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Spritehasbeenrecognizedfordecadesbyitsgreencansand

bottles,butitisretiringitsgreenplasticbottlesaftermorethan

60years.

StartingAug.lztheCoca-ColaCo.,whichproducesSprite,

willpackagethelemon-limedrinkinclearplasticbottlesin

NorthAmerica,thecompanyannouncedWednesday.Sprite's

currentplasticcontainsgreenpolyethylene

terephthalate（PET）（聚對苯二甲酸乙二醇酯），anadditive（添加劑）

thatcan'tberecycledintonewbottles,akeychoiceforthe

companyasitlookstoreduceplasticwaste.

“Whenrecycled,clearPETSpritebottlescanberemadeinto

bottles,helpingdriveacirculareconomyforplastic/'Julian

Ochoa,CEOofR3CYCLE,aplasticgrouphelpingCoca-Cola

improveitsrecycling,saidinastatement.

Customerswillalsonoticearevisedlogoandpackaging

designontheSpritebottlesthataimstoprovideamore

''consistentlookaroundtheworld,“thecompanysaid.The

well-knowngreencolorwillstillbeusedonSpritelabels.

OtherbeveragesthatusegreenbottlesinCoke'sportfolio（系列

產品），/

includingFresca.SeagramsandMelloYellozwillalsobe

replacedwithclearcontainersinthecomingmonths.

Coca-Colareportedhigher-than-expectedsecond-quarter

earningsTuesday,citingstrongdemand,andlifted

itsrevenueforecastforthefullyear.

Thebeveragegianthasoftenbeencriticizedforcontributing

toenvironmentallydamagingplasticwaste.In2020,the

companywasnamedastheworld'sNo.1plasticpolluterbythe

environmentalfirmBreakFreeFromPlastic.Itslogosand

brandingwerefoundon13,834piecesofdiscardedplasticin51

countries,ofteninpublicspacessuchasparksandbeaches.

28.WhywilltheCoca-ColaCo.stopusinggreenSpritebottles?

A.Theythinktheolddesignisoutofdate.

B.Theywanttocutdowntheproductioncost.

C.Customerspreferclearbottlestogreenbottles.

D.Theywanttohelpdriveacirculareconomyforplastic.

29.ComparedwiththeoldSpritebottles,whatisthefeatureof

thenewones?

A.Theyhavenotanyplastic.

B.Theyhaveaconsistentlook.

C.Theyhavenotgreencoloratall.

D.Theyhavequiteadifferentdesign.

30.Accordingtothepassage,whatistheproblemwithSprite

bottles?

A.Notthedesign,butthelogooftheSprite.

B.Notthematerial,butthedesignofthebottles.

C.Notthecolor,butthematerial:single-useplastic.

D.Nottherecycling,butusingasmuchplasticaspossible.

31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

A.TheCoca-Colaattachesimportancetoprofits.

B.TheCoca-Colalaystheneedsofcustomersfirst.

C.TheCoca-Colavaluesenvironmentalprotectionmost.

D.TheCoca-Colalikesthefameoftheworld'sNo.1plastic

polluter.

DBcA

Whenmysonfirstbegancompetinginschool

chesstournaments,Ioftenchattedwithother

parents.Occasionally,Iwouldaskiftheyplayedchess

themselves.Normally,thereplywasno.WhenIvolunteeredthat

Iwaslearningtoplay,theirtonewascheerfullyjoking,“Good

luckwiththat!”Ifthisgameissogood,whyareadultsignoring

it?Seeingsomeoneplayingsmartphonegames,Ipreferredto

say,“Whyareyouhavingyourkidsdochesswhileyouplay?"

Sure,weparentshadworktodo,workthathelpedpayfor

thelessonsourkidswereenjoying.ButIwasalsowonderingif

weweresendinganunnoticeablemessagethatlearningwasfor

theyoung.Duringonetournament,Isawagroupofparents

playingchess!Justthen,agroupofkidspassedme,“Whyare

adultslearningchess?”Oneasked,inanapparentlyjokingtone.

Iwastiredofsittingonthesidelines.Iwantedinzandthatis

whyIgotamembershipcardandstartedthrowingmyselfin.

"Earlyon,Iwasnervous,eventhemastercansometimesplay

badly,“asoneGrandmasterputit"afanneverz/.AndafanIwas.

Itwasthreehoursofconcentrationandthinkingwithmyphone

off.ItfeltlikeagymwhereIwastrainedtosolveproblemswith

focus,memory,logic,andoccasionalheadaches.Andofcourse

hoursofabsenceofdigitaldeviceswouldneverbenogoodfor

thinkingsharply.

Beingabeginnercanbehardatanyage,butitgetsharder

whenyouareolder.Thephrase"adultbeginner“hasanfairly

gentlepity.Itimpliesthelearningofsomethingthatyoushould

haveperhapsalreadylearned.

24.Whatcanwelearnaboutotherparentsfromtheirremarks?

A.Theywereignoringotherlearners.

B.Theyagreedontheideaoflearningchess.

C.Theythoughtitoddforanadulttolearnchess.

D.Theygavecongratulationstotheadultlessons.

25.Howdidthechildinthesecondparagraphperceiveadults

learningchess?

A.Laughable.

B.Unimaginable.

C.Understandable.

D.Sensible.

26.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“sittingonthesidelines”

meaninParagraph3?

A.Notbeingnoticed.

B.Notbeinginvolved.

C.Expressingconfusingideas.

D.