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(1)D .词义猜测题。根据第一段The amount of electronic waste is growing so rapidly that it has become a global problem that needs to be addressed.(电子垃圾的数量增长如此之快,已经成为一个需要解决的全球性问题)可知,划线单词意为"解决",A.reduced减少;B.changed改变;C.controlled控制;D.solved解决,故选D。
(2)B .段落大意题。根据第二段What is causing the upsurge(激增)in e﹣waste?Technology is becoming more and more widespread,covering almost every aspect of our lives.Meanwhile,the lifespan of devices is getting shorter﹣ many products will be thrown away once their batteries(电池)die,to be replaced by new devices.Companies update the design or software so quickly and it is usually cheaper and easier to buy a new product than to repair an old one.Since prices are falling,electronic devices are in demand around the world.(是什么导致了电子垃圾的激增?技术越来越普及,几乎覆盖了我们生活的方方面面。与此同时,设备的寿命越来越短﹣﹣许多产品的电池一旦耗尽,就会被扔掉取而代之的是新设备。公司更新设计或软件的速度如此之快,购买新产品通常比维修旧产品更便宜、更容易。由于价格下跌,全世界都对电子设备有需求)可知,第二段主要讲述了电子垃圾激增的原因,故选B。
(3)C.细节理解题。根据第三段As more people buy electronic equipment,manufacturers(制造商)are beginning to face shortages of the raw material needed to make their products,so recycling and reusing materials from discarded(废弃的)products and waste makes economic and environmental sense.(随着越来越多的人购买电子设备,制造商开始面临生产其产品所需原材料的短缺,因此从废弃产品和废物中回收和再利用材料具有经济和环保意义)可知,缺乏原材料使得回收电子垃圾变得有意义,故选C。
(4)D .推理判断题。根据最后一段In order to reduce e﹣waste,manufacturers need to design electronics that are safer,and more durable(耐用的),repairable.As a customer,you'd better get our old product repaired if possible and buy a new device only when you really need it.(为了减少电子垃圾,制造商需要设计更安全、更耐用、可维修的电子产品。作为一个客户,如果可能的话,你最好把我们的旧产品修好,只有在你真正需要的时候才买新设备)可知,作者在最后一段想要表达为了减少电子垃圾需要每个人都行动起来,故选D。