题目内容
Saving and recycling are long-term projects _______ determination matters a great deal.
A. that B. which C. whose D. where
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An early invention by Albert Einstein has been rebuilt by scientists at Oxford University. They are trying to develop an environmentally friendly refrigerator that runs without electricity.
We all know that modern fridges cause damage to the environment. They work by using a kind of man-made greenhouse gas called Freon (氟里昂), which is far more damaging than carbon dioxide.
Now Malcolm McCulloch, an electrical engineer at Oxford, is leading a three-year project to develop appliances that can be used in places without electricity.
His team has completed a prototype (样机) of a fridge patented in 1930 by Einstein. It used only pressurized gases to keep things cold. The design was partly used in the first refrigerators, but the technology was dropped when more efficient compressors (压缩机) became popular in the 1950s. That meant a switch to using Freon.
Einstein's idea uses butane (丁烷) and water and takes advantage of the fact that liquids boil at lower temperatures, when the air pressure around them is lower.
"If you go to the top of Mount Qomolangma, water boils at a much lower temperature than it does when you're at sea level and that's because the pressure is much lower up there," said McCulloch.At one side is the evaporator (蒸发器), a bottle that contains liquid butane. "If you introduce a new vapor above the butane, the liquid boiling temperature decreases and, as it boils off, it takes energy from the surroundings to do so," says McCulloch. "That's what makes it cold."
The gas fridges based on Einstein's design were replaced by Freon-compressor fridges partly because Einstein's design was not very efficient. But McCulloch thinks that by changing the design and replacing the types of gases used it will be possible to quadruple (翻两番) the efficiency.
However, McCulloch's fridge is still in its early stages. "It's very much a prototype," he said. "Give us another month and we'll have it working."
【小题1】 According to the passage, an early invention by Albert Einstein _______.
A.has been rediscovered because it costs much less and works more efficiently |
B.is being redesigned because it could be used in places without electricity |
C.has just been found to be energy-saving and environmentally friendly |
D.will be fully made use of and become the fridge of the future |
A.Freon was used in fridges long before the 1950s. |
B.Freon is what makes current fridges big polluters. |
C.McCulloch thinks he could improve Einstein's design by using other types of vapors. |
D.The fridge Malcolm McCulloch and his team designed will be put into production soon. |
A.changed the air pressure around it |
B.was tested on the top of Mount Everest |
C.increased the liquid boiling temperature |
D.used only pressurized gases to keep things cold |
A.serve as an explanation for the principle behind Einstein's fridge |
B.give you the reason why Einstein's fridge was not efficient |
C.tell you how to take advantage of low air pressure |
D.show you how Einstein's fridge works |
In a world with limited land, water and other natural resources(资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable(可持续的)ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the healthy while using its supply of natural resources.
Today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy resolution. It is now trying hard to made full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown more than 50%.
Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge public expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one.
The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers a large of new chances for sustainable product industries.
1.The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that____.
A.it makes the world warmer |
B.it consumes natural resources |
C.it brings severe damage to future |
D.it makes growth hard to continue |
2.What can we infer from Paragraph2?
A.China lacks wind and solar energy |
B.China is the leader of the low-carbon market |
C.High-speed trains are a low-carbon development |
D.Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests |
3.To fully develop the low-carbon markets, governments can______.
A.cut public expenses |
B.forbid carbon emission |
C.develop public resources |
D.encourage energy conservation |
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that business have many chances to _______.
A.develop sustainable products |
B.explore new natural resources |
C.make full use of natural resources |
D.deal with the major challenge |
5.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To introduce a new business model |
B.To compare two business models |
C.To predict a change of the global markets |
D.To advocate sustainable development |