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Hardware in general, and smartphones in particular, have become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global South’s landfill sites（垃圾填埋场）.
Electronic waste（那些年的时光e-waste）currently takes up 5 percent of all global waste, and it is t to increa rapidly as more of us own more than one smartphone, laptop and power bank. They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on the outskirts of Ghana’s capital, Accra. It is the biggest e-waste dump in the world, where 10, 000 informal workers walk through tons of abandoned goods as part of an informal recycling process. They risk their health arching for the precious metals that are found in abandoned smartphones.仰的成语
But Agbogbloshie should not exist. The Bal Convention, a 1989 treaty, aims to prevent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries. The e-waste industry, however, circumvents the regulations by exporting e-waste labelled as “
condhand goods” to poor countries like Ghana, knowing full well that it is heading for a landfill site.
A recent report found Agbogbloshie contained some of the most dangerous chemicals. This is not surprising: Smartphones contain chemicals like mercury（水银），lead and even arnic（砷）. Reportedly, one egg from a free-range chicken in Agbogbloshie contained a certain chemical which can cau cancer and damage the immune system at a level that’s about 220 times greater than a limit t by the European Food Safety Authority（EFSA）. Most worryingly, the poisonous chemicals are free to pollute the broader soil and water system. This should concern us all, since some of Ghana’s top exports are cocoa and nuts.
Some governments have started to take responsibility for their consumers’ waste. For example, Germany has started a project that includes a sustainable（可持续的）recycling system at Agbogbloshie, along with a health clinic for workers. However, governments cannot solve the problem alone, as there is an almost limitless consumer d
emand for hardware, especially when governments green policies are focud on issues like climate change.
Only the manufacturers can fix this. A more economically sustainable and politically possible solution is through encouraging hardware manufacturers to make the repair, reu and recycling of hardware profitable, or at least cost-neutral.
经营业绩1. What can we infer from Paragraph 2？
A. Electronic products need improving urgently.
B. Electronic waste is too complex to get fully recycled.
C. Electronic waste requires more landfill sites across Ghana.
D. Electronic pollution is a burning question in Agbogbloshie.
2. What does the underlined word “circumvents闻名遐迩” in Paragraph 3 mean？
A. Tightens. B. Abolishes.
C. Gets around. D. Brings in.
3. What should be the biggest concern according to the text？
A. The violation of EFSA’s standards.
B. 儿童诗歌大全The lack of diversity in Ghana’s exports.
C. The damage to chicken’s immune system.
D. The threat of polluted food around the world.
4. What does the author think is the best solution to the e-waste problem？
A. Manufacturers’ developing a sustainable hardware economy.
树懒B. Governments巴黎公社革命’ adjusting their green policies about e-waste.
C. Reducing customers学生代表发言’ demands for electronic products.
D. Letting governments take on the main responsibility.
I’m Jeff Logan, president of Logan Luxury Theaters Corporation. I’m very sorry to tell you many cinemas are at risk of closing permanently (永久). That’s something we would hate to e happen.
Watching the newest box office movie and eating a big bucket of popcorn is an experience that many of us have enjoyed for a very long time. We all have fond memories of going to a theater of our first dates or the first movie we saw with our children. A movie theater is so important to the fabric of the local community. It’s a place where we all gather, no matter what our interests, and no matter what ages, young and old, rich and poor.
But how much longer will classic theaters remain open? Just like other industries, movie theaters have been hit hard by the pandemic (流行病) and are going dark. The entire industry is being controlled by the pandemic, becau the studios don’t want to relea their new movies until all the theaters can be open. As we all know, the theaters can’t do well and can’t get back to full 7-day a week at full speed operation without new movies to play.
Recently, the Logan Luxury 5 Cinema in Mitchell reopened for the weekends. However, like many theaters, it is only operating at about 10 percent capacity. Since opening, veral new safety measures have been put in place. Block off every other row. People are asked to leave three ats between them and the next group. Staff spray the theater with disinfectant (消毒剂) after every show. And sanitizer stations can be found throughout the theater.
