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Facilitieslikeelectricricecookers，microwaves，andelectrickettles，makeiteasyforpeopletokeepfoodwarmandenjoyacomfortablewinter.SohowdidChinesepeopleinancienttimeskeepfoodwarminwinterwithoutthese？

Infact,ancientChinesepeopleusedtheirownmethodsofheatpreservationasearlyastheShangandZhouDynasties.

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“WenDing”，ancientricecooker

Oneofthemajorfunctionsofanelectricricecookeristokeepfoodwarm.The“WenDing”，anancientcookingcontainer,servedthesamepurpose,butinsteadofusingelectricenergy,theancientcookingcontainerpreservedheatbyburningfuelslikecharcoal.

The“WenDing”unearthedinNanjingin1989isthoughttobetheoldestofitskinddiscoveredinChina,datingbacktotheStoneAge.Thecraftsmanshipofmakingthe“WenDing”wasdevelopedintheBronzeAge.ThebronzeDingfromtheShangandZhouDynastiestookondifferentshapesandstructures.

“RanLu”,ancientsmallhotpot

The“RanLu”isasmallsizecookingvessel（器皿）madeofbronze,whichcanbedividedintothreeparts.Acharcoalstoveformsthemainstructure,withabottomtraytoholdcharcoalashes,andamovablecupatthetop.Someexpertshaveconcludedthatthevessel’sstructuresuggestsitmayhavebeenusedasasmallhotpotandthatthesevesselsbecamepopularintheWarringStatesPeriod（475－221B.C.）.

BronzeYou，ancientkettle

TheBronzeYouwasoneofthemostcommonwinecontainersduringtheShangandZhouDynasties.TheBronzeYoucanalsobeusedtowarmwine.Forexample,theBronzeYouwithbeastmaskdesign,unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningwherecharcoalcouldbeplaced.Justaspeopletodaycan’tdowithoutanelectrickettle,theBronzeYouallowedpeopletoenjoyahotdrink.

BronzeYan,ancientsteamer

Althoughthe“WenDing”waseffectiveatkeepingfoodwarm,theancientChinesepeoplelaterfoundthatitsburningprocessproducedpollution.Asaresult,theBronzeYanwasmadewithatwo-tierstructureandusedtosteamriceandothergrains.AftertheEasternHanDynasty（25A.D.—220A.D.），furtherimprovementstotheBronzeYanledtothemodern-daysteamer.

21.Whendidthe“RanLu”becomepopular?

A.IntheZhouDynasty.B.IntheEasternHanDynasty.

C.IntheWarringStatesPeriod.D.IntheStoneAge.

22.TheBronzeYou，unearthedinJiangxiProvince,hasanopeningto.

A.placecharcoalB.storewineC.pourwaterD.holdcharcoalashes

23.WhatistheuniqueadvantageoftheBronzeYan?

A.Itiswarm.B.Itisconvenient.C.Itisuseful.D.Itisenvironment-friendly.

B

Mahendra,aformerseniorofficerattheStateBankofIndia,talksabouthisdisabledandwoundeddogslikeafatherabouthischildren—withthesamelove,affection,andwarmth.He'

sawell&

shy;

knownanimalrightsactivist,thesecretaryatPeopleforAnimals（PFA）.ButnothingexplainsMahendrabetterthanhisloveforanimals.ItwasthislovethatledhimtoestablishIndia'

sfirstshelterhomefordogslivingwithdisabilities.

Itallstartedin1998when,whiletakingamidnightwalk,Mahendracameacrossaveryweakdogonthestreet,whoseboneswereseenunderitsskin.Mahendradecidedtofeeditandforthenextcoupleofdaysitbecamethecentreofhislife,untilthenightwhenhefounditdead.Sincethen,Mahendrastartedprovidingtreatmenttoallwoundedandsickdogshecameacross.Aftersometime,somebodytoldMahendraaboutPFA,India'

slargestanimalwelfareorganization,chairedbyMrsManekaGandhi.Mahendracontactedherand,impressedbytheworkhewasdoing,MrsGandhiaskedhimtostartaPFAchapterinAhmedabad.

Thus,in2014,hestartedtheshelter.IttookalongtimeforMahendratofindlandwherethesheltercouldbesetup.Finally,RameshBhaiPatel,afarmerfromavillagenamedJundal,agreedtogivehislandfornothing.Alongwithateamoffourdoctorsandmanyvolunteers,theshelternowhastwenty&

fivedogsthatwereunabletowalkatallwhentheywerebroughtin.Today,they'

reslowlyhealing.

Dogsthathavehealedwithpropertreatmentaresentbacktowheretheycamefromiftheenvironmentthereissafe.However,theshelterwillbehometotheblinddogsforalltheirlives,saysMahendra.

TheshelterrunsonthemoneycomingfromMahendra'

sownpocket.TherehavebeensomefinancialcrunchesnowandthenbutMahendraisdeterminedthatnomatterwhatchallengescometheirway,they'

llfightthrough.

24.FromParagraph1,whatcanweknowaboutMahendra?

A.Hisaffectionforanimals.

B.Hisloveforseniorpeople.

C.Hiscarefordisabledpeople.

D.Hisdevotiontoprotectinghischildren.

25.Mahendradecidedtodosomethingforanimalsbecauseof________.

A.thedeathofahomelesssickdog

B.hismeetingwithasickdogonenight

C.theencouragementofMrsGandhi

D.hiscontactwiththeorganizationPFA

26.Inhisefforttobuildtheshelter,Mahendra________.

A.spentmuchmoneyhiringaland

B.receivedlittlesupportfromothers

C.gotafreelandfromafarmer

D.wasfinanciallysupportedbythegovernment

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“crunches”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Aids.B.Markets.

C.Services.D.Difficulties

C

USscientistssaytheyhavepouredcoldwateronthetheorythatwashinghandswithhotwaterkillsmoregerms（细菌）thanunheatedwater.Thesmallstudyof20peoplefoundusingwaterat15C（59F）lefthandsascleanaswaterheatedto38C（100F）.

NationalHealthService（NHS）recommendsthatpeoplewashtheirhandsineithercoldorwarmwater.Inthisstudy,scientistsatRutgersUniversity-NewBrunswickwantedtofindoutifpopularassumptionsaboutthebenefitsofwarmorhotwaterandofficialguidanceonhotwater—giventothefoodindustryintheUS—heldtrue.Theyasked20peopletowashtheirhands20timeseachwithwaterthatwas15C（59F）,26C（79F）or38degrees（100F）.Volunteerswerealsoaskedtoexperimentwithvaryingamountsofsoap.Beforetheystartedthetests,theirhandswerecoveredinharmlessbugs.Researcherssaytherewasnodifferenceintheamountofbugsremovedasthetemperatureofthewaterortheamountofsoapchanged.

ProfDonaldSchaffnersaid:

“Peopleneedtofeelcomfortablewhentheyarewashingtheirhandsbutasfaraseffectivenessgoes,thisstudyshowsusthatthetemperatureofthewateruseddidnotmatter.”

However,theresearchersaccepttheirstudyissmallandsaymoreextensiveworkisneededtodeterminethebestwaystoremoveharmfulbacteria.

IntheUK,NHSexpertssaypeoplecanusecoldorhotwatertowashtheirhands.Theysayhandsshouldbewashedforatleast20secondsandstresstheimportanceofusingenoughsoaptocoverthewholesurfaceofthehands.Theirguidancefocusesonrubbinghandstogetherinvariouswaystomakesureeachsurfaceofeachhandisclean.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“pouredcoldwater”inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Proved.B.Contradicted.C.Created.D.Accepted.

29.Aftertheywashedtheirhandswitheitherhotorcoldwater,.

A.volunteersalldidn’tfeelverycomfortable

B.volunteersalltalkedaboutAmericanfoodindustry

C.volunteersstillhadmuchgermontheirhands

D.volunteersnearlyhadthesameamountofgermremoved

30.Howdotheresearchersfeelabouttheirstudy?

A.Itispopular.B.Itisconvincing.C.Itisincomplete.D.Itisabstract.

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.UsingColdWaterInsteadofHotWater.B.HowtoUseColdWatertoWashHands.

C.ItIsBettertoWashHandsinColdWater.D.WashingHandsinColdWaterasGoodasHot.

D

Thehealthofmillionscouldbeatriskbecausesuppliesofmedicinalplantsarebeingusedup.Theseplantsareusedtomaketraditionalmedicine,includingdrugstofightcancer.“Thelossofmedicinalplantsisaquietdisaster,”saysSaraOldfield,secretarygeneraloftheNGOBotanicGardensConservationInternational.

Mostpeopleworldwiderelyonherbal（药草制的）medicineswhicharegotmostlyfromwildplants.Butsome15,000ofthe50,000medicinalspeciesareunderthreatofdyingout,accordingtoreportfromtheinternationalconservationgroupPlantlife.ShortageshavebeenreportedinChina,India,Kenya,Nepal,TanzaniaandUganda.

Over-harvestingdoesthemostharm,thoughpollutionandcompetitionfrominvasivespecies（入侵物种）andhabitatdestructionallcontribute.“Businessmengenerallyharvestmedicinalplants,notcaringaboutsustainability（可持续性）,”thePlantlifereportsays,“damageisseriouspartlybecausetheyhavenoideaaboutit,butitismainlybecausesuchcollectionisunorganized.”MedicinaltreesatriskincludetheHimalayanyew（紫衫）andtheAfricancherry,whichareusedtotreatsomecancers.

Thesolution,saysthereport’sauthor,AlanHamilton,istoencouragelocalpeopletoprotecttheseplants.TenprojectsstudiedbyPlantlifeinIndia,Pakistan,China,Nepal,UgandaandKenyashowedthismethodcansucceed.InUganda,theprojecthaskeptasustainablesupplyoflow-costcancertreatments,andinChinaapublic-runmedicinalplantprojecthasbeencreatedforthefirsttime.”

“Improvinghealth,earninganincomeandkeepingculturaltraditionsareimportantinencouragingpeopletoprotectmedicinalplants,”saysHamilton,“Youhavetopayattentiontowhatpeopleareinterestedin.”

GhilleanPrance,theformerdirectoroftheRoyalBotanicGardensatKewinLondon,agreesthatmedicinalplantsareinneedofprotection.“Notnearlyenoughisbeingdone,”hetoldNewScientist.“Wearedestroyingtheveryplantsthatareofmostusetous.”

32.Fromt