辽油二高2021-2022学年高二上学期开学考试

英语试题（45分钟）

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In1949，aSwedishengineernamedCurtLindquistcreatedamaterialwhichwasmadeoffiber(纤维)andcottonandcouldabsorbwaterquickly.HeturnedthisnewmaterialintodishclothswhichhavebeenavailableinEuropeeversince，andnowtheyaregaininggroundinCanada.

Ilovemicrofibercleaningcloths，butIstoppedbuyingthemwhenIstartedcuttingdownonplasticandthingscontainingchemicals.IhadheardthatSwedishdishclothswouldreplacetraditionaltowels，butIdidntseehowtheycouldbemuchbetterthanmyregularcottondishtowels.Atthattime，thecompanySwedishWholesalesentmeasamplepackof10tohaveatryandIamreallykindofgobsmacked—theyperformreallywellandareofgreatuse.Theonesarehardatfirst，butgetsoftoncetheyarewet.TheyaremadeinEurope，whichmeanstheyarentexactlyalocalproduct.

Thebestpartofdishclothsmaybethattheyarecompletelybiodegradable.TheonesIgotaremadeofbiodegradableplant-basedfiberandcotton.Afterinnocentspillsandwipingupwater，Ijustwashmineoutinthesinkandsqueezethemwell，andthenletthemdryonthedishrack(架子)．Butformoreintensivewashing，theycangointothewashingmachineordishwasher.Theyaremuchlesslikelytogivesheltertobacteriacomparedtotraditionaldishclothsbecauseoftheiruniquecomposition.

Ihavebeenusingmineforaboutamonth，andImcurioustoseehowlongthepackwilllast，butsofartheyhavebeensatisfactory.IworriedthattheywouldjustbesomethingIwouldhavetothrowoutattheendoftheirlives，butthattheycanbecomposted(制成堆肥)，whichisakeyfactor，makesabigdifference.Iwillreportbackaftermoretimehaspassed，butfornowIcantimaginegoingbacktoeverythingelse.

1．Whydidtheauthorstopbuyingmicrofibercleaningcloths?

A．Theyweremadeofchemicals.

B．Somethingwaswrongwiththem.

C．Newdishclothswouldbegiventoher.

D．Shewant