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(1)D.推理判断题。根据文章第一段Though its effects are not always visible to the human eye,plastic is choking life on Earth.The process for manufacturing plastic worsens climate change,and the spreading of plastic in the environment has led to heartbreaking sights.(虽然塑料的影响并不总是肉眼可见,但它正在窒息地球上的生命。制造塑料的过程加剧了气候变化,塑料在环境中的扩散导致了令人心碎的景象。) 以及文章第二段"Then there came a daydream:Can we create something that will consume it? (然后我做了一个白日梦:我们能创造出一些东西来消耗它吗?)可知制造塑料的过程加剧了气候变化,塑料在环境中的扩散导致了令人心碎的景象。那么基于这种情况我们能不能创造一些东西来消耗这些塑料呢?所以第一段是提供了背景知识。故选D项。
(2)D.细节理解题。根据文章第五段The more challenging aspect will be making enzyme break down on a large scale with mixed plastics waste.("更具有挑战性的方面将是如何利用混合塑料垃圾大规模分解酶。")可知对于科学家们来说更具挑战的方面在于让酶大量地分解这些混合塑料垃圾。故选D项。
(3)B.推理判断题。根据文章第六段This was not the first effort to solve the plastic pollution problem.(这不是研究者第一次通过努力去解决塑料污染问题。)以及In March 2016,Japanese researchers found a bacteria that would "eat" the plastic until it turned into sludge(泥浆).Last year,scientists at the University of Edinburgh announced that E.Coli,a common bacterium,could be used to change PET into a kind of material,which might be able to be safely consumed by humans.( 2016年3月,日本研究人员发现了一种细菌,它会"吃掉"塑料,直到塑料变成污泥。去年,爱丁堡大学(University of Edinburgh)的科学家宣布,大肠杆菌(E.Coli)——一种常见的细菌——可以用来将PET变成一种材料,这种材料可能可以被人类安全地食用。)可知分解酶不是研究者们处理塑料问题的首例,所以此段列举两个成功的例子是为了介绍一些类似的生物解决方法。故选B项。
(4)C.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Joanna Sadler,a biotechnology professor at the University of Edinburgh,characterized the new enzyme as the "fastest enzyme reported to date" in terms of the speed of breaking down different plastics. "This makes it a very promising technological development in the field,and demonstrates the better adapted usage of this enzyme," Sadler said.(爱丁堡大学(University of Edinburgh)生物技术教授Joanna Sadler称,就分解不同塑料的速度而言,这种新酶是"迄今为止报道的最快的酶"。Sadler说:"这使它成为该领域非常有前途的技术发展,并展示了这种酶更好的适应性使用。)可知Sadler 把这种新型酶描述成迄今分解塑料最为快速的酶,所以Sadler的态度是乐观的。故选C项。