In 2015,two inventors, Simon Jorritsma and Anne Koudstaal,had an unusual idea-what if you recycled plastic and turned it into a road? Now the world's first plastic bike path has been created to test their idea.
The Netherlands is famous for being bike-friendly,and the city of Zwolle has just gone a little bit further. On September 11, 2018, the city opened a 100-foot bike path made of recycled plastic.The path is not 100% recycled plastic,but the group that created it, Plastic Road, hopes future paths and roads will be.
Most roads in the world today are made with asphalt(沥青) - black mixture that creates a lot of pollution.Asphalt is heavy to move and must be heated when people are making a road. Using asphalt to make roads takes a lot of energy.
Plastic Road says their way of making roads is better in many ways than asphalt roads.
Plastic Road creates their road in pieces in a factory, which are light and easy to move around.To make the road, a special truck simply drives along and lays down the pieces. This makes it much faster to make than an asphalt road.
Plastic Road thinks their road will last three times as long as an asphalt road. And if part of it breaks, it is easy to takeout the broken part and replace it. The broken part can then be recycled once more and turned into a new piece again.
The plastic road is hollow below the surface,allowing rainwater to flow away. The hollow area also makes it easy to run pipes under the road.
Many people think this is a creative way to recycle plastic, but some are worried. One of the biggest concerns is what will happen to the bits of plastic that break off as the path is being used. Besides,the world is facing a major problem with micro plastics. However,some people think plastic roads will create more.
What can we know about the world's first plastic bike path? ______
A. It was invented by Simon and Anne in 2015.
B. It was opened in a city of the Netherlands.
C. It was entirely made with waste plastic.
D. It was made only 100 meters in length.
Which of the following is the disadvantage of the asphalt road according to the passage? ______
A. It causes much pollution due to its black material.
B. It may take much money and time to make it.
C. It leads to many traffic accidents.
D. It easily becomes soft in the strong sunlight.
According to Plastic Road, why is a plastic road better than an asphalt one? ______
A. Because the traffic can move much faster on a plastic road.
B. Because it can be made indoors rather than in the open air.
C. Because it lasts twice longer than an asphalt road.
D. Because it can save time and strength to make it.