Transform palm leaves into tableware 用棕榈叶制餐具

1、PAGE PAGE - 4 -Transformpalmleavesintotableware用棕榈叶制餐具王军波为解决日益严重的塑料垃圾问题，印度的一家公司用槟榔的落叶制造餐具。让人意想不到的是，该公司的首席执行官是一位双目失明的人。1ItstimeforlunchinthesouthernIndiancityofHyderabadandthelocalsarecrowdinginapopularroadsiderestaurantservingregionalfoodlikedosaandidli.Manycustomersareeatingstandingup，buttheyreperh

2、apsunawarethatthepaperplatestheyreusingaremadefrompalmleaves.2TheplatesareproducedbyBollantIndustries，alocalcompanythatmakesecofriendlyproductsandpackagingfromthefallenleavesofareca（檳榔树）aswellasrecycledpaper.3“Icallmyselfawasteperson，”CEOSrikanthBollasays.“IwanttorecycleallthewastethatIcaninthisworl

3、d.”Nowaged30，Bolla，whohasbeenblindsincebirth，foundedthecompanyin2022topioneersustainabilityandtoprovidejobsforpeoplewithdisabilities.Hiscompanycurrentlyemploysaround400people，aquarterofwhomhavedisabilities.Valuedat$65million，withfundingfrommanyinvestors，BollantIndustriesoperatessevenmanufacturingpla

4、nts，producinghundredsoftonsofproductseachmonth，rangingfromtablewaretopackaging.4Indiasplasticwasteproblemhasgrowninrecenttimes.Percapita（人均的）plasticwastegenerationinIndiahasalmostdoubledinthelastfiveyears.Accordingtoareport，thecountrygenerates15millionmetrictonsofplasticwasteeachyear.5ForBolla，acomp

5、letebanonsingleuseplasticisnotthebestsolution.Hethinksitisnecessarytoencouragemanufacturerstodevelopnewalternatives.“Plasticissuchauseful，flexiblematerial，”hesays.“Soweshouldshifttomakingplasticusingbiodegradablematerials.Thisistheonlywaywecanhandleplasticpollution.”6Tomakeitsplasticalternativeprodu

6、cts，Bollantpurchasesfallenarecaleavescollectedbyfarmersandacquiresusedpaperfromlocalpapermills.Atitsmanufacturingunit，staffoperatehandpressestotransformtheleavesintotableware，andtheusedpaperintocolorfulplates.7BollantIndustriesisnottheonlyIndiancompanyinnovatinginthisspace.Inthenearfuture，Indiaisexp

7、ectedtobethefastestgrowingmarketforbiodegradableplastic，anticipatedtogrowtoalmost$9billiongloballybytheendof2025.BollantIndustriesiscurrentlyexpandingitsrangeanddevelopingabiodegradableproductwhichcanbeused，insteadofplastic，tocoatandwaterproofpaperproducts.ChoosethebestanswersaccordingtothetextInfer

8、ence1.Whydoestheauthormentionthesightofhavinglunchinparagraph1？A.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.B.Torecommendapopularrestaurant.C.Totellthecustomersfoolishbehavior.D.Toshowtheadvantagesofpalmleaves.Detail2.WhatcanweknowaboutBollantIndustries？A.Ithasbeenfoundedforadecade.B.Itmainlyemploysdisabledpeople

9、.C.Itgainsgreatsupportfrominventors.D.Itprovidestablewareforthewholecountry.Detail3.WhatisthebestwaytodealwithplasticpollutionaccordingtoBolla？A.Forbiddingusingsingleuseplastic.B.Reducingindividualplasticgeneration.C.Settingupmoreenergysavingfactories.D.Makingplasticfrombiodegradablematerials.Infere

10、nce4.WhatcanweexpectofBollantIndustriesaccordingtothelastparagraph？A.ItwillrankfirstinIndia.B.Itwillshifttootherfields.C.Itwillsolvetheplasticwasteproblem.D.Itwillhaveapromisingfuture.AnalyzethedifficultsentenceinthetextValuedat$65million，withfundingfrommanyinvestors，BollantIndustriesoperatessevenmanufacturingplants，producinghundredsoftonsofproductseachmonth，rangingfromtablewaretopackaging.在許多投资者的资助下，Bollant工业公司身价6，500万美元，经营着7家制造工厂，每月生产数百吨产品，其产品类别包括餐具及包装材料等。【点石成金】本句中，Valuedat$65million作状语，与逻辑主语BollantIndustries之间构成逻