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2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读含答案plasNotplaisaLondon-basedfirmthatmakesaseaweed-basedsubstituteforsingle-useplasticpackaging.AlthoughsomeofNotpla’sproductsaresuitabletobeeaten,theyaredesignedtobedissolved(溶解)afterusage.Thecompany’sfilmwrapismadeofseaweedlininginsteadofaconventionalplasticbasedcoating.Thismakesthefilmfullybiodegradableandidealforuseaspackagingforcupboardandbathroomsupplieslikecoffeeandtoiletpaper.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,331millionkilogramsofplasticgarbageisproducedannuallyaroundtheworld.Roughly60%oftheestimated9.15billiontonsofplasticproducedsincetheearly1950shasbeentakentolandfillsorabandonedoutdoors.Plasticsharmthewater,theair,andourbodies.Manyexpertsagreethatsingle-useplasticsareunnecessaryanddangerous.SomegovernmentsandtownsintheUnitedStateshavetakenaction.NewYorkhasbannedmostplasticshoppingbags,whileplasticstraws(吸管)havebeenbannedinMiamiBeach.Overseas,IndiastatedinAugustthatitplanstoputawidebanonsingle-useplasticsthisupcomingsummer,withtheEuropeanUnionalready
implementing
thisban.Seaweedcomesinavarietyofspeciesandcanbeharvestedorfarmed.Notplausesplantsthathavebeenfarmed.RodrigoGarciaGonzalezandPierrePaslier,theinventorsofNotpla,initiallyconsideredseaweedasasolutiontotheworld’splasticproblemforseveralreasons.Seaweedisabundantandgrowsquickly.Additionallyitdoesn’tcompetewithlandcropsandishighlyfavoredforitsabilitytoremovesomewasteproductslikecarbonfromtheatmosphere.IncooperationwiththeonlinefoodorderingserviceJustEat,thestart-uprecentlytesteditsproduct.Lastyear,thetwocompanieshandedout30,000takeawayboxesatvariousUKrestaurants.PlansareintheworkstooffertheboxesacrossEuropein2022.Notpla’steamintendstoreplacesingle-useplasticinthesupplychainmoregenerallyastheyscale.Thecompanyrecognizesthedifficultyofsuchajobgiventhevolumeofplasticsconsumedaroundtheworld.5.Howdoestheauthormainlydevelopparagraph2?A.Bycomparingfacts.B.Bypresentingfigures.C.Byraisingquestions.D.Bygivingexamples.6.Whatcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“implementing”inparagraph3?A.Lifting.B.Protecting.C.Opposing.D.Performing.7.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?A.Thewideuseofseaweed.B.Thenextgoalofthenewstudy.C.Thehugemarketoftheplasticbags.D.Theadvantagesofchoosingseaweed.8.Whatdoesthecompanythinkofitsplantoreplacethewholesingle-useplastic?A.Itwillbeunpractical.B.Itwillberichlyrewarded.C.Itwillbealittletough.D.Itwillberathersuccessful.BDDCTotackletheproblemoftinyplasticspollutingwaterways,chemistsintheCzechRepublicarethinkingsmall.Theirbrainchildisanewmicrorobotwhichisnobiggerthanthetipofasharpenedpencil.Whensunlighthitsthem,theyproducechemicalreactionsthatpushthemthroughwaterinaspecificdirection.Whentheyfindapieceofplastic,theysticktoitandstarttobreakitdown.ChemistMartinPumeraattheCzechUniversityledtheproject.Adecadeago,hechosetofocusontheproblemposedbymicroplastics.They’reeverywhere—fromthebottomoftheoceantoairblowingontoiceatopmountains.They’veturnedupindrinkingwater.Somestudiesestimatethatbillionsofpiecesofplasticendupintheworld’swaters.Theplastichasmanysources,fromshoppingbagstowashingandcleaningwipes.Inlabexperiments,thestar-shapedswimmersstuckontoeachoffourdifferenttypesofplastic.Andafteraweekexposedtolight,therobotshadreducedtheweightoftheplastics.Itwasn’tmuch—onlybypercent.Butthatwasanindicationthattheywerebreakingtheplasticdown.Theyalsocausedthesurfaceoftheplastictochangefromsmoothtorough.That’sanothersignthattherobotsweredegrading(分解)it.Thenewstudyisaproofofconcepttype.Thatmeansitshowssomethingcanbedonesuccessfully.Infact,Pumerasaystheystillhavealongwaytogo.Therearemanytypesofplastics.Andeventhesemicrorobotsareunlikelytosucceedindegradingthemall.Theresearchersalsohavenotyetshownhowsafethissystemisfortheenvironment,althoughPumerasaysthat’stheirnextgoal.Thefirstreal-worldtestwillbeinawastewater-treatmentplant.“Indeed,”saysoneresearcher.“We’llneedalotoftestingtoshowthatthey’resafeinopenwaterways,suchasatsea.”1.Themicrorobotsarepoweredby________.A.waterB.sunlightC.plasticsD.pencils2.Whatdoestheauthorfocusoninparagraph2?A.ThepurposeofPumera’sproject.B.Thepreciousnessofdrinkingwater.C.Theseriousnessofplasticpollution.D.Theworkingprincipleofthemicrorobots.3.Whatshowstheeffectivenessofthemicrorobotsinlabexperiments?A.Theweightlossoftheplastics.B.Thedisappearanceoftheplastics.C.Theshapechangeofthemicrorobots.D.Theimprovementinthepurityof
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