage意为“鼓励，激励”，指给……人以希望、勇气或信心等鼓舞：support意为“支持，维持”，指提供必要的帮助；defend意为“保卫，防护”，指使安全或没危险：breed意为“抚养，教养”。所填之词与后面的from the community搭配，根据前面的the community must also contribute可知，应该选B。
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。request意为“要求，请求”，通常与for搭配使用；need意为“需要，需求”，通常与for搭配使用；limitation意为“限制，局限性”，指允许或可能的最大或最小的金额、数量或范围，通常与to搭配使用；problem意为“问题，难题”。根据后面的to the amount of paper可知，应该选C。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题测试短语。in the form of意为“以……形式出现”；in the light of意为“根据”；in the case of意为“就……来说”；in the name of意为“以……的名义”。根据与paper与“books and permanent records，photographic paper”之间的联系可知，应该选A。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】本题测试词义搭配。material意为“原料，材料”；resource意为“资源，财力”：substance意为“物质，实质”；source意为“来源”，指……形成、起源或取得的根本。of paper for recycling修饰所填之词，根据后面的factories and retail stores可知，应该选D。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本题测试语法。所填之词引导定语从句修饰factories and retail stores，指的是地点，所以应该选B。