2024年人教版PEP高二英語上冊月考試卷

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Almost．But______onlyonequestion______．（）A.thereremains；answeredB.thereremains；tobeansweredC.itremains；tobeansweredD.itremains；answered3、Imustapologizefor____aheadoftime.That’sallright.A.lettingyounotknowB.notlettingyouknowC.lettingyouknownotD.lettingnotyouknow4、IsthatDoctorBrown？I"mcallingjustto____yourappointmentat3o"clockthisafternoon．（）A.makeB.confirmC.determineD.examine5、Wasityourteacherunder_______guidanceyoumadeabreakthroughinEnglish_______introducedyoutoEnglishliterature?Yes,Ican’tthankhimenough.A.whom;whoB.whom;thatC.whose;whatD.whose;that6、Whyshouldyouget____intheirquarrel？（）A.involvedB.involveC.involvingD.toinvolve7、________teachersarelookeddownupon．（）A.WentawayarethedayswhenB.AwaywentthedayswhichC.GonearethedayswhenD.Wentarethedaysthat評卷人得分二、填空題(共6題，共12分)8、Cleaningwomeninbigcitiesget____bythehour.。A．payB．payingC．paidD．topay9、MostYear3studentsinhighschoolsareworkingharddayandnightforthe2015collegeentranceexaminations,hopingtogain__________totheirdreamuniversities.A.applicationB.admissionC.connectionD.agreement10、BecauseofmypoorEnglishI'mafraidIcan'tmakemyself____．A．understandB．tounderstandC．understandingD．understood11、You’dbettertakeanotherflighttoNewYork,fortheAA505Flight______havebeencancelled.Butyoushouldcalltheairporttomakesure.A.mustB.mightC.wouldD.should12、Everybody’sfingerprintsare_______,sothepolicecaneasilyfindthethievesifanyisleftwhentheyarestealing.A.convenientB.uniqueC.roughD.severe13、Thestepmotherdenied_____tomurderthelittleboy,buttherewasno_____thefactthatshehadalwaysbeencrueltohim.A.toattempt;denyingB.attempting;denialC.attempting;denyingD.toattempt;denied評卷人得分三、完形填空(共5題，共10分)14、After21yearsofmarriage，mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwoman，mywidowedmother,outtodinnerandamovie．Duetothe____ofmyworkandmythreechildren，Ivisitedheronly____．ThatnightIcalledinvitinghertogoout．Thoughabit____，sheacceptedithappily．ThatFridayafterwork，Idroveoverto34herup．Onreachingherhouse，Inoticedthatsheseemedtobenervousaboutour____．Wearingthedressshehadwornto____herlastweddinganniversary，shesmiledlikeanangel．Wewenttoa____that，althoughnotelegant，wasverycomfortable．Afterwesatdown，I____myeyesandsawMomsittingtherestaringatme．Asmilewasonherlips．“Iusedtohaveto____themenuwhenyouweresmal1，”shesaid．“Thenit’stimeyourelaxedandletmereturnthe40，”Iresponded．Duringthedinner，wehadsucha____conversation-allabouteachother’slife—thatwe____themovie．Whenbackhome,shesaid,“Pitywedidn’tseethefilm．YetI’llgooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletme____you．”Iagreed．Afewdayslater，Motherdiedofamassiveheartattack．It44sosuddenlythatIhadno____todoanythingforher．sometimelater，I____anenvelopeofacopyofarestaurantreceiptfromwheremotherandIhad____．Anattachednotesaid，“Ipaidthis48inadvance．Iwasn‘tsurewhetherIcouldbethere；butnevertheless，Ipaidfortwo—oneforyouandtheotherforyourwife．You’llneverknow____thatnightmeantforme．Iloveyou,son．”Atthatmoment．Iunderstoodtheimportanceofgivingourlovedonesthetimethey____becausethesethingscanneverbeputofftill“someothertime”．。1.A．hopesB．plansC．demandsD．promises。A．hopesB．plansC．demandsD．promises。A．hopesB．plansC．demandsD．promises。2.A．occasionallyB．frequentlyC．casuallyD．immediately。A．occasionallyB．frequentlyC．casuallyD．immediately。A．occasionallyB．frequentlyC．casuallyD．immediately。3.A．depressedB．embarrassedC．surprisedD．discouraged。A．depressedB．embarrassedC．surprisedD．discouraged。A．depressedB．embarrassedC．surprisedD．discouraged。4.A．putB．callC．cheerD．pick。A．putB．callC．cheerD．pick。A．putB．callC．cheerD．pick。5.A．tripB．dateC．filmD．ride。A．tripB．dateC．filmD．ride。A．tripB．dateC．filmD．ride。6.A．congratulateB．celebrateC．a(chǎn)nnounceD．welcome。A．congratulateB．celebrateC．a(chǎn)nnounceD．welcome。A．congratulateB．celebrateC．a(chǎn)nnounceD．welcome。7.A．cinemaB．restaurantC．hotelD．theatre。A．cinemaB．restaurantC．hotelD．theatre。A．cinemaB．restaurantC．hotelD．theatre。8.A．focusedB．cleanedC．1iftedD．opened。A．focusedB．cleanedC．1iftedD．opened。A．focusedB．cleanedC．1iftedD．opened。9.A．readB．printC．writeD．hand。A．readB．printC．writeD．hand。A．readB．printC．writeD．hand。10.A．taskB．effortC．prizeD．favor。A．taskB．effortC．prizeD．favor。A．taskB．effortC．prizeD．favor11.A．complexB．urgentC．humorousD．pleasant。A．complexB．urgentC．humorousD．pleasant15、ChuckwasoneofmystudentsinmyhighschoolEnglishclass.Hewasawriterofgreat____.So,whenhewasacceptedintothejournalismprogramattheUniversityofMissouri,Iwasn’t____Duringhisfirstyearatcollege,Chuckwouldstopbytheschoolafewtimestokeepmeinformedofhis____.Werecalledthatwehadworkedtogetherseveralyearsbeforeto____moneyforsomesickAfricanbabieswhowerebeingcaredforbyanursefriendofmineinThailand,aplacefarawayyetclosetoour____.Chuckraisedseveralthousanddollars.Itwasanactivitythat____ourcommonrelationshipintoafriendship.Inhissecondyearatcollege,itwasdiscoveredthatChuckhadlungcancerandhadonlyashortwhileto____.Iwenttoseehimoneday.Seeingme,hewasfilledwith____andwetalkedandlaughedformostoftheafternoon.Aboutsixweekslater,Chuckdied.Itwasagreat____foreveryone,especiallyforhisfamily.Chuckwas____andfullofpromise.More____,hewasagoodperson,ajustperson.WhenIwenttohisfuneral,hisfathertoldmethatseveralweeksbefore,Chuckhadaskedhimto____hispossessionswithhimsothathemightselectafewthingstobeburiedtogetherwithhim.Chuck____sixitems,includinganessayhehadwritten.*HetoldmethatChucklikedthe____Ihadwrittentohimatthebottomofthelastpage.Inthatlittlenote,Iaffirmed(證實)histalentasa____Iwasgratefulforthe____giftChuckgavemethatday.Histakingmynotewithhimofferedmeagreatopportunityto____students’lives.Ifeltasenseofpurposethatwasgreaterthanever.WheneverI____mypurposeinteaching,IthinkofChuck,andIamremindedofitonceagain:____havethepowertoaffectheartsand____foralongtime.1.A.useB.talentC.heightD.assistance2.A.disappointedB.amusedC.excitedD.surprised3.A.secretB.schoolC.progressD.family4.A.raiseB.borrowC.spendD.save5.A.collegeB.heartsC.villageD.friends6.A.transformedB.dividedC.putD.devoted7.A.spareB.actC.liveD.sleep8.A.worryB.joyC.painD.tears9.A.honorB.comfortC.dayD.loss10.A.fortunateB.seriousC.talentedD.unsatisfied11.A.importantlyB.seriouslyC.usuallyD.sincerely12.A.gooverB.takeoverC.giveawayD.threwaway13.A.addedB.boughtC.examinedD.chose14.A.storyB.letterC.jokeD.message15.A.writerB.teacherC.doctorD.comedian16.A.excellentB.practicalC.specialD.expensive17.A.believeB.drawC.knowD.influence18..A.rememberB.forgetC.changeD.achieve19.A.ParentsB.TeachersC.StudentsD.Strangers20.A.healthB.appearanceC.accentsD.minds16、IntheUnitedStatestherewasanunusualtaletellingofthedaughterofamechanic（技工）．Onedaywhilewalkingalongthebankofalake，thegirl____tosee20eggslaidbyawildgoose（鵝）．Aftersometimethegirl____themotherwouldnotreturntohereggsandshe____totakethemhome．Thereshecarefully____theeggsintheheatofalamp．Severaldays____theeggsbrokeandthebabygeesecameintothe____．

Geeseareknowntotakethefirstlivingthingtheyseeastheirmother．____，totheseyounggeese，thegirlwastheirmother．

Asthey____，thegirlwasableto____herbirdstorunacrossthegrass，butshecouldnotteachthemto____．Thegirlbecameincreasinglyworriedaboutthis，bothwhen____andinherdreams．Later，shehadan____：Shewouldpilot（駕駛）aplanetoguidethemin____．Sheaskedherfatherforaplaneandheassembled（組裝）asmallaircraftforher．

Caringabout____safety，thefatherdecidedtopilottheplanehimself．However，thebirdsdidnot____orfollowhim，and____sleptinthegrass．

Oneday，thegirl____intotheplane，starteditandsoonleftthe____．Seeingtheirmothertaketotheair，thebirds____flapped（拍打）theirwingsand____．Sheflewtheplanefreelyinthesky，heryoungbirdsfollowing．

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。(1)A.managedB.attemptedC.happenedD.supposed。(2)A.realizedB.expectedC.imaginedD.admitted。(3)A.helpedB.decidedC.affordedD.meant。(4)A.placedB.protectedC.treatedD.examined。(5)A.agoB.outC.laterD.long。(6)A.familyB.lakeC.homeD.world。(7)A.ButB.AlsoC.ThusD.Still。(8)A.increasedB.improvedC.roseD.grew。(9)A.askB.leadC.wantD.allow。(10)A.flyB.raceC.swimD.sing。(11)A.asleepB.awayC.aroundD.awake。(12)A.ideaB.opinionC.explanationD.excuse。(13)A.skyB.heavenC.flightD.plane。(14)A.hisB.herC.theirD.its。(15)A.respectB.rememberC.recognizeD.receive。(16)A.soB.insteadC.hardlyD.too。(17)A.climbedB.lookedC.reachedD.fell。(18)A.houseB.floorC.waterD.ground。(19)A.secretlyB.disappointedlyC.patientlyD.eagerly。(20)A.lookedawayB.setoutC.wentbyD.turnedback17、VincentVanGoghisoftenrememberedasthepainterwhocutoffhisearinafitofpassion．Hewasalonelymanwhooften____withoutfoodinordertobuypaints，amanwithfewfriendsanda____temper．VanGogh'sstrongemotionsnotonly____hislife，buthispaintings．

ManyofVanGogh'spaintingswere____bywarm，yellowsunlightbecausehelovedhowitcould____theworldindifferentways．HispaintingSunflowers，forexample，is____yellowsandbrowns．Thesecolorsgivethepaintinga____ofwarmth．However，thesunflowersare____deadanddying．

Theresultisapaintingthat____thewarmthoflifethatVanGoghlovedwiththefeelingsof____thatwereallaroundhim．Itisapaintingthatiswarm，beautifulandsad，allatthesametimeVanGogh'smostfamouspainting，TheStarryNight，____thismixtureofjoyandsadnessonestep____．Itisalandscapefullofdeep____andshadowswhichshowedthesadnessVanGoghwasfeelingashewaspainting，____whathewasactuallyseeing．

ThisiswhyVanGogh's____inhispaintinglookmoreimaginativethanreality．ThestarsandmooninTheStarryNightare____bright；theirlightswirlingabovethedarkeninghills．Atreethatlookslikeblackfirecutsthroughthe____ofthenight，interruptingitsbeauty．

Becauseofhiswildemotions，VanGoghwasnot____duringhislife．Hesoldonlyonepainting．However，peopletodaywhostandinfrontofSunflowersorTheStarryNightcan____thesamejoyandsadnessVanGoghoncedid，____hepaintedthosedeepbluesandsunnyyellows．

。。(1)A.wentB.cameC.carriedD.sent。(2)A.gentleB.tenderC.stormyD.short。(3)A.developedB.affectedC.improvedD.reduced。(4)A.inspiredB.taughtC.followedD.moved。(5)A.showupB.turnupC.cutupD.lightup。(6)A.fullinB.filledwithC.filledofD.fullout。(7)A.stateB.lookC.feelingD.touch。(8)A.actuallyB.simplyC.entirelyD.finally。(9)A.comparesB.includesC.communicatesD.mixes。(10)A.happinessB.excitementC.sadnessD.worry。(11)A.takesB.standsC.raisesD.continues。(12)A.furtherB.deeperC.longerD.closer。(13)A.redsB.blacksC.bluesD.greens。(14)A.otherthanB.ratherthanC.aswellasD.inaddition。(15)A.voicesB.picturesC.colorsD.images。(16)A.seldomB.unusuallyC.accordinglyD.properly。(17)A.surroundingsB.environmentC.viewD.sight。(18)A.understoodB.noticedC.rewardedD.trusted。(19)A.experienceB.recognizeC.acceptD.determine。(20)A.thoughB.howeverC.ifD.as18、WhenIwas13myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootballteam．Thatmeant____MillerKing，whowasthebest____atourschool．

FootballseasonstartedinSeptemberandallsummerlongIworkedout．Icarriedmyfootballeverywherefor（23）__________．

JustbeforeSeptember，Millerwasstruckbyacarandlosthisrightarm．Iwenttoseehimafterhecamebackfrom____．Helookedvery____，buthedidn'tcry．

Thatseason，I____allofMiller'srecordswhilehe____thehomegamesfromthebench．Wewent10-1andIwasnamedmostvaluableplayer，____IoftenhadcrazydreamsinwhichIwastoblameforMiller's____．

Oneafternoon，IwascrossingthefieldtogohomeandsawMiller____goingoverafence-whichwasn't____toclimbifyouhadbotharms．I'msureIwasthelastpersonintheworldhewantedtoaccept____from．Buteventhatchallengeheaccepted．I____himmoveslowlyoverthefence．Whenwewerefinally____ontheotherside，hesaidtome，"Youknow，Ididn'ttellyouthisduringtheseason，butyoudid____．Thankyouforfillinginfor____．"

Hiswordsfreedmefrommybad____．Ithoughttomyself，howevenwithoutanarmhewasmoreofaleader．Damagedbutnotdefeated，hewas____aheadofme．Iwasrighttohave____him．Fromthatdayon，Igrew____andalittlemorereal．

。。(1)A.cheeringforB.beatingoutC.relyingonD.stayingwith。(2)A.coachB.studentC.teacherD.player。(3)A.practiceB.showC.comfortD.pleasure。(4)A.schoolB.vacationC.hospitalD.training。(5)A.paleB.calmC.relaxedD.ashamed。(6)A.heldB.brokeC.setD.tried。(7)A.reportedB.judgedC.organizedD.watched。(8)A.andB.thenC.butD.thus。(9)A.decisionB.mistakeC.accidentD.sacrifice。(10)A.stuckB.hurtC.tiredD.lost。(11)A.steadyB.hardC.funD.fit。(12)A.praiseB.adviceC.assistanceD.apology。(13)A.letB.helpedC.hadD.noticed。(14)A.droppedB.readyC.trappedD.safe。(15)A.fineB.wrongC.quicklyD.normally。(16)A.usB.yourselfC.meD.them。(17)A.memoriesB.ideasC.attitudesD.dreams。(18)A.stillB.alsoC.yetD.just。(19)A.challengedB.curedC.invitedD.admired。(20)A.healthierB.biggerC.clevererD.cooler．評卷人得分四、根據(jù)所給漢語提示填空(共5題，共45分)19、PRC________(代表)thePeople’sRepublicofChina.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)20、PRC________(代表)thePeople’sRepublicofChina.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)21、PRC________(代表)thePeople’sRepublicofChina.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)22、PRC________(代表)thePeople’sRepublicofChina.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)23、PRC________(代表)thePeople’sRepublicofChina.(根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子)評卷人得分五、補全對話(共2題，共18分)24、(1)____Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show：

Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.(2)____Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.

Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.

Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.(3)____Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,readthatmaterial.(4)____Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyou’llrememberitlonger.

Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassatest,sodon’tbeoverworried.

(5)____Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.。(1)A.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.B.Don’tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.C.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.D.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.E.Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteachersaysinclass.G.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.25、閱讀下面材料，用不多于3個單詞的正確形式填空M:Thanksforcomingtoseemeagain,Nancy.W:Don’tmentionit.You____behappytowalkagain.M:Youbet.Thelastfewmonthshaven’tbeeneasy,but____wasyourconcernandthoughtfulnessthatcomfortedmealot.Ireallydon’tknowhowtothankyou.W:IthinkLucyistheone____shouldbethankedthemost.M:It’strue.Shehelpedme____insomanywaysandevenkeptmecompanyontheweekends.W:She’soneofthe____(sweet)girlsI’veevermet.Haveyouevernoticedthat?M:____(tell)youthetruth,Nancy,I’m____(attract)toher.Sheismorethanafriendtomenow,butIdon’tknowhowshefeelsaboutme.W:Maybethere’sawaytofindoutaskherondate!M:ButI’mafraidof____(turn)down.W:Thereisnopoosibility____Lucywouldreactlikethat,Ithink.Besides,ifyoudon’ttry,you’llneverknow.M:Maybeyou’reright.Thanksforyour____(encourage)!評卷人得分六、閱讀填空(共4題，共40分)26、WastetoEnergy—JUSTBURNIT!WHYBURNWASTE?Waste-to-energyplantsgenerate(產(chǎn)生)enoughelectricitytosupply2.4millionhouseholdsintheUS.But,providingelectricityisnotthemajoradvantageofwaste-to-energyplants.Infact,itcostsmoretogenerateelectricityatawaste-to-energyplantthanitdoesatacoal,nuclear,orhydropowerplant.Themajoradvantageofburningwasteisthatitconsiderablyreducestheamountoftrashgoingtolandfills.TheaverageAmericanproducesmorethan1,600poundsofwasteayear.Ifallthiswastewerelandfilled,itwouldtakemorethantwocubicyardsoflandfillspace.That’sthevolumeofaboxthreefeetlong,threefeetwide,andsixfeethigh.Ifthatwastewereburned,theasheswouldfitintoaboxthreefeetlong,threefeetwide,butonlynineincheshigh!SomecommunitiesintheNortheastmayberunningoutoflandfornewlandfills.And,sincemostpeopledon’twantlandfillsintheirbackyards,ithasbecomemoredifficulttoobtainpermitstobuildnewlandfills.Takingthecountryasawhole,theUnitedStateshasplentyofopenspace,ofcourse,butitisexpensivetotransportgarbagealongdistancetoputitintoalandfill.TOBURNORNOTTOBURN?Somepeopleareconcernedthatburninggarbagemayharmtheenvironment.Likecoalplants,waste-to-energyplantsproduceairpollutionwhenthefuelisburnedtoproducesteamorelectricity.Burninggarbagereleasesthechemicalsandsubstancesfoundinthewaste.Somechemicalscanbeathreattopeople,theenvironment,orboth,iftheyarenotproperlycontrolled.Somecriticsofwaste-to-energyplantsareafraidthatburningwastewillhamper(妨礙，阻礙)recyclingprograms.Ifeveryonesendstheirtrashtoawaste-to-energyplant,theysay,therewillbelittlemotivetorecycle.Severalstateshaveconsideredorareconsideringbanningwaste-to-energyplantsunlessrecyclingprogramsareinplace.Massachusetts,NewJersey,andNewYorkCityhavedelayednewwaste-to-energyplants,hopingtoincreasethelevelofrecyclingfirst.So,what’stherealstory?Canrecyclingandburningwastecoexist?Atfirstglance,recyclingandwaste-to-energyseemtobeatodds(不一致),buttheycanactuallycomplement(彌補)eachother.That’sbecauseitmakesgoodsensetorecyclesomematerials,andbettersensetoburnothers.Let’slookataluminum,forexample.Aluminummineralissoexpensivetominethatrecyclingaluminummorethanpaysforitself.Burningitproducesnoenergy.Soclearly,aluminumisvaluabletorecycleandnotusefultoburn.Paper,ontheotherhand,caneitherbeburnedorrecycled—italldependsonthepricetheusedpaperwillbring.Plasticsareanothermatter.Becauseplasticsaremadefrompetroleumandnaturalgas,theyareexcellentsourcesofenergyforwaste-to-energyplants.Thisisespeciallytruesinceplasticsarenotaseasytorecycleassteel,aluminum,orpaper.Plasticsalmostalwayshavetobehandsortedandmakingaproductfromrecycledplasticsmaycostmorethanmakingitfromnewmaterials.Toburnornottoburnisnotreallythequestion.Weshouldusebothrecyclingandwaste-to-energyasalternativestolandfilling.WastetoEnergy—JUSTBURNIT!。WHYBURNWASTE?(71)__________ofwastetoEnergy◆Thoughatahigh(72)_______,waste-to-energyplantscanproduceenoughelectricityfor2.4millionUShouseholds.◆Burningwastecan(73)_______aconsiderableamountoftrashgoingtolandfills.Difficultiesforlandfilling◆Somecommunities(74)_______landfornewlandfills.◆Mostpeople(75)_______tobuildlandfillsaround.◆Buildinglandfillsinfar-awayareaswillincreasethecostoftransportinggarbage.◆Somecommunities(74)_______landfornewlandfills.◆Mostpeople(75)_______tobuildlandfillsaround.◆Buildinglandfillsinfar-awayareaswillincreasethecostoftransportinggarbage.TOBURNORNOTTOBURN?(76)__________aboutburninggarbage◆Burninggarbagereleaseschemicals,which,ifnotproperlycontrolled,canbe(77)_______topeopleandtheenvironment.◆Burninggarbagewillhamperrecyclingprograms.CoexistenceofrecyclingandburningwasteRecyclingandwaste-to-energycangowellwitheachotherinthatsomematerials(78)_______aluminumarefittorecycle,whileotherslikeplasticsarefittoburn.Recyclingandwaste-to-energycangowellwitheachotherinthatsomematerials(78)_______aluminumarefittorecycle,whileotherslikeplasticsarefittoburn.(79)__________Whethertoburnornottoburn,weshould(80)_______landfillingwithbothrecyclingandwaste-to-energytodealwithgarbage.(1)____?27、WastetoEnergy—JUSTBURNIT!WHYBURNWASTE?Waste-to-energyplantsgenerate(產(chǎn)生)enoughelectricitytosupply2.4millionhouseholdsintheUS.But,providingelectricityisnotthemajoradvantageofwaste-to-energyplants.Infact,itcostsmoretogenerateelectricityatawaste-to-energyplantthanitdoesatacoal,nuclear,orhydropowerplant.Themajoradvantageofburningwasteisthatitconsiderablyreducestheamountoftrashgoingtolandfills.TheaverageAmericanproducesmorethan1,600poundsofwasteayear.Ifallthiswastewerelandfilled,itwouldtakemorethantwocubicyardsoflandfillspace.That’sthevolumeofaboxthreefeetlong,threefeetwide,andsixfeethigh.Ifthatwastewereburned,theasheswouldfitintoaboxthreefeetlong,threefeetwide,butonlynineincheshigh!SomecommunitiesintheNortheastmayberunningoutoflandfornewlandfills.And,sincemostpeopledon’twantlandfillsintheirbackyards,ithasbecomemoredifficulttoobtainpermitstobuildnewlandfills.Takingthecountryasawhole,theUnitedStateshasplentyofopenspace,ofcourse,butitisexpensivetotransportgarbagealongdistancetoputitintoalandfill.TOBURNORNOTTOBURN?Somepeopleareconcernedthatburninggarbagemayharmtheenvironment.Likecoalplants,waste-to-energyplantsproduceairpollutionwhenthefuelisburnedtoproducesteamorelectricity.Burninggarbagereleasesthechemicalsandsubstancesfoundinthewaste.Somechemicalscanbeathreattopeople,theenvironment,orboth,iftheyarenotproperlycontrolled.Somecriticsofwaste-to-energyplantsareafraidthatburningwastewillhamper(妨礙，阻礙)recyclingprograms.Ifeveryonesendstheirtrashtoawaste-to-energyplant,theysay,therewillbelittlemotivetorecycle.Severalstateshaveconsideredorareconsideringbanningwaste-to-energyplantsunlessrecyclingprogramsareinplace.Massachusetts,NewJersey,andNewYorkCityhavedelayednewwaste-to-energyplants,hopingtoincreasethelevelofrecyclingfirst.So,what’stherealstory?Canrecyclingandburningwastecoexist?Atfirstglance,recyclingandwaste-to-energyseemtobeatodds(不一致),buttheycanactuallycomplement(彌補)eachother.That’sbecauseitmakesgoodsensetorecyclesomematerials,andbettersensetoburnothers.Let’slookataluminum,forexample.Aluminummineralissoexpensivetominethatrecyclingaluminummorethanpaysforitself.Burningitproducesnoenergy.Soclearly,aluminumisvaluabletorecycleandnotusefultoburn.Paper,ontheotherhand,caneitherbeburnedorrecycled—italldependsonthepricetheusedpaperwillbring.Plasticsareanothermatter.Becauseplasticsaremadefrompetroleumandnaturalgas,theyareexcellentsourcesofenergyforwaste-to-energyplants.Thisisespeciallytruesinceplasticsarenotaseasytorecycleassteel,aluminum,orpaper.Plasticsalmostalwayshavetobehandsortedandmakingaproductfromrecycledplasticsmaycostmorethanmakingitfromnewmaterials.Toburnornottoburnisnotreallythequestion.Weshouldusebothrecyclingandwaste-to-energyasalternativestolandfilling.WastetoEnergy—JUSTBURNIT!。WHYBURNWASTE?(71)__________ofwastetoEnergy◆Thoughatahigh(72)_______,waste-to-energyplantscanproduceenoughelectricityfor2.4millionUShouseholds.◆Burningwastecan(73)_______aconsiderableamountoftrashgoingtolandfills.Difficultiesforlandfilling◆Somecommunities(74)_______landfornewlandfills.◆Mostpeople(75)_______tobuildlandfillsaround.◆Buildinglandfillsinfar-awayareaswillincreasethecostoftransportinggarbage.◆Somecommunities(74)_______landfornewlandfills.◆Mostpeople(75)_______tobuildlandfillsaround.◆Buildinglandfillsinfar-awayareaswillincreasethecostoftransportinggarbage.TOBURNORNOTTOBURN?(76)__________aboutburninggarbage◆Burninggarbagereleaseschemicals,which,ifnotproperlycontrolled,canbe(77)_______topeopleandtheenvironment.◆Burninggarbagewillhamperrecyclingprograms.Coexistenceofrecyclingan