-1-第二部分中考题型研究阅读理解话题一说明介绍类Passage1台湾岛Taiwanisland,thebiggestislandofChina,isbetweentheSouthandEastChinaSeas.Almosttwothirdsoftheislandiscoveredbymountains.TravelinginTaiwan,youcandolotsofthings.InTaipei,youcantasteallkindsofdeliciousfoodfromthemainland,aswellassomelocaldelicacies.StandingatthetopofTaipei101,theworld'stallestbuildinguntilnow,youcangetaviewofthewholecity.InTainan,theoldestcityontheisland,youcanvisitdifferenttemples.Knownasthe“Cityof100Temples”,thecityinfacthas220templesinit.Taiwanhasnicenaturallandscape(景观)aswell.SunandMoonLakeisabeautifullake.Ononesideoftheislanditlookslikethesun,ontheothersideitlookslikethemoon.ThatiswhypeoplecallthelaketheSunandMoonLake.AliMountainisthenearestmountainaroundSunandMoonLake.YoucanenjoyaniceexperiencewithGaoshanpeople.It'sawonderfulplacetoseeaverybeautifulsunrise.Ifyouenjoyswimming,fishing,boatingandeatingdeliciousfruitandfreshfish,PengLakemustbeagoodplacetovisit.TayokoGorge(太鲁阁峡谷)iswheretheworld'slargestcontinentalplate(大陆板块)andlargestoceanicplatemeet.Inthisareayoucanseemountains,valleys,andhotsprings(温泉),togetherwithfieldsofrice,orangesandtea.1.“Taipei101”is________inthepassage.A.alargelakeB.abigcityC.ahighmountainD.atallbuilding2.YoucanenjoyaniceexperiencewithGaoshanpeople________.A.inTaipeiB.inPengLakeC.onAliMountainD.inTayokoGorge3.Youcansee________inTayokoGorge.A.lakes,valleysandhotspringsB.mountains,valleysandplatesC.mountains,lakesandhotspringsD.mountains,valleysandhotsprings4.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.TaiwanhasmanybeautifulvalleysandlakesB.TaiwanhasmanybigcitiesandtallbuildingsC.TaiwanhasmuchnicehumanandnaturallandscapeD.TaiwanhasmanyhighmountainsanddifferenttemplesPassage2植物灯Gettingelectricityhasalwaysbeenaproblemforthe173peoplelivinginNuevoSaposoa,asmallvillageinPeru,SouthAmerica.However,thingswentfrombadtoworseinMarch2015afterheavyrainsdamagedtheonlypowercablesinthearea.Thevillagerswereforcedtouseoillamps,whicharenotonlyexpensivebutalsodangerousbecauseoftheharmfulgasestheyproduce.Luckily,researchersattheUniversityofTechnology(UT)inLima,Peruheardabouttheirproblemandfoundawonderfulsolution.Theymadealampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoil,bothofwhichcanbeeasilyfoundintheAmazonianrainforestwherethevillagelies.ThelamptakesenergyfromaplantgrowinginawoodenboxandusesittolightupanLEDlightbulb.Whilethatmaysoundamazingandevenimpossible,thesciencebehindtheideaisquitesimple.Asplantscreatetheirfood(usingthesun'senergy,waterandchemicalsfromthesoil),theyalsoproduceelectrons—thebuildingblocksofelectricalenergy.TheUTteamputspecialsticksinsidethesoiltocapturetheenergyandkeepitinthelamp'sbatteriesforlateruse.Theresearcherssayasinglechargecan-2-powera50wattLEDlightfortwohours—enoughtimeforlocalvillagerstogettheireveningworkdone.TheuniversitygavetenPlantLampstothevillagersofNuevoSaposoainOctober2015.Sofar,theyhavebeenahugesuccess!ElmerRamirez,theUTprofessorwhoinventedthelamp,believesthePlantLampcouldhelpimprovethelivesofmanypeople,especiallysmallrainforestcommunities,42%ofwhomhavenoelectricity.1.WhataretheproblemsofoillampsaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Theyaredifficulttouseandcreatepollution.B.Theyareexpensivetobuyandeasilydamaged.C.Theyaredifficulttorepairandproducelittlelight.D.Theyareexpensivetouseandcanbebadforhealth.2.TheelectricitymadebythePlantLampcomesfrom________.A.plantfoodB.plantwasteC.thesoil'sheatD.thesun'senergy3.ThePlantLamp'sinventorbelievesitcouldbethemosthelpfulfor________.A.rainforestcommunitiesB.carsC.poorpeopleincitiesD.farmers4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toreportonanewinvention.B.Toexplainanewscientifictheory.C.Todescribehowelectricityismade.D.Todiscusstheproblemsofpoorvillages.Passage3自洁服装Somedays,don'tyouthink,“Wouldn'titbeniceifthelaundry(洗衣)wouldjustdoitself?”Selfcleaningclothesmaysoundcrazy.ButAustralianresearchershavefoundawaytomakesomethinglikethispossible!AteamatRMITUniversityinMelbourne,Australia,foundawaytoputspecialnanostructures(纳米结构)intoclothing,whichcanthencleantheclothes.Whensunlighthitsthenanostructures,theybreakdownthedirtandstains(污渍)thatdon'tbelongonyourclothes.Thenanostructuresdon'tbreakdowntheactualclothingbecausecottonandtheotherclothingmaterialsaretoostrongtobebrokendown.AccordingtoCNN,theresearcherscovertheclothinginasolutionmadeofsilverandcopper(铜)nanostuctures.Allittakesis40minutesofsunlightandyourclotheswilllookasgoodasnew.Soifyouspillonyourselfduringlunch,youcanstepoutsideforawalk,anditwillbecleanbythetimeyougoinside.Itnotonlymakesyourlifeeasier,butitcanalsobegoodfortheenvironment.AccordingtotheUSDepartmentofEnergy,theaverageloadoflaundryusesabout25gallons(about94liters)ofwater.Waterisaveryimportantresource,sousinglessofittowashclothesisbetterfortheenvironment.ButoneofthescientistsatRMITUniversityknowsmoreneedstobedone.“There'smoreworktodobeforewecanstartthrowingoutourwashingmachines,”saidDrRajeshRamanathan,“butthisisastrongfoundation(基础).”Sowhat'sthenextstep?Ramanathanwantstoeitherstartsellingthesolutionbyitselforconvincing(说服)clothingmakerstotreattheclothingwiththesolutionwhileclothesarebeingmade.1.Howdotheclothingw