Recycling Around the World
Reeycling is one 0f the best eNVironmeutal 8ucee88 stories 0f tlle late 20th eentury．But we could do moEe．People must not see recycling as fashionable，but essential．
The Japanese ltre very good at recycling because they live in a crowded country They do not have much space．They do not want t0 share their 1imited space with rubbish But eVeN so，Toky0 area alone is estimated to have three million tons of le~over mbbish at pEesent．
In 1996，tlle united States leeycled and composted(制成肥料)57 million ton8 0fwaste(27％of the nation's，s 801id waste)．This is 57 million tons of waste which did not g0 into laJldfills and incinerators(焚化炉)．In doing t11is，7，000 mbbish coNection programmes fltnd recycling cen~e8 helped tlle authorities．
In Rockford，a city inⅡIiNOis，US，its offieials choose one house each week and check its garbage(废物)．If the garbage does not eontain all newspapers or aluminium(铝)earls，then lhe resident 0f tlle hOUSe gets a prize of at least$1，000．
In Japan，certain cities give childten weekly 8uPPlies of tissue paper filld toilet paper in exchfillge for a weekly collection 0f newspapers．
In one yefll"Britain recycles：
．1 out of every 3 newspapeI'S．
．1 out 0f every 4 glass botfles and jars(罐子)．
．1 out of every4 itoms 0f c10tlling．
．1 out 0f every 3 aluminium drink cans．
In 1999，H0ng Kong tmnsported 1．3 miUion tons 0f waste t0 mailllfilld China for recycling．Aroand 535，000 tons 0f waste were recycled in HONg Kong itself ovet half the things we throw away conld be recycled．That means we conld recycIe lO timesas much as we d0 now．
However，recycling needs a lot of organisation aJld special equipment．Also，there is not mach use for some recycled material．
41．Which of the follOWing is NOT true 0f the Japanese?
A．They have teeycled all their waste．
B．They live in a CrOWded country．
C．They fire very good at recycling．
D．They have t0 share meir limited space with mbbi8h．
42．How mach waste did the US recycle in 1996?
A．1．3 million ton8．
B．27 million tons．
C．53 miUion Ions．
D．57 million tons．
43．Where can people get a big prize for contributing t0 recycling?
A．Tokyo．
B．Rockford．
C．Hang Kong．
D．London．
44．In Japan，the newspapers collected by children
A．are given to poor people．
B．are used as reading materials．
C．are recycled．
D．are used as prizes．
45．Which of the following is not true 0f Britain?
A．It recycles 1 out 0f every 3 newspapers each year．
B．It recycles 1 out 0f every 4 glass bottles and jars each year
C．It recycles l out 0f every 4 items 0f clothing each year．
D．It recycles 1 out 0f every 3 aluminium cans each year．
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