2023年6月英语四级听力真题 卷一 短文2

Passage 2

短文2

For years, using recycled plastic to make plastic products was cheap. By contrast, fossil fuel plastic was more expensive.

多年来，用回收塑料制造塑料制品很便宜。相比之下，化石燃料塑料的价格更高。

Thus this sustainable option was an economic option too.

因此，这种可持续的选择也是一种经济选择。

But now it is cheaper for major manufacturers to use new plastic.

但现在，主要制造商使用新塑料的成本更低

According to one recent business report, recycled plastic now costs an extra $72 a tonne compared with newly-made plastic.

根据最近的一份商业报告，与新制造的塑料相比，再生塑料现在每吨要多花72美元。

This may be because of consumer demands. They are pushing for more recycled plastics in new products.

这可能是因为消费者的需求。他们正在推动新产品中更多的回收塑料。

Meanwhile, new plastic is becoming cheaper. This is because of a boom in petroleum chemical production from the U.S.

与此同时，新塑料正变得越来越便宜。这是因为美国石油化工生产的繁荣。

The price increase of recycled plastic could cost sustainable manufacturers an extra $250 million a year.

再生塑料的价格上涨可能会使可持续的制造商每年额外损失2.5亿美元。

Smaller manufacturers may also be forced to use new plastic to reduce costs. Makers of clear plastic bottles may also opt for new fossil-fuel based plastic to save money.

规模较小的制造商也可能被迫使用新塑料来降低成本。透明塑料瓶的制造商也可能选择使用新的化石燃料塑料来省钱。

Plastic packaging makers are being pressured to use more recycled plastic.

塑料包装制造商正面临使用更多回收塑料的压力

This is done in hopes of reducing the enormous amount of plastic pollution in the oceans.

这样做是为了减少海洋中巨大的塑料污染。

The UK government plans to tax companies which don't use at least 30% recycled plastic in their products.

英国政府计划对那些在产品中不使用至少30%回收塑料的公司征税。

Additionally, the government is planning to increase the quantity of recycled plastic in the market.

此外，政府还计划在市场上增加再生塑料的数量。

This could mean incentives for new recycling plants. Additionally, recycling facilities may be improved at a local council level and recycled plastic could be imported.

这可能意味着鼓励建立新的回收工厂。此外，可在地方议会一级改善回收设施，并可进口再生塑料。

This would help increase the amount of recycled plastic in circulation.

这将有助于增加循环中回收塑料的数量。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

问题19到21是基于你刚才听到的短文。

19.What is said about using recycled plastic to make plastic products in the past?

19.过去使用循环再造塑胶制造塑胶制品，有何说法？

20. What has led to more competitive price for new plastic?

20.是什么导致了新塑料更具竞争力的价格？

21.What does the UK government plan to do about plastic?

21.英国政府计划对塑料采取什么行动？

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