2024北京潞河中学高三（上）开学考
英语
第一部分知识运用(共两节，30分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并
在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
WhenAlexwasinthe5thgrade,hereadanalarmingarticleinthenewspaper,whichsaidthatpeoplewere
___1___oldcomputersinbackyards,throwingTVsintostreams,anddumpingcellphonesinthegarbage.Thisis
dangerousbecausee-wastecontainsharmful___2___thatcanleakintotheenvironmentgettingintocrops,
animals,watersupplies—andpeople.
AlexwasworriedanddecidedtomakeitthenextprojectforWIN—theWesterlyInnovationsNetwork.Alex
andsixofhisfriendshad___3___thisorganizationtohelpsolvecommunityproblemstwoyearsbefore.
Butwhatcouldtheydoaboutthisprojectwithe-waste?Theteamspentseveralweeksgatheringinformation
abouttheharmfulchemicalsine-wasteandtheireffectsonhumans.Theylearnedhowtodispose(处置)ofe-waste
___4___andhowitcouldberecycled.Then,theysentoutasurveyandfoundonlyoneineightknewwhate-waste
was,letalonehowtodisposeofit.
Alexandhisfriendswentintoaction.Theyadvertisedinthelocalnewspaperand___5___noticestostudents,
askingresidentstobringtheir___6___electronicstotheschoolparkinglot.The___7___lastedtwodays,andthey
collectedover9,500kilogramsofe-waste.
Thenextstepwastosetupalong-terme-wastedrop-offcenterforthetown.Aftersomeresearch,they’d
learnedthatreusingisthebestwayto___8___electronicdevicesanditisseventimesmoreefficientthan
recycling.So,theybeganleaningtorefurbish(翻新)computersthemselvesanddistributedthemtostudentswho
didn’thavetheirown.Inthisway,theycouldhelpstudentsintheareaandprotecttheenvironmentatthesame
time.
Fora___9___solutiontoe-waste,thedrop-offcenterwasn’teno