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1、Unit5CanadaTheTrueNorth**阅读理解Anew“smartbin”couldmeantheendofenvironment-consciousfamiliesspendinghourssortingtins,cartons,bottles,andcardboardforrecycling.Theinvention,whichcanhelpsortrubbishintorecyclingcategorieswithoutneedingpeopletooperate.ItisbeingtrialedinPolandandisse
2、ttogoonsaleinUKwithinafewyears.Thebin,designedbystart-upcompanyBin.E,recognizesdifferenttypeofwasteviaasystempositionedinsidethebinwhichusessensors,imagerecognitionandartificialintelligence.Oncewasteisplacedinside,thecameraandsensoridentifyitstypeandplaceitinoneofthesmallerb
3、ins.Thenitcompressesthewastesoitoccupieslessspace.ItisthoughtthatthebincouldbestockedbydepartmentstoressuchasJohnLewis,whichsaiditisintroducingmorenewhi-techrecyclingbins.MattThomas,abuyeratJohnLewis,gaveusthereason,“We’verecentlyseenajumpinspecialistbinssales,witha25percent
4、increaseinthelastfewmonthsalone.Wehavenoticedourcustomersarebecomingmoreandmorefocusedonsustainability.Inresponsetothisdemand,wearereallyexcitedtointroduceasmartbinthisautumn/winterseason-designedtomakerecyclingmoreefficientandfunctionalfortheeverydayhome."Bin.E’sofficialrel
5、easeonthemarketwilltakeplacein2018.However,atfirstonlyalargerversiondesignedforofficeswillbeavailable.Theofficebinwillsellat£430whilecustomerswillneedtopaya£107subscriptionfeeforanaccompanyingsmartphoneapp,whichhooksthemupwithcollectionservices.AspokesmanatBin.Esaidthathomev
6、ersionofthebinwillbecheaperandwillnotincludeamonthlypayment.Theyadded:“Aftertheofficeversion,weplantocreateanoutdoorversionandlaterthehomeversion.Wedecidedtogofortheoutdoorversionforpublicareasfirstbecauseitismoredifficulttoorganizeanefficientwastesegregatingsystemthaninourh
7、omes.”1.Whatdoweknowaboutaboutanew“smartbin”fromthefirstparagraph?A.Itworksautomatically.B.Ithasbeenusedwidely.C.Itiseasytooperate.D.Itisveryexpensive.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?A.Thewaste.B.Thecamera.C.Thebin.D.Thesensor.3.WhyisJohnLewisintroducingmo
8、renewhi-techrecyclingbins?A.Tochangepeople’sbehaviour,B.Tosatisfyincreasing
