2009年12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)閱讀理解全真模擬題(六)

　　26. What step were Bay Area officials going to take regarding e-waste disposal?

　　A) Exert pressure on manufacturers of electronic devices.

　　B) Lay down relevant local regulations themselves.

　　C) Lobby the lawmakers of the California Assembly.

　　D) Rally support to pass the stalled bills.

　　27. The two bills stalled in the California Assembly both concern ________.

　　A) regulations on dumping hazardous substances into landfills

　　B) the sale of used electronic devices to foreign countries

　　C) the funding of local initiatives to reuse electronic trash

　　D) the reprocessing of the huge amounts of electronic waste in the state

　　28. Consumers are not supposed to throw used computers in the trash because ________.

　　A) they contain large amounts of harmful substances

　　B) this is banned by the California government

　　C) some parts may be recycled for use elsewhere

　　D) unscrupulous dealers will retrieve them for profit

　　29. High-tech groups believe that if an extra $30 is charged on every TV or computer purchased in California, consumers will ________.

　　A) abandon online shopping

　　B) buy them from other states

　　C) strongly protest against such a charge

　　D) hesitate to upgrade their computers

　　30. We learn from the passage that much of California’s electronic waste has been ________.

　　A) collected by non-profit agencies

　　B) dumped into local landfills

　　C) exported to foreign countries

　　D) recycled by computer manufacturers