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2025年上海市建平中学高考英语三模试卷
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TheSilentCrisisofE﹣WasteRecycling
InthenarrowstreetsoftheIndiancityMumbaisDharavineighborhood，34﹣year﹣oldRajeshspendshisdaystakingapartoldelectronics﹣computers，phones，andtelevisions﹣thatwealthiercitizensthrowaway.Theworkshopwhereheworks（1）（lack）properairflowandisfilledwithcircuitboardsthatcontainharmfulmetalslikeleadandmercury.Foroveradecade，Rajesh（2）（breathe）insmokefrommeltedplasticsandacidsusedtoextractvaluablemetals.Heisunawareof（3）harmthesesubstancescoulddotohisbody.
Studiesshowthate﹣waste，whichaccountsfor5%ofglobalsolidwaste，israrelyrecycledsafelyindevelopingcountries.Althoughgovernmentshaveintroducedregulations，nearly80%ofthrown﹣awayelectronicsendupininformalworkshopslikeRajeshs.Expertswarnthatworkersnotprovidedprotection（4）themetalsfaceserioushealthproblems.Theharmfulsubstancestheyreexposedtodailycandamagekidneys，nervoussystems，andin（5）（bad）cases，evencausecancer，saysDr.AnikaPatel，anenvironmentalhealthresearcher.
Rajeshssituationreflectsaglobalimbalance.Wealthynations，withconsumerbehavior（6）（drive）byaconstantdesiretoupgradedevices，producemassivee﹣waste.Incontrast，theburden（负担）ofprocessinge﹣wastefallsunfairlyoncommunitieslackingtheresourcestoprotectthemselves.Manyworkers，whosefamiliesdependonthisdangerousjob，（7）（not）affordtoquit.
Effortstoaddressthecrisisareslowlyemerging.NGOs（Non﹣GovernmentalOrganizations）havebeguntrainingwo