Question

Plastic is one of the most important technological discoveries of the 20th century.However，it may soon be replaced.The new development—liquid wood—can replace plastics in all branches of modern industries.

Plastic as a material enjoys the biggest demand in the modern world，but it does have a number of drawbacks.First and foremost，plastic isn’t recyclable.Secondly，it contains toxins (毒物) helping develop cancerous diseases.Finally，it’s made of oil and oil reserves aren’t endless.

The? liquid wood technology is likely to replace plastic and provide mankind with new materials for many years ahead.Norbert Eisenfreich，a senior researcher at? the Faunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Germany，said that arboform，the new material，is made of lignin (木質(zhì)素)，which can be obtained from soft tissues of wood.Once mixed with several other materials，it turns into solid and non?toxic alternative for plastics.

ICT team leader Emilia Regina Inone?Kauffmann said the wood?working industry separates wood into three basic components，including lignin.Lignin isn’t used for the production of paper.Specialists of ICT mixed lignin with several natural materials and thus invented the material which could be melted and molded (鑄型)．

When solid，arboform looks like plastic and possesses the qualities of polished wood.It can be used for the production of any items.Arboform is already used for the production of car parts which require extra strength.In addition，liquid wood can be recycled repeatedly.The material preserved all of its qualities even if it’s reprocessed ten times.

However，the new invention doesn’t enjoy an extensive use due to the high content of sulphur (硫) in it.German researchers are sure to reduce the amount of sulphur by 90 percent very soon to make arboform usable for home needs.

1.According to the passage，plastic________.

A．plays a big role in the modern world

B．helps to protect our environment in some way

C．has been replaced by the newly discovered material

D．helps us to reduce the use of petrol

2.What’s the advantage of arboform over plastics?

A．It is easily made from natural oil.

B．It is more widely used in household.

C．It is recyclable and friendly to the environment.

D．It contains no poisonous materials.

3.It can be concluded that German researchers will focus their future work firstly on________.

A．the material’s extensive use

B．the content of sulphur in arboform

C．the production cost of arboform

D．the qualities of liquid wood

4.The main purpose of the passage is to________.

A．advertise the new material—arboform

B．introduce liquid wood which will replace plastic

C．advertise new products made of arboform

D．show readers how to produce arboform

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】

1.

解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段第一句和常識可知，塑料是現(xiàn)代社會中不可或缺的原材料。

2.2】　C

解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章倒數(shù)第二段可知，arboform是可以被重復循環(huán)利用的，因而對環(huán)境也有利。

3.3】　B

解析　推理判斷題。由文章最后一段可知，arboform之所以還沒有得到廣泛應用是因為它的硫含量太高，故德國的研究者會首先把研究重點置于降低硫含量上。

4.4】　B

解析　推理判斷題。文章通過拿arboform和塑料作比較，一是為了介紹arboform這種新材料，同時也為了說明arboform即將取代塑料這一趨勢。