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A

Ramennoodleshavebeenago-to（首選的）foodforstudentsfor

decades.Afterall,theyonlytakeeightminutestocookinadormhotpot

andareeasyonthebudget.HollyGrounds,arecentprojectdesign

graduateofRavensbourneUniversity,inLondon,usedtoeatalotoframen

noodleswhenshestudied.Butitgotherthinkingthatthepackagingofa

productthattakesjustminutestocookandeatshouldn'ttakedecadesor

moretodecompose（分解）.That'swhyshedecidedtomakeeatable

wrappersfornoodles,avoidingtheneedforplastic.

Groundswantedtoproduceaproductthattheusercouldwatch

actuallydissolveinthepot,unlikeotherbio-basedfilms（包裝膜）thatare

beingdeveloped./zWhileotherbio-basedalternativestoplasticclaimtobe

compostable（可用作堆月巴的），fromaconsumerperspectiveit'snot

alwaysthatsimple,,7shesaid."Manyoftheemergingbio-basedfilmsonly

breakdowninanindustrialcomposter（堆月巴機）at50degreesCelsius,so

theyoftenendupinthewrongplacewithouttheconsumerreallyknowing

thattheycauseddamagetotheplanet.

Now,insteadofplasticpacksofseasonings（調料），thedriedspices

andflavoringsarepartofaflavorlessbioplasticfilmthatwrapsthe

noodlesandkeepsthemfresh.Thefilmdissolvesinlessthanaminute

whenitcomesintocontactwithboilingwater,accordingtoGrounds,and

theliquidbecomesthesauceforthenoodlesandlargeringredientslike

driedshrimp.

“Theingredientsareblendedandheateduntilthemixtureisthick

enough.Atthispoint,Iaddthespicesandflavoringsbeforepouringitinto

amoldtosetfor24hours,"Groundssaid.Thesenoodleparcelsarethen

packagedinawax-coatedpaper.

Withplasticstakinghundredsofyearstodecomposeandfilling

landfillsandoceansglobally,eatablepackagingandsingle-useitemsare

seenasthewaytogo.Groundsseesopportunitiestousehereatable

packagingforotherreadymealsandshewantstocontributetotheglobal

fightagainstsingle-useplastics.

【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。食品包裝袋給食物套上精致的外衣,

卻讓環境為之買單。近日，英國一大學生制作出一種可食用包裝袋，這

種食品袋集包裝、防腐、調味為一體，熱水沖泡后幾分鐘內化為湯料,

方便又環保。

1.WhydoesGroundswanttoreplaceplasticwrapperswitheatableones?

A.Theplasticonesarenoteco-friendly.

B.Theplasticonesdoharmtoourhealth.

C.Theeatableonesappealtomoreconsumers.

D.Theeatableonessavemorecookingtime.

選A。推理判斷題。根據第一段最后兩句Butitgotherthinkingthatthe

packagingofaproductthattakesjustminutestocookandeatshouldn't

takedecadesormoretodecompose.That,swhyshedecidedto...可知,

她覺得塑料制品分解時間太長，所以她決定為面條做一個可吃的包裝,

避免了對塑料的需求。

2.Whatmakesthebio-basedfilmsfailtobecompostableinpractice?

A.Theimmaturetechnology.

B.Thehighcostofdissolving.

C.Theirspecialmaterialcomposition.

D.Theirspecificdecomposingconditions.

選D。推理判斷題。根據第二段Manyoftheemergingbio-basedfilmsonly

breakdowninanindustrialcomposterat50degreesCelsius,sotheyoften

endupinthewrongplacewithouttheconsumerreallyknowingthatthey

causeddamagetotheplanet.可知，許多新興的生物基薄膜只能在50

攝氏度的工業堆肥機中分解，因而實踐中不能堆肥，這是因為他們特

定的溶解條件。

3.WhatdoweknowabouttheeatablewrapperaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Itensureslongerpreservationtime.

B.Itrequiresaspecialcookingmethod.

C.Itendsupasthesauceforfood.

D.Itimprovesthetasteandflavorofnoodles.

選C。細節理解題。第三段介紹了這種無味的生物塑料包裝薄膜可以與

沸水接觸溶解后，這種液體就會變成一些較大食材的調味汁。

B

Whenalaptoporsmartphonebatterystartslosingitspower,theonly

optionsaretobuyanexpensivereplacement,orjustkeepitpluggedinall

thetime.ButawomanMyaLeThaimayhavefoundtheanswertothis

problem.

Thaiwasfrustratedthatthebatteriesforherwirelessdevices

degraded（降級）overtime,untiltheyfailedtochargefully.Shedidnotlike

havingtokeepherlaptopconnectedtoanelectricaloutlettokeepit

poweredon.So,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutthatproblem.Atfirst,

sheandherteamatUCIrvinethoughtaboutinventinganewbattery.But

astheyexperimented,Thaidiscoveredsomethingthatmightpermit

lithium-ion（鋰離子）batteriestolastforever.

Lithium-ionbatteriespowermostwirelessdevices.Overtime,the

batterieslosetheabilitytoholdacharge.Mostofthesebatterieshavea

lifespanofabout7,000chargingcyclesbeforetheydie.Oneofthe

reasonslithium-ionbatteriesdegradeistheiruseofnanowirestocarry

electricity.Nanowiresareextremelythin.Ahumanhairisthousandsof

timesthicker,forexample.Nanowiresareextremelyefficientcarriersof

electricity,whichmakesthemusefulinbatteries.

But,Thaihadatheory—thenanowiresmightlastlongerifcovered

withagel（凝膠）.Sheandherteamtestedthistheory,"Itwasalong

processandalotofwork,“Thaisaid.Theteamtriedmanycoveringsfor

thewires.PMMA,atypeofplastic,wasoneofthem.Thenanowireswere

coatedwithPMMAandcycledthroughcharges200,000times.The

PMMA-coatednanowiresshowednoevidenceofdamage.Theresults

suggestthatbatteriescouldlastforever,withoutlosingchargingability.

Thaihopestocontinueherresearchtounderstandwhythisgelworks

sowellandtoseeifanyothergelcouldcreatebetterresultsandsheis

enjoyingthepublicityaboutherdiscovery.Shesaidsheneverexpected

herresearchtogetmediacoverage./zlt,skindofcool”,shesaid."l,m

reallygladpeopleareshowinginterestinmyworkandnotjustinthework

itself,butalsointechnologyandenergy."

【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述一位名叫MyaLeThai

的女士研發出可永久使用的電池的故事。

4.WhydidMyaLeThaiworkonlithium-ionbatteries?

A.Shedislikedthebatteriesforherlaptop.

B.Herteamwasassignedtoinventanewbattery.

C.Manypeoplethoughtbatteriesweretooexpensive.

D.Thebatterieswouldsoonlosethefunctiontochargefully.

選Do細節理解題。根據文章第二段Thaiwasfrustratedthatthebatteries

forherwirelessdevicesdegradedovertime,untiltheyfailedtocharge

fully...So,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutthatproblem.可知，Thai

研究鋰電池是因為她的無線設備的電池完全失去了充電功能。

5.Whatcanweinferaboutnanowires?

A.Theylastonly7,000chargingcycles.

B.Theyaretooweaktocarryelectricity.

C.Theyarenotsuitabletouseinbatteries.

D.Theirthinnessisacauseofbatteries;degradation.

選D。細節理解題。根據文章第三段Oneofthereasonslithium-ion

batteriesdegradeistheiruseofnanowirestocarryelectricity.Nanowires

areextremelythin.可知，用來輸送電力的納米線極其細，導致了電池

的降級。

6.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheOptionsofBatteriesforWirelessDevices

B.AWomanInventsaLife-longBattery

C.MyaLeThaiDiscoveredNanowires

D.TheReasonsforBatteriesDegrading

選B。主旨大意題。根據文章第一段ButawomanMyaLeThaimayhave

foundtheanswertothisproblem.和全文內容可知，本文主要講述一位

名叫MyaLeThai的女士研發出可永久使用的電池。

C

Morethan￡5,500hasbeenraisedafteraplea（請愿）lastMonday

byavetDr.ScottMiller.Scottsaid:"\wouldliketosayamassive

thank-youtoexpressreadersfrommyself,fromAustraliaandfromthe

koalas.It'samazingthatpeoplefromacrosstheworldcanseehow

significantthecatastrophehasbeen.Idoappreciatethatpeoplearebeing

verysupportiveandreachingintotheirpockets."Anarea,athirdofthe

sizeofBritainisestimatedtohavebeenravaged（毀壞）sincetheblazes（火

災）beganinSeptember.

OnFridayastateofemergencywasdeclaredinthecapitalCanberra,

withresidentstoldtopreparetoevacuateasfiresontheoutskirts（市郊）

threatenedtospread.Abillionanimalsarefearedtohavedied,including

25,000koalas.

LastweekScotttoldhowhehadvisitedhishomeland,helpingtosave

wildlifeonKangarooIslandoffthecoastofAdelaide.Whiletherehe

rescuedamotherandababykoalawhowerestuckinatree.Thepair

wererushedtoafieldhospitalontheislandtobetreated.Themumhad

severeburnstoherpawsandwasbadlydehydrated（脫水的），whileher

babysonhadaneyeinjuryandwasunderweight.

Scott,whohasappearedonITV'sThisMorningandBBC'sBluePeter,

saidthemotherisshowinggreatsignsofimprovementandherwounds

arestartingtoheal.Thebabyhasundergonesurgerytohiseyeandis

recoveringfromtheanesthetic（麻藥）anddoingwell.

Butheadded:"Themotherremainsdehydratedsoisn'tproducing

enoughmilktofeedthebaby.Atthemomentthey'rebeinghoused

severallybutthereisthehopethatwhenthebabyisalittlestrongerhe

willbeabletobereturnedtohismother."

Evenaftertheyrecover,thepairwillprobablyspendtheirlivesinan

enclosurewhilethebushtakesyearstorecover.Scottsaid:"Sadlypatients

arestillcominginthickandfast.Eachoftheseanimalsisrequiringtobe

housedandfed,andregularmedicaltreatmenttotheirinjuries."

【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了在澳大利亞森林大火后受傷的

考拉得到人們尤其是Dr.Scott救助的故事。

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Dr.Scottdonatedmorethan￡5,500.

B.ResidentswereaskedtomovetoCanberra.

C.Numerousanimalsmighthavelosttheirlives.

D.AlargeareaofBritainhasbeenbadlydamagedbythefire.

選C。推理判斷題。根據第二段最后一句billionanimalsarefearedto

havedied,including25,000koalas."可知，有十億動物恐怕已經死了,

包括兩萬五千只考拉。由此可知，大量動物可能已經失去了生命。

8.WhatdidDr.Scottdoafterreturningtohishomeland?

A.He