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A company has designed a water bottle，the Memobottle，which is ideal for the office worker's bag，because it's completely flat.With the same shape as a piece of paper，the Memobottle is a reusable water bottle that slides into your bag to lie next to books and laptops.The bottle，which can also be washed in a dishwasher，is designed to help reduce the number of plastic bottles in landfills(废物填埋场).
Two creative people Jesse Leeworthy and Jonathan Byrt，both 28，designed the bottle to be convenient to carry and environmentally friendly.It is made from a durable and dishwasherfriendly“green”plastic.
Leeworthy and Byrt，from Australia，say more than 600 billion singleuse bottles were sold globally last year.In America alone，studies show that around 1，500 singleuse water bottle are consumed every second—only 20 percent of these are recycled.And the cost of buying more and more plastic bottles adds to—the pair say that bottled water costs approximately 1，400 times more than tap water.
“We've always been passionate about the environment，”said Leeworthy.“For years we have been focused on creative design that provides environmental remedy while improving social convenience.The Memobottle was designed to overcome the two problems that we see in our society: our attachment to the outdoors，and our inability to fit water bottles in laptop bags.”
The bottle will be available in three different sizes—A5 which holds 750 ml，A4 which holds 1.25 litres and letter size which stores 1.25 litres.The product is seeking funding on Kickstarter and has already soared(飙升)past its primary goal of raising ￡8，310，reaching it in just 36 hours.Jonathan Byrt said，“The feedback we've received has been overwhelmingly positive! The email of support and interest，and social media comments have been amazing！”
The product is expected to be on the market by Christmas and will be available for global delivery.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新式的水瓶。新设计的水瓶的主要特点是实用、环保，而圆形水瓶已经过时了。
1．What is the main character of the newlydesigned water bottle?
A．Clean and easy to wash.
B．Practical and friendly to the environment.
C．Flat and popular with housewives.
D．Cheap and convenient to carry in bags.
B [推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，新设计的水瓶的主要特点是实用、环保。故选B。]
2．What are the two designers most concerned about?
A．Materials and shape.
B．Price and production.
C．Comments and popularity.
D．Environment and convenience.
D [细节理解题。根据第四段中的“‘We've always been passionate about the environment，’said Leeworthy.‘For years we have been focused on creative design that provides environmental remedy while improving social convenience...’”可知，这两位设计师最关心的是环境和方便。故选D。]
3．What is people's attitude towards the water bottle?
A．Opposed. B．Indifferent.
C．Supportive. D．Doubtful.
C [推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“The feedback we've received has been overwhelmingly positive! The email of support and interest，and social media comments have been amazing！”和最后一段内容可知，人们对水瓶持支持的态度。故选C。]
4．What can be the best title of the text?
A．The Way to Protect Water Resource
B．Round Water Bottles Are Out of Date
C．Seeking Fund for an Ideal Water Bottle
D．Two Creative Australian Young Designers
B [标题归纳题。根据第一段中的“A company has designed a water bottle，the Memobottle，which is ideal for the office worker's bag，because it's completely flat.With the same shape as a piece of paper，the Memobottle is a reusable water bottle that slides into your bag to lie next to books and laptops.”可知，本文介绍了一种新式的水瓶，而圆形水瓶已经过时了。故选B。]
