2022年高考英语三轮复习：阅读理解 专项练习题汇编（含答案解析）

2022年高考英语三轮复习：阅读理解专项练习题汇编

一.阅读理解（共20小题）

1.Withthedevelopmentofapps,socialmediahasseeminglyrevolutionizedtheway

wetravel.Now,youngpeopleprimarytravelinspirationcomesfromsocial

media.Insteadofchoosingtheirdestinationfromaselectioninacatalogueattravel

agentlikebefore,theyscroll（滚动）throughonlinepostsinsearchofthatideal

location.

Whenitcomestoplanningtheperfectholiday,socialmediahasbecomeahuge

factorformanyyoungpeopletoday.Everybodywantstoreturnhomewithanalbumfull

ofartisticand，zinstagramablez，photosthatshowofftheirtrips.Thebestwayto

findthatdesired"post-able“holidaydestinationisnowthroughsocialmedia

itself.Whetheritisviewingafriend，srecenttravelpost,oraphotodirectlyfrom

atravelaccount,socialmediainspiresthedesiretoexplorenewplacesforsomany

ofitsusers.

Travelcompaniesnowalsousesocialmediaaspartoftheirownmarketing

strategies.Themajorityofairlines,tourcompanies,hotelsandothertravel-

relatedbusinesseshavetheirownInstagram,FacebookandTwitterpagestoincrease

brandawareness.Oneoftheleadingmarketingstrategiesistheuseofthesocial

influenced.Researchshowsthat70%ofteenstrustinfluencesmorethantraditional

celebrities---in2018,1.6billionwerefunnelledintosponsoredinfluenced

postsonInstagramalone；and63%of18-24-year-oldInstagramusersfollowtravel

influencedaccount.

However,aswithmanyaspectsofsocialmedia,therewereobviousdisadvantaged

tothistravelrevolution.Itcouldbearguedthattheobsessionwithdocumenting

andsharingyourtraveladventuresonlinedistractsfrombeingpresentandtruly

enjoyingtheexperience.Ourmotivestotravelseemtohaveshiftedawayfromastrong

desiretotravelandhavebecomemoreegocentric（自我为中心的），travellingnow

forthesakeoflikesandfollows.Thisdrawsawayfromsomeofthemostimportant

elementsoftravel.

Ingeneral,socialmediahasrevolutionizedthewaywetravel,providingtonnes

ofinspirationandnewopportunities.Weshouldbegratefulfortheglobalawareness

ithasgivenus,andtheinsightintonewplacesanddifferentmeansoftravel.At

thesametime,itisequallyimportantnottoallowthepostsweseetoaffectour

self-imageorreflectonourownexperiencesanydifferently.

(1)Howdidpeoplegettheirprimarytravelinspirationinthepast?

A.Byappreciatingphotosfromatravelaccount.

B.Byviewingfriends，recenttravelpost.

C.Byconsultingatravelagent.

D.Bystrollingthroughonlineposts.

(2)Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothetext?

A.UsingInternetcelebritiesisaveryeffectivemarketingstrategy.

B.Mostteenagerstrusttraditionalcelebritiesmorethansocialinfluences.

C.Theobsessionwithsharingtravelexperienceshelpstoenhancethetravel

experience.

D.Thetravelinspirationofyoungpeoplemainlycomesfromthetourism

advertisements.

(3)Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothetravelrevolution?

A.Skeptical.

B.Objective.

C.Worried.

D.Disapproving.

(4)Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Waystoenhancethetravelexperiences.

B.Elementsofmoderntravel.

C.Inspirationandopportunitiesfromsocialmedia.

D.Theimpactofsocialmediaontravel.

2.Asmedicalsciencedevelopsrapidlywithtechnologies,whatisleftforthedoctor

todo?

FormedicalhumanistDr.AbrahamVerghese,theanswerissimple：Spendmoretime

gettingtoknowyourpatientsaspeople.Takethetimetoreadapoemandother

literature.Doyourparttobridgethegapbetweenthetwoculturesofscienceand

thehumanities.

Ittakesadoctorwhoknowsapatient'slifehistorytomakethebestuseof

thesetools,Verghesesaid.Andthatmeanshavinginsightintohumancharacter.

Verghesesaidmachines"havegonebeyondhumanbeingsintheircapacitytocare

forthepatient,“thatis,indiagnosingillnessesandindicatingthebesttreatment.

Butdoctorscanawakenthehumanspirit,theknowledgeofhumanbeingsandtheir

motivations,whichcanpulltogetheralifepictureofapatientandunderstandthem

asmorethanacollectionofsymptoms.

Casehistory：A64-year-oldmanadmittedtothehospitalafterrepeatedfalls,

pains,andthelossoftwoteeththatjustfellout,withnoapparentcause.What

waswrong?Wasithismedicine?Wasitalcoholabuse?

Themanrapidlyimprovedafterbeinghospitalized.Itturnedouthehad"bachelor

scurvy”,adiseaseamongoldmenwholivesalone,whichresultsfromalackof

nutrition.

〃Hewassurvivingonnofruitsorvegetables,justalcoholandprocessedmeats,

Iwouldguess,〃Verghesesaid.〃Mypointhereisthatthisdiagnosis,asclever

asitwas,alsomighthavebeenmademuchearlierhadwehadagoodrelationship

withthispatientandhadsomesenseofwhothatpersonwas,asanindividual.〃

(1)WhatshoulddoctorsdoaccordingtoVerghese?

A.Usemachineslessfrequently.

B.Knowmoreaboutpatientsaspeople.

C.Trytomakeanearlydiagnosisofpatients.

D.Keepupwiththedevelopmentoftechnology.

(2)WhatdoesVerghesethinkofmedicalequipment?

A.Itneedstobeimprovedgreatly.

B.Itwillreplacedoctorssoonerorlater.

C.Itmaygivepatientsincorrecttreatment.

D.Itisofgreathelpindiagnosingillnesses.

(3)WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutthe64-year-oldmanmentionedinthetext?

A.Helivedonhisown.

B.Helivedahealthylifestyle.

C.Hesufferedfromararedisease.

D.Healwaysateprocessedmeats.

(4)Whatistheauthor，spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tointroducesomemedicaltools.

B.Toadvisedoctorstogettoknowpatientsbetter.

C.Todescribethedevelopmentofmedicalscience.

1).Toshowtheimportanceofmachinesinmedicaloperations.

3.Wetendtousemoreemotionallanguagetoenhanceourpowersofpersuasion,

accordingtoresearchpublishedinPsychologicalScience,ajournalofthe

AssociationforPsychologicalScience.Theresearchshowsthatpeopletendtoward

appealsthataren，tsimplymorepositiveornegativebutarefilledwithemotionality,

evenwhenthey，retryingtopersuadeanaudiencethatmaynotbereceptivetosuch

language.

Understandingthecomponentsthatmakeforapersuasivemessageisacritical

focusoffieldsrangingfromadvertisingtopoliticsandevenpublichealth.The

researcherswantedtolookatthequestionfromadifferentangle,exploringhow

wecommunicatewithotherswhenwearetheonestryingtopersuade.

Inoneonlinestudy,theresearchersshowed1,285participantsaphotoandsome

relevantdetailsforaparticularproductavailablefromAmazon,com.Theyaskedsome

participantstowriteafive-starreviewthatwouldpersuadereaderstopurchase

thatproduct,whiletheyaskedotherstowriteafive-starreviewthatsimply

describedtheproduct*spositivefeatures.Thefindingsshowedthatalthoughthe

reviewswereequallypositiveintheirlanguage,thedatashowedthatreviewersused

moreemotionallanguagewhentheyweretryingtopersuadereaderstobuyaproduct

comparedwithwhentheywerewritingafive-starreviewwithoutintendingto

persuade.Importantly,theshifttowardmoreemotionallanguageappearedtobe

automaticratherthandeliberative.

Thetendencytousemoreemotionallanguageemergedevenwhenparticipantswere

attemptingtopersuadeagroupof〃rational"thinkers."Pastresearchindicatesthat

emotionalappealscanbackfirewhenanaudienceprefersunemotionalappeals,〃the

researcherssay.z，Ourfindingsindicatethatthereissuchastrongenoughconnection

betweenpersuasionandemotioninpeople'smindsthattheycontinuetouseemotion

eveninthefaceofanaudiencewherethatapproachcanhaveanunintendedresult.〃

Aninterestingavenueforfutureresearch,theresearcherssay,istoinvestigate

whethertheassociationtransfersacrossvariouscontexts."Forinstance,would

peopleuselessemotioniftheywereinaboardroommeetingoriftheywerewriting

aformalletterofrecommendation?〃theresearcherswonder.

(1)Whatisthestudymainlyabout?

A.Theinfluenceofpositivewords.

B.Theconnectionbetweenemotionandpersuasion.

C.Thesignificanceofunderstandingpersuasion.

D.Thepowerofemotionallanguage.

(2)Whatdidtheonlinestudyfindinparagraph3?

A.Morepositivelanguagewasusedforpersuasion.

B.Emotionallanguagewasnaturallyusedtopersuadereaders.

C.Lessemotionallanguagewasusedtopersuadereaders.

D.Bothofthereviewswereobjectiveintheirlanguage.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword〃backfire“meaninparagraph4?

A.Damagethereputation.

B.Producethedesiredresult.

C.Attractmoreattention.

D.Havetheoppositeeffect.

(4)Whatdoesthelastparagraphindicate?

A.Moreresearchwillbecarriedoutinaboardroommeeting.

B.Theresearchersarenotsatisfiedwiththecurrentavenue.

C.Futureresearchwillbedoneinvariouscontexts.

D.Aformalletterofrecommendationshoulduselessemotion.

4.It'sbeennearlytwodecadessincethetraditionalclothingstyleHanfufirst

startedtore-emergeinChina.Sincethenithasgonefromasmallculturalmovement

celebratinganancientfashiontoatrendthatisboomingonsocialmedia,having

beenadoptedbyChina'sGenerationZasameansofconnectingwiththeirpast.Instead

offollowingotherculturesblindly,GenerationZnowhavedifferentopinionsabout

whattrendisbypromotinglocalculturewhilehavinganobjectiveviewofexotic

culturalproducts.

ThenewtastesofGenerationZyoungpeoplebornafter1995arewellrepresented

onBilibili.IntherecentNewYear*sEvegalapresentedbyBilibili,itattracted

morethan100millionviewswithin48hourswithacolorfulsetofprogramsranging

fromPekingOperatoclassicalChinesecartoon.Thesameisalsotrueofmovie

industry.Lastyear,forthefirsttime,thetop10mostviewedfilmsinChinawere

alldomesticfilms,whiletheticketsalesforimportedfilmshavedroppedtoonly

16.28percent.

^GenerationZgrewupwiththerapiddevelopmentofChinaandundergoodeconomic

conditions.WiththedevelopmentoftheChineseInternetindustry,theyhavemore

accesstodiverseinternationalinformationandculture,whichbringthemamuch

broadervisionandmakesthemmoreopenandconfidentinanalyzingforeign

culture.ApartfromtakingprideinChina，srapiddevelopment,thisgenerationalso

pursuesindividualityandvaluesdevotiontothecountry.z/

ProfessorZhangYiwusaid.Healsonotedthatthepopularrockandpunkculture

pursuedbythe70sand80sgenerationismoreofachallengeagainstreallifeand

localculture.Somepeoplewhowereborninthe1970sand1980sdidnotgrowupin

theInternetage-theyexperiencedthetransformationofChinagoingfrompoor

torichfirst-hand.ThiskindoflongingandadmirationoftheWestcamefromalack

ofconfidence.

However,theGenerationZnowhavetheconfidencetolookatWesternculture

withequalstatus.ThiskindofculturalconfidencewillresultinChinabeingmore

activeandcreativeinitsdevelopmentontheinternationalstageinthefuture.

(1)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"exotic"inparagraph1mean?

A.traditionalB.fashionable

C.dominantD.foreign

(2)WhyisBilibilimentionedinparagraph2?

A.Tohighlightthepopularityofdomesticart.

B.Tobecomparedwiththemovieindustry.

C.TopromoteChineseInternetindustry.

D.Toconfirmtheriseofnewmedia.

(3)WhatdoweknowaboutGenerationZfromthetext?

A.Theyarelongingforculturaldiversity.

B.Theyhaveastrongerculturalidentity.

C.Theyhavelesssenseofindividuality.

D.TheyhavemadeChinadeveloprapidly.

(4)Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.ConfidentChina,BetterFuture

B.China,sProgressResultsinCulturalConfidence

C・China'sNewGenerationRedefineLocalCultureasTrendy

D.HanfuStyle,ConnectorofAncientFashionandModernTrend

5.WhenBarcelona，scitizensemergedfromasix-weeklockdownattheendofApril

lastyear,theyfoundthatwhilethecityhadlaininactive,naturehadbeenbusy

transformingthestreetsandparksintoawilderness."Theparkswereshut,sono

gardeningwascarriedout,〃saysMargaritaPares,whoheadsthecity，sbiodiversity

programme.〃Itwasspringanditrainedalotmorethanusual.Theresultwasan

explosioninplantgrowth.Andthereweremanymorebutterflies,astheyareaspecies

thatreactsveryquicklytochangesintheenvironment.〃

Oncethegardenerswentbacktowork,thequestionwaswhethertoreturn

everythingtoitsneatandtidystate,orletnaturetakeitscourse?Theanswer

isneither.Paressaysthecouncilspenttheprevioustwoyearsworkingonplans

to"naturalise〃or"rewild“thecity一andwasabouttoannouncethischangeofpolicy

whenthepandemicstruck.Bythetimethelockdownended,itwasaloteasierto

sellrewildingtothepublicdesiringfreshairandopenspace.Whenitcomesto

embracingnatureinitscities,Spainfallsbehindmanycountries.Butitishoped

thatBarcelona'snewpolicywillgosomewaytocorrectingthat.

〃InacitylikeBarcelona,it'sacaseofreplacingwhatexistswithgreen

infrastructure(基石出建设)，〃saysLorenaEscuerwhohasworkedinBarcelonaona

pilotschemecalledAlcorquesVivos,whichplantswildflowersatthebaseoftrees

inthestreetsratherthansurroundingthemwithpavement.〃It'snothavingapark

surroundedbyasphalt(沥青)butintroducingnatureintothecity,“shesays."People

needre-educating.Theirideaofacleanspaceiswherethere*snolifeandthe

ecosystemisdead.There*sthisideathatnatureissomethingoutsideandthatwhat's

naturalforthecityisfortheretobenothing.〃

“Rewildinghasmadeuslookathowweliveandhowwewanttolive.There1sno

goingbackfromhere.Thelockdowngaveusaglimpseofnatureinthecityandit

surprisedus,〃saysMargaritaPares.

(1)WhathappenedtoBarcelonaafterasix-weeklockdownlastyear?_____

A.Theenvironmentbecamewild.

B.Plantsstoppedgrowing.

C.Gardeningwasabolished.

D.Fewerbutterfliesemerged.

(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"newpolicy“inparagraph2referto?

A.ReturningBarcelonatoneatnessandtidiness.

B.Fillingopenspacewithfitnessfacilities.

C.”Naturalising〃or〃rewilding〃Barcelona.

D.Developingeconomytoshakeoffbackwardness.

(3)WhichofthefollowingwillLorenaEscuerprobablysupport?

A.Surroundingtreeswithpavement.

B.Promotinggreeninfrastructure.

C.Buildingparkroadswithasphalt.

D.Keepingthecityemptyandclean.

(4)WhatisMargaritaPares'sattitudeto〃rewilding〃？

A.Doubtful.B.Intolerant.

C.Unclear.D.Favorable.

6.TheMostAttractiveTripsforYou

Lookfordesignergoodswiththisshoppingdaytripto

BicesterVillagefromLondon.Justanhourfromthe

capital,theluxuryshoppingstorethereishometo

BritishandinternationalbrandssuchasAlexander

TheBicesterVillageTour,

McQueen,PaulSmithandStellaMcCartney.You，11also

getaVIPpassforfurthersavingsonselectbrands.

ManyofLondon，stopattractionsliealongtheThames

River.Thisboatcruisesbymostofthemandincludes

aLondonEyeridetoseethemfromabove.Gettoknow

thecity'sbeatingheartandgreatdifferencesasyou

TheLondonEyeBoatTour

passhistoricsitessuchasBigBen,StPaul'sCathedral

andtheTowerofTendonaswellasmodernlandmarks.

YoucanvisitLondonlocationsusedtofilmscenesfrom

theworld-famousHarryPottermoviesduringthis

family-friendlytour.Exploringthecitywithaguide

meansthatyou"11getinsiderinformationandmovie

TheBestMovieTour

newsthatyouwon'tfindintheguidebooks,andyou

don，thavetoworryaboutgettinglostamongthecentral

Londoncrowds.

SeeLondonwithyourownprivatedriverwhoshowsyou

aroundthecityinaclassicminicar.Duringthetour,

yourdriver-guideshowsyoubothtopattractions

includingHousesofPariiament,BigBen,andlesser

ThePrivateTour

-knownfavoriteslikeBoroughMarket-theoldest

foodmarketinLondon.Getaninsider'sviewonthebest

placestogoandhavefun.

(1)WhatcanbeknownaboutBicesterVillage?

A.Itisagoodplacetobuyluxurygoods.

B.ItliesonthebankoftheThamesRiver.

C.IthastheoldestfoodmarketinLondon.

D.Itisinternationallyfamousforboattours.

(2)WhatcanyoudoonthePrivateTour?

A.Enjoyclassicmovies.

B.Havefunontheboat.

C.Letyourdriverguidethetour.

1).DrivealorryaroundtheTowerofLondon.

(3)DuringwhichtourcanyouseethefilmingspotofHarryPotter?

A.TheBicesterVillageTour.

B.TheLondonEyeBoatTour.

C.TheBestMovieTour.

D.ThePrivateTour.

7.Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictures

werepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimals

theywantedtocatchandkill.Picturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewalls

ofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthe

paintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Or

perhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.

About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegan

tousepicturesaskindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresent

thingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthese

peopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.

TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture

writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfrom

hislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Some

ofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgypt

isthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagic

power.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeople

couldnotunderstandit.

Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterranean

Seahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasy

towrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecause

eachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeks

developedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopied

theidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.

Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusing

pictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds：drawing,photographs,signsand

diagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere：inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreet,andon

thewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandand

rememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.

(1)PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause

A.thehunterswantedtoseethepictures

B.thepainterswereanimallovers

C.thepainterswantedtoshowimagination

D.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful

(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.

B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomicstripstories.

C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.

D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.

(3)TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowing

reasonsEXCEPTthat.

A.theformerwaseasytowrite

B.therewerefewersignsintheformer

C.theformerwaseasytopronounce

D.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound

(4)Inthelastparagraphtheauthorthinksthatpictures.

A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinteresting

C.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.havedisappearedfromourlife

8.FourbestsecretbeachesintheCaribbean

SpottsBeach,GrandCayman

Surroundedbycliffs,thispicturesquebeachonGrandCaymanisexcellentfor

seeingseaturtles,anditslocation-thesouthcoastoftheisland-makesit

perfectforwatchingthesunriseandset.Bestofall,there'slimitedparkingand

onlyafewhomesnearby,soyouwon'tbeclimbingoversunbathers,norwillyoube

competingforspaceatthepicnictablesorgrills.

LittleBay,Anguilla

Whenyouhavetoclimbdownaropealongaclifftogetthere,youknowit's

asecretbeach.Butthat,spreciselytheadventureittakestoenjoythequietnature

ofLittleBay.Whileaccessingitmaybeabitofanupsettingexperience,onceyou

gettothewhitesandybeacheswithnocrowds,you'11begladyoudid.Weguesswe

shouldmentionyoucantakeahiredboathere,too.

LaSagesseBeach,Grenada

Clearwaterandsoftsandaretwoofthemanyreasonspeopleseekoutthis

peaceful,palmtree-dottedsliceoftheGrenadacoastline,whichhasbutasingle

hotel.Youcanrentbeachchairsandboat,andbesuretoexplorethetropicalgardens

oftheLaSagesseNatureCenter,locatedlessthanamiledowntheroad.Bookaprivate

villarightnearthebeachorchooseanearbyhotellike473GrenadaBoutiqueResort.

GoldRockBeach,GrandBahama

Referredtoasa“welcomemat“duringlowtidebecauseyoucansitonthesand

bar,GoldRockBeachispartoftheLucayanNationalPark,whichyouhavetowalk

throughtogettothesandyshores.You，11onlyseeacoupleofotherbeachgoersat

thishiddendiamondintheBahamas,andyoucanexploreLucayan，sundergroundcaves

nearby-thatis,ifyoucantearyourselfawayfromthesunshine.

(1)Whichbeachbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyseaturtles?

A.LittleBay,Anguilla.

B.LaSagesseBeach,Grenada.

C.SpottsBeach,GrandCayman.

D.GoldRockBeach,GrandBahama.

(2)HowcanatouristreachLittleBay,Anguilla?

A.Bydrivingacar.

B.Bysimplywalking.

C.Bytakingahiredplane.

D.Byclimbingdownarope.

(3)WhatisspecialaboutGoldRockBeach,GrandBahama?

A.Touristscanvisittropicalgardens.

B.Touristscanexploreundergroundcaves.

C.Touristscanappreciatethesunriseandset.

D.Touristscanspotclearwaterandsoftsand.

9.Mostpeopledon，tthinkmuchaboutthefoodscrapstheythrowaway；however,

researchersinTokyohavedevelopedanewmethodtoreducefoodwastebyrecycling

discardedfruitandvegetablescrapsintorobustconstructionmaterials.

Worldwideindustrialandhouseholdfoodwasteamountstohundredsofbillions

ofpoundsperyear,alargeproportionofwhichcomprisesedible(可食用的)scraps,

likefruitandvegetablepeels.Thisunsustainablepracticeisbothcostlyand

environmentallyunfriendly,soresearchershavebeensearchingfornewwaysto

recycletheseorganicmaterialsintousefulproducts.

〃0urgoalwastouseseaweedandcommonfoodscrapstoconstructmaterialsthat

wereatleastasstrongasconcrete,〃explainsYuyaSakai,theseniorauthorof

thestudy."Butsincewewereusingediblefoodwaste,wewerealsointerestedin

determiningwhethertherecyclingprocessimpactedtheflavoroftheoriginal

materials.〃

Theresearchersborroweda"heatpressing"conceptthatistypicallyusedto

makeconstructionmaterialsfromwoodpowder,excepttheyusedvacuum-dried,

pulverizedfoodscraps,suchasseaweed,cabbageleaves,andorange,onion,pumpkin,

andbananapeelsastheconstructionpowders.Theprocessingtechniqueinvolved

mixingthefoodpowderwithwaterandseasonings,andthenpressingthemixtureinto

amoldathightemperature.Theresearcherstestedthebendingstrengthofthe

resultingmaterialsandmonitoredtheirtaste,smellandappearance.

“Withtheexceptionofthespecimenobtainedfrompumpkin,allofthematerials

exceededourbendingstrengthtarget,〃saysKotaMachida,aseniorcollaborator.

〃WealsofoundthatChinesecabbageleaves,whichproducedamaterialoverthree

timesstrongerthanconcrete,couldbemixedwiththeweakerpumpkin-basedmaterial

toprovideeffectivereinforcement.〃

Thenew,robustmaterialskepttheirediblenature,andtheadditionofsalt

orsugarimprovedtheirtastewithoutreducingtheirstrength.Furthermore,the

durableproductsresistedrot,fungi,andinsects,andexperiencednoappreciable

changesinappearanceortasteafterexposuretoairforfourmonths.

Giventhatfoodwasteisaglobalfinancialburdenandenvironmentalconcern,

itiscrucialtodevelopmethodsforrecyclingfoodscraps.Usingthesesubstance

topreparematerialsthatarestrongerenoughforconstructionprojects,butalso

maintaintheirediblenatureandtaste,opensthedoortoawiderangeofcreative

applications.

(1)Whydotheresearcherssearchfornewwaystorecycleorganicmaterials?

A.Be