【期中高一下】阅读理解20篇（二）-2022-2023学年高一英语下学期期中复习查缺补漏冲刺满分.docxVIP

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专题08阅读理解20篇（天津专用）

（2022春·天津·高一天津二十五中校考期中）Manypeoplelovegum(口香糖).Deliciousasitis,thedirtywastecanbeaproblemforhumans.Themainmaterialforgumcannotbreakdownnaturally.Lotsofgumwasteendsupbeingthrownawayintotheriversandgroundseachyear.

Nowthankstothecompany,GumdropLtd.,theremaybeawaytodealwiththisproblem.TheUK-basedcompanyhascomeupwithacleverideathatenableseasydisposalofgumwasteusingpinkboxesthey’veproduced.Passers-bycansimplythrowanyunwantedgumintothepinkboxessetupacrossLondon.Oncefull,theyaremailedtothefactorywherethegumisusedtocreatemorepinkboxes.Thecompanysaidthatgumwastecouldbechangedintootherusefulthingslikeshoesaswell.

Bullus,whofoundedthecompany,saidshedecidedtocreatethecleverboxesafterobservingthemesscausedbygumwasteonthestreetsofLondon.Shehadspentmanymonthsstudyinghowtousegumwasteasamaterialforthecleverboxes.Afterhundredsoffailures,shefinallysucceeded.

Toknowwhetherpeoplewouldliketothrowgumwasteintothepinkboxes,shedidtwotests.Shesetuptwoboxesinsideamen’srestroomatSouthamptonAirport.Bullussaidtheyhadtopickupthefullboxesjust5timesayear,aneffortthatcostthecompany$300.Butairportofficialswouldhavespent$4,600overthesameperiodcleaningupthemessleftbehindbycarelesslythrowngumwaste.AsimilartestatLondon’sfamousVilliersStreetresultedina40%decrease(减少)ingumwaste.

Theirsuccesshasledtotherapidsetting-upofthepinkboxesacrossLondon.BullusnowhopesthepinkboxescanhelpnotonlyLondon,butalsomanyotherplaces.Therearemanycountriesandcitieswheregumisaproblem.Thecompanyhasalsointroducedthepinkboxesthatcanbeeasilycarriedbypeople.

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