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A deal has been signed to turn by-products from a Scottish distillery（酿酒厂） into fuel for cars.
In what is declared to be a world first, the Tullibardine distillery in Perthshire has linked up with a spin-out company from Napier University in Edinburgh. They plan to use bacteria to feed on the 'leftovers' from the whisky（威士忌酒） making process. This will produce butanol which can be used to fuel vehicles.
More than 90% of the stuff that comes out of a whisky distillery is not whisky. It is leftovers like draff and pot ales（酒糟） - both produced in the early stages of the process. They are high in sugar and are currently used for things like fertiliser and cattle feed. Napier University‘s Biofuel Research Centre (BfRC) has already shown that the right bacteria can feed on those by-products to produce butanol - a direct replacement for vehicle fuel. Now the spin-out company, Celtic Renewables, and independent whisky producer Tullibardine have signed an agreement. Together they will apply the process to thousands of tonnes of the distillery‘s leftovers.
Professor Martin Tangney, founder of Celtic Renewables, said: 'Our partnership with Tullibardine is an important step in the development of a business which combines two important Scottish industries - whisky and renewables. This project shows that creative use of existing technologies can utilise resources on our doorstep to benefit both the environment and the economy.'
Douglas Ross, managing director of Tullibardine, which spends ￡250,000 disposing of its by-products every year, said: 'We are delighted to be partnering Celtic Renewables in this creative business, the obvious benefits of which are environmental. It takes a cost to us and turns it into something that has social as well as commercial value.'
The project is being supported by a grant（拨款） from the Scottish government‘s Zero Waste Scotland initiative. Celtic Renewables said it eventually aimed to build a processing plant in Scotland, with the hope of building an industry that could be worth ￡60m a year.
41. According to the passage, ____________ will be used to take the place of petrol.
A. whisky B. whisky leftovers C. butanol D. draff and pot ales
42. How do people deal with whisky leftovers at present?
A. They throw them away.
B. They use them to feed people.
C. They use them to feed bacteria.
D. They use them for crops or cattle.
43. What does the underlined word “utilise” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?
A. Make use of. B. Get rid of. C. Use up. D. Find out.
44. It can be inferred from the passage that____________.
A. the government either supports or opposes the project
B. the technology has not been widely used yet
C. the project will benefit both the environment and the economy
D. the project has brought great profit to the company
45. Which of the following categories does this passage belong to?
| a. Health. b. Science. c. Food. d. Nature. e. Environment. f. Business. |
A. b, c, e B. b, e, f C. a, b, f D. a, b, c
41—45 CDABB
体裁：说明文
题材：技术进步——将酿酒残渣转化为汽车燃料
苏格兰Tullibardine酿酒厂与凯尔特可再生能源公司（Celtic Renewables）签约合作。凯尔特可再生能源公司是英格兰纳皮尔大学(Napier University) 的衍生公司，该公司发明的技术，可以将制造威士忌产生的废料转化成生物燃料，成为驱动汽车的燃料。
41.C。细节题解题。根据第二段最后一句可知。
42. D。细节理解题。根据第三段“They are high in sugar and are currently used for things like fertiliser and cattle feed.”可知。
43.A。词义猜测题。utilise resources意为“利用资源”。详细解释参见“难句分析”部分。
44.B。推理判断题。文章讲到，两家公司签约准备使用这种新技术，并宣称这项技术是a world first，可知目前这种技术还没有广泛使用。根据最后一段第一句排除A项；C项内容在文章直接出现，所以不属于推断得出的结论，所以排除C项；因两家公司才刚刚签约，此技术还没有真正开始应用，还没有带来利润，所以排除D项。
45. B。来源推断题。本文可能在网站不同类别的目录中均可查到。利用酿酒副产品制造汽车燃料，属于一种新的科学技术，所以可出现在Science中；这种技术有利于环保，可归类于 Environment；酿酒厂与公司间的合作属商业活动，也可出现在Business一类中，所以选B。根据文意排除健康、饮食和自然类。
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