2023届高考英语三轮复习·冲刺押题·外刊阅读理解训练 (22) (24)（含解析）.doc

2023届高考英语三轮复习·冲刺押题 外刊阅读理解训练22 ——改编自Coca-Cola Trials Turning Hard-to-Recycle Plastic Into Bottles 【文章】 Coca-Cola is taking a step toward sustainability by implementing technology that recycles hard-to-recycle plastic materials into new bottles. The company's largest European bottler, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, is sponsoring a Netherlands-based startup that will create food-grade recycled plastic from plastics that would typically be sent to landfills or incinerated. Current supplies of recycled plastic are scarce, which keeps companies using oil as a cheaper and more abundant option. "This new technology is critical to improving access to recycled material for bottles," said Wouter Vermeulen, Coca-Cola's senior director of sustainability and public policy in Europe. The goal is to raise the proportion of recycled materials in packaging to 50% by 2030. Coca-Cola reports having achieved around a quarter of its objective so far. The new process, developed by CuRe Technology, requires that plastics undergo a partial depolymerization method, which cleanses and partially breaks down the substance before reassembly into recycled material. This technique not only removes color from polyester but also turns it into transparent PET pellets. A study commissioned by CuRe stated that its process yields 65% lower greenhouse-gas emissions than new plastic production. Coca-Cola Europacific Partners invested in CuRe Technology in 2020, followed by a second-round investment this year. A plant is expected to produce roughly 25,000 metric tons of recycled plastic annually by 2025. While a significant portion of the output will go to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, it will represent only a small amount of its feedstock, which is currently around 200,000 metric tons of polyester per year in Europe. As part of its effort to become sustainable, Coca-Cola aims to cease using oil to produce plastic bottles by 2030 since packaging accounts for approximately 40% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' carbon footprint largely due to the use of virgin oil-based plastic. Nearly half of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ bottles were created using recycled plastic and bioplastics last year. Coke's investment in CuRe Technology is a significant step toward creating carbon-neutral packaging. If the factory meets expectations, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners will build a larger plant before the decade ends. 【重点词汇&词组】 coca-cola [ˈkoʊkəˈkoʊlə] n. 可口可乐公司 sustainability [səstenəˈbɪləti] n. 可持续性 implementing [ˈɪmpləmɛntɪŋ] v. 实施 technology [tɛkˈnɑːlədʒi] n. 技术 recyclable [riːˈsaɪkləbl] adj. 可回收利用的 plastic materials [ˈplæstɪk məˈtɪriəlz] 塑料材料 bottles [ˈbɑːtlz] n. 瓶子 European [ˌjʊrəˈpiən] adj. 欧洲的 bottler [ˈbɑːtlər] n. 瓶装商 Netherlands-based [ˈnɛðərləndz beɪst] 总部在荷兰的 startup [ˈstɑːrtʌp] n. 初创企业 food-grade [fuːd greɪd] adj. 食品级的 recycling [riːˈsaɪklɪŋ] v. 回收利用 landfills [ˈlændfɪlz] n. 垃圾填埋场 incinerated [ɪnˈsɪnəreɪtɪd] v. 焚烧 supplies [səˈplaɪz] n. 供应 scarce [skɛrs] adj. 稀缺的 companies [ˈkʌmpəniz] n. 公司 oil [ɔɪl] n. 油 abundant [əˈbʌndənt] adj. 大量的 access [ˈæksɛs] n. 获取 proportion [prəˈpɔːrʃən] n. 比例 packaging [ˈpækədʒɪŋ] n. 包装 objective [əbˈdʒɛktɪv] n. 目标 partial [ˈpɑːrʃəl] adj. 部分的 depolymerization [dɪpɑːlɪməraɪˈzeɪʃən] n. 去聚合化 method [ˈmɛθəd] n. 方法 cleanses [klɛnzɪz] v. 净化 substance [ˈsʌbstəns] n. 物质 reassembly [ˌriːəˈsɛmbli] n. 重新组装 transparent [trænsˈpɛrənt] adj. 透明的 PET pellets [PET pɛlɪts] PET颗粒 commissioned [kəˈmɪʃənd] v. 委托 yields [jildz] v. 生产 greenhouse-gas emissions [ˈɡrinhaʊs ɡæs ɪˈmɪʃənz] 温室气体排放 investment [ɪnˈvɛstmənt] n. 投资 plant [plænt] n. 工厂 metric tons [ˈmɛtrɪk tʌnz] 公吨 carbon footprint [ˈkɑːrbən ˈfʊtprɪnt] 碳足迹 virgin [ˈvɜːrdʒɪn] adj. 原始的 bioplastics [baɪoʊˈplæstɪks] n. 生物塑料 investment [ɪnˈvɛstmənt] n. 投资 significant [sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt] adj. 重要的 carbon-neutral [ˈkɑːrbənˈnuːtrəl] adj. 碳中和的 expectations [ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃənz] n. 预期 decade [ˈdɛkeɪd] n. 十年 output [ˈaʊtpʊt] n. 产量 feedstock [ˈfiːdstɑːk] n. 原料 sustainable [səˈsteɪnəbl] adj. 可持续的 cease [sis] v. 停止 carbon [ˈkɑːrbən] n. 碳 footprint [ˈfʊtprɪnt] n. 足迹 created [kriˈeɪtɪd] v. 创造 recycled [riːˈsaɪkld] adj. 回收利用的 investment [ɪnˈvɛstmənt] n. 投资 larger [ˈlɑːrdʒər] adj. 更大的 carbon-neutral [ˈkɑːrbən nuːtrəl] adj. 碳中和的 packaging [ˈpækədʒɪŋ] n. 包装 【阅读理解习题】 1. What is the goal of Coca-Cola's sustainability effort? A. To reduce the cost of producing plastic bottles. B. To increase the use of virgin oil-based plastic in packaging. C. To stop using oil to produce plastic bottles by 2030. D. To continue relying on scarce supplies of recycled plastic. Answer: C 解析：可口可乐的可持续发展目标是到2030年停止使用石油生产塑料瓶。 2. Why are companies still using oil instead of recycled plastic? A. Recycled plastic is more expensive than new plastic. B. Recycled plastic is of lower quality than new plastic. C. There is a limited supply of recycled plastic. D. Companies have not yet developed the technology to recycle plastic. Answer: C 解析：目前回收塑料的供应量有限，这使得许多公司选择使用新塑料以替代回收塑料。 3. What is CuRe Technology? A. A type of food-grade material made from recycled plastic. B. A method for breaking down plastics into transparent PET pellets. C. A process for increasing access to recycled material for bottles. D. A Netherlands-based startup specializing in recycling hard-to-recycle plastic materials. Answer: D 解析：CuRe Technology是一个在荷兰的初创企业，专门从难以回收的塑料材料中制造食品级别的回收塑料。 4. How does CuRe Technology's process compare to new plastic production in terms of greenhouse-gas emissions? A. It produces the same amount of greenhouse-gas emissions as new plastic production. B. It produces slightly more greenhouse-gas emissions than new plastic production. C. It yields 65% lower greenhouse-gas emissions than new plastic production. D. It yields 65% higher greenhouse-gas emissions than new plastic production. Answer: C 解析：根据CuRe委托的一项研究，该技术与新塑料生产相比，其工艺能够减少65%的温室气体排放量。 5. What is the current proportion of recycled materials in Coca-Cola's packaging? A. 50% B. Around a quarter C. Approximately 40% D. Nearly half Answer: B 解析：可口可乐目前的回收材料在包装中所占的比例未到达其2030年目标的50%，大约是1/4。 6. Why is packaging responsible for approximately 40% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' carbon footprint?