2013年英语四六级外刊阅读练习：垃圾成堆
<p> 2013年英语四六级外刊阅读练习：垃圾成堆</p><p> 本篇阅读材料我们对垃圾的爱垃圾成堆选自《经济学人》(原文标题：<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="Rubbish">Rubbish</span> <span word="heaps">heaps</span> 2012.4.14)。如果大家觉得比较简单，就当作英语四级泛读材料了解了解，认识几个新单词或新表达方式也不错。如果大家觉得这些材料理解上有难度，不妨当做挑战自己的拔高训练，希望大家都有进步。</p><p> <span word="ALTHOUGH">ALTHOUGH</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="tombs">tombs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span>， <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="archaeologist">archaeologist</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span>. <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="murals">murals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heroic">heroic</span> <span word="statues">statues</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanitised">sanitised</span>， <span word="official">official</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="history">history</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="societys">societys</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="lived">lived</span>.</p><p> <span word="With">With</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>， <span word="archaeologists">archaeologists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="treat">treat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="wasteful">wasteful</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>， <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spoor">spoor</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="corner">corner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>， <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Humes">Humes</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span>， <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fascinated">fascinated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span>. <span word="Garbology">Garbology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="historically">historically</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Puente">Puente</span> <span word="Hills">Hills</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span>， <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="dump">dump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>， 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>， 150 <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> 130<span word="m">m</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> 700-<span word="acre">acre</span> <span word="footprint">footprint</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20 <span word="tallest">tallest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="Building">Building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="is">is</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span>， <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>， <span word="putrid">putrid</span> <span word="layer">layer</span>-<span word="cake">cake</span>， <span word="with">with</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strata">strata</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rubbish">rubbish</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="soil">soil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="liners">liners</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brew">brew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noxious">noxious</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="leach">leach</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="groundwater">groundwater</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rot">rot</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="methane">methane</span>， <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="collected">collected</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="penetrate">penetrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>.</p>
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