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NewYork-basedEcovativehasbeencreating

environmentallyfriendlypackagingmadefrommushroomsand

agriculturalwastesince2009.Now,thecompanywantstobring

theiramazingmaterialintohomesandofficeswithanewlineof

compostable（可堆月巴的）furnishingsthataregrownusingjust

threematerials:mycelium（thevegetativepartofmushrooms）,

hemp（麻类植物），andsalt.

Whilecreatinghardmaterialfrommushroomsmightsound

magical,thecompany'sCEOEbenBayersaysitisarelatively

low-techprocessandcomparesitto"makingbread".The

companybeginsbyaddingafewmyceliumcellstodamphemp

orotheragriculturalwaste.

Themyceliumthatgrowslikelittlehairsisallowedtotwist

withthewasteuntileverythingis"glued"together.The

combinationisthenmixedagainandplacedintothedesired

mold什MB）whereitcontinuestogrowandharden.Theresulting

materialisthenbakedintheoven.Inadditiontomakingitas

strongaswood,theheatalsokillsthemycelium,thusgivingthe

compostablematerialasimilarshelflifetowood.

Also,thoughthetabletopsofthestylishTaflandKing*s

tablesreleasedattherecentlyheldBiofabricate2016conference

inNewYorkCityresemblemarble,theyarefarfromit.The

perfectlycarvedblocksaremadeofamaterialgrownbyaNorth

Carolina-basedcompanynamedbioMASONusinggrainsof

sandsandbacteria.

Asyouhaveprobablyguessed,thiswaste-freefurnituredoes

notcomecheap.Customerscanexpecttopayanywherefrom

$249USDfortheTaflto$699USDfortheKing'stable,bothof

whichareonlyavailableinlimitedquantities.Thosethatcannot

affordthosepricescanchoosecheaperGIY(growityourself)

onesmadeofvariousproductsrangingfromChristmastree

decorationstolampshades.

9.WhydidEbencomparemakinghardmaterialstomaking

bread?

A.Theirrawmaterialsarethesame.B.Theirproduct

appearancesarealike.

C.Theirproductionprocessesaresimple.D.Theirproduction

costsarerelativelylow.

10.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Themethodofmakingmushroomshard.B.Howtomake

mushroomfurniturematerials.

C.Whatareneededtomakemushroomfurniture.D.The

difficultiesofmakingmushroomfurniture.

11.WhatcanwelearnaboutTaflandKing/stables?

A.Theyareinlimitedsupply.B.TheyareofferedinGIYforms.

C.Theyconsistmainlyofmarble.D.Theyaredesignedby

bioMASON.

12.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheInventionofNewKindsofFurniture

B.TheFirstSaleofFurnitureMadeofMushrooms

C.ScientistsFoundNewMaterialtoMakeFurniture

D.FutureFurnitureMayBeGrownfromMushrooms

CBAD

TheUSspaceagencyNASAhasrevealedanastonishing

picturerevealingnewsecretsoftheEarth'shomegalaxy（星系）,

theMilkyWay.Thesunisjustoneofhundredsofbillionsofstars

thatformthehugeshapeofourgalaxy.Oursolarsystemsitsin

anoutlyingregionbutthenewimagefocusesonthecentreof

theMilkyWay,a"noisy"areabecauseofallthecrowdedstars.

Lightfromthisregiontakesabout26,000yearstoreachEarth.

Forcomparison,lighttakesjusteightminutestoreachusfrom

thesun.

Theresearchersusethedatacollectedbytwotelescopesthat

seetheskyinwaysthatareverydifferentfromthevisiblelight

oureyescanseetoformthenewimage.Mostofthedatacomes

from370differentpicturestakenoverthepast20yearsbyNASA'

sChandraXObservatory.ThissatellitetelescopedetectsX-rays

outinspace.X-raysareafromofradiationthatissentoutwhen

violenteventsheatmattertotemperaturesofmillionsof

degrees.OtherdatacomesfromtheMeerKATtelescopein

SouthAfrica,whichcandetectradiowavesfromspace.These

waveshavemuchlessenergythanX-rays.Theyareusually

producedbycoolermaterial,suchashugecloudsofgas

betweenthestars.

Thebrightestsourcesincludeneutronstarswhicharethe

coresofhugestarsthatranoutoffuelandcollapsedto

city-sizedballsofsuperhotmatter.Manyneutronstarsand

blackholesjetoutgasesthatappearinthepictureaspurple

streaks（斑纹）.Powerfulmagneticfieldsintheareacausethejets

tobendastheygetfurtherfromtheirsource.AstronomerDr

DanielWang,whohasworkedontheimageoverthepastyear,

saidthenewpicturedescribed"aviolentorenergetic

ecosystem".

1.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheMilkyWay?

A.Thecenterofitremainsunknown.

B.Thesunisn'tlocatedinthecenterofit.

C.Itscenterisverypeaceful.

D.Itscenterfeaturesfewerstars.

2.What'sparagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thecollectionofspacedata.

B.ThefunctionoftheMeerKATtelescope.

C.Thedifferencesofspacewaves.

D.Theformationofthenewimage.

3.Whatcanweknowaboutthegasesjettedoutbytheblack

hole?

A.Theywillabsorbsurroundingmaterials.

B.Theywillformsuperbigmatter.

C.Theyget