英语六级暑期复习必备阅读训练题(8)
<p> <span word="Directions">Directions</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unfinished">unfinished</span> <span word="statements">statements</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="A">A</span>, <span word="B">B</span>, <span word="C">C</span>, <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corresponding">corresponding</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Answer">Answer</span> <span word="Sheet">Sheet</span> 2 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centre">centre</span>.</p><p> <span word="Polyester">Polyester</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>. <span word="ICI">ICI</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastics">plastics</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Between">Between</span> 1982 <span word="and">and</span> 1984 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Plastics">Plastics</span> <span word="Division">Division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ICI">ICI</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span>. <span word="most">most</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="packaging">packaging</span>, <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cans">cans</span>.</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> 1982 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="Melinar">Melinar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="polyester">polyester</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="polyester">polyester</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Coca">Coca</span> <span word="Cola">Cola</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="liter">liter</span> <span word="containers">containers</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="build">build</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="containers">containers</span>, <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unsuitable">unsuitable</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="PVC">PVC</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drinks">drinks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span>.</p><p> <span word="Glass">Glass</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="unless">unless</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="sizes">sizes</span>.</p>
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