One of the world's richest men has taken a close interest in one of man’s most basic functions: visiting the toilet.Bill Gates’s charitable organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future, which, they hope, would improve sanitation for millions of people around the world.
So, what's wrong with the traditional flush toilet? Firstly, it wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water.Secondly, they are more likely to cause pollution.This is a real problem in many areas of the developing world, where, according to United Nations estimates, unsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations.Younger people are particularly at risk.Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1.5 million children a year.Finally, standard lavatories simply aren’t practical in remote areas.
The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running water, electricity or aseptic tank(化粪池).It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents.28 designs were displayed at the recent Reinvent the Toilet Fair in Seattle, USA.Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwaves, another which converted human waste into charcoal, and yet another which used urine for flushing.
But the winner was a solar-powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity.The team from the California Institute of Technology(CIT)picked up a prize of $ 100,000.
But clearly Bill Gates doesn’t feel he’s flushing money down the toilet.After the Seattle event he said, “We, couldn’t be happier with the response we’ve gotten,” Gates has even pledged $370m more to the future toilet project.They hope to field test more prototypes over the next three years.
【小题1】Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets?

A.Because he wants to test people’s sense of creativity.
B.Because he wants to improve sanitation for many people.
C.Because he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion.
D.Because he can’t design this kind of things himself.
【小题2】Which of the following is NOT a problem with the traditional flush toilet?
A.They waste too much water.
B.They might cause diseases.
C.They are not always practical.
D.They are too complicated to use.
【小题3】The underlined word “latrine” in the third paragraph might have similar meanings to the word “__ ”n the text.
A.LooB.sanitationC.diarrheaD.prototype
【小题4】The team from CIT won the prize because their design        .
A.can change human waste into electricity
B.can turn human waste into charcoal
C.can produce power with solar energy
D.can use urine for flushing
【小题5】If someone “flush money down the toilet”, they are       .
A.showing off their wealth
B.being angry with their work onditions
C.wasting money for nothing
D.expressing their great determination

One of the world’s richest men has taken a close interest in one of man’s most basic functionsvisiting the toilet.Bill Gates’s charitable organizationthe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundationis looking for inventors to design the loo of the futurewhichthey hopewould improve sanitation for millions of people around the world.

Sowhat’s wrong with the traditional flush toiletFirstlyit wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water.Secondlythey are more likely to cause pollution.This is a real problem in many areas of the developing worldwhereaccording to United Nations estimatesunsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations.Younger people are particularly at risk.Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1.5 million children a year.Finallystandard lavatories simply aren’t practical in remote areas.

The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running waterelectricity or aseptic tank.It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents.28 designs were displayed at the recent Reinvent the Toilet Fairin SeattleUSA.Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwavesanother which converted human waste into charcoaland yet another which used urine for flushing.

But the winner was a solar?powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity. The team from the California Institute of Technology(CIT) picked up a prize of $100,000.

But clearly Bill Gates doesn’t feel he’s flushing money down the toilet.After the Seattle event he said“We couldn’t be happier with the response we’ve gotten.” Gates has even pledged $370 million more to the future toilet project.They hope to field test more prototypes over the next three years.

1.Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets?

ABecause he wants to test people’s sense of creativity.

BBecause he wants to improve sanitation for many people.

CBecause he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion.

DBecause he can’t design this kind of things himself.

2.Which of the following is NOT a problem with the traditional flush toilet?

AThey waste too much water.

BThey might cause diseases.

CThey are not always practical.

DThey are too complicated to use.

3.The underlined word “latrine” in the third paragraph might have similar meanings to the word “________” in the text.

Aloo? Bsanitation

Cdiarrhea? Dprototype

4.The team from CIT won the prize because their design ________.

Acan change human waste into electricity

Bcan turn human waste into charcoal

Ccan produce power with solar energy

Dcan use urine for flushing

 

One of the world's richest men has taken a close interest in one of man's most basic functions: visiting the toilet.Bill Gates's charitable organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future, which, they hope, would improve sanitation for millions of people around the world.

So, what's wrong with the traditional flush toilet? Firstly, it wastes a huge amount, of potential drinking water.Secondly, they are more likely to cause pollution.This is a real problem in many areas of the developing world, where, according to United Nations estimates, unsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations.Younger people are particularly at risk.Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1.5 million children a year.Finally, standard lavatories simply aren't practical in remote areas.

The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running water, electricity or aseptic tank.It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents.28 designs were displayed at the recent Reinvent the Toilet Fair.in Seattle, USA.Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwaves, another which converted human waste into charcoal, and yet another which used urine for flushing.

But the winner was a solar-powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity.The team from the California Institute of Technology(CIT)picked up a prize of $ 100,000.

But clearly Bill Gates doesn't feel he's flushing money down the toilet.After the Seattle event he said, "We, couldn't be happier with the response we've gotten," Gates has even pledged $370 million more to the future toilet project.They hope to field test more, prototypes over the next three years.

1.Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets?

A.Because he wants to test people's sense of creativity.

B.Because he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion

C.Because he wants to improve sanitation for many people.

D.Because he can't design this kind of things himself.

2.Which of the following is NOT a problem with the traditional flush toilet?

A.They are too complicated to use.                 B.They waste too much water

C.They might cause diseases.                          D.They are not always practical.

3.The underlined word "latrine" in the third paragraph might have similar meanings to the word "__    " in the text.

A.sanitation          B.loo            C.diarrhea       D.prototype

4.The team from CIT won the prize because their design         .

A.can change human waste into electricity

B.can turn human waste into charcoal

C.can use urine for flushing

D.can produce power with solar energy

5.If someone "flush money down the toilet", they are        .

A.wasting money for nothing

B.being angry with their work conditions

C.showing—off their wealth

D.expressing their great determination

 

One of the world's richest men has taken a close interest in one of man’s most basic functions: visiting the toilet.Bill Gates’s charitable organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future, which, they hope, would improve sanitation for millions of people around the world.

So, what's wrong with the traditional flush toilet? Firstly, it wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water.Secondly, they are more likely to cause pollution.This is a real problem in many areas of the developing world, where, according to United Nations estimates, unsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations.Younger people are particularly at risk.Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1.5 million children a year.Finally, standard lavatories simply aren’t practical in remote areas.

The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running water, electricity or aseptic tank(化粪池).It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents.28 designs were displayed at the recent Reinvent the Toilet Fair in Seattle, USA.Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwaves, another which converted human waste into charcoal, and yet another which used urine for flushing.

But the winner was a solar-powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity.The team from the California Institute of Technology(CIT)picked up a prize of $ 100,000.

But clearly Bill Gates doesn’t feel he’s flushing money down the toilet.After the Seattle event he said, “We, couldn’t be happier with the response we’ve gotten,” Gates has even pledged $370m more to the future toilet project.They hope to field test more prototypes over the next three years.

1.Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets?

A.Because he wants to test people’s sense of creativity.

B.Because he wants to improve sanitation for many people.

C.Because he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion.

D.Because he can’t design this kind of things himself.

2.Which of the following is NOT a problem with the traditional flush toilet?

A.They waste too much water.

B.They might cause diseases.

C.They are not always practical.

D.They are too complicated to use.

3.The underlined word “latrine” in the third paragraph might have similar meanings to the word “__ ”n the text.

A.Loo              B.sanitation          C.diarrhea          D.prototype

4.The team from CIT won the prize because their design        .

A.can change human waste into electricity

B.can turn human waste into charcoal

C.can produce power with solar energy

D.can use urine for flushing

5.If someone “flush money down the toilet”, they are       .

A.showing off their wealth

B.being angry with their work onditions

C.wasting money for nothing

D.expressing their great determination

 

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     ●The first double hand transplant patient in the US has left a hospital after medicine cleared up small red
spots on his skin that signaled he might be rejecting his new hands. Jeff Kepner, a 58-year-old former chief
cook in a restaurant, lost his hands and feet a decade ago to a bacteria infection. The donor was a 23-year-old
man.
     ●A second major storm in less than a week was blowing yesterday toward the Washington area, where
 federal government offices were closed for a second day and workers struggled to restore power knocked
out by a weekend heavy snowstorm. The storm could leave as much as 20 inches (50 centimeters) of new
snow in Washington and nearly as much near Philadelphia-a Northeast travel-hub by tonight. 
     ●British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will give evidence to a public inquiry into the Iraq War in early
March, officials for the inquiry said yesterday. Brown's appearance, just weeks before an election expected
in May, could hit the ruling Labour Party's attempts to catch up in the polls (民意调查) behind the opposition
party Conservatives. Brown, who will be questioned about his time as prime minister, will be a witness in the
highest position at the inquiry since former Prime Minister Tony Blair's appearance last month.
     ●The head of the UN agency aiding Palestine refugees (难民) is warning a funding shortfall and appealing
for another $ 100 million. Filippo Grandi says the money is necessary for education, health and social services
for 4. 7 million Palestinian refugees scattered across Jordan, Syrja, Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The agency's 2010 budget is $ 620 million, and it expects a shortfall of $140 million The agency says $100
million is necessary for basic services.
1. The passage is most probably adapted from _____.
[     ]
A. news items in a newspaper
B. descriptions of the world situation
C. discussions on foreign affairs
D. statements of a government report
2. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
[     ]
A. the man lost his hands for an unknown reason 
B. the result of the transplant operation seems satisfying
C. another storm will hit Washington area in less than a week
D. the electricity supply was cut off in Philadelphia a week ago
3. According to the passage, Gordon Brown _____.
[     ]
A. is the leader of the ruling Labour Party in Britain
B. will send army to the Iraq War in March this year
C. will compete with former Prime Minister Tony Blair
D. is now gaining more support from voters than others
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the fourth news?
[     ]
A. $ 100 million should be needed for the survival of the refugees.
B. At least $ loo million is to be raised for Palestinian refugees.
C. The refugees mentioned in the passage are in the Middle Africa.
D. It is a tough job for the UN agency to get money for the refugees.

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