Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2016重庆一诊)
In 1996,John Tierney suggested in The New York Times article that“recycling is garbage”.He wrote,“The money spent on recycling programs should have been spent on real social and environmental problems.Recycling programs not only increase energy use and pollution,but also cost more money than the disposal(处理) of plain old garbage.Recycling may be the most wasteful activity in modern America.”
Environmental groups were quick to express their disagreement.They wrote reports on how recycling programs in cities can reduce pollution and cost less than regular garbage pickup and disposal.Michael Shapiro,an official of the US Environmental Protection Agency(EPA),said that “recycling can be good value for money,although there’s still room for improvements”.
