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【題目】 Reducing plastic waste isn't easy because the cheap material is found in almost every household item. Now, a delicious and nutritious solution has come up to help reduce our dependence on this environmental hazard.

David Christian, the co-founder of Evoware, says the idea of creating the biodegradable (生物降解的) products came from concern at the country’s high pollution rate. Indonesia is home to four of the world's worst polluted rivers. Since single-use packaging is a large contributor to the problem, Evoware decided to deal with that first.

After investigating various materials, the company settled on seaweed. Unlike corn, commonly used for biodegradable containers, seaweed does not require resources like water or large amounts of space. Since Indonesian farmers already harvest more seaweed than they can sell, it's easy for the company to find the material.

Though they will not reveal their production process, Evoware says the seaweed packaging contains no chemicals and is safe to consume. The company has also invented single-use cups, which can break down 30 days after they're thrown away.

While replacing plastic with the seaweed products may seem appealing to most of us, it is a hard-sell in Indonesia. According to Christian, 'The awareness to reduce single-use plastic is still very low. This makes our bioplastic unnecessary.” Also a factor is the cost, which is higher than using plastic. Hopefully, Evoware will succeed in convincing Indonesians and people worldwide that switching to their products will be helpful to protecting our beautiful planet.

【1】What problem did Evoware decide to deal with first?

A.Ways to clean the four worst polluted rivers.

B.What nutritious materials for people to use.

C.How to deal with single-use packaging.

D.Means to contribute to the country's economy.

【2】Why did Evoware choose seaweed?

A.It didn't require much space and was easy to get.

B.It could be found everywhere in his country.

C.It was most commonly used for packaging.

D.It grew thickly in most of the polluted rivers.

【3】What can we infer from Christian's words?

A.Their seaweed products have won government support.

B.Sometimes it's hard to get people to reduce the use of plastics.

C.Their new products have received worldwide popularity.

D.The cost of making seaweed products will be lowered soon.

【4】What does the underlined word 'hard-sell' in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A.Something lasting long.B.Something hard to accept.

C.Something easy to get.D.Something commonly seen.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章講述了因為塑料制品污染環(huán)境，科學家們研發(fā)了海草產(chǎn)品取代塑料制品。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的Since single-use packaging is a large contributor to the problem, Evoware decided to deal with that first.可知，因為一次性包裝袋是印尼河流污染的重要原因之一，于是Evoware決定從解決一次性包裝袋的問題開始。C. How to deal with single-use packaging.(如何解決一次性包裝袋)符合以上說法，故選C項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的seaweed does not require resources like water or large amounts of space. Since Indonesian farmers already harvest more seaweed than they can sell, it's easy for the company to find the material.可知，Evoware選擇海草的原因是，海草對水和空間要求不大，而且印尼漁民收獲的海草賣不完，公司很容易就能找到這種材料。A. It didn't require much space and was easy to get.(它不需要很多空間而且容易獲得)符合以上說法，故選A項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的The awareness to reduce single-use plastic is still very low. This makes our bioplastic unnecessary.可知，印尼人減少使用一次性塑料制品的意識還不夠，生物塑料對他們來說可有可無。故推測，有時候讓人們減少塑料的使用比較困難，因為他們在這方面沒有足夠的意識。B. Sometimes it's hard to get people to reduce the use of plastics.( 有時候讓人們減少塑料的使用比較困難)符合以上推測，故選B項。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線部分所在句子While replacing plastic with the seaweed products may seem appealing to most of us, it is a hard-sell in Indonesia.可知，雖然使用海草產(chǎn)品代替塑料制品對我們來說很有吸引力，但在印尼卻是一個hard-sell。結(jié)合句意，尤其是while和appealing to可推測劃線部分的意思是“很難接受的東西”。B. Something hard to accept.(難以接受的東西)符合以上猜測，故選B項。