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Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironmentconsciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.
Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialledinPolandandissettogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.
Thebin,designedbystartuppanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypesofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerbins.Thenitpressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.
ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhitechrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percentincreaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebeingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseasondesignedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome.”
Bin.E’sofficialreleaseonthemarketwilltakeplaceinxx.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat£430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya£107subscriptionfeeforanacpanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomeversionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.
Theyadded:
“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourhomes.”
1.Whatdoweknowaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?
A.Itworksautomatically.
B.Ithasbeenusedwidely.
C.Itiseasytooperate.
D.Itisveryexpensive.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?
A.Thewaste.B.Thecamera.
C.Thebin.D.Thesensor.
3.WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmorenewhitechrecyclingbins?
A.Tochangepeople’sbehaviour.
B.Tosatisfyincreasingdemands.
C.Topopularizenewtechnology.
D.Tomakethemmorefamous.
4.Wherewillthefirstversionofnew“smartbin”beusedaccordingtoBin.E’sofficial?
A.Athome.
B.Inthesupermarket.
C.Intheopenair.
D.Intheoffice.
B
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Everyday,peopleeintocontactwiththousandsofchemicals.Thesechemicalsaresaidtobeharmlesstohumanhealth.Infact,thechemicalsareconsideredsosafethatwewashwiththem.Weputthemonourbodiesandevenourfaces.Otherchemicalproductsareusedthroughoutourhomes.
Bythetimeyouwalkoutofyourfrontdoor,youhavealreadybeenexposedtothousandsofchemicals.
Onitsown,eachchemicalseemsharmless.Butinbinationwithotherchemicals,theymaybeedeadly.Thatisthefindingofatwoyearstudybyahighprofile(高调的)taskforceofscientists.Thetaskforcewastoldtoinvestigatethecancercausingpossibilityofchemicalmixtures.
LindaGulliverwasoneofthe174scientistsonthetaskforce.Theirjobwastostudythecancercausingpotentialof85chemicals.All85aresaidtobemonintheenvironment.
MsGulliverexplainsthatchemicalshavethepotentialorabilitytoformdangerousmixtures.Evensimplemineralscanbeedangerouswhenmixedwithchemicalsfoundinplasticsorbeautyproducts.
Workingingroups,thescientistsexploredhowdifferentchemicalmixturescouldleadtocancer.MsGulliver’steamlookedattheabilityofdifferentbinationstosupporttheincreaseofmalignant(恶性的)humancells.
Shesaysthecurrentwaytoidentifywhetherchemicalscausecanceristotestthemoneatatime.Thismethodleads,sheadds,toalonglistofsupposedly“safe”chemicals.Sheandherteamsaythatapproachneedstochange.
“Wedefinitelyneedcertainresearch...tofindoutwhatmixturesofchemicalswouldbemoreharmfulthanothers;
whatgroupsofchemicals,whentogether,wouldproducemoreharmfuleffects.Andatthemoment,thatisnotknown.”
Anestimatedoneinfivecancershasbeenlinkedtochemicalexposure.Itmayturnoutthatthecancercausingvillain(恶人)isnotasinglechemicalatall.
5.Whateffectmayonesinglechemicalhaveonusaccordingtothetext?
A.Itmaydestroyourbody.
B.Itmaynotcausedangertous.
C.Itmayletussufferfromcancer.
D.Itmayletourbodymakeachange.
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutMsGulliver’sresearch?
A.Shehasfound85cancercausingchemicals.
B.Shehasfoundreasonsforfivekindsofcancers.
C.Shehasfoundthatonlyonechemicalcancausecancer.
D.Sheisnotsu