江苏省常州市2022-2023学年第一学期期中考试高三英语模拟试题（含答案）.docx

江苏省常州市2022-2023学年第一学期

期中考试高三英语模拟试题（满分120）

一、阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（本题共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

(A)

Around45%ofplasticwasteisrecycledannuallyintheUKandisontheincrease.However,oneoftheproblemswithpresentplasticrecyclingmethodsisthatyouendupwithalower-qualityplasticwithworseproperties（特性）thantheoriginal.Thismeansthatplasticdrinkbottlescannotsimplyberecycledintonewdrinkbottlescontinuously,butinsteadareusedforotherlower-gradeproductslikeparkbenches.

Now,Britishscientistshavedevelopedanewmethodofchemicalrecycling.Theyuselowertemperaturesandmoreenvironmentally-friendlystartingchemicalsthanpreviousmethodstoturnplasticsbackintotheirconstituentchemicalmolecules（分子）.Inthisway,theycanbeusedtomakenewplasticsofthesamequalityastheoriginal.

Mostplasticisnowrecycledusingmechanicalmethods,wheretheyaretransformedintoliquidsbeforebeingmadeintosomethingnew,saidaprofessornamedMatthewJones.Theproblemis,meltingplasticchangesitspropertiesandreducesthequality.Outmethodofchemicalrecyclingovercomesthisproblem.Thenplasticscanbeusedalloveragainwithoutlosinganyproperties?

Theresearchersarerecyclingsomekindsofplastics,includingplant-basedPLA,aplasticusedforfoodpackagingandPET,whichisusedfordrinkbottles.Sofar,thetechnologyhasonlybeendemonstratedonasmallrange.However,scientistsarenowworkingtoproducelargerquantitiesofstartingchemicals.

Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemofplasticwaste—theapproachhastobeacombinationofreducing,reusingandrecycling.Ourmethodofchemicalrecyclingcouldallowcarbontoberecycledendlesslyratherthandiggingmoreupfromthegroundintheformoffossilfuels,orlettingitintotheatmosphereasagreenhousegas,saidDr.PaulMcKeownfromtheUniversityofBath.

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