阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Can one man make a difference? Ask Rossano Ercolini, the 2013 Goldman Prize winner, which is considered the Nobel Prize for “________”. Ercolini is a young ________ in a small town in Italy. After ________the news of reducing waste on the radio, he decided to teach his students to ________ paper and replace plastic water bottles in the school lunchroom with ________ glasses.
When his town announced plans to open an incinerator ( 焚化炉) to burn waste, Ercolini knew it would be ________ for his students. Incinerators are huge heaters that burn all waste and poisonous material, leaving behind ________. You might think it is ________ than sending waste to landfills. It is true landfills ________ space, smell bad, and that poisonous materials can make underground drinking water ________ to use. But incinerators have their own________. Burning gives off poisonous gases into the air which can cause ________ problems. People will have to wear a mask no matter ________ they go. The smoke also causes pollution, and even ________ the greenhouse effect.
Ercolini was worried about the ________ of his community and felt it was his duty to ________ them. He organized town hall meetings, and talked about how to reduce, reuse and recycle. ________ , Ercolini has advocated the zero-waste movement, the ________ of which is to reduce the waste sent to landfills and incinerators to the least possible amount. He has already ________ plans for more than 50 incinerators in many Italian cities. ________ his efforts, there are more than one hundred zero-waste towns in Italy now!
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A.Peace |
B.Environment |
C.Medicine |
D.Literature |
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A.teacher |
B.farmer |
C.trainer |
D.gardener |
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A.watching |
B.reading |
C.hearing |
D.making |
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A.fold |
B.roll |
C.tear |
D.recycle |
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A.coloured |
B.reusable |
C.thick |
D.valuable |
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A.harmful |
B.necessary |
C.suitable |
D.convenient |
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A.rock |
B.sand |
C.water |
D.ash |
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A.worse |
B.harder |
C.better |
D.further |
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A.add |
B.fill in |
C.create |
D.take up |
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A.unsafe |
B.simple |
C.regular |
D.illegal |
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A.difficulties |
B.disadvantages |
C.expectations |
D.improvements |
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A.heart |
B.hearing |
C.breathing |
D.weight |
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A.why |
B.when |
C.how |
D.where |
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A.reduces |
B.worsens |
C.suffers |
D.measures |
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A.health |
B.development |
C.justice |
D.employment |
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A.praise |
B.support |
C.educate |
D.entertain |
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A.Anyhow |
B.However |
C.Otherwise |
D.Moreover |
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A.goal |
B.reason |
C.truth |
D.problem |
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A.discussed |
B.defeated |
C.prepared |
D.suggested |
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A.Along with |
B.Except for |
C.Thanks to |
D.Instead of |
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