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Unit5Thepowerofnature

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2020·长沙市四校高三模拟)

Reducing，reusing，andrecyclingisawayoflifeinSweden.Recyclingisrequiredbylawandgarbageissortedathomebeforeitgoestoarecyclingcenter.Recyclablesaresortedintosevencategoriesandrecyclingstationsarewithinjust300metersofallresidentialareas.“RecyclingalmosteverythingisamustinSwedennow.Itactuallyfeelsveryuncomfortablewhenyouvisitanothercountryandcantfindeasywaystorecycle，”saidOwenGaffney，anexpertatStockholmResilienceCentreandFutureEarth.

Butnotallofitsgarbageisrecycled.Swedenusesalternativesthatincludeincineratinggarbagetomakeelectricityinsteadofusingfossilfuels(化石燃料)toheat1.2millionhomes.Abouthalfofhouseholdgarbageissenttooneofthe33wastetoheatplants.Swedenisimportinggarbagefromothercountriestokeeptheseplantsrunning.Swedenisalsoaworldleaderinturningfoodwasteintoecofriendlybiogas.Ithasmadefoodwastecollectioncompulsorybeginningin2021.Thereisafoodwastebiogasplant，whichallowsbiogastobeusedtorunpublicbusesandtoheatapartmentbuildings.

Swedennowwantstodealwiththoseremainingitemsthatcannotberecycledbyusingacircular(循环论证的)economyapproach.Itmeansthatproductscanbereusedandonlyrecycledwhenabsolutelynecessary.TheSwedishgovernmentformedanadvisorygrouptofindawayofmakingthispartofitsenvironmentalpolicy.

Thiswillnotworkeffectivelyunlesspeoplearetaughttochangetheirbehavior.Nowthegovernmentisreformingitstaxcodesothatpeoplecouldgetcheaperrepairsorbuyusedthings.ThelargeSwedishclothingretailer(零售商)HMoperatesarecyclingprogramthatgivescustomersdiscountswhentheybringbackoldclothing.

Swedenisfightingclimatechangebydoingalltherightstuff.Wasterecyclingandtheplanstoswitchtoacirculareconomywillgoalongwayinreducingitscarbonfootprin