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Compost (堆肥) is one of the most wonderful things in the world. You take organic matter that would otherwise end up in landfills and create a nutrient-rich material that will help make gardens grow, flowers bloom and make it easier to feed the world. Thanks to Tipa, an Israeli start-up, you will soon be able to add plastics to your compost mix.

Plastic is one of the most challenging problems on the planet. As No Camels reports, it often takes 500 years for plastic to break down, and even then, microplastics remain in water or on land. Furthermore, according to Inc. Com, even though plastic can theoretically be recycled, less than 5 percent of flexible plastic packaging that is put into recycling by consumers is actually recycled.

But that doesn’t need to be the case anymore.

Now, Tipa and other companies have begun to create plastics that are able to biodegrade like any organic matter does. When asked how she got the idea of creating compostable flexible plastics, Dafna Nissenbaum, the CEO and co-founder of Tipa, said, “Nature also packs its products, like bananas, apples and oranges, but with a compostable material. Our plastics will break down exactly like any other organic material and turn into solid fertilizer (肥料).”

Unlike other compostable plastics on the market, Tipa’s plastics can be fully composted in home composts. This means that the average person with a garden compost could use their packaging and just throw it in the compost instead of the recycling bin when they are done with it.

Another thing that Tipa has been doing is to create partnerships with existing producers instead of creating their own factories. The company’s materials are purposefully designed to be compatible (兼容的) with machinery that already exists and produces non-compostable plastics. Tipa says that fits in with its goal of creating a sustainable future.

Tipa has partnered with some high-end designers. Both Stella McCartney and Mara Hoffman use Tipa’s products to package their products. Many brands are now aware that using sustainable packaging will endear them to customers, and Tipa helps them do that.

【小题1】What does paragraph 2 focus on?
A.The difficulty of dealing with plastic.B.The harm caused by water pollution.
C.The problem of the packaging industry.D.The barrier to recycling plastic products.
【小题2】What does Dafna Nissenbaum try to tell?
A.Her confidence in the fertilizer market.B.Her strong desire to get close to nature.
C.Her inspiration for Tipa’s new plastics.D.Her high praise for the beauty of nature.
【小题3】What does Tipa do to pursue sustainability?
A.It cooperates with existing producers.
B.It designs materials to fit new machinery.
C.It stops partnering with high-end designers.
D.It creates its own plastic factories worldwide.
【小题4】Which of the following can serve as the best title for the text?
A.The Packaging Industry Is Growing Faster
B.New Plastics Make Packaging Compostable
C.Compost Is the Real Source of Sustainability
D.Solutions to Plastic Waste Have Been Found
2023·河北石家庄·模拟预测
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How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone.

The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.

The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “it’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis, says Thomas Serval, the French inventor.

The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other applications on your phone, so developers could, for instance, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Serval says.

Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes,” but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.

The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, for $99 to $199, depending on features. The U.S. is the first target market.

Serval says that one day, it’ ll be possible to replace the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.

【小题1】Which of the following might make the Kolibree toothbrush fun?
A.It can be used to update mobile phones.B.It can be used to play mobile phone games.
C.It can send messages to other users.D.It can talk to its developers.
【小题2】What can we infer about Serval’s children?
A.They were unwilling to brush their teeth.
B.They often failed to clean their toothbrushes.
C.They preferred to use a toothbrush with a dry head.
D.hey liked brushing their teeth after Serval came home.
【小题3】What can we learn about the future development of the Kolibree?
A.The brush handle will be removed.B.A mobile phone will be built into it.
C.It will be used to fill holes in teeth.D.It will be able to check users’ teeth.

Speaking a foreign language is a high demand skill nowadays. Foreign language skills can help you get jobs. It even matters if you’re a social worker—the ability to communicate with customers in their own language is a huge advantage.

Learning a foreign language takes years of hard work. Luckily, two famous Japanese inventors took language translation to the next level and created an instant translator called MUAMA Enence. It can easily translate real-time speech into over 40 languages using only a few finger-taps. Thus, you don’t need to learn another language to be able to communicate in it. Difficulties caused by language barriers will soon be a thing of the past!

MUAMA Enence can transform you into an able-communication instantly. With its lightweight design and small size, MUAMA Enence is easy to carry in any pocket and is right there when needed. MUAMA Enence is inexpensive. An experienced professional translator or interpreter can be costly, and you need to pay more than once. MUAMA Enence requires just a one-off payment for a huge selection of languages. Its built-in advanced technology can support a 2-way language translation. Moreover, a text translation is also available.

Though MUAMA Enence was created mainly for travelers, it started gaining massive popularity among people of different occupations. All of a sudden, it became a must-have device! What surprised us is that more and more social workers and volunteers are choosing MUAMA Enence to make their work easier. We asked people who have used MUAMA Enence to explain how it works for them. The results showed that people have increased their job quality after using the Translator.

Language barriers should no longer be your concern anymore, and the answer is definitely YES! Now it’s the best time to do it, because MUAMA Enence may run out of stock soon due to its high popularity worldwide.

【小题1】What can we learn from the text?
A.MUAMA Enence is easy to carry and use.
B.MUAMA Enence is popular only in Japan.
C.MUAMA Enence was created mainly for businessmen.
D.MUAMA Enence can translate speeches into 40 languages.
【小题2】What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A.The popularity of MUAMA Enente.B.The functions of MUAMA Enence.
C.The advantages of MUAMA Enence.D.The importance of MUAMA Enence.
【小题3】Why are more and more social workers and volunteers choosing MUAMA Enence?
A.Because it can translate texts.B.Because it can do their work for them.
C.Because it uses advanced technology.D.Because it makes their work easier and better.
【小题4】What can be the best title for the text?
A.Doing Your Work Easier And BetterB.Learning Foreign Languages-No Need!
C.MUAMA Enence-Learning Foreign Languages FasterD.Speaking a Foreign Language-More Job Opportunities

Researchers have proposed a novel method for counting and tracking vehicles on public roads, a development that could improve current traffic systems and help travelers get to their destinations faster.

Using the cameras already installed on campus buses at the Ohio State University, researchers proved that they could automatically and accurately measure counts of vehicles on urban roadways, detect objects in the road and distinguish parked vehicles from those that are moving.

In previous studies, Ohio State researchers found that using these mobile cameras provides much better spatial and temporal (时间的) coverage than relying on often temporarily placed sensors that don’t provide a view of many streets and roads in a city.

“If we collect and process more high-resolution (高清) spatial information about what’s happening on the roads, then planners could better understand changes in demand, effectively improving efficiency in the broader transportation system,” said Keith Redmill, lead author of the study.

“If we can measure traffic in a way that is as good or better than what is conventionally done with fixed sensors, then we will have created something incredibly useful extremely cheaply,” he said. “Our goal is to start building a system that could do this without much manual intervention because if you want to collect this information over lots of potential vehicles and lots of time, it’s worth fully automating that process.”

While still a long way from total implementation (实施), the study suggests the system’s results bear promise for the future of intelligent traffic surveillance. Transportation planners, engineers and operators make vital decisions about the future of our roadways, so when designing transportation systems to work over the next 30 to 50 years, it’s necessary that we give them data that allows them to improve the efficiency of the system and the level of service provided to travelers.

【小题1】How can cameras on buses benefit travelers?
A.By shortening their travel time.
B.By making their schedules tight.
C.By decreasing their transport cost.
D.By improving their safety awareness.
【小题2】What can we know about the sensors placed on buses?
A.They provide more spatial coverage.
B.They can’t detect objects on the road.
C.They cover less view of the urban traffic.
D.They accurately record the flow of traffic.
【小题3】What does the underlined word “surveillance” in paragraph 6 mean?
A.Operation.B.Monitoring.C.Protection.D.Arrangement.
【小题4】What is a suitable title for the text?
A.Transportation automation is on its way
B.It is time to improve the efficiency of traffic system
C.Transportation planners use cameras to make policies
D.Cameras installed on buses can better measure traffic

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