作业考试化40分钟卷必威体育精装版月考期中期末精选题 4 学生版.docx

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作业考试化40分钟卷

必威体育精装版月考期中期末精选题4学生版

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第一部分阅读理解

第一节(共7小题；每小题2.5分，满分17.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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（23-24高二下·重庆·期中）JosefaMarinwenttoNewYorkfromMexicoin1987,supportingherdaughterbackhomewiththe$140aweeksheearnedatasweaterfactory.Withthatsmallincome,shehadtocollectrecyclables,tradingincansforfivecentseach.

Whentheclothingfactorycloseddowninthelate2000s,shebecameafull-timerecycler,pickingupcansandbottlestomakeendsmeet.

Marin’sstoryisnotunique.Millionsaroundtheworldmakealivingfrompickingthroughwasteandresellingit—avitalrolethatkeepswastemanageable.InNewYorkCity,theadministrativedepartmentcollectsonlyabout28percentofthecansthatcouldberecycled.Rubbishcollectors,however,keepmillionsofadditionalrecyclablesoutoflandfillseveryyear.

Yetcollectorsareruledoutbygovernmentpolicies.TheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtin1988statedthathouseholdgarbageispublicpropertyonceit’sonthestreet.Thatenablespolicetosearchrubbishforevidence,butthatprotectionhasn’talwaysbeenextendedtorecyclers.AndinplaceslikeNewYorkCity,whichistestingcity-ownedlockedcontainerstohidegarbagefromrats,containersaremadeclearlyinaccessibleforcollectors.

“There’svalueinthewaste,andwefeelthatvalueshouldbelongtothepeople,notthecityorthecorporations”,saysRyanCastalia,directorofanonprofitrecyclingandcommunitycenterinBrooklyn.

Recognizedornot,wastepickershavelongbeentreatedwithdisrespect.Marinrecallsanoccasionwhensomeonelivingnexttoabuildingwhereshewascollectingcansthrewwaterather.“BecauseIrecycledoesn’tmeanIamlessofapersonthananyoneelse,”shesays.It’sapitytoseethatthegovernmentdoesn’tstandbythegarbagecollector’sside,either.

Fortunately,somegovernmentsarestartingtorealizethatprotect