2015职称英语考试综合类A级阅读理解题(1)
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> 565 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Debit">Debit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="Bills">Bills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="club">club</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>.</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>, <span word="though">though</span>? <span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="PVC">PVC</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="PVC">PVC</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="produced">produced</span>, <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dioxin">dioxin</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PVC">PVC</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="biodegradable">biodegradable</span>; <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span>. <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="recycling">recycling</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="Greenpeace">Greenpeace</span>, <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Melchett">Melchett</span>, <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="madness">madness</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Greenpeace">Greenpeace</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biodegradable">biodegradable</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="recycled">recycled</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PVC">PVC</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="lasts">lasts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span> <span word="Greenpeace">Greenpeace</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p>
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