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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

 

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

1.

解析 根据第一段最后一句“...whichthey hopewould improve sanitation for millions of people around the world.”可知他希望这会改善全世界数以百万人的卫生环境。

2.2】 D

解析 第二段讲的是传统抽水马桶的问题。第二段第二句“Firstlyit wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water.”可对应答案A项;第三句“Secondlythey are more likely to cause pollution.”可对应答案B项;最后一句“Finallystandard lavatories simply aren’t practical in remote areas.”可对应答案C项。文中没有提到D项。

3.3】 A

解析 根据第一段前两句可知toiletloo是同义词,也就是说loo厕所的意思。根据第三段划线词所在的句子的意思可知,比尔·盖茨提出的这个问题的挑战性在于,人们要设计出一个不用流水,不用电和无菌桶的latrine。因此,latrine的意思应该是厕所

4.4】 C

解析 根据倒数第二段第一句“But the winner was a solar?powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity.”可知获胜者设计了太阳能装置,能产生氢气和电。

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       The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off(发射) on a Long March II-F carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the northwestern Gansu Province at 9:10pm.after a breathtaking countdown to another milestone on China’s space journey.

       On board pilots Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng are expected to orbit the earth for three days, when one of them will float out of the cabin about 343 kilometers above the earth.

       When they make it, China will become the third country in the world who is able to conduct extravehicular activity (EVA) in space following the former Soviet Union and the United States.

       President Hu Jintao watched the historic moment at the launch center, joined by Chinese experts and other work staff.

       Hu briefly met the trio astronauts before they entered the spacecraft Thursday afternoon, wishing them “a complete success in this glorious and sacred mission”.

       “During the mission, you will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit, which is a great leap for China’s space technology.” said Hu.

       Other tasks of the Shenzhou VII crew include the release of a small monitoring satellite and a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I.

       If successful, the mission would be of great significance to the country’s future plans to build a space lab and a space station, said ZhangJianqi, deputy chief commander of the manned space project.

In which section would the passage be seen in a newspaper?

       A.Science and Technology.        B.Entertainment.

       C.Sports report.                 D.Advertisement

Which one is NOT true according to the report?

       A.China launched its third manned spacecraft.

       B.The pilots on board are expected to orbit the earth for three days

       C.The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off  three astronauts on board.

       D.One of the three astronauts will float out of the cabin above the earth.

What is the great leap for China’s space technology during the space journey?

       A.The spaceship Shenzhou VII blasted off successfully.

       B.The astronauts will carry out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit.

       C.Three astronauts are expected to orbit the earth for 3 days.

       D.The spaceship Shenzhou VII will release a small monitoring satellite.

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       A.the release of a small monitoring satellite

       B.a trial of the data relay of the satellite Tianlian-I

       C.carrying out China’s EVA with homemade EVA space suit

       D.building a space lab and a space station   

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Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together. ”

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A. looked like a musician                   B. was a musician of much influence

C. showed an interest in music             D. travelled to play modern music

The third paragraph is developed ______.

A. by space            B. by examples             C. by time             D. by comparison

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