［D］ improve
34. Why were cracks in old houses not a big concern?
［A］ Because indoor cleanness was not emphasized.
［B］ Because energy used to be inexpensive.
［C］ Because environmental protection was given top priority.
［D］ Because they were technically unavoidable.
35. This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled " " .
［A］ Energy Conservation
［B］ House Building Crisis
［C］ Air Pollution Indoors
［D］ Traps in Building Construction
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:
In 1993, New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage (饮料) containers. Within a year, consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products, but because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills (垃圾填埋场). The problem was not limited to New York. Unfortunately, there were too few uses for second\|hand plastic.\;Today, one out of five plastic soda bottles is recycled (回收利用) in the United States. The reason for the change is that now there are dozens of companies across the country buying discarded plastic soda bottles and turning them into fence posts, paint brushes, etc.\;As the New York experience shows, recycling involves more than simply separating valuable materials from the rest of the rubbish. A discard remains a discard until somebody figures out how to give it a second life-and until economic arrangements exist to give that second life value. Without adequate markets to absorb materials collected for recycling, throwaways actually depress prices for used m aterials.\;Shrinking landfill space, and rising costs for burying and burning rubbish are forcing local governments to look more closely at recycling. In many areas, the East Coast especially, recycling is already the least expensive waste\|management option. For every ton of waste recycled, a city avoids paying for its disposal,which, in parts of New York, amounts to savings of more than $100 per ton. Recy cling also stimulates the local economy by creating jobs and trims the pollution control and energy costs of industries that make recycled products by giving them a more refined raw material.
36. What regulation was issued by New York State concerning beverage containers?
［A］ Beverage companies should be responsible for collecting and reusing discarded plastic soda bottles.
［B］ Throwaways should be collected by the state for recycling.
［C］ A fee should be charged on used containers for recycling.
［D］ Consumers had to pay for beverage containers and could get their money back on returning them.
37. The returned plastic bottles in New York used to .
［A］ end up somewhere underground
［B］ be turned into raw materials
［C］ have a second\|life value
［D］ be separated from other rubbish
38. The key problem in dealing with returned plastic beverage containers is.
［A］ to sell them at a profitable price
［B］ how to turn them into useful things
［C］ how to reduce their recycling costs
［D］ to lower the prices for used materials
39. Recycling has become the first choice for the disposal of rubbish because .
［A］ local governments find it easy to manage
［B］ recycling has great appeal for the jobless
［C］ recycling causes little pollution
［D］ other methods are more expensive
40. It can be concluded from the passage that .
［A］ rubbish is a potential remedy for the shortage of raw materials
［B］ local governments in the U.S. can expect big profits from recycling
［C］ recycling is to be recommended both economically and environmentally
［D］ landfills will still be widely used for waste disposal
Part ⅢVocabulary and Structure(20 minutes)Section A
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked ［A］, ［B］, ［C］and ［D］ . Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. It is important that the hotel receptionist that guests are regi stered correctly.
［A］ has made sure
［B］ made sure
［C］ must make sure
［D］ make sure
42. I suggested he should himself to his new conditions.
［A］ adapt
［B］ adopt
［C］ regulate
［D］ suit
43. I'll never forget you for the first time.
［A］ to meet
［B］ meeting
［C］ to have met
［D］ having to be meeting
44. Cancellation of the flight many passengers to
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