首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
By 2010, half the recoverable material in Britain’s dustbins will be recycled—that, at least, was the target set by Chris Patten
By 2010, half the recoverable material in Britain’s dustbins will be recycled—that, at least, was the target set by Chris Patten
admin
2010-01-13
59
问题
By 2010, half the recoverable material in Britain’s dustbins will be recycled—that, at least, was the target set by Chris Patten, Secretary of State for the Environment. But he gave no clues as to how Britain should go about achieving it. While recycling enthusiasts debate the relative merits of different collection systems, it will largely be new technology, and the opening up of new markets, that makes Patten’s target attainable: a recycling scheme is successful only if manufacturers use the recovered materials in new products that people want to buy.
The first question is how best to separate clean element—glass containers, plastics, and some paper and metal containers that is relatively clean when discarded—from mixed refuse. This clean element is the main target for Britain’s recyclers. The method of collection is important because manufacturers will not reuse collected material unless it is clean and available in sufficient quantities. A bewildering assortment of different collection schemes operates in the rest of Europe, and pilot schemes are now under way in many British cities.
A realistic target for recycling mixed refuse is somewhere between 15 and 25 percent by weight, according to researchers at the Department of Trade and Industry’s Laboratory. Statistics compiled by researchers at the University of East Anglia show that Britain could almost halve the total weight of domestic waste going to landfill by a combination of "collect” schemes(such as doorstep collections for newspapers),"bring” schemes(such as bottle banks)and plants for extracting metals.
This estimate makes two important assumptions. One is that the government will bring in legislation to encourage the creation, of markets for products made from recycled materials, especially glass, paper and plastics. The other is that industry will continue to introduce new technology that will improve both the products and the techniques used to separate recoverable materials from mixed refuse.
What does the word "assortment” (Line 5,Para. 2)probably mean?
选项
A、difference
B、separation
C、classification
D、mixture
答案
D
解析
根据原文第二段末“在欧洲人们利用不同的收集方法回收利用,而在英国实验计划正在进行”,原文中的“A bewildering assortment of different collection schemes”就是指的不同回收利用方法的混合掺杂,所以D项“mixture”正确。A项“difference”如果放入句中,就与“different”相重复,故排除;B项“separation”表示“分离”,C项“classification”表示“分类”,这两项与句意都不相符合,因此排除。故选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/a0mi777K
0
在职申硕(同等学力)英语
相关试题推荐
A.患肢短缩、髋屈曲内收内旋畸形B.患肢短缩、髋屈曲内收外旋畸形C.患肢短缩、髋屈曲外展内旋畸形D.患肢短缩、髋屈曲外展外旋畸形E.患肢增长、髋伸直外展外旋畸形髋关节后脱位可有
PerhapsAsurprisinglytheBmainobstaclestoCrealizethisdreamDisneithertechnicalnorcommercial.
Ifacatcomestooclosetoitsnest,themockingbirdinitiatesasetofactionstoprotectitsoffspring.
Oneofthereasonswhyscienceisimportantforchildrenisthatmanyofthemwill______Thereisnodoubtthatchildrenlike
BeautycontestsinBritainarenow______TheattitudeofNicolasBakertowardsbeautycontestsisthat______
Averyimportantworldproblemistheincreasingnumberofpeoplewhoactuallyinhabitthisplanet.Thelimitedamountoflanda
A:Ilikethatbluetie,butIcan’tbelievethepriceonit.Ireallycan’taffordtospendthatmuchmoneyonatie.B:___
Successfulleaders______eventsratherthanreacttothem.
By2010,halftherecoverablematerialinBritain’sdustbinswillberecycled—that,atleast,wasthetargetsetbyChrisPatten
Thegovernmentdecidedtotakea_____actiontostrengthenthemarketmanagement.
随机试题
在上海工作和生活的外国人,已不满足仅仅看灯会、逛庙会,从“__________”到“身临其境”,他们中越来越多人开始与中国朋友一起聚会,体会春节时那浓浓的年味。填入画横线部分最恰当的一项是:
促进胰岛释放胰岛素的药物是
在急性时相反应时会降低的是
生态影响的替代方案原则上应达到与原拟建项目或方案同样的目的和效益,并在评价工作中应描述替代项目或方案的( )。
生产经营单位安全事故应急预案未按有关规定备案的,县级以上安全生产监督管理部门可以()。
下列不属于代理记账机构业务范围的是()。
四川省的总面积是()万平方千米,居全国第五位。
将如图旋律片段改写成一首欢快的圆舞曲。要求:(1)符合圆舞曲体裁特征,可增减音符(包括休止符)、改变节奏。(2)在改写后的乐谱上标注速度、力度标记。
已知a×(b×a)=b-2a,且|a|=1,|b|=4,求|a×b|的值.
A、Itisoneoftherichestcountriesintheworld.B、ItisoneofthemostmodernAfricancountries.C、Ithasallthebestrail
最新回复
(
0
)