解放军文职招聘考试办公室资源浪费情况

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The office has always been a place to get ahead. Unfortunately, It is also a place where a lot of natural resources start to fall behind. Take a look around next time you’re at work. See how many lights are left on when people leave. See how much paper is being wasted. How much electricity is being used to run computers that are left on. Look at how much water is being wasted in the rest-rooms. And how much solid waste is being thrown out in the rubbish cans. We bet it’s a lot.

    Now, here are some simple ways you can produce less waste at work. When you are at the copier, only make the copies you need. Use both sides of the paper when writing something less important. Turn off your lights when you leave. Use a lower watt bulb in your lamp. Drink your coffee or tea out of your mugs instead of single-use cups. Set up a recycling box for cans and one for bottles. And when you’re in the bathroom brushing your teeth or washing your face, don’t let the tap run. Remember, if we use fewer resources today, we’ll save more for tomorrow.

1. The main purpose of the passage is to tell people _______.

A. the disadvantages of working in an office

B. the waste produced in an office

C. to save resources when working in an office

D. how to save water in a restroom

2. How many kinds of waste are mentioned in the passage？

A. Two.   B. Three. C. Four.   D. Five.

3. From the passage we can infer that in the office ________.

A. using computers is a waste of resource

B. many people don’t turn off the computers after using them

C. computers are run by electricity

D. a computer is not a must for working

4. It is suggested that we use both sides of the paper at the copier because _______.

A. we are short of paper B. the printing is not important

C. we should save paper D. we have to pay for the paper

5. The underlined word mugs is most likely to be _______.

A. a machine that makes coffee

B. a container that can be used again and again

C. a paper product for tea

D. something that can only be found in an office

【答案解析】本文介绍了办公室资源浪费情况及节约办公资源的办法。

1. C。推断题。根据第2段的内容可知，文章是告诉人们怎样在办公的时候节约资源。

2. C。细节题。文章提到的资源浪费现象有：lights are left on; paper is being wasted; electricity is being used to run computers that are left on; water is being wasted in the rest-rooms; solid waste is being thrown out in the rubbish cans等。其中 lights are left on 和 electricity is being used to run computers that are left on 同属于浪费电，因此文章中一共提到4种资源浪费，即选 C。

3. B。细节题。根据 How much electricity is being used to run computers that are left on 可知答案为 B。

4. C。推断题。根据 Use both sides of the paper when writing something less important 可以判断，两面打印可以节约纸张，避免不必要的浪费。

5. B。词义猜测题。根据 Drink your coffee or tea out of your mugs instead of single-use cups.我们可以看出 mugs 和“single-use cups(一次性杯子)”相对，故可推测出 mugs 是“可反复使用的容器”。