A great deal of personal protective equipment （PPE）—for example，disposable masks，rubber gloves—has been used since the pandemic began.It is estimated that medical waste，including masks which take 450 years to decompose （分解） in nature，has increased by 60 percent during the pandemic.A survey by Indonesian Institute of Sciences （LIPI） Research Centre found that masks and other healthcare garbage made up 16 percent of the total floating in the Cilincing and Marunda river in Jakarta Bay in March and April last year.Finding ways to change this is top of mind for some researchers.
The team at LIPI is experimenting with the disposable masks containing polypropylene （聚丙烯），a type of plastic that is tough but stretchable，which makes good raw material to produce various plastic products.At RMIT University in Melbourne，Australia，researchers are making a mix of mask pellets （團粒），which help to add hardness and strength，and process building rubble （碎石） designed to be used for the base layer of roads and pavements.One kilometer of a two-lane road will use around 3 million masks，preventing 93 tons of waste from going to landfill.
For the broader demand in mask recycling，TerraCycle，a waste management and recycling company，offers a Zero Waste Box that works like a recycling bin for used safety and protective equipment.Waste from hospitals and medical centres is not included.The box comes with prepaid return labels.Once full，it can be sent back to the company.All Zero Waste Boxes are quarantined （隔離） on arrival for a minimum of 72 hours to protect the workers handling the waste，separating the collected waste into fibers and plastics mechanically or manually.At last they will be transported to the company's various third-party partners to manufacture a variety of new products including outdoor furniture，watering cans and storage containers，etc.
"Adopting the new recycling methods on a large scale would require a steady supply of waste masks in order to keep the machine running，" an official from the Association of Plastic Recyclers said， "but this never means those innovations are white elephants."
（1）What do the statistics in Paragraph 1 suggest？ CC
A．Seriousness of the pandemic.
B．The sufficient supply of protective equipment.
C．Environmental pressure brought by the pandemic.
D．The great effects of overusing medical resources.
（2）How can the masks be recycled according to the text？ CC
A．By experimenting with them in the research.
B．By using chemicals to decompose them.
C．By changing them into building materials.
D．By burying them in landfill properly.
（3）Why does TerraCycle offer Zero Waste Boxes？ DD
A．To stop the virus from spreading directly.
B．To protect the workers against the virus.
C．To help the hospital with its waste problem.
D．To collect household waste masks efficiently.
（4）What will be further talked about after the last paragraph？ BB
A．Advocating the less use of masks.
B．Guarantees about constant waste mask supply.
C．New advances in preventing the pandemic.
D．Concerns about the management of the waste.
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【答案】C；C；D；B
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