Waste collection

文章大意

巴尔的摩公共废物部门的Loretta Johnston在社区会议上介绍垃圾分类收集：蓝/绿桶放可回收物，黄桶放不可回收垃圾，红桶放有毒废物；商业垃圾以纸张和金属为主，家庭垃圾需用塑料袋装厨余垃圾。

题目与答案

1. Key features of garbage containers:

   Sturdy and 11_____

   答案：waterproof

   原文定位：They're made of sturdy, solid material;they have to be waterproof

2. Three kinds:

   Wastes sorting

   ·Recyclable garbage (blue or green bin)

   ·Unrecyclable garbage (yellow bin)

   ·Toxic waste (red bin)

   Waste collection

   ·Commercial waste collection:

   - It mainly refers to 12_____ waste

   答案：building

   原文定位：The first is commercial waste collection or trash collection from buildings

3. - Warning signs state not to 13_____ blue/green bins.

   答案：overfill

   原文定位：Signs that warn you not to overfill these bins

4. -Those 14_____ metals will cause environmental pollution.

   答案：heavy

   原文定位：These heavy metals are harmful to the environment and exacerbate our city's existing pollution problem

5. Household waste collection:

   -All kitchen garbage should be put into a 15_____ bag.

   答案：plastic

   原文定位：Please remember to keep garbage like kitchen waste in a plastic bag

   同义替换：「waste」↔「garbage」，「put into」↔「keep in」

6. Waste disposal

   ·The garbage disposal plant is situated in an 16_____ space or field.

   答案：open

   原文定位：We take all the garbage to one of a number of garbage disposal plants, each of which is located in the middle of an open space of some sort

   同义替换：「situated」↔「located」

7. ·The waste is disposed of at least once every 17_____ .

   答案：4 weeks

   原文定位：Waste is collected and then disposed of once every 4 weeks. A lot of trash can build up in that time

8. ·The dustbin should be cleared at night because of 18_____ .

   答案：traffic

   原文定位：The garbage trucks make their rounds to clear the bins at night in order to avoid traffic

9. ·The waste is mainly produced by 19_____ industry, retail and office.

   答案：businesses

   原文定位：It may surprise you that this amount is only marginal compared to commercial waste

   同义替换：「commercial」↔「businesses」

10. ·Please do not dispose of 20_____ in any of the bins.（本题答案暂无）

    答案：stones

    原文定位：Please do not dispose of stones in any of the bins