Governments must take an active part in encouraging people to preserve the environment． One of the best ways everyone can become involved is through recycling．
Recycling is a safe， less costly solution to the problem of waste disposal． It reduces the amount of solid waste taken to landfills and thereby decreases the amount of water and air pollution．

One of the most important reasons for recycling is to preserve natural resources． Recycled materials can be substituted for natural materials, ones that come directly from the earth and would reduce such problems as deforestation．

Production of natural materials also uses more fossil fuels and other resources that could be saved by recycling．

Contrary to popular belief，recycling also saves governments and citizens money． For example， businesses and individuals can reduce their waste disposal costs by more than 70 percent by using a recycling program． Also， individuals or communities receive money from selling recyclables to recycling companies． So businesses are not only saving money， they are earning money as well．

Furthermore， production using recycled materials is usually cheaper for a company and reduces the cost of pollution control． In addition， the recycling industry provides employment for hundreds for thousands of people．

In spite of all these benefits， however， recycling is quite limited． A greater effort must be put forth to promote recycling． Governments must become environmentally responsible and act quickly to set recycling goals and implement a recycling program．



(1). (单选题) All of the following are benefits of recycling EXCEPT _______(本题1.0分)
A、 preserving natural resources
B、 getting everyone involved



C、 saving money
D、 creating jobs



学生答案： B
标准答案：B
解析：
得分： 1
(2). (单选题) Recycling means _____________ .(本题1.0分)
A、 extracting useful materials from natural materials



B、 extracting useful materials from waste materials



C、 selling waste materials to earn money



D、 making profits by selling water materials



学生答案： A
标准答案：B
解析：
得分： 0
(3). (单选题)
Which one of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? (本题1.0分)

A、
Recycling can reduce water and air pollution.




B、
Businesses can make money by recycling but individuals can not.




C、
People can substitute recycled materials for natural materials.




D、
The cost of production using recycled materials is lower than usual.




学生答案： A
标准答案：B
解析：
得分： 0
(4). (单选题) What is the purpose of the passage?(本题1.0分)
A、 To tell people that recycling preserves natural resources.



B、 To discuss the benefits of recycling



C、 To suggest promoting recycling



D、 To point out that recycling is still quite limited. Abraham Lincoln became



学生答案： A
标准答案：B
解析：
得分： 0
(5). (单选题) It can be inferred from the passage that many people believe recycling (本题1.0分)
A、 costs money
B、 saves money



C、 produces profit
D、 provides employment

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