2017年广西梧州市高考英语一轮阅读理解专题选练（6）及答案
<p> 阅读理解</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="today">today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="throw">throw</span><span word="away">away</span> <span word="society">society</span>，<span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="council">council</span>(市议会)．</p><p> <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="disposing">disposing</span> <span word="of">of</span>(处理)<span word="about">about</span> 250,000 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dispose">dispose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="manner">manner</span>—<span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="recycling">recycling</span>—<span word="its">its</span> <span word="aging">aging</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Powderhall">Powderhall</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>(<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>，<span word="regulating">regulating</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="of">of</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="councils">councils</span> (<span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>，<span word="East">East</span> <span word="Lothian">Lothian</span>, <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Lothian">Lothian</span>，<span word="Midlothian">Midlothian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Borders">Borders</span>) <span word="face">face</span> <span word="fines">fines</span> <span word="around">around</span> ￡18 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2017 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="recycling">recycling</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span>.<span word="With">With</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="councils">councils</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="incinerator">incinerator</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> (垃圾焚烧厂)<span word="to">to</span> <span word="burn">burn</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 25% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disposed">disposed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2025.</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="abandoned">abandoned</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Dunbar">Dunbar</span>，<span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Portobello">Portobello</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Powderhall">Powderhall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span>—<span word="after">after</span> 700 <span word="local">local</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="them">them</span>—<span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lorries">lorries</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.</p>
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