新课标高二英语寒假作业2Word文件下载.docx
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Amachinethattakessweat-ladenclothesandturnsthemoistureintodrinkingwaterisinuseinSweden.Thedevicespinsandheatsthematerialtoremovethesweat,andthenpassesthevaporthroughaspecialmembrane(膜)designedtoonlyletwatermolecules(分子)getthrough.
SinceitsMondaylaunch,itscreatorssaymorethan1,000peoplehave“drunkothers’sweat"
inGothenburg.Theyaddtheliquidiscleanerthanlocaltapwater.
ThedevicewasbuiltfortheUnitedNation'
schild-focusedcharityUNICEFtopromoteacampaignhighlightingthefactthat780millionpeopleintheworldlackaccesstocleanwater.
ThemachinewasdesignedandbuiltbyengineerAndreasHammar,knownlocallyforhisappearancesonTVtechshowMekatronik.HesaidthecriticalpartofthesweatmachinewasanewwaterpurificationcomponentdevelopedbyacompanynamedHVRincollaborationwithSweden'
sRoyalInstituteofTechnology.
"
Itusesatechniquecalledmembranedistillation(膜蒸馏),"
hetoldtheBBC."
Weuseasubstancethat'
sabitlikeGortexthatonlyletssteamthroughbutkeepsbacteria,salts,clothingfibersandothersubstancesout."
TheyhavesomethingsimilarontheInternationalSpaceStationtotreatastronaut'
surine-butourmachinewascheapertobuild.VolunteershavebeensamplingthetreatedsweatsincethestartoftheweekinGothenburg.“Theamountofwateritproducesdependsonhowsweatythepersonis-butoneperson'
sT-shirttypicallyproduces10ml,roughlyamouthful."
TheequipmenthasbeenputonshowattheGothiaCup-theworld'
slargestinternationalyouthfootballtournament.MattiasRonge,chiefexecutiveofStockholm-basedadvertisingagencyDeportivo-whichorganizedthestunt(惊人的表演)-saidthemachinehadhelpedraiseawarenessforUNICEF,butinrealityhaditslimitations.
Peoplehaven'
tproducedasmuchsweataswehoped-rightnowtheweatherinGothenburgislousy,"
hesaid."
Sowe'
veinstalledexercisebikesalongsidethemachineandvolunteersarecyclinglikecrazy."
Evenso,thedemandforsweatisgreaterthanthesupply.Andthemachinewillneverbemassproduced-therearebettersolutionsouttheresuchaswaterpurifyingpills."
24.Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofthemachine?
_______.
A.Thewaterprocessedbythemachineiscleanerthanlocaltapwater.
B.Theamountofwaterthemachineproducesistoosmall.
C.ThemachineischeaperthanthesimilaroneontheInternationalSpaceStation
D.Themachinecanhelpraiseawarenessoflackingwaterintheworld.
25.Whatisthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?
A.Howthemachineworks.
B.Whodevelopedthemachine.
C.Howthemachinewasinvented.
D.Whythemachinewasinvented..
26.WhatdoesMattiasRongethinkofthemachine?
____
A.Themachinecansolvetheseverewatershortageintheworld.
B.Peopledonotlikethewaterthemachineprocesses
C.Themachineshouldbeusedinratherhotareasinsummer.
D.Themachineisnotworthpopularizing.
B
Asyoumovearoundyourhome,takeagoodlookatthethingsyouhave.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomwillhaveatelevisionsetandavideo,andyourkitchenawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.Yourbedroomdrawerswillbefilledwithalmostthreetimesasmanyclothesasyonneed.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputer,holidayabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.
Now,perhaps,morethaneverbefore,peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout,andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelong-hoursworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlives,leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.
SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs,leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny(保姆).MosteveningsDanielwouldn'
tgethomeuntileightornineo'
clockandnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.
Nowadays,theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales."
Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmhen,"
saysDaniel,"
andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It'
stakensomegettingusedto,butit'
sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However,Ithinkit'
smadeusstrongerasafami
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