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(2021·三明期中)On a break from his studies in the MIT Media Lab,Anirudh Sharma traveled home to Mumbai, India.While there, he noticed that throughout the day his Tshirts were gradually gathering something that looked like dirt.“I realized this was air pollution,or sooty(像煤一样) particulate matter (PM),made of black particles released from exhaust(尾气) of vehicles,” Sharma says.“This is a major health issue.”Soot consists of tiny black particles, about 2.5 micrometers or smaller, made carbon produced by incomplete burning of fossil fuels.
Back at MIT,Sharma set out to help solve this airpollution issue.After years of research and development, Sharma's startup Graviky Labs has developed technology that attaches to exhaust systems of diesel generators (柴油发电机) to collect particulate matter.Scientists at Graviky then turn it into ink, called AirInk, for artists around the world.So far, the startup has collected 1.6 billion micrograms of particulate matter.More than 200 gallons of AirInk have been harvested for a growing community of more than 1,000 artists, from Bangalore to Boston, Shanghai,and London.
Posted all over Graviky Lab's Facebook page today are photos of art made from the AirInk and pant, including street wall paintings, body art and clothing prints.At first, there was still no specific application for the ink.Then the startup decided to find new ways to further spread its mission.It chose to do so through art.“Art helps us raise awareness about where the ink and paint comes from.Air pollution knows no borders.Our ink sends a message that pollution is one of the resources in our world that's the hardest to collect and use.But it can be done,”Sharma says.
[语篇解读] 本文为说明文。文章讲述了夏玛开发了新的技术,将空气中的颗粒物收集起来,制成空气墨水,供艺术家们创作。他的目的是提高人们的环保意识。
1.What struck Sharma most during his break in India?
A.Dirt on his Tshirts. B.Health issue of the locals.
C.Coal industry in Mumbai. D.Incomplete burning of fossil fuels.
解析 A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“he noticed that thro