Question

Chicken feathers are useful, and not just to a chicken. Some go into pillows, coats and other products. But countless chicken feathers go to waste.
In the United States, billions of chickens are produced yearly. Most of their feathers are thrown away.
But instead of being buried in land, some feathers could find a future in plastics（塑料）.
One of the products they have developed is a flowerpot（花盆）. It may look like other flowerpots. But the container breaks down in the earth within one to five years. And as it breaks down, it naturally becomes nutrient（營養(yǎng)物） in the soil.
The environmentally friendly flowerpot is the work of two researchers. Walter Schmidt is with the Agricultural Research Service, part of the United States Agriculture Department. Masud Huda is with the Horticultural Research Institute, a private（私人） organization（組織）.
Walter Schmidt has been working to find uses for chicken feathers since the 1990s. Progress in 2002 showed that plastic made from feathers could be formed like other plastics.
He says feathers are much stronger and last（持續(xù)） longer than another plant material. "Feathers are stronger. By design, feathers are also more durable（耐用的）. And the other part about it is if feathers were twice as heavy, or half as strong, then birds couldn't fly."
He points out that traditional flowerpots made from other plastics can last much longer. But he wonders if there is really a need. He says most flowerpots are never re-used.
"Why would you want a plastic that you use for a year to last for two hundred years? It makes no sense. You want to match the product with the use." said Walter Schmidt.
Walter Schmidt and Masud Huda are now adding another chicken product to their flowerpots -- chicken waste. The waste will add more nutrients to the soil as the pot breaks down. The scientists say they hope their flowerpot will be on the market in a year or two.
小題1:What do people mainly deal with feathers?

A．Feathers are used to make pillows, coats and other products.

B．Most feathers are paid no attention to.

C．Most feathers are used as nutrient

D．Most feathers are used to make flowerpots

小題2:What’s the advantage of the flowerpots?

A．They won’t last long.	B．They can’t break
C．They are environmentally friendly	D．They can be reused

小題3:What does Walter Schmidt think of traditional flowerpots?

A．Too heavy	B．Too old
C．Never re-used	D．lasting longer but unnecessary

小題4:What do you think is the main idea of the passage?

A．Chicken and its feathers	B．How to deal with feathers
C．feathers made into flowerpot	D．New flowerpots

Answer 1

小題1:B 
小題2:C 
小題3:D 
小題4:C 

試題分析：這篇文章講的很多羽毛被扔了，科學(xué)家是如何用羽毛做花盆，這種花盆可以在使用后分解，可以給泥土帶來營養(yǎng)也不會造成污染。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：But countless chicken feathers go to waste.可知很多羽毛都被浪費(fèi)了。選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第五段的句子：The environmentally friendly flowerpot is the work of two researchers.可知這種花盆是環(huán)保的。選C 
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第八段的句子：He points out that traditional flowerpots made from other plastics can last much longer. But he wonders if there is really a need.可知傳統(tǒng)的花盆可以用很長時(shí)間，但這不是很必要的。選D 
小題4:主旨題：從文章第二段和第三段的內(nèi)容，可知這篇文章講的是如何用羽毛做花盆。選C 
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