A
Narayana Peesapaty was sitting on a flight when he noticed a passenger trying to reach food with a biscuit after breaking his spoon. At that moment, the researcher’s mind gave birth to a simple yet revolutionary concept — edible spoons.
How do you like your spoon?
Peesapaty’s company, Bakeys, makes edible spoons mainly out of sorghum(高粱）though rice, wheat and water are also ingredients. They combine to form a dry eating tool that remains hard even when used in moist or hot foods. Bakeys also makes ginger and garlic flavored(风味) spoons to meet specific requests. All spoons are completely natural and acceptable for nearly all diets.
A rice replacement
An environmentally-minded water researcher, Peesapaty, designed his spoons to be eco-friendly in several ways. Sorghum was chosen as the main ingredient of the spoons instead of rice, which requires 60 times as much water. Sorghum was also chosen for the strength it would lend eating tool, and the grain requires little water, low energy and no chemicals to grow.
In place of plastic
The goal that Peesapaty hopes to attain through Bakeys is to prevent plastic from any contact with food. Plastic products can contain cancer-causing substances that come into food, and average plastic bottles take 450 years to break down. In contrast, a Bakeys’ spoon is nutritious and break down in 10 days or less if thrown away. Peesapaty admits that using plastic is cheaper, but he also says that his spoons will be equally inexpensive when mass-produced.
1. Why is “the edible spoon” called a revolutionary concept?
A. It is natural and eatable. B. It remains hard in hot foods.
C. It offers various flavors. D. It meets all customers’ requests.
2. What’s Peesapaty’s main concern when choosing sorghum as main ingredient?
A. Being delicious. B. Being strong.
C. Being nutritious. D. Being eco-friendly.
3. What’s the main advantage of edible spoons over plastic ones?
A. Cheaper. B. Breaking down easily.
C. Tougher. D. Contacting food directly.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了食用勺子的由来及其制作材料和优点。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据常识可知，很多勺子是塑料制成的，对人的健康和环境都有害，结合How do you like your spoon?部分的All spoons are completely natural and acceptable for nearly all diets.所有的勺子都是完全自然的，几乎所有的饮食都可以接受。可知，“可食用汤匙”被称为一个革命性的概念是因为它是自然的，可以食用，与其它的勺子不同。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据A rice replacement部分的An environmentally-minded water researcher, Peesapaty, designed his spoons to be eco-friendly in several ways.一位有环保意识的水研究员Peesapaty，在设计他的汤匙时从几个方面都是环保的。可知，当选择高粱作为主要原料时，Peesapaty最关心的是环保。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的Plastic products can contain cancer-causing substances that come into food, and average plastic bottles take 450 years to break down. In contrast, a Bakeys’ spoon is nutritious and break down in 10 days or less if thrown away.塑料制品可能含有进入食物中的致癌物质，而一般的塑料瓶需要450年才能分解。相比之下，Bakeys的勺子很有营养，如果扔掉，10天或更短时间就会分解。可知，与塑料勺子相比，可食用勺子的主要优点是很容易分解。故选B。
