English families face being limited to 80 bags of rubbish a year. Households throwing away more waste will have to take it to the tip (垃圾站) or buy a limited number of extra bags.
Doretta Cocks, protester of the Campaign for Weekly Waste Collections, said, “They must think we are fools. How can they claim to be concerned for the environment when they tell people to drive to the local tip? And what do you do if you don’t have a car? Walk?”
The plan ignores the voice from ministers to end such heavy – handedness (笨拙).
It is to be carried out by the Tory – led council (市政厅) in Wokingham, Berkshire, and is already in operation in Brozbourne in Hertfordshire.
Many of the 180 councils that still offer unlimited weekly rubbish collections are watching the trial.
Wokingham officials have told residents that 75 – litre bags will be given to each household and anything not left in them will not be collected.
“Every household will receive 80 bags every year,” it said. “You can buy extra bags in rolls of ten but
this will not be encouraged.”
Families of five will get 100 rubbish bags a year and households o
f six or more will get 120.
Residents will have a weekly recycling collection limited to cans, paper and cards, plastic bottles and so on.
Plastic packaging and glass including bottles must either go with the general waste or be taken to recycling points. Green waste pick – ups cost an extra ￡60 a year.
The council has told residents it will save ￡922,000 a year under the new system. There will be no local consultation (商讨) before it is introduced next April.
小题1:What’s Doretta Cock’s attitude towards the new plan?
| A．Satisfied. | B．Curious. | C．Angry. | D．Interested. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “this” refer to in the seventh paragraph?
| A．Receiving 80 rubbish bags every year. | B．Buying extra bags every year. |
| C．Driving to city tips. | D．Getting 100 rubbish bags a year. |
小题3:It can be learned from the passage that
.
| A．the new plan is agreed by most ministers |
| B．the new plan will waste a lot of money |
| C．the government has asked for much advice of the new plan |
| D．the new plan does not necessarily do good to the environment |
小题4:Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．English families are limited to 80 bags of rubbish  a year |
| B．English families can’t clear away their rubbish |
| C．English families are angry with their government |
| D．English government pays no attention to residents’ interest |