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2023年上海市长宁区中考二模英语试题
VII. Choose the best answer and complete the passage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文)(12分)
What happens when a newspaper is recycled? It is cut up, mixed with water and chemicals and boiled before it is pressed into new paper. The 65 has many steps and uses a lot of energy. So is there a simpler way to deal with solid waste? Yes, there is. It's called up cycling.
In recycling, an object is broken down into small pieces. However, in up cycling, the whole object, or parts of the object, is reused in a new way. Up cycling can be less wasteful than recycling and more creative. An old guitar, 66 , can be turned into a unique piece of furniture.
Unwanted electronic equipment, ore-waste mostly 67 .plastic and metals, it takes a long time for it to break down. As a result, it stays buried in landfills for centuries, causing air and water pollution. In order to reduce e-waste, people are up cycling their old electronics to create fashion jewellery pieces.
Up cycling is becoming more common now. Many up cycled products can be found more 68 than ever. Here are two examples of local up cyclers.
Making music
When Kevin Cheung saw how many plastic containers were being thrown away, he thought of a useful way they could be reused. His invention is an easy-to-carry speaker system that is as 69 as a regular speaker and lights up in the dark!
Keeping it local
Wood rite calls itself Hong Kong's first ‘local-to-local’ furniture brand because they 70 scrap wood(废木屑) around the city and use it to create handmade furniture. The furniture is then sold locally. By doing this, the company hopes to reduce the amount of wood wasted.
65. A)resource B)transport C)instruction D)process
66. A)for example B)as a result C)in fact D)in addition
67. A)takes the place of B)consists of C)relies on D)stands for
68.A)carefully B)wonderfully C)fortunately D)easily
69.A)powerful B) successful C)flexible D)comfortable
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