Canonemanmakeadifference?AskRossanoErcolini,the2013GoldmanPrizewinner,whichisconsideredtheNobelPrizefor"(41)___".Ercoliniisayoung (42)___inasmalltowninItaly.After (43)___thenewsofreducingwasteontheradio,hedecidedtoteachhisstudentsto (44)___paperandreplaceplasticwaterbottlesintheschoollunchroomwith(45)___glasses.
Whenhistownannouncedplanstoopenanincinerator ( 焚化炉) toburnwaste,Ercoliniknewitwouldbe (46)___forhisstudents.Incineratorsarehugeheatersthatburnallwasteandpoisonousmaterial,leavingbehind(47)___.Youmightthinkitis (48)___thansendingwastetolandfills.Itistruelandfills (49)___space,smellbad,andthatpoisonousmaterialscanmakeundergrounddrinkingwater(50)___touse.Butincineratorshavetheirown(51)___.Burninggivesoffpoisonousgasesintotheairwhichcancause(52)___problems.Peoplewillhavetowearamasknomatter(53)___theygo.Thesmokealsocausespollution,andeven(54)___thegreenhouseeffect.
Ercoliniwasworriedaboutthe(55)___ofhiscommunityandfeltitwashisdutyto(56)___them.Heorganizedtownhallmeetings,andtalkedabouthowtoreduce,reuseandrecycle.(57)___,Ercolinihasadvocatedthezero-wastemovement,the (58)___ofwhichistoreducethewastesenttolandfillsandincineratorstotheleastpossibleamount.Hehasalready(59)___plansformorethan50incineratorsinmanyItaliancities.(60)___hisefforts,therearemorethanonehundredzero-wastetownsinItalynow!
D.Literature | |||
42.A.teacher | B.farmer | C.trainer | D.gardener |
43.A.watching | B.reading | C.hearing | D.making |
44.A.fold | B.roll | C.tear | D.recycle |
45.A.coloured | B.reusable | C.thick | D.valuable |
46.A.harmful | B.necessary | C.suitable | D.convenient |
47.A.rock | B.sand | C.water | D.ash |
48.A.worse | B.harder |