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高中英语阅读理解科技类-一1/3高中英语阅读理解科技类一Excusedfromrecycling(回收利用)becauseyouliveinahighrisewitharubbishchute(垃圾道)?Youwon'tbeforlong.Miami'sMarkShantzishasmadeitsimpleforthoselivingintallbuildingstousethechuteandrecycletoo.InShantzis'Hi-RiseRecyclingSystem,achuteleadstoapie-shapedcontainerwithsixboxesthatcanturnaroundwhenoperated.Thesystem,whichfitsinthesamespaceasthechuteandcontainernowinuse,enablesglass,plastic,paper,metal,andotherrubbishtogointoseparateboxes.Thesystemiscontrolledfromaboardnexttothechutedoor.Theboardhasabuttonforeachclassofrecyclingmaterials(aswellasforunrecyclables).Atthepressofabutton,amicrocomputerlocksallotherfloors'chutedoorandsetstherecyclingcontainerturninguntiltherightboxcomesunderthechute.Thecomputeralsocountstheloadsandgivesasignalbyphonewhentheboxisfull.AndaparticularpieceofequipmentbreaksupthenonrecyclablesSorting(分类)recyclablesbeforetheyarecollectedsavestheuseofexpensivematerialsrecoveryequipmentwhichotherwisehastodothesorting.Suchequipmentoftenmakesrecycledmaterialsveryexpensive,soexpensivethattonsofrecyclablesremainwasted.Shantzisbelieveshissystemcouldhelprecycledmaterialsbecomemorecost-effective.1．Thepurposeinwritingthistextis_________.A．toencouragepeopletorecycletheirrubbishB．tointroducearecyclingsystemforhighrisesC．todescribetheuseofcomputertechnologyinrecyclingD．toexplaintheneedforrubbishcollectioninhighrises2．WhenhesaysYouwon'tbeforlongthewritermeansthat_______.A．you'llsoonbelivinginacleanerbuildingB．rubbishchuteswillbecomeoutofdatebeforelongC．youwon'twaitlongforyourturntorecyclerubbishD．itwon'tbelongbeforeyou'llhavetorecycleyourrubbish3．Beforedroppingrubbishintothechuteyouhaveto___________A．locktheotherfloors'chutedoorsB．checkifthecontainerisfullC．pressthecorrectbuttonD．breakuptherubbish4.．Thebiggestadvantageofthisnewsystemisthat_________A．itreducesthecostofrecyclingB．itsavestimeandspaceC．itsavesmoneyforpeoplelivinginhighrisesD．itmakesbetteruseoftheexistingrecoveryequipmentBAccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigwattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunately,thewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmills(seepicture)totouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway,however,couldhelpputthemanywhere.Theproject,calledHywind,istheworld’sfirstlarge-scaledeepwaterwindturbine(涡轮发电机).Althoughitusesafairlystandard152-ton,2.3-megawatt高中英语阅读理解科技类-一2/3turbine,Hywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar(seepicture),atechnologyHywind’screator,theNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydro,hasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurface,willbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecable(缆索)；thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind’sstability(稳定性)inthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.Ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,theturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoes,butit’sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholespar’stodesignanewkindofwindturbine,onewhosegearbox(变速箱)sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades(seepicture)Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatsea,thewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromland,whichhelpsovercomethewindmill-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet’ssurfacetooneofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailable.1.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof_______.A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloorB.thesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawaterC.thebladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawindD.thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface2.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonaflattingspar,anewtypeofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting____________.A.ontheseafloorB.onthespartopC.atsealevelD.behindtheblades3.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan____________.A.solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmillsB.makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbinesC.settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblemsD.explorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea高中英语阅读理解科技类-一3/3BDCABCD