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黑龙江省大庆市肇源县三校联考2023-2024学年九年级上学期期中英语试题
We all know there is a problem with plastic (塑料) pollution. Five million plastic bags are used every year. One million plastic drinking bottles are bought every minute. What if we could use plastic waste to build roads? This is exactly what Toby McCartney has done.
In 2019, McCartney's UK-based company, MacRebur, built the world's first plastic road in Elgin town, Scotland. The plastic waste was made into grains (细粒) and then mixed with biturnen (沥青). The road looks just like any other road. But it has improved strength and is more stretchy (有弹性的) thanks to the plastic.
"Our technology can not only help solve the problem of plastic waste but also produce roads that deal better with changes in the weather," McCartney told the BBC.
McCartney's idea came from a trip to India. "I saw people in India would put plastic waste into stove and burn it. The plastic would melt down (熔化) and form a seal in the hole," said McCartney. "I knew that there must be some similarities between the plastic and biturnen, which both come from oil. That's how I started to think about mixing them," he said.
After lots of testing, McCartney found the perfect idea. Then the first road was built successfully. Now his company has built many plastic roads around the world, from Australia to Europe. A one-kilometer length of road uses about 684,000 plastic bottles or 1.8 million plastic bags. The road itself can be recycled in the end. The materials can be reused to build new roads.
"We're just a small part of ending the plastic problems, but it's nice to be part of it," McCartney said. "I just don't want my daughters to live in a world where there are more plastics in our oceans than fish."
Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha Won the Mixed Doubles Championship at the Paris Olympics.
On July 30th, 2024, the table tennis mixed doubles final of the Paris Olympics was held with great excitement. Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, known as the "Shatou" Pair (莎头组合) , faced the dark horse pair from North Korea, Lee Jeong-sik (林钟勋) and Kim Geum-yeong (申裕斌) .
{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Lee's forehand attack was sharp and Kim's backhand skills were also special, which was a big challenge(挑战) for the "Shatou" Pair. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Wang Chuqin's backhand flick was very powerful, and Sun Yingsha's advantages in the first three strokes(击球) were obvious.
The scores of both sides rose in turns and the game was very close. At the critical (关键的) moment, the "Shatou" Pair, with the deep understanding through long-term training, solid(坚固的) technical skills and strong psychological quality, dared to play and fight. Finally. with the scores of 11.6.7.11,11-8,11-5.7-11,11-8, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.
This victory was not easy. It fully showed the fighting spirit and excellent skills of the "Shatou" Pair, and also won honor for the Chinese table tennis team at this Olympics. Their excellent performance makes Chinese people proud. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
A. they won 4:2 and won the gold medal. B. But the "Shatou" Pair remained calm. C. It is believed that they will create more success in the future. D. The "Shatou" Pair got nervous and made many mistakes. E. At the beginning of the game, the North Korean pair showed strong attacking power. |
Why could the "Shatou" Pair win the game? (no more than 20 words){#blank#}5{#/blank#}
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