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【题目】-|||-同读理解-|||-Polyester(聚酯)is now being used for bottles.ICl,the-|||-hemicals and plastics company,believes-|||-hat it is now beginning to break the control of glass on the bottle-|||-usiness and thus take advantage of-|||-his huge market.-|||-All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard-|||-imes as their traditional products have-|||-een doing badly worldwide for the last few years.Between 1982-|||-nd 1984 the Plastics Division of-|||-CI had lost a hundred and twenty million dollars,and they felt-|||-hat the most hopeful new market was-|||-n packaging, bottles and cans.-|||-Since 1982 it has opened three new factories producing-|||-Melinar",the raw material from which-|||-igh quality polyester bottles are made.-|||-The polyester bottle was born in the 1970s,when soft drinks-|||-ompanies like Coca Cola started-|||-elling their drinks in giant two liter containers.Because of the-|||-uild-up of the pressure of gas in these-|||-arge containers, glass was unsuitable.Nor was PVC. the plastic-|||-vhich had been used for bottles since-|||-he 1960s,suitable for drinks with gas in them.A new plastic had-|||-o be made.-|||-Glass Is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue-|||-o be so upless oll and plastic become-|||-nuch cheaper, but plastic does well for the larger sizes.-|||-Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable.The nanufacturers-|||-laim they are also lighter,less noisy-|||-when being handled,and can be reused. Shopkeepers and other-|||-usiness people are unlikely to object-|||-o a change from glass to polyester,since these bottles mean few-|||-reakages, which are costly and-|||-ime-consumlng.The public,though, have been more difficult to-|||-ersuade. ICI`s commercial department-|||-s developing different bottles with interesting shapes,to try and-|||-nake them visually more attractive to-|||-he public.-|||-The next step could be to develop a plastic which could-|||-eplace tins for food.The problem here is-|||-he high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the-|||-ontainer.-|||-Plastics of various kinds have been used for making-|||-ottles __ →-|||-.since the 1970s but only for large bottles-|||-.since the 1960s but not for liquids with gas in them-|||-).since companies like Coca Cola first tried them-|||-.since 1982-|||-.Why is ICl`s Plastics Division interested in polyester for bottles?-|||-.The other things they make are not selling well.-|||-.Glass manufact cturers cannot make enough new bottles.-|||-.They have factories which could be adapted to make it.-|||-).The price of oil keeps changing.-|||-.Manufacturers think polyester bottles are better than glass-|||-ottles because they __ _,-|||-.are cheaper-|||-.are more suited to small sizes-|||-.are more exciting to look at-|||-).do not break easily-|||-.Plastic containers for holding food in the same way as-|||-ans. __ .-|||-.have been used for many years-|||-.are an idea that interests the plastics companies-|||-.are possible,but only for hot food-|||-.are the first things being made in the new factories

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本题主要考查对文章细节信息的理解和推理能力。解题的关键在于仔细阅读文章，准确把握每个问题所涉及的关键信息，并从文中找到对应的依据进行分析。

第一题

题目问各种塑料用于制作瓶子的时间情况。

  • 文中提到“PVC, the plastic which had been used for bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in them”，这表明自20世纪60年代起就有塑料用于制作瓶子，但当时的PVC不适合装含气液体。所以选项C“since the 1960s but not for liquids with gas in them”符合文意。

第二题

题目问ICl的塑料部门对聚酯瓶感兴趣的原因。

  • 文中提到“All the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing hard times as their traditional products have been doing badly worldwide for the last few years”，说明他们生产的其他产品销售不佳。所以选项A“The other things they make are not selling well”是正确原因。

第三题

题目问制造商认为聚酯瓶比玻璃瓶好的原因。

  • 文中明确指出“Polyester bottles are virtually unbreakable”，即聚酯瓶几乎不会破碎。所以选项D“do not break easily”是正确的。

第四题

题目问用塑料容器像罐头一样装食物的情况。

  • 文中提到“The next step could be to develop a plastic which could replace tins for food”，说明这是塑料公司感兴趣的一个想法。所以选项B“are an idea that interests the plastics companies”是正确的。