第2节说明文题组训练一1话题:新型公路难度:★★建议用时:7分钟Ofalltheplasticproducedsincethe1950s,lessthan10%hasbeenrecycled.Thevastmajorityendsupbeingthrown,mostofitinlandfill.Someislefttolitterthenaturalenvironment,whereitcangetintoriversandthesea.Recycledplasticisalreadyusedtomakesomeproducts,suchasgutteringandsewagepipes.Nowattentionisturningtoroads.OnSeptember11thinZwolle,acityintheNetherlands,a30-metrebicycletrackwith70%madefromrecycledplasticandtherestfrompolypropylenewasopened.ItwillbeusedtotestaproductcalledPlasticRoad,whichisbeingdevelopedbytwoDutchfirms—KWSInfra,aroadbuilder,andWavin,afirmthatmakesplasticpiping—inpartnershipwithTotal,aFrenchoilandgasfirm.PlasticRoadisprefabricated(预制的)inafactoryasmodularsections.Thesectionsarethentransportedtothesiteandlaidendtoendonasuitablefoundation,suchassand.Becausethesesectionsareemptyinside,internalchannelscanbeinstalledintothemfordrainage(排水),alongwithpipesforservicessuchasgasandelectricity.FortheZwolleproject,sectionsthatare2.4metreslongand3metreswidewereused.Thesewerefittedwithsensorstomeasurethingssuchastemperature,flexibilityandtheflowofwaterthroughthedrainagechannels.Ifallgoeswell,theinventorshopetodeveloptheideaandmakethesectionsentirelyfromrecycledplastic.Paths,carparksandrailwayplatformscouldfollow.Eventually,sectionsforuseasactualroadsareplanned.Thesecouldcontainsensorsfortrafficmonitoring.Intime,thecircuitsintheplasticroadsmightextendtoassistingautonomousvehiclesandrechargingelectriccarswirelessly.Prefabricatedplasticroadsshouldlasttwotothreetimeslongerthanconventionalroadsandcostless,thecompaniesclaim,mainlybecauseconstructiontimewouldbereducedbyalmosttwo-thirds.Anti-slipsurfacescouldbeused,too,includingcrushedstoneswhicharetraditionallyusedtodressroadsurfaces.Thesections,whenreplaced,canalsoberecycled.Butengineerswillbewatchingtoseehowthetrackstandsuptowearandtearandifthehollowstructurecausesresonance(共振),whichwouldmakesucharoadextremelynoisy.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文,介绍了出现在荷兰的新型公路——PlasticRoad。1.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?A.ThebenefitsofPlasticRoad.B.TheprocessofmakingPlasticRoad.C.TheinspirationbehindPlasticRoad.D.ThefuturedevelopmentofPlasticRoad.答案D解析段落大意题。根据第四段的内容,尤其是“hopetodeveloptheidea...Paths,carparksandrailwayplatformscouldfollow”“sectionsforuseasactualroadsareplanned”“Intime,thecircuitsintheplasticroadsmightextendto...wirelessly”可知,本段主要涉及塑料公路未来的发展。故选D。2.Howaretheplasticroadsdifferentfromthetraditionalones?A.Theycanstayingoodconditionforalongertime.B.Theirweight-bearingcapacityisrelativelyweaker.C.Theyareentirelymadefromrecycledplasticatpresent.D.Theirconstructionismorecomplexandtime-consuming.答案A解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Prefabricatedplasticroadsshouldlasttwotothreetimeslongerthanconventionalroads”可知,这种塑料公路使用寿命比传统公路长两到三倍。也就是说,相较于传统公路,塑料公路更耐用。故选A。3.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Toshowdifferentwaystorecycleplastic.B.Toexplainthesignificanceofrecyclingplastic.C.Toinformreadersofanewproducttobuildroads.D.Tostresstheurgencyofprotectingtheenvironment.答案C解析写作意图题。纵观全文可知,本文主要介绍了一种新型公路——塑料公路。故C项最能概括作者写作本文的主要目的。2话题:广告难度:★★建议用时:8分钟Imagineafuturewhereourstre...