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阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
AccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigawattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunately,thewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmills(seepicture)totouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway,however,couldhelpputthemanywhere.
Theproject,calledHywind,istheworld’sfirstlarge-scaledeepwaterwindturbine(涡轮发电机).Althoughitusesafairlystandard152-ton,2.3-megawattturbine,Hywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar(seepicture),atechnologyHywind’screator,theNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydro,hasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurface,willbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecables(缆索);thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind’sstability(稳定性)inthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.Ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,theturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.
Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoes,butit’sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholespar’scentreofgravitymustbemovedmuchclosertotheocean’ssurface.Todothat,thecompanyplanstodesignanewkindofwindturbine,onewhosegearbox(变速箱)sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades(seepicture).
Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatsea,thewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromland,whichhelpsovercomethewindmill-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet’ssurfacetooneofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailable.
1.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof .
A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloor
B.thesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawater
C.thebladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawind
D.thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface
2.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonafloatingspar,anewtypeofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting .
A.ontheseafloor B.onthespartop
C.atsealevel D.behindtheblades
3.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan .
A.solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmills
B.makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbines
C.settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblems
D.explorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea
【参考答案】1-3BCD
A
“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy–they’regivenafterall.Choicescanbehard.”––JeffBezos
IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2,300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’t,andIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion.
IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeople,andIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”Thatlogicmadesomesensetome,andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,butultimately(最后),IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.
Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoices.
1.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?
A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.
B.Thesupportofhiswife.
C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.
D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.
2.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?
.
A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.
B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.
C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.
D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.
3.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______.
A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor
B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea
C.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea
D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed
4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazon
C.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose
参考答案1—4CACD
B
Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodernrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.
Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步机).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot(赤脚).
ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiescompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.
Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.
ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournalofTheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.
TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.
Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.
Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.
Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.
Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.
ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.
5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.Walkinginhighheelscouldcauselessseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.
B.Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.
C.Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.
D.Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.
6.Whichpartofourbodycouldbeinjuredifweruninrunningshoes?
A.Toes.B.Hips.C.Feet.D.Legs.
7.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.
B.Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.
C.Runninginmodernrunningshoescouldcausemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.
D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.
8.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstheuseofthemodernrunningshoes?
A.Persuasive.B.Negative.C.Objective.D.Supportive.
参考答案5—8DBAC
C
Christmas,Easterandbirthdaypartiescanbedifficulttimesforgrandmothersandparentsastheyrusharoundtryingtoarrangetheperfectcelebrationormakingeveryoneashappyaspossible!
What’sbetterthanabirthdaypartythatmakesyourgrandchildsmilethroughoutoracelebrationthatimpressesrelativesandclosefriends?
ThatiswhyGrannyLookhassuppliedinthissection,oneofthemostcomprehensiveguidestomakingthesespecialoccasionsthathappenperhapsonceayeararealsuccess.
FromaselectionofAdventcalendarstopartyplanningorChristmas-stockingfillerswehaveallthepossibilitiescoveredsothatyourchildrenandgrandchildrenwillreallyhaveamemorabletimewithattractivegiftsandoriginalideas.
Bringthatfestivespirittoallthosetraditionaldays,andensureyouarealwaysreadyforanypossib
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