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【题目】Young Inventor Creates Plastic from Fish Scales

Lucy Hughes, a 24-year-old English inventor, has used fish skin and scales(鳞）to create a new kind of plastic that will break down in about six weeks. Her invention won 2019 James Dyson Award, which was created by the famous English inventor James Dyson to encourage students to try to use their creativity to solve problems in the real world.

Lucy Hughes studied how to design products at the University of Sussex in England. As a designer, she knew a lot about how wasteful many products are. Plastic bags, for example, are often used once for a short time and then thrown away. She decided to challenge herself to make something out of waste instead

The University of Sussex isn't far from the coast. Ms. Hughes spent some time studying the fishing business and the waste from fish that were thrown away. After some tests, she decided that the fish skin and scales seemed like the most likely parts for her product. She tried more than 100 different experiments before getting things just right. Ms. Hughes called her finished product "MarinaTex". It solves two problems: the single-use plastic and fish waste.

MarinaTex is clear and feels like plastic, but it's stronger than normal plastic that is of the same thickness. It is also cheap to make since it's made from fish waste. The process of making MarinaTex also doesn't use much energy. Most importantly, MarinaTex doesn't take hundreds of years to break down. On its own, it breaks down in four to six weeks.

For winning the contest, Ms. Hughes will earn f,30, 000. Her school will get f,5, 000. She is looking forward to moving ahead with her idea. She hopes the award money will help her with the process of getting MarinaTex into use as quickly as possible. She thinks that one of the best uses for MarinaTex will be in some kinds of food packaging.

【1】What did Lucy Hughes create?

【2】How many experiments did Lucy Hughes try?

【3】What problems does MarinaTex solve?

【4】What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

【5】How will Lucy Hughes possibly spend the award money?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A new kind of plastic.

【2】More than 100.

【3】The single-use plastic and fish waste.

【4】The benefits/ advantages of MarinaTex.

【5】She will spend it on the process of getting MarinaTex into use.

【解析】

本文讲述了发明家Lucy Hughes用鱼皮和鱼鳞发明了一个新型的塑料的整个过程。

【1】根据文中“Lucy Hughes, a 24-year-old English inventor, has used fish skin and scales to create a new kind of plastic”，可知，她发明了一个新型的塑料。故答案为A new kind of plastic.

【2】根据文中“She tried more than 100 different experiments before getting things just right”，可知，她尝试了100多次的实验。故答案为More than 100.

【3】根据文中“Ms. Hughes called her finished product "MarinaTex". It solves two problems: the single-use plastic and fish waste”，可知，这个发明解决了两个问题，一个是一次性的塑料，另一个是解决了鱼的浪费。故答案为The single-use plastic and fish waste.

【4】根据第四段“MarinaTex is clear and feels like plastic, but it's stronger than normal plastic that is of the same thickness. It is also cheap to make since it's made from fish waste…”，可知，本段讲述了MarinaTex的优势。故答案为The advantages of MarinaTex.

【5】根据文中“She hopes the award money will help her with the process of getting MarinaTex into use as quickly as possible”，可知，她希望这个奖励金能帮助她尽可能快地将MarinaTex投入使用。故答案为She will spend it on the process of getting MarinaTex into use.