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Lucy Hughes, a 25-year-old English inventor, used fish skin and scales (皮和鳞) to create a new kind of plastic. Her invention won the James Dyson Award last year.

James Dyson is a famous English inventor. In 2004 he created the James Dyson Award as a way to encourage students to use their creativity to solve problems in the real world.

Lucy Hughes studied how to design (设计) products at Sussex University in England. As a designer, Hughes was very clear about how wasteful many products were. She decided to make something out of waste instead. Hughes spent some time studying the fishing business and the things that were thrown away. After some tests, Hughes decided that the fish skin and scales seemed like the most suitable parts for her product Hughes tried over 100 different experiments. She called her finished product MarinaTex.

MarinaTex feels like plastic, but it's stronger than common plastic. And MarinaTex is cheap to make since it's made from fish waste. The process (过程) of making MarinaTex doesn't use much energy. Most importantly, MarinaTex doesn't take hundreds of years to break down. On its own, MarinaTex breaks down in four to six weeks. James Dyson said, "With the further development of MarinaTex, I believe there will be less single—use plastic waste. As for the fish skin and scales, usually, they are removed and end up being burmed. MarinaTex has made it possible to make use of the fish waste.

Hughes is trying to make Marina Tex even better. She hopes the award money will help her with the process of bringing Marina Tex into use as quickly as possible.

1. （1） Why was the James Dyson Award created?

   A . To make James Dyson world-famous. B . To help poor students finish their studies. C . To help found more environmental organisations. D . To encourage students to design useful inventions.
3. （2） What encouraged Hughes to invent MarinaTex?

   A . The infuence of James Dyson. B . The idea of making use of waste. C . The hope for educational success. D . The interest in the fishing business.
5. （3） Paragraph 4 mainly talks about______.

   A . the future of MarinaTex B . the development of MarinaTex C . the advantages of MarinaTex D . the production process of MarinaTex
7. （4） What do the underlined words"are removed" mean in Chinese?

   A . 被除掉 B . 被隐藏 C . 被捐赠 D . 被窃取
9. （5） What is the best title for the passage?

   A . A young girl works in the fishing industry B . A young inventor creates plastic from fish waste C . Inventor James Dyson sets a good example to Hughes D . A new product MarinaTex wins the James Dyson Award