2019届高考英语最新阅读作文新闻素材课件辑之四 (共3份打包)

星巴克、麦当劳们办了个杯子比赛，这3种新杯子你喜欢哪种？ 1 They’re some of the most powerful food and beverage(饮料) companies in the world, and they’re all throwing their weight behind a collective effort to tackle a big problem: 他们是世界上最强大的食品和饮料公司，都在共同努力解决一个大问题： collective effort 集体努力 tackle ['tæk(ə)l] vt. 处理 the 250 billion fiber cups that pile up in landfills each year, most of which will need 1,000 years to biodegrade since they’re actually coated in a micro layer of polyethylene(聚乙烯). 每年有2 500亿个纤维纸杯被送到垃圾填埋场，其中大部分需要1 000年才能生物降解，因为它们实际上覆盖了一层聚乙烯微型膜。 landfill ['læn(d)fɪl] n. 垃圾填埋地；垃圾堆 biodegrade [baɪəʊdɪ'ɡreɪd] vi. 进行生物降解 coat [kəʊt] vt. 覆盖……的表面 layer ['leɪə] n. 层，层次 3 The goal? To create the ultimate disposable paper cup—one that can both be composted(堆肥) and recycled, anywhere in the world. 他们的目标?创造出一种终极的方便纸杯——既可以回收也可以做成堆肥，而且可以在世界上的任何地方这么干。 ultimate ['ʌltɪmət] adj. 最终的；根本的 disposable [dɪ'spəʊzəb(ə)l] adj. 可任意处理的；可自由使用的；用完即可丢弃的 4 We covered the project, called the Next Gen Cup Challenge, when it was announced last July. All of the shortlisted technologies take one of three basic approaches. 去年7月，当这个名为“下一代杯挑战赛”的项目宣告启动的时候，我们报导过它。所有入围的技术都采用三种基本方法中的一种。 cover ['kʌvə] vt. 报导 5 A few propose replacements to the aforementioned (上述的) polyethylene liner in paper cups. 第一批人建议更换掉上述纸杯里的聚乙烯内衬。 propose [prə'pəʊz] vt. 建议；提议 6 While polyethylene keeps paper waterproof, insulates(隔离) a drink to keep it hot or cold, and can prevent sweaty condensation(冷凝) from building outside the cup, it’s also the primary component that keeps most paper cups from being recycled or composted. 聚乙烯可以防水、隔热、保温，还可以防止水珠凝结在杯子外面，但它也是防止大多数纸杯被回收或制成肥料的主要成分。 waterproof ['wɔːtəpruːf] adj. 防水的，不透水的 component [kəm'pəʊnənt] n. 成分；组件 7 A second group of finalists proposes radical(彻底的) new paper composites(复合材料) that need no liner at all, allowing them to biodegrade or be recycled easily. 第二类的决赛者提出了根本不需要衬垫的新型纸复合材料，这让它们能被生物降解或者轻松回收。 finalist ['faɪn(ə)lɪst] n. 参加决赛的选手 8 And a third category proposes another direction entirely: reusable cups tha