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For years, the automobile industry has been testing vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel. Now, people across the United States have had a chance to see and even drive cars that get power from hydrogen fuel cells (燃料电池).
But the hydrogen fuel cell is not a new idea. The fuel cell was first invented by Sir William Grove of Britain in 1839. Since then, many different designs, have been invented. There is one place where fuel cells are a proven technology: in space. The American space agency used fuel cells in its Apollo spaceships in the twentieth century.
The most useful fuel cell for transportation purposes is the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane, or P.E.M. fuel cell. It is simple and can operate at temperatures of sixty to eighty degrees Celsius. That is much lower than other fuel cell designs. A P.E.M. fuel cell has two sides divided by a thin membrane (膜). Hydrogen gas is forced through one side where it comes in contact with a reactive material containing the metal platinum(铂). The membrane separates the electrons(电子) from the protons(质子) in the hydrogen atoms. The protons pass through it to the other side of the fuel cell. But the electrons are captured to do work; like powering a motor. Oxygen from the air is forced into the other side of the fuel cell. There, the gas meets the protons that have passed through the membrane. They combine to form water and heat. A single fuel cell does not produce a lot of electricity. But when many fuel cells are combined, they can produce enough electricity to power a vehicle. The product of the chemical reaction that powers fuel cells is water. This makes fuel cells a very clean technology.
Hydrogen fuel cell cars have been slow to develop because of many technical problems that have to be solved. For example, it is unclear how long the membranes in P.E.M. fuel cells will last. Also, fuel cells need water for their chemical reactions. They must be designed to start easily at low temperatures and in dry climates. And smaller, less costly fuel cells must be designed before they can truly take the place of gasoline engines. Now more models of fuel cell vehicles are being tested than ever before. The threat of climate change and the high cost of oil have increased interest in these vehicles that do not cause pollution.
| Title | More Models of Hydrogen Cars Being Tested |
| The progress of hydrogen fuel cell | ·【小题1】________ by Sir William Grove in 1839. ·Designed 【小题2】________ ever since. ·Used in Apollo spaceships in the twentieth century. |
| Operating principle of P.E.M. | ·It has two sides divided by a thin membrane. ·Hydrogen gas from one side 【小题3】________ the active metal platinum. ·The electrons are 【小题4】________ from the protons in the hydrogen atoms. ·The protons pass through the fuel cell to the other side. ·Oxygen from the air is【小题5】________ into the other side of the fuel cell. ·The gas meets the protons,and then water and heat are【小题6】 ________ |
| Reasons for slow 【小题7】___________ of hydrogen fuel cell cars | ·There are many technical problems【小题8】 ________ ·The durability of the membranes in P.E.M. fuel cells is not clear. ·They have to start easily at 【小题9】________ temperatures and in dry climates. ·They must be smaller and less costly before 【小题10】________ gasoline engines. |
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I used to be the messiest person alive. Over the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I have finally found ways to come up with plans, organize them and follow through with them.
Make an outline of everything you need to have and do to make your plan happen. Make a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished and think about what needs to be done.
Detail everything thoroughly and read over it so you can start coming up with some mental solutions of how to carry out your plans.
You should ensure that if for some reason way one doesn’t work, you have way two and way three to lean back on. Therefore, different ways are needed at hand. It’s just a matter of being organized. Chances are that there is always more than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of those ways doesn’t work, one of the other ones will.
Committing yourself to finishing at least part if not all of your plan at once is also necessary. It will show that you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are interested in the results obtained with making the move to get everything done.
If you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that you carry that out, and be sure to do everything in the way you said you would, within the time-frame you set for yourself.
Don’t try to tackle more things all at a time. All that does is delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your interest, motivation and energy.
Carrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possible. You will only achieve this by sticking to the order of the plan and not deviating or trying to do more at a time.
Last but not the least, you should never abandon things mid-project. It will only annoy everyone around you including yourself. Unfinished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even money.
So, don’t be afraid of organization. The older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the skills necessary to follow through with confidence and to be able to carry through plans in an organized and manageable way. It pays to be organized, after all.
| Title: Tips on how to be 【小题1】_________ in your life | ||
| Tips | Details | 【小题2】_______ |
| 【小题3】______down your plan | ◆List everything you need ◆List 【小题4】________you will follow | To make your plan happen |
| Prepare three 【小题5】________ ways to carry out your plan | | To 【小题6】________ that you can have some other choices when one way doesn’t work |
| 【小题7】__________ to finish at least part of your plan if not all | Do everything 【小题8】________ your own time-frame | To show yourself you are determined to get things started and caring about the results |
| Do one thing at once | Stick to the order of your plan | To save your interest, motivation and energy |
| Finish what you have started | | To get your plan 【小题9】 ________out thoroughly. |
| 【小题10】______________ | ||
| You shouldn’t be afraid of organization because it’s really worthwhile. | ||
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We all need physical exercise. Exercise uses up food we eat and keeps the body full of energy. It works your muscles and makes your heart work hard so as to send blood to your muscles. So, exercise makes your heart and muscles strong. Exercise also makes you feel refreshed. If you exercise a couple of times a week, you will stay happy and healthy.
Some Western countries, such as the United States, have problems with exercise. In the US, many people don’t have enough exercise because it is hard for them. People have to work from dawn till dusk, so they don’t have time to take exercise. They work in office buildings sitting in chairs all day long in front of computers. They cannot get much exercise sitting at desk passively.
Some Westerners can get exercise walking from their homes to work. However, the majority of people cannot do this. It is too far from their homes to their offices. They have no choice but to drive to work. In fact, some have to drive one or two hours to their offices. This is unfavourable in two ways. First, these people don’t have a chance to exercise because they are sitting in their cars for two to four hours each day. Second, driving is challenging especially in rush hours and calls for too much attention. It makes a person worn out. So, when these people arrive home at night, they don’t have the desire to take exercise after work.
Today, many people in the West are overweight, which causes health problems for them. Doctors say exercise can help people both lose weight and improve their health. So many people are trying to get more exercise. But it takes time to change, and when people don’t see a difference right away, they will lose heart and stop exercising.
| Tiltle | Westerners【小题1】 Exercise |
| The【小题2】 people can get from exercise | ·Keep your body【小题3】 . ·Make you feel good. ·Help you stay healthy and happy if you exercise【小题4】 . ·Help you lose weight and get your health 【小题5】 . |
| One【小题6】 for not getting enough exercise for some westerners | Some people at work are too 【小题7】 to exercise. |
| The difficulty those who drive to work have in exercising | Some live too【小题8】 away from their workplace so they have to drive to work. After driving back at night, they are too【小题9】 so they don’t want to exercise. |
| The wrong attitude to exercise some people have | Some would be【小题10】 if they don’t see a difference within a short time. |
If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week’s groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it’s easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right?
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem. In order to make all these bottles, manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil. That’s enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.
Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That’s about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle.
So why don’t more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet? Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that’s not true. In the United States, local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe. There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach into the water.
People love the convenience of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic.
Plastic bottle recycling can help—instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing.
Unfortunately, for every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin. The rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate.
Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change.
Betty McLaughlin, who runs an organization called the Container Recycling Institute, says we should try using fewer bottles: “If you take one to school in your lunch, don’t throw it away—bring it home and refill it from the tap for the next day. Keep track of how many times you refill a bottle before you recycle it.”
And yes, you can make a difference. Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.
| Title | Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap? |
| 【小题1】 situation | Americans consume the 【小题2】 bottled water in the world. |
| 【小题3】 for people’s preference for bottled water | Bottled water is of higher【小题4】 . |
| It’s more 【小题5】 for people to drink bottled water. | |
| Problems with bottled water | The 【小题6】 of plastic bottles use lots of fossil fuels. |
| Water bottles we use cause serious 【小题7】 . | |
| 【小题8】 the passage offers | Use bottles 【小题9】 of glass or steel. |
| Use a refillable plastic bottle as many times as 【小题10】 before recycling. |
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A person searches various websites for different reasons, such as school, work, or entertainment. For teenagers, many information resources on the Internet can be used. As a matter of fact, there are educational, music and art websites that are truly helpful to teenagers, because they can help make one’s life easier.
Educational websites are helpful to a teenager in doing school work and searching for a college. Some can help studying for testes, explaining a lesson, and doing homeward .Some can help find the right school based on one’s interests. And still others have pages devoted to the social life at each of the colleges or the specific activities that occur at a certain school.
Some free music sites enable a teenager to diversify their musical tastes. On these sites, all types of music are available such as pop, jazz and country. One can type in a song, category or artist and his or her entire catalog appears. Then, the listener can make multiple play lists without creating an account (账户) with the site.
There are various art websites that can help students to appreciate and create art pieces. On these sites, a student can view numerous photos and art pieces from different mediums or create an account with the website to upload their art pieces for people to see. In addition, one can enjoy various art projects that people have created on display for the rest of the world.
Truly informative resources are offered on the Internet. The best suggestion one can receive is to try to look for new websites that can help in the educational, music, or art area so one can become well-rounded and informed.
| Topic | Truly helpful websites for teenagers |
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| Introduction | Many information resources are 【小题1】______ on various websites. |
| 【小题2】________ sites: helping one do school work and search for a college | Study for tests, explain a lesson , and do homework Find the right school that one is【小题3】________ in Learn information about college social life and【小题4】_______ school activities |
| Free music sites: 【小题5】_______ one to diversify musical tastes | Listen to all types of music Type in a song, category, or artist to get an entire catalog Make multiple playlists without an 【小题6】________ |
| 【小题7】_______ sites: helping one appreciate and create works | View photos and【小题8】_______ from mediums 【小题9】________ art pieces for others to see Enjoy art projects on display |
| Conclusion | Helpful websites can make teenagers【小题10】______ and informed |
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Goal setting is simply having a clear plan of where you want to be in the future. In order to set goals, you must first know where you want to be in the future, or you must have some kind of a dream, something that you really want.
How to set a goal needs a lot of thought about what you really want to do in your life. Take some time by asking yourself about the reason behind your goal. If you are struggling to find direction, then learn to set goals.
Set goals that you can achieve. Divide them into simple tasks that you can achieve every day, every month, every year. Set your goals for success. Often people fail to achieve their dreams, not for lack of hard work and motivation, but simply because they failed to define(界定)their dreams and goals in a way that allowed them to effectively move toward their goals.
Here are some other important points to consider when setting a goal. The goal should be clear enough so that we know exactly what we are struggling for and when the goal has been reached. It should be realistic, that is to say, it is practical and can be achieved. Moreover, it should have necessary resources and a deadline for completion.
Goal setting helps us get organized, make big decisions and realize our dreams. Goals will take you to places you’ve only dreamed of. They’ll help you achieve your life’s dreams. They will give you confidence. And most of all, they’ll motivate you to keep on trying. So just like any other tool, you must know how to properly use goal setting so that you’ll be successful in achieving your dreams.
| The 【小题1】 of goal setting | To plan 【小题2】 and know where you want to be in the future. |
| 【小题3】 on setting A goal | Think about what you really want to do in your life and the 【小题4】 for doing it. |
| Divide your goals into simple tasks and 【小题5】 toward them step by step. | |
| Other important points to take into 【小题6】 | Make sure that the goals are clear and【小题7】 |
| Find necessary resources and【小题8】 a deadline. | |
| The significance | Goal setting can help you work in an effective way, make big decisions and make your dreams come【小题9】 |
| 【小题10】 will make you confident and motivated. |