Question

    It started with a trip to the waste transport station. In 2011, Miranda Wang visited a waste transport station in her hometown of Vancouver. She and her friend Jeanny Yao, now a senior at the University of Toronto, were shocked to see the huge amount of plastic in the station.

So they decided to do something. As seniors in high school, they read through the hundreds of pages of scientific papers and had an idea: find bacteria (细菌) that can degrade (降解) plastic. The University of British Columbia invited Wang and Yao to use their lab space to start working on their project.

Now four years in, Wang and Yao finally made it. They are turning their high school science project into a multi-million dollar, award-winning business. They set up BioCellection last May, a company that takes plastic pollution out of the ocean and then uses bacteria to break down these plastics into a product used in the textile (纺织) industry.

“Basically, we recycle ocean plastic pollution into usable materials,” Wang said.

BioCellection recently won the Grand Prize in Pennvention. It was also the top undergraduate team and the winner of the Social Impact Prize in the Wharton Undergraduate Business Plan Competition.

Though Wang and Yao have been developing their idea throughout college, this year they take their project to the next level, getting two patents ( 专 利 ) and nearly $300,000 in funding. BioCellection makes money by both clearing plastic from the ocean and selling the product produced from the waste plastic. Under their business plan, BioCellection aims to become a $100 million company, taking 243,000 tons of plastic out of the ocean every year. “The most sustainable (可持续的) technology comes from sustainable business,” they said.

However, the pair's main focus is on the influence of this technology. “We hope that the younger generation would never see plastic pollution.” They said.

1.When did Wang and Yao begin their project?

A.When they studied in the university. B.When they were in high school.

C.After they finished high school. D.Before they found a job.

2.According to the passage, what's the main problem that Wang and Yao have been solving?

A.The waste transport station can no longer accept plastic.

B.They need a lot of money to run the plastic company.

C.There is much waste plastic pollution in the ocean.

D.Plastic industry is facing difficulties to develop further.

3.According to the passage, how did Wang and Yao deal with their project?

A.They sold their project to a technology company to make more money.

B.They kept working on it while studying in the University of British Columbia.

C.They did nothing special but worked on it with the help of the government.

D.They turned the project into an award-winning business called BioCellection.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true about BioCellection?

A.One way to make money is selling bacteria that can degrade plastic.

B.It can recycle plastic and produce usable materials.

C.It was set up by Wang and Yao last May and develops fast this year.

D.It aims to take 243,000 tons of plastic out of the ocean every year.

5.According to the last two paragraphs, what can we learn?

A.Wang and Yao only aim to develop their business.

B.Successful business comes from great technology.

C.Wang and Yao value the influence of technology more.

D.The younger generation has duty to solve plastic pollution.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

文章大意：2011年，Miranda Wang参观了家乡温哥华的一个垃圾运输站。她和她的朋友，现在多伦多大学大四的姚珍妮，看到车站里有这么多塑料，都很震惊。不列颠哥伦比亚大学邀请王和姚利用她们的实验室空间开始他们的项目。四年过去了，王和姚终于成功了。她们正在把她们的高中科学项目变成一个价值数百万美元、屡获殊荣的生意。他们去年5月成立了BioCellection公司，这家公司将塑料污染带出海洋，然后利用细菌将这些塑料分解成用于纺织业的产品。

1.细节理解题。根据文中“Now four years in, Wang and Yao finally made it. They are turning their high school science project into a multi-million dollar, award-winning business.”四年过去了，王和姚终于成功了。她们正在把他们的高中科学项目变成一个价值数百万美元、屡获殊荣的生意可知，王和姚是当她们在高中的时候开始她们的项目的。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文中“‘Basically, we recycle ocean plastic pollution into usable materials,’ Wang said.”“基本上，我们将海洋塑料污染回收为可用材料，”王说。根据文章，可知。王和姚一直在解决海洋中有许多废塑料污染。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中“BioCellection makes money by both clearing plastic from the ocean and selling the product produced from the waste plastic. Under their business plan, BioCellection aims to become a $100 million company, taking 243,000 tons of plastic out of the ocean every year.” BioCellection通过清除海洋中的塑料和出售废塑料生产的产品来赚钱。根据她们的商业计划，BioCellection的目标是成为一家价值1亿美元的公司，每年从海洋中提取24.3万吨塑料。可知，她们把这个项目变成了一个屡获殊荣的企业，叫做BioCellection。故答案为D。

4.细节理解题。根据文中“BioCellection makes money by both clearing plastic from the ocean and selling the product produced from the waste plastic.” BioCellection通过清除海洋中的塑料和出售废塑料生产的产品来赚钱。可知A是错误的；根据文中“‘Basically, we recycle ocean plastic pollution into usable materials, ’ Wang said.”“基本上，我们将海洋塑料污染回收为可用材料，”王说。可知，B是正确的；根据文中“They set up BioCellection last May, a company that takes plastic pollution out of the ocean and then uses bacteria to break down these plastics into a product used in the textile (纺织) industry.”他们去年5月成立了BioCellection公司，这家公司将塑料污染带出海洋，然后利用细菌将这些塑料分解成用于纺织业的产品。可知，C是正确的；根据文中“BioCellection aims to become a $100 million company, taking 243,000 tons of plastic out of the ocean every year.” 根据她们的商业计划，BioCellection的目标是成为一家价值1亿美元的公司，每年从海洋中提取24.3万吨塑料。可知，D是正确的。故选A。

5.推理判断题。根据文中“Though Wang and Yao have been developing their idea throughout college, this year they take their project to the next level, getting two patents (专利) and nearly $300,000 in funding.”尽管王和姚在大学期间一直在发展她们的想法，但今年她们将他们的项目提升到了一个新的水平，获得了两项专利（专）和近30万美元的资助。和“However, the pair's main focus is on the influence of this technology. ‘We hope that the younger generation would never see plastic pollution.’ They said.”不过，两人主要关注的是这项技术的影响。他们说：“我们希望年轻一代永远不会看到塑料污染。”可知，根据最后两段，我们能学到王和姚更看重技术的影响。故选C。