2001年1月大学英语四级考试试题及答案(11)

2001年1月大学英语四级考试试题及答案

C) Gas leakage in the kitchen.

D) The newly painted walls

33. The word “accentuate” (Line 4, Para.3) most probably means “_______”.

A) relieve

B) accelerate

C) worsen

D) improve

34. Why were cracks in old houses not a big concern?

A) Because indoor cleanliness was not emphasized.

B) Because energy used to be inexpensive.

C) Because environmental protection was given top priority.

D) Because they were technically unavoidable.

35. This passage is most probably taken from an article entitled “_______”.

A) Energy Conservation

B) Houses Building Crisis

C) Air Pollution Indoors

D) Traps in Building Construction

Passage Four

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

In 1993. New York State ordered stores to charge a deposit on beverage（饮料）containers. Within a year. Consumers had returned millions of aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. Plenty of companies were eager to accept the aluminum and glass as raw materials for new products. But because few could figure out what to do with the plastic, much of it wound up buried in landfills（垃圾填埋场）. The problem