The Beijing Underground’s Line Ten will soon have 40 “reverse vending machines（有償自動回收機）”,which will pay people for their empty plastic bottles.
“We have placed two such machines at Beijing Capital International Airport and four at the city’s underground stations. They have been well received so far,” said Feng Juan, an engineer from the company which makes the machines. “People are encouraged and paid for turning waste into treasure. More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected since December,” she said.
If something else, such as waste paper, is thrown into the machine, the machine will spit(吐) it out.
“Supported by the government, the reverse vending machines will be introduced to colleges and universities soon,” Feng said.
The company is also considering covering more recycling materials, including used books and teaching materials.
“Long-term plans call for about 2,000 reverse vending machines to be place throughout the city in the next few years, including 80 at colleges and universities, shopping malls, communities and office buildings,” Feng said.
Chang Tao, director of the company, said that if the new project works well in the city, the company will consider offering the waste-to-treasure service to other developed cities in the eastern part of China.
小題1:At present reverse vending machines are used at __________.

A．the airport and underground stations

B．colleges and universities

C．communities and office buildings

D．shopping malls and companies

小題2:Which sign probably represents the meaning of the underlined word “recycling”?

小題3:Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?

A．More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected.

B．Feng Juan and Chang Tao work in the same company.

C．The machines might help people develop a recycling habit.

D．People are paid for putting empty plastic bottles into the machines.

小題4:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．Machines help turn waste into treasure

B．A new machine has become popular

C．A creative project works well in China

D．People are encouraged to collect bottles

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

短文大意：這篇短文主要介紹了一種將廢物變成財富的機器。
小題1:根據短文第二段描述，可知目前有償自動回收機只用在機場和地鐵站。故選A。
小題2:聯系下文including used books and teaching materials.描述，可知前文指的是回收材料。故選B，回收標志。
小題3:根據短文第二段More than 30,000 empty bottles have been collected since December,” she said.描述，可知選項A為事實。根據said Feng Juan, an engineer from the company which makes the machines.及Chang Tao, director of the company,可知馮娟和常濤來自同一家公司。根據which will pay people for their empty plastic bottles.描述，可知選項D描述也是事實。選項C認為這種機器會有助于人們形成回收習慣是一種設想。故選C。
小題4:這篇短文主要介紹了一種將廢物變成財富的機器，故選A，機器幫助人們變廢為寶。