# Waste collection - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 2） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2017.3.25/2016.12.10/2014.10.2 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/bcf31587-c7f9-4ce9-80fb-d123a5aa8dbd（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,460 Section two. 00:00:02,280 You'll hear a talk about the waste collection in Baltimore. First, you have some time to look at questions eleven to fifteen. 00:00:21,860 Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to fifteen. 00:00:42,600 Hi folks. My name is Loretta Johnston, and I'm here from the Baltimore Department of Public Waste. Thank you for coming out to our community meeting tonight. I've got a few words to say about the waste collection here in Baltimore. 00:00:56,500 First, there's the sorted collection bins themselves. They're made of sturdy, solid material, so none of your trash can seep out or puncture the bin. Also, since these things sit out on the curb overnight, rain or shine, they have to be waterproof. We can't have water getting up in it and filling up the bin. 00:01:15,940 Remember to pay attention to which bin is which and sort your waste accordingly. You should have a blue or green bin for recyclable garbage, a yellow bin for unrecyclable garbage, and a red bin for toxic waste. Our citywide waste management is divided into two services. The first is commercial waste collection or trash collection from buildings. The majority of building waste is paper, which goes in the blue or green bins. You'll notice in your office buildings there are signs that warn you not to overfill these bins. All that paper adds up, and an overflowing bin is infinitely harder for collectors to carry to the truck and empty. Aside from paper, another large source of building waste is metals. Metals such as tin and aluminum can be put in the yellow recycle bins. But metals like lead and copper should be disposed of in the red bins. These heavy metals are harmful to the environment and exacerbate our city's existing pollution problem. 00:02:17,220 That's about all the information you need for building waste. 00:02:21,260 Moving on to the second service, household waste collection is probably what you primarily think of when you think of what we do here. Many of the same guidelines apply. The sorting is the same, et cetera. Please remember to keep garbage like kitchen waste in a plastic bag. It makes collection easier and lessens the abominable rotten trash smell. 00:02:45,680 Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions sixteen to twenty. 00:02:58,000 Now listen and answer questions sixteen to twenty. 00:03:19,900 So after we take your trash away, what happens to it? We take all the garbage to one of a number of garbage disposal plants, each of which is located in the middle of an open space of some sort. No one wants to have their home or office right next door to a waste disposal plant, right? 00:03:38,600 Waste is collected and then disposed of once every 4 weeks. A lot of trash can build up in that time. So we're in the process of developing a plan to fund collection more frequently. Ideally, it would be collected weekly, but we will likely have to settle for biweekly. The garbage trucks make their rounds to clear the bins at night in order to avoid traffic. I'm sure you've seen how much waste your own household produces in a given week. Now imagine all the trash produced by all the households in Baltimore. It's a lot, right? It may surprise you that this amount is only marginal compared to commercial waste. ## 题目与答案 ### 11. Key features of garbage containers: Sturdy and 11_____ Key features of garbage containers: Sturdy and 11_____ **答案**：waterproof 原文定位：They're made of sturdy, solid material;they have to be waterproof ### 12. Three kinds: Wastes sorting ·Recyclable garbage (blue or green bin) ·Unrecyclable garbage (yellow bin) ·Toxic waste (red bin) Waste collection ·Commercial waste collection: - It mainly refers to 12_____ waste Three kinds: Wastes sorting ·Recyclable garbage (blue or green bin) ·Unrecyclable garbage (yellow bin) ·Toxic waste (red bin) Waste collection ·Commercial waste collection: - It mainly refers to 12_____ waste **答案**：building 原文定位：The first is commercial waste collection or trash collection from buildings ### 13. - Warning signs state not to 13_____ blue/green bins. - Warning signs state not to 13_____ blue/green bins. **答案**：overfill 原文定位：Signs that warn you not to overfill these bins ### 14. -Those 14_____ metals will cause environmental pollution. -Those 14_____ metals will cause environmental pollution. **答案**：heavy 原文定位：These heavy metals are harmful to the environment and exacerbate our city's existing pollution problem ### 15. Household waste collection: -All kitchen garbage should be put into a 15_____ bag. Household waste collection: -All kitchen garbage should be put into a 15_____ bag. **答案**：plastic 原文定位：Please remember to keep garbage like kitchen waste in a plastic bag 同义替换：「waste」↔「garbage」；「put into」↔「keep in」 ### 16. Waste disposal ·The garbage disposal plant is situated in an 16_____ space or field. Waste disposal ·The garbage disposal plant is situated in an 16_____ space or field. **答案**：open 原文定位：We take all the garbage to one of a number of garbage disposal plants, each of which is located in the middle of an open space of some sort 同义替换：「situated」↔「located」 ### 17. ·The waste is disposed of at least once every 17_____ . ·The waste is disposed of at least once every 17_____ . **答案**：4 weeks 原文定位：Waste is collected and then disposed of once every 4 weeks. A lot of trash can build up in that time ### 18. ·The dustbin should be cleared at night because of 18_____ . ·The dustbin should be cleared at night because of 18_____ . **答案**：traffic 原文定位：The garbage trucks make their rounds to clear the bins at night in order to avoid traffic ### 19. ·The waste is mainly produced by 19_____ industry, retail and office. ·The waste is mainly produced by 19_____ industry, retail and office. **答案**：businesses 原文定位：It may surprise you that this amount is only marginal compared to commercial waste 同义替换：「commercial」↔「businesses」 ### 20. ·Please do not dispose of 20_____ in any of the bins.（本题答案暂无） ·Please do not dispose of 20_____ in any of the bins.（本题答案暂无） **答案**：stones 原文定位：Please do not dispose of stones in any of the bins --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。