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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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