上外考研翻硕英语阅读理解能源环保题材阅读理解模拟题

1上外考研翻硕英语阅读理解能源环保题材阅读理解模拟题Foritssupporters,theideaofgrowingsingle-celledalgaeonexhaustgaspipedfrompowerstationsistheultimateinrecycling.Foritsdetractors,itisamerepipedream.Whoeverturnsouttoberight,though,itisanintriguingidea:insteadofreleasingthecarbondioxideproducedbyburningfossilfuelsintotheatmosphere,whynotrecaptureitbyphotosynthesis?Theresultcouldthenbeturnedintobiodiesel(sincemanyspeciesofalgaestoretheirfoodreservesasoil),orevensimplydriedandfedbackintothepowerstation.Ofcourse,ifitwerereallythateasy,someonewouldhavedoneitalready.Butalthoughnoonehasyetcommercialisedthetechnology,severalgroupsaretrying.OneofthemisGSCleanTech,whichhasdevelopedabioreactorbasedonapatentheldbyagroupofscientistsattheOhioCoalResearchCentre,attheUniversityofOhio.TheGSCleanTechbioreactorusesaparabolicmirrortofunnelsunlightintofibre-opticcablesthatcarrythelighttoacrylic“glowplates”insidethereactor.Thesediffusethelightoververticalsheetsofpolyesterthatformtheplatformonwhichthealgaegrow.Eventuallythepolyesterisunabletosupporttheweightofthealgae,andtheyfalloffintoacollectionductpositionedunderneath.GreenFuelTechnologies,basedinCambridge,Massachusetts,hasadifferentapproach.Itsreactoriscomposedofaseriesofcleartubes,each2withasecond,opaquetubenestedinside.Thisarrangementmakesitpossibletobubbletheexhaustgasdownthroughtheoutercompartmentandthenbubbleitbackupthroughtheopaquemiddle.Thebubblinggascausesturbulenceandcirculatesthealgaearoundthereactor.Theconstantshiftbetweenlightanddarknessasthealgalcellscirculateincreasestheamountofcarbonthattheyfix,probablybypromotingchemicalreactionsthatoccurnaturallyonlyatnight.ApreliminarytestofGreenFuel’sreactordesign,whichwasperformedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology’scampuspowerplant,suggestedthatitcanremove75%ofthecarbondioxidefromapowerstation’sexhaust.AmoreserioustestisnowbeingcarriedoutbyArizonaPublicService,thatstate’spowerutility,atitsRedhawkplant.AnothertestisplannedinLouisiana.GreenFuelclaimsthatoverthecourseofayear,ahectare(2.5acres)ofitsreactorsshouldbeabletoproduce30,000litres(8,000Americangallons)ofoil,whichcouldbeusedasbiodiesel,andenoughcarbohydratestobefermentedinto9,000litresofethanol,whichcanbeusedasasubstituteforpetrol.Thereis,ofcourse,nofreelunch.AsRobCarlsonoftheUniversityofWashingtonpointsout,ifmoneyistobemadesellingproductsmadefromexhaustgas,thenthatgasgoesfrombeingwastemattertobeingavaluableresource.Farfromgivingitaway,powercompaniesmighteven3startchargingforit.Thatwould,indeed,beareversaloffortune.1.Theword“intriguing”(Line3,Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans_____[A]challenging.[B]promising.[C]complicated.[D]alluring.2.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEofthebioreactordevelopedbyGSCleanTech?[A]Noexhaustgasisusedinthisbioreactor.[B]The“glowplates”areusedtoconductthesunlight.[C]Sunlightcomesintothefibre-opticcablesthroughholesintheparabolicmirror.[D]Photosynthesisiscarriedoutbythealgaeinthecollectionduct.3.Thecollectionductpositionedunderneathisusedto_____[A]holdtheverticalsheetsofpolyesterthatfalloff.[B]substitutetheplatformonwhichthealgaegrows.[C]obtaintheoverweightalgae.[D]taketheplaceofpolyesterafterlightisdiffusedonit.4.TheapproachdevelopedbytheGreenFuelTechnologiesisdifferentfromthatbyGSCleanTechinthat_____[A]thereisnophotosynthesisinthereactorofGreenFuelTechnologies.4[B]thelightusedforphotosynthesisisproducedbythereactoritself.[C]thealgalcellsfixcarbonintheprocess.[D]theexhaustgasactsasthemotiveforce.5.ThereactorsofGreenFuelcouldproducethefollowingfuelsexcept_____[A]biodiesel.[B]ethanol.[C]alcohol.[D]fossilfuel.篇章剖析：这篇文章讲述了绿色燃料的生产情况。第一段讲述了人们希望可以利用光合作用来生成燃料；第二、三段讲述有两家公司都在生产绿色燃料，但是使用了技术不同；第四、五段讲述绿色燃料开发使用的地点和规模；第六段讲述将来电力公司可能会对绿色燃料实行收费。词汇注释：detractorn.恶意批评者pipedream白日梦biodieseln.生物燃料parabolicmirrorn.抛物柱面镜acrylicadj.丙烯酸的ductn.管carbohydraten.碳水化合物5fermentv.发酵ethanoln.乙醇;酒精难句突破：1.Theconstantshiftbetweenlightanddarknessasthealgalcellscirculateincreasestheamountofcarbonthattheyfix,probablybypromotingchemicalreactionsthatoccurnaturallyonlyatnight.[主体句式]Theconstantshiftasthealgalcellscirculateincreases…[结构分析]这是一个复合句，as引导的是时间状语从句，that引导的是定语从句修饰carbon，bypromoting…作方式状语。[句子译文]随着藻类的运动，光亮和黑暗交替出现，把碳固定住并不断增加其数量，这可能是通过促成只在晚上进行的化学反应而产生的。2.ApreliminarytestofGreenFuel’sreactordesign,whichwasperformedattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology’scampuspowerplant,suggestedthatitcanremove75%ofthecarbondioxidefromapowerstation’sexhaust.[主体句式]Apreliminarytestsuggestedthat…[结构分析]这是一个复合句，which引导的是design的定语从句；that引导的是宾语从句。[句子译文]绿色燃料公司称该设计的最初试验是在麻省理工大学校园的发电厂里进行的，该实验证明可以将发电厂排出废气的75%清除掉。6题目分析：1.D猜词题。根据上下文“Whoeverturnsouttoberight,though,itisanintriguingidea:insteadofreleasingthecarbondioxideproducedbyburningfossilfuelsintotheatmosphere,whynotrecaptureitbyphotosynthesis”，尽管有支持者和反对者，但是可见这个主意还是非常吸引人的，令人向往的，因此选项中D最为符合。2.B细节题。根据第二段，A选项，没有废气就不能进行光合作用；B选项，白炽盘是用来漫射光的，因此也是用来传导光的；C选项，阳光是通过柱面镜的反射进入到纤维光缆中，而不是抛物柱面镜的洞；D选项，光合作用在聚酯片上进行的。因此，答案为B选项。3.C细节题。根据第二段“Thesediffusethelightoververticalsheetsofpolyesterthatformtheplatformonwhichthealgaegrow.Eventuallythepolyesterisunabletosupporttheweightofthealgae,andtheyfalloffintoac