题目内容
10.A few degrees can make a big difference when it comes to food storage.Foods can go bad if they get too warm.But for many of the world's poor,finding a good way to keep food cool is difficult.Refrigerators are costly and they need electricity.Yet spoiled (变质的)food not only creates health risks but also economic losses.Farmers lose money when they have to throw away products that they cannot sell quickly.But in 1995a teacher in northern Nigeria named Mohammed Bah Abba found a solution.He developed the "Pot-in-Pot Preservation/Cooling System."It uses two round containers made of clay(粘土),A smaller pot is placed inside a larger one.The space between the two pots is filled with wet sand.The inner pot can be filled with fruit,vegetables or drinks.A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system.
Food stored in the smaller pot is kept from spoiling through a simple evaporation (蒸发)process.Water in the sand between the two pots evaporates through the surface of the larger pot,where drier outside air is moving.The evaporation process creates a drop in temperature of several degrees.This cools the inner pot and helps keep food safe from harmful bacteria.Some foods can be kept fresh this way for several weeks.
People throughout Nigeria began using the invention.And it became popular with farmers in other African countries.Mohammed Bah Abba personally financed (资助)the first five thousand pot-in-pot systems for his own community and five villages nearby.
In 2000,the Rolex Watch Company of Switzerland honored him with the Rolex Award for Enterprise(劳力士英才奖).This award recognizes people trying to develop projects aimed at improving human knowledge and well-being.
A committee considers projects in science and medicine,technology,exploration and discovery,the environment and cultural history.Winners receive financial assistance to help develop and extend their projects.The awards are given every two years.The next awards will be presented in late 2016.
32.We can learn from the first paragraph that farmersB
A.are in great need of a way to keep food properly
B.expect more people to buy their products in time
C.don't have enough money to use electricity in life
D.usually suffer from bad health and economic losses
33.According to Mohammed Bah Abba,the food isA
A.placed between the two pots
B.packed with a wet cloth
C.kept in the inner pot
D.covered with wet sand
34.The Cooling System works well depending onD
A.the moving air
B.the evaporating
C.the cloth covers
D.the flowing water
35.Mohammed Bah Abba was awarded in 2000probably because heD
A,devoted himself to technology
B.was great in the cultural history
C.made an important discover
D.made a practical invention.
分析 文章介绍了穆罕默德巴林神父发明的"罐内冷却系统"的储藏食物的方法.他利用两个套在一起的罐子中间的湿沙子蒸发水分降温的原理来保存食物.这一发明还获得了瑞士的劳力士公司授予他的"劳力士雄才伟略大奖".
解答 32.B 推理判断题 根据Farmers lose money when they have to throw away products that they cannot sell quickly.可知当农民将无法迅速售出的农产品扔掉时,他们会损失不少钱.可以推知当地农民希望种植的产品能够卖掉,故答案为B
33.A 细节理解题 根据The inner pot can be filled with fruit,vegetables or drinks.A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system.可知,食物是放在两个罐子之间的,故答案为A
34.D 推理判断题 根据Water in the sand between the two pots evaporates through the surface of the larger pot,where drier outside air is moving.The evaporation process creates a drop in temperature of several degrees.可知,这个冷却系统靠的是水来降温,故答案为D
35.D 细节理解题 根据最后一段可知由于这一发明Mohammed Bah Abba还获得了瑞士的劳力士公司授予他的"劳力士雄才伟略大奖".故答案为D
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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73.A.smart | B.nervous | C.upset | D.lucky |
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76.A.feed | B.beat | C.prevent | D.appoint |
77.A.dragged | B.pushed | C.drove | D.guided |
78.A.progress | B.ability | C.reward | D.plan |
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