【文章內容簡介】 ncreasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a whole. Electronic devices contain valuable metals such as gold and silver. A Swiss study reported that while the weight of electronic goods represented by precious metals was relatively small in parison to total waste， the concentration(含量 )of gold and other precious metals was higher in so173。called e173。waste than in naturally occurring minerals. Electronic wastes also contain many poisonous metals. Even when the machines are recycled and the harmful metals removed， the recycling process often is carried out in poor countries， in practically uncontrolled ways which allow many poisonous substances to escape into the environment. Creating products out of raw materials creates much more waste material， up to 100 times more， than the material contained in the finished products. Consider again the cell173。phone， and imagine the mines that produced those metals， the factories needed to make the box and packaging(包裝 )it came in. Many wastes produced in the producing process are harmful as well. The U． S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that most waste is dangerous in that “the production ， distribution， and use of products— as well as management of the resulting waste— all result in greenhouse gas release.”Individuals can reduce their contribution by creating less waste at the start— for instance， buying reusable products and recycling. In many countries the concept of extended producer responsibility is being considered or has been put in place as an incentive(動機 )for reducing waste. If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products，would they reduce the packaging in the first place? Governments39。 incentive to require producers to take responsibility for the packaging they produce is usually based on money. Why， they ask， should cities or towns be responsible for paying to deal with the bubble wrap(氣泡墊 )that encased your television? From the governments39。 point of view， a primary goal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the costs and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax173。payers back to the producers. 33． By mentioning the Swiss study， the author intends to tell us that________. A． the weight of e173。goods is rather small B． e173。waste deserves to be made good use of C． natural minerals contain more precious metals D． the percentage of precious metals is heavy in e173。waste 34． The responsibility of e173。waste treatment should be extended________. A． from producers to governments B． from governments to producers C． from individuals to distributors D． from distributors to governments 35． What does the passage mainly talk about? A． The increase in e173。waste. B． The creation of e173。waste. C． The seriousness of e173。waste. D． The management of e173。waste. 第二節(jié)：七選五 (共 5小題；每小題 2分，滿分 10 分 ) 根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余項。 If tests can make students nervous, anxious and even scared, shouldn’ t schools just get rid of them? 36 Teachers and schools give students tests for very important reasons: 37 Giving a test is a way for a teacher to see which students are learning the skills and knowledge they should be learning, and which ones are having trouble. Depending on how kids do on the test, the teacher will know if he or she must go back over some things, or if it’ s okay to keep moving forward。 To see how well your school is teaching you. All parents want their kids to finally graduate with the ability to earn a living. 38 And one way to do this is to have them take test. To assign(指定 )grades. 39 Besides your homework, tests are one of the best ways for you to show the teacher that you’ ve really learned what’ s being taught, and for the teacher to figure out what grade you should get. Grades are also a way to show your parents how you’ re doing in school. To keep you motivated(有積極性的 ). Admit it: you work harder if you know someone is checking up on your work. For example, if your mom tells you to clean your room but you know she will never go in and check, then you might not do it, right? 40 Because you know that you’ ll eventually have to take a test on the material and you might be more likely to give it that extra effort and make sure you know everything you’ re supposed to know. To see if you’ re learning. A. To see if you are totally prepared. B. Students must work hard to get good grades. C. Well, believe it or not, tests don’ t just exist to trouble you. D. Grades are important in most schools, and tests play a big role. E. So schools have to prove they’ re trying their best to educate students. F. Well, tests help make sure that you don’ t leave your homework behind. 第三部分：英語知識運用 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分 ) 第一節(jié)：完形填空 (共 20 小題；每題 ，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項 (A, B, C和 D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 I arrived at my mother39。s home for our Monday family dinner. Mother was __41__ quilt after quilt from the boxes, __42__ showing me their beauties. She was preparing for a quilt show at the Elmhurst Church. When we began to __43__ and put them back into the boxes, I noticed something at the __44__ of one box. “What is this ？ ” I asked. “Oh ？ ” Mom said, “Tha t39。s Mama39。s quilt.” I __45__ the quilt. It looked as if a group of school children had pieced it together。 __46__designs, __47__ pictures, a winding line on the right. “Grandmother made this ？ ” I said, __ 48__. My grandmother was a master at making quilts. This __49__ didn39。t look like any of the quilts she had made. “Yes, right before she died. I __ 50__ it home with me last year and made some __51__， ” she said. “I39。m still __ 52__ on it. See, this is what I39。ve done so far.” I looked at it more __53__. At the center of the quilt, she had sewn a piece