Plastic is one of the most important technological discoveries of the 20th century.However，it may soon be replaced.The new development—liquid wood—can replace plastics in all branches of modern industries.
Plastic as a material enjoys the biggest demand in the modern world，but it does have a number of drawbacks.First and foremost，plastic isn’t recyclable.Secondly，it contains toxins (毒物) helping develop cancerous diseases.Finally，it’s made of oil and oil reserves aren’t endless.
The liquid wood technology is likely to replace plastic and provide mankind with new materials for many years ahead.Norbert Eisenfreich，a senior researcher at the Faunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) in Germany，said that arboform，the new material，is made of lignin (木质素)，which can be obtained from soft tissues of wood.Once mixed with several other materials，it turns into solid and nontoxic alternative for plastics.
ICT team leader Emilia Regina InoneKauffmann said the woodworking industry separates wood into three basic ponents，including lignin.Lignin isn’t used for the production of paper.Specialists of ICT mixed lignin with several natural materials and thus invented the material which could be melted and molded (铸型)．
When solid，arboform looks like plastic and possesses the qualities of polished wood.It can be used for the production of any items.Arboform is already used for the production of car parts which require extra strength.In addition，liquid wood can be recycled repeatedly.The material preserved all of its qualities even if it’s reprocessed ten times.
However，the new invention doesn’t enjoy an extensive use due to the high content of sulphur (硫) in it.German researchers are sure to reduce the amount of sulphur by 90 percent very soon to make arboform usable for home needs.
【小题1】According to the passage，plastic .A．plays a big role in the modern worldB．helps to protect our environment in some wayC．has been replaced by the newly discovered materialD．helps us to reduce the use of petrol【小题2】What’s the advantage of arboform over plastics?A．It is easily made from natural oil.B．It is more widely used in household.C．It is recyclable and friendly to the environment.D．It contains no poisonous materials.【小题3】It can be concluded that German researchers will focus their future work firstly on .A．the material’s extensive useB．the content of sulphur in arboformC．the production cost of arboformD．the qualities of liquid wood【小题4】The main purpose of the passage is to .A．advertise the new material—arboformB．introduce liquid wood which will replace plasticC．advertise new products made of arboformD．show readers how to produce arboformA
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(答案→)A
解析：
【小题1】 A
解析 细节理解题。由文章第一段第一句和常识可知，塑料是现代社会中不可或缺的原材料。
【小题2】 C
解析 细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段可知，arboform是可以被重复循环利用的，因而对环境也有利。
【小题3】 B
解析 推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知，arboform之所以还没有得到广泛应用是因为它的硫含量太高，故德国的研究者会首先把研究重点置于降低硫含量上。
【小题4】 B
解析 推理判断题。文章通过拿arboform和塑料作比较，一是为了介绍arboform这种新材料，同时也为了说明arboform即将取代塑料这一趋势。