广东省高三英语复习40分钟限时训练7_高考复习指南

广东省高三英语复习40分钟限时训练7

　　Burning garbage is not a new idea. Some cities in Europe and the United States _____34__( burn) garbage for years. The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. The steam _____35___ is produced is used to make electricity or to heat nearby buildings. In Paris, France, some power plants burn almost 2 million metric tons of the city’s garbage each year. The

　　amount of energy ____36____ （produce） is about the same as would be produced by burning almost a half million barrels of oil!

　　But there are problems in using garbage ____37____ a fuel. Garbage that burns _____38___ (easy), such as food and paper, must be separated from metals, glass, and other materials that do not burn easily. Another problem is _____39____ burning garbage can pollute the air.

　　Our fossil fuel supplies are limited. Burning garbage might be one kind of energy source that we can use to help meet our energy needs. This method could also reduce the amount of garbage ___40____(pile) up on the earth.

　　阅读理解（时间：20分钟）

　　When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.

　　People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems blurry. Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near-sighted. People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.