阅读理解 Is the goal to make all of our paper from waste? It''s a (47)______ question. If we collect enough waste, could companies stop using wood altogether? The answer is no—but, (48)______ to popular belief, this is not a bad thing. Although (49)______ rates are higher than ever before, there isn''t enough to meet the growing demand—not even close. In addition to the fact that people still throw away a lot of (50)______ good paper, there''s also some that''s (51)______ and can''t be recycled (think pizza boxes) , and lots that''s never thrown away at all (such as books, magazines and filed documents). Another issue is quality. Wood (52)______ can be recycled between five and seven times before they become too weak and fall apart—so companies have to keep (53)______ new fiber into the system. If you talk to designers and printers, they''ll also tell you that certain design applications can''t be met using paper with high recycled (54)______ . Recently, some environmentalists have also expressed their belief that using wood is the best way to (55)______ widespread forest abundance, because it sends a signal to the marketplace to plant more trees. Thanks to market demand, landowners have a clear incentive to keep lands (56)______ instead of converting them for other uses such as agriculture. A) contrary I) profession B) soiled J) forested C) perfectly K) ensure D) apply L) continually E) common M) analyzing F) planting N) introducing G) recovery O) fibers H) content
【正确答案】 E
【答案解析】根据文章结构,此处需填一个形容词。前两句大意是:由废品造出所有的纸是我们的目标吗?这是常见的问题。形容词common意思是“常见的,普通的,共同的”,符合题意,故选E)。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据上下文可知,如果我们收集足够的废品,企业并不会完全停止使用木材,一般的观点认为这不是好事,但作者认为这不是件坏事。形容词contrary符合题意,contrary to popular belief意思是“与一般的观点相反”。故选A)。
【正确答案】 G
【答案解析】根据上下文可知,尽管再生利用率比以前高,但也满足不了逐渐增长的需求。名词recovery意思是“再生利用,恢复,收回”,符合题意,故选G)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】根据文章结构,此处需填一个副词,perfectly good意思是“极好的,完好的”,故选C)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文可知,许多完好的纸张被人们扔掉了,还有一些纸是弄脏了的、不能回收的(如意大利脆饼盒),此外,也还有许多纸根本不会被扔掉(诸如书本、杂志、文献档案)。故选B)。
【正确答案】 E、O
【答案解析】根据上下文可知,木材的纤维可以反复利用五到七次,然后就会变得很脆弱,所以公司要不断地在系统中加入新纤维。名词fibers符合题意,故选O)。
【正确答案】 D、N
【答案解析】根据文章结构及上下文意义,introducing符合题意,故选N)。
【正确答案】 H
【答案解析】根据上下文可知,使用被反复回收利用的纸张满足不了某些设计的需求。名词content意思是“含量,内容”,符合题意。故选H)。
【正确答案】 A、K
【答案解析】根据上下文可知,一些环境学家表示,使用木材可以给市场送去信息,要求大家多植树,因此,它是确保有充裕的森林资源的最好的方法。故选K)。
【正确答案】 J
【答案解析】根据上下文可知,土地所有人受到市场需求信息的刺激,就会在土地上多植树,而不会把土地转向使用,如转向农业。故选J)。