亮点原创 Victor Dewulf, 25, from Belgium and Peter Hedley, 27, from the UK 1 a smart invention called Recycleye. It has won them a top award for young inventors in Europe 2 it can sort(分类) waste well using AI. It does a much better job than the 3 in the past.
Recycleye uses a(n) 4 system that can sort waste. It also uses a treadmill(跑步机) and a camera to tell 5 different types of waste. A robotic arm can then pick out any 6 material.
“Our system can run on the fastest belts(传送带) within a waste plant(工厂) 7 others can’t do this,” Hedley told the media. “It helps us get to about a 300 per cent performance 8.”
Recycleye can even tell apart different types of plastics, like those that are 9 to be used for food and those that aren't. This used to be one of the most 10 parts of the waste sorting process. Now, with Recycleye, recycling has become much more efficient, 11 the production and use of carbon-intensive(碳密集的) materials.
The seed for this life-changing invention was planted while Dewulf and Hedley were doing their master’s studies at Imperial College London. They 12 explored the potential(可能性) of computers to help in sorting waste, sparking their goal to improve the recycling industry. Dewulf's research paper on waste management caught a lot of 13 from the industry, encouraging him to explore further.
Their robots work all the time, every day of the year. Before this, sorting waste was mostly done by people, who were slower and sometimes made 14. These robots get past those issues (问题), 15 non-stop, 24 hours a day. This change not only makes sorting waste easier but also helps our planet become cleaner and greener.
()1. A. came up with B. caught up with C. put up with D. ended up with
()2. A. so B. unless C. when D. because
()3. A. skills B. methods C. goals D. chances
()4. A. general B. common C. extra D. smart
()5. A. away B. apart C. around D. against
()6. A. valuable B. heavy C. interesting D. soft
()7. A. though B. since C. while D. until
()8. A. risk B. increase C. praise D. stress
()9. A. smooth B. special C. safe D. serious
()10. A. simple B. ordinary C. difficult D. cheap
()11. A. connecting B. improving C. reducing D. forcing
()12. A. deeply B. rapidly C. peacefully D. suddenly
()13. A. review B. attention C. sight D. balance
()14. A. agreements B. comparisons C. mistakes D. practices
()15. A. working B. checking C. repairing D. developing

1. A 【解析】根据空后的“a smart invention called Recycleye”并结合下文可知，他们提出了（came up with）一个被称为 Recycleye 的智能发明。catch up with 意为“追上，赶上”；put up with 意为“忍受”；end up with 意为“以……结束”。
2. D 【解析】空后在解释他们的发明获奖的原因，应用 because 连接。
3. B 【解析】根据语境再结合最后一段中“Before this, sorting waste was mostly done by people”可知，此处将 Recycleye 的垃圾分类方法与过去人工分类的方法（methods）进行了对比。
4. D 【解析】根据第一段中“it can sort waste well using AI”可知，Recycleye 使用的是智能系统。
5. B 【解析】根据上文可知，Recycleye 使用人工智能，可以区分不同种类的垃圾。固定搭配 tell apart 意为“区别，辨别”，符合语境。下文中“Recycleye can even tell apart different types of plastics”也是提示。
6. A 【解析】根据语境并结合四个选项可知，Recycleye 在进行垃圾分类的同时，还可以挑选出任何有价值的（valuable）材料。
7. C 【解析】空处前后在对比 Recycleye 的系统和其他的系统，此处表示“我们的系统可以在垃圾处理厂内最快的传送带上运行，然而（while）其他系统却做不到这一点”。
8. B 【解析】根据本段内容可知，此处指 Recycleye 的智能系统使我们垃圾分类的效率提高了 300%。increase 意为“增加”，符合语境。
9. C 【解析】根据空后的“to be used for food”可知，此处指安全的（safe）能够用于食物的塑料。
10. C 【解析】根据下文中“Now, with Recycleye, recycling has become much more efficient”可知，Recycleye 使得垃圾分类更高效，甚至能将那些可以安全用于食物的塑料和不安全的进行分类，这曾是垃圾分类过程中最困难的（difficult）部分之一。
11. C 【解析】根据语境并结合最后一段中“helps our planet become cleaner and greener”可知，Recycleye 对环保也有好处，可以减少（reducing）碳密集材料的生产和使用。
12. A 【解析】句意：他们深入地（deeply）探索了计算机帮助分类垃圾的可能性，激发了他们改善回收行业的目标。
13. B 【解析】根据后面的“encouraging him to explore further”可知，Dewulf 关于垃圾管理的研究论文引起了业界的广泛关注（attention），这鼓励他进一步探索。
14. C 【解析】此处进一步介绍了过去人工分类垃圾的缺点——很慢且有时会犯错。固定搭配 make mistakes 意为“犯错”，符合语境。
15. A 【解析】根据语境可知，这些机器人能够克服人工分类垃圾时出现的问题，并能一天连续工作（working）24 小时。