Unit1GreatscientistsⅠ
阅读理解A体裁:说明文话题:科技词数:299时间:6′Plasticisoneofthemostimportanttechnologicaldiscoveriesofthe20thcentury
However,Germanscientistsarecertainthatthismaterialmaysoonbereplaced
Thenewdevelopment—liquidwood—canreplaceplasticsinallbranchesofmodernindustries
Plasticasamaterialenjoysthebiggestdemandinthemodernworld,butitdoeshaveanumberofdisadvantages
First,plasticisnotrecyclable
Second,itcontainspoisonsthatcancausecancer
Finally,plasticismadeofoil,whichisnotendless
Theliquidwoodtechnologyisabletoreplaceplasticandprovidingmankindwithnewmaterialsformanyyearsahead
Arboformisanewmaterial,whichcanbegotfromsofttissues(组织)ofwood
Oncemixedwithseveralotheringredients(成分),itturnsintosolidandnon-poisonousmaterial
Thewood-workingindustryseparateswoodintothreebasicthingsincludinglignin(木质素),whic