Trash and garbage are other words for waste – things that people no longer want or need. In San Francisco, they are also words for art. A local recycling company created a program to make artists re-use unwanted objects. Artists are paid to work for four months on transforming things like old tires, toys and paint.

Ma Li is one of the artists at the center. She is working on a project that includes plastic bottles and cloth. She is turning them into a moving sculpture with stars, flowing air and dancers. Ms. Li says she learned recycling from her parents while growing up in China in the 1980s. It was a time when the country was poorer and more concerned about saving money than it is today.

A gallery in Los Angeles is showing some of the art from the San Francisco project. Each year more than 5,000 children and adults visit shows created by the artists. 

Mike Sangiacomo heads the recycling company. He says he hopes to see as much waste as possible reused. "Along the way, if some of it is made into some fun pieces of art and draws people's attention to the issue, we think it's a great way to do something that's good for our business, good for our community, good for society."

And the project shows how a little imagination can change one person's trash into another's art work.

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1.The following three have the same meaning EXCEPT _____.

A trash

B garbage

C waste

D resource

解析：选D。D判断推理题。根据第1段Trash and garbage are other words for waste…可知ABC三项都表示“废品，垃圾”，故选D。

2.Which of the following can be called garbage?

A Eggs.

B Tires.

C Toys.

D Broken glass.

解析：选D。D判断推理题。根据第1段可知garbage为“垃圾”，故而D项“打破的玻璃”符合题意，故选D。

3.When a good person is poor and concerned about money, then he may___ .

A waste things.

B steal money.

C recycle things.

D buy gold.

解析：选C。C 判断推理题。根据题干“穷”与“关心钱”可知ABD项不符合题意，C项“回收物品”为正确选项，故选C。

4.Where are the arts shown that are made by Ma Li?

A In Washington.

B In Los Angeles.

C In San Francisco.

D In China.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第3段第1句A gallery in Los Angeles is showing some of the art…可知，故选B。

5.Which statement is RIGHT according to the passage?

A Ma Li makes the sculptures for free.

B Ma Li’s parents used to waste a lot of things.

C Waste things can never be reused.

D Recycling is good for environment.

解析：选D。D内容理解题。根据第1段Artists are paid to work 可知A项错；根据第2段Ms. Li says she learned recycling from her parents 可知B项错；C项“垃圾永不能被再次使用”显然与文章主旨相左；D项“回收与环境有利”契合文章主旨，故选D。