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The trick is that, to be able to use the electricity, the system"s keeper must buy a scratch card—for as little as a dollar—on which is printed a reference number. The keeper sends this reference, plus the serial number of the household solar unit, by SMS to Eight19. The company"s server will respond automatically with an access code to the unit.
Users may consider that they are paying an hourly rate for their electricity. In fact, they are paying off the cost of the unit. After buying around $80 worth of scratch cards—which Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 months—the user will own it. He will then have the option of continuing to use it for nothing, or of trading it in for a bigger one, perhaps driven by a 10-watt solar cell.
In that case, he would go then through the same process again, paying off the additional cost of the upgraded kit at a slightly higher rate. Users would therefore increase their electricity supply steadily and affordably.
According to Eight19"s figures, this looks like a good deal for customers. The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oil—enough to fuel a couple of smoky lamps—plus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19"s basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even cheaper.
小题1:The underlined word “get round” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _______ .
A.make use of | B.come up with | C.look into | D.deal with |
A.Buy a scratch card. | B.Recharge it outside. |
C.Buy another solar cell. | D.Return it to the company. |
A.Around $10. | B.Around $80. | C.Around $90. | D.Around $180. |
A.Kenyan families would find it difficult to afford the solar cell |
B.using the solar cell would help Kenyan families save money |
C.few Kenyan families use mobile phones for lack of electricity |
D.the company will make a great profit from selling solar cells |
A.Solar Energy: Starting from Scratch. |
B.Eight19: a creative British Company. |
C.Kenyan Families: Using Solar Energy for Free. |
D.Poor Countries: Beginning to Use Solar Energy. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
试题分析:本文主要讨论的是英国的一家公司对太阳能的一种新的运作的方法。
小题1:D 推理题。根据文章1,2行Sunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite expensive. Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to get round this.可知这些有阳光的国家通常都比较贫穷,现在英国的这家公司找到一个方法来处理这一问题,故D项正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据第一段最后3行The firm thinks that this system, once the battery is fully charged, is enough to light two small rooms and to power a mobile-phone charger for seven hours. Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.可知可以重新充电,故B正确。
小题3:C 细节题。根据文章1,3段In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity,和After buying around $80 worth of scratch cards—which Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 months—the user will own it.说明一共要付90美元,故C正确。
小题4:B 推断题。根据文章最后一段According to Eight19"s figures, this looks like a good deal for customers. The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oil—enough to fuel a couple of smoky lamps—plus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place.说明肯尼亚人也可以从中获益,故B正确。
小题5:A 主旨大意题。本文主要讨论的是英国的一家公司对太阳能的一种新的运作的方法,故A正确。
点评:本文主要讨论的是英国的一家公司对太阳能的一种新的运作的方法。本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案。
核心考点
试题【Sunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite e】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The Italian man, called by lawyers in the case as Antonio C, was looking through an old drawer when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas.
In spite of the time that had passed since the affair, he was so upset that he immediately asked his wife of 77years, named as Rosa C, whether it was true, and demanded a divorce.
Stricken by the guilt, she reportedly admitted everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision, though her children also did much more work.
She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week, which made people know the truth.
The couple are now preparing to split; though the marriage they built has lasted over nearly eight decades- they have five children, a dozen grandchildren and one great – grand child.
The discovery of the letters was the final problem for their marriage which had already run into difficulty-10 years ago the husband briefly left their house in Rome and moved in with one of his sons, only to return a few weeks later.
The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the couple"s southern blood 一 he is originally from Olbia in Sardinia: while his wife was born in Naples. The couple met during the 1930s when Antonio served as a young officer.
The case appears to set a new record, at least for the age of the oldest figures – the previous oldest couple to divorce were Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, from the UK.
That pair ended their 36 - year marriage in 2009 when they were both two years away from their l00th birthdays.They got married in Elstree, Hertfordshire, in 1972, having both ended previous marriages, before moving to Falmouth, Cornwall four years later.
小题1:Which is true according to the text?
A.To find his wife" affair, Antonio C looked through an old drawer. |
B.Rosa C" lover may be Bertie. |
C.Rosa C admitted what she did because she was sorry for her guilt. |
D.The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the discovery of the letters. |
A.advertised | B.announced | C.concluded | D.expressed |
A.a childish man | B.a rude man |
C.a romantic man | D.a stubborn man |
A.may come to an end because the husband sticks to his decision |
B.appears to set a new record |
C.may have lasted over 36 years |
D.began in the 1930s before both ending previous marriages |
A.a text book | B.a newspaper |
C.a history book | D.an advertisement |
FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don"t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone.
You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically (采用电子手段) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.、
Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.
A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs(软盘), to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser(激光) printer.
Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.
小题1:The main purpose of this text is to give information about ______.
A. famous museums throughout the world.
B. a computer art museum in Miami, U.S.A.
C. art exhibitions in Florida Intentional University
D. latest development in computer art
小题2:To see the art in FIU museum, your special needs include ______.
A.floppy discs |
B.a computer and a printer |
C.pictures and drawings on paper |
D.a computer connected to the museum by telephone line |
A.Paintings drawn by means of computer. |
B.Different styles of paintings. |
C.Drawings done by art students of FIU. |
D.Old paintings. |
A.Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists |
B.Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists |
C.art students needed a place to show their works |
D.computer scientists wanted to do something about art |
A.art students |
B.owners of computers |
C.exhibits in the museum |
D.those who can enjoy art |
“I’ve decided to apply for the test to enter a medical college to become a doctor, changing from my original plan to prepare for a lawyer qualification exam in order to get a more stable job in the future,” said a 24-year-old college graduate, Lee, who majored in business administration during his undergraduate schooling.
The new medical and dental school system is getting popularity, attracting an increasing number of students every year since its appearance in 2004, as it is open to all college graduates regardless of their previous majors.
The Education Development introduced the new medical and dental education system, in which college students with bachelor’s degrees are allowed to study medicine or dentistry by taking the Medical Education Test (MET) and Dental Education Test (DET).
Ten medical schools and six dental colleges that have used the new system have received 4,377 applications (申请) for the entrance exams.
Applicants are getting younger compared with those in their 20s representing 76.9 percent of the total. The tests might be easier for students with biology and chemistry majors, but graduates from other majors are also applying for the tests.
Under the existing medical and dental education system, students should take a two-year premedical course followed by a four-year medical course.
Students graduating under the new medical or dental education system are given master’s degrees, while those graduates who studied under the previous system have bachelor’s degrees.
小题1:Why do more and more Korean students apply for medical schools?
A.Because doctors are highly respected in Korea. |
B.Because they want to get a more stable job. |
C.Because medicine is easier to learn than other subjects. |
D.Because the medical education system is reasonable. |
A.two | B.four | C.six | D.seven |
A.it takes a longer time to get the master’s degree in the old system |
B.students may find it a lot easier to get a bachelor’s degree in medicine |
C.graduates from other majors like history are not allowed to apply for those schools |
D.the new system are not so popular as expected because of its high unemployment |
A.New Medical and Dental School System Is Carried Out in Korea |
B.Korean College Students Have a New Job Choice |
C.Korean College Students Rush to Medical and Dental Schools |
D.Doctors Are Becoming Popular in Korea |
Also on Thursday, the commission reported the city"s third death from the H7N9 bird flu. The case involved a 48-year-old man surnamed Chu, a poultry (家禽) transporter from Rugao in neighboring Jiangsu Province. He developed symptoms(症状) of cough on March 28. After having a fever on Monday, he went to a private clinic for treatment. The man then sought help in the Tongji Hospital in Shanghai in the early hours of Wednesday after his condition worsened. Chu died three hours after being admitted to the hospital. He was confirmed infected with the H7N9 virus on Thursday. Eight people who had close contact with him have shown no abnormal symptoms.
So far, China has confirmed 14 H7N9 cases -- six in Shanghai, four in Jiangsu, three in Zhejiang and one in Anhui, in the first known human infections of the lesser-known type of bird flu. Of all, four died in Shanghai and one died in Zhejiang. China"s Ministry of Agriculture said Thursday the H7N9 avian flu virus has been detected from pigeon (鸽子) samples collected at a marketplace in Songjiang District of Shanghai.
After gene sequence analysis, the national avian flu reference laboratory concluded that the H7N9 virus found on pigeons was highly congenetic with those found on persons infected with H7N9 virus. China"s health authorities have promised transparency(透明) and cooperation (合作) to the World Health Organization in regards to human infections of the new type of bird flu. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that no human-to-human transmission of H7N9 has been discovered.
小题1:What does the underlined word “confirmed” probably mean?
A.said | B.doubted | C.proved | D.made |
A.How many people died of H7N9 bird flu |
B.How the development of the H7N9 bird flu vaccine (疫苗) is going on |
C.What measures the government has taken to stop the spreading of H7N9 |
D.The new outbreak of the H7N9 bird flu |
A.H7N9 bird flu has killed four people in Shanghai and one in Zhejiang. |
B.H7N9 virus is not one that spreads from human to human |
C.So far, China has confirmed 14 deaths from the H7N9 bird flu |
D.The government agreed to cooperate with WHO in regards to the H7N9 |
A.Chu, a poultry transporter is the city’s third death from the H7N9 bird flu |
B.Chu developed symptoms of cough and a fever |
C.Chu died three hours after being admitted to a private clinic |
D.Eight people who had close contact with him haven’t been infected with H7N9 |
“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden(卧床不起的).
Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on –wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices(设备)monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
小题1:What is the best title of this passage?
A.“Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan |
B.Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan |
C.Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly. |
D.Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life. |
A.fixed | B.established | C.settled | D.rooted |
A.the robot serves tea much faster than a human being |
B.the robot does anything like human beings |
C.tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society |
D.tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service |
A.A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks. |
B.A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes. |
C.All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots. |
D.The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan. |
A.people are afraid of being monitored by robots. |
B.the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan. |
C.robots can completely take the place of human beings. |
D.people’s privacy should be strictly protected |
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