山东省青岛市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练9.docx

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山东省青岛市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练9

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【山东省济南市2014高考英语一模试题】

FromasmallwarehouseinNorthSaltLakeCity,Utah,alittle-knownc

ompanycalledGoNaturalCNGisabouttoreleaseanewhomerefuelingsystemaftermorethantwoyearsofresearch.

Thesystem,backedbytechnologygiantParkerHannifinCorp,willfillupquickerthansomemodels—aboutonegallonanhour—andlastupto20years,accordingtoGoNaturalCNGChiefExecutiveLucasKjar.Theunit,expectedbytheendoftheyear,willusehydraulictechnologytocompress（压缩）thegasforvehicleuse,hesaid.Hedidnotsayhowmuchtheunitwouldcost.

ButGoNaturalmayhavealotofcompetition.GeneralElectric,WhirlpoolandEatonareallworkingonhomerefuelingtechnologiesexpectedtobelaunchedinthenextcoupleofyears.

GeneralElectric,whichreceived$1.8millionfromthegovernmenttodevelopitssystem,aimstoreleaseaunitthatwillcoolnaturalgastominus50degreesCelsiustoextract（提取）waterandothercontaminatesbeforerefueling.GEaimstoselltheunitat$500,aboutatenthofthecostofcurrentmodels.

GeneralElectricsaiditwasinthedevelopmentphaseanddeclinedtocommentontheprogram’sprogress.

Honda,whichmakesthenaturalgas-firedHondaCivicGX,hascontactedGEandWhirlpooltodiscusstheirplans,accordingtoElmerHardy,Honda’sseniormanagerofalternativefuelvehicles.

Eaton,whichreceived$3.4millionfromthegovernmenttodevelopthetechnology,isworkingonaunitatitslabsinSouthfield,Michi

gan,thatwoulduseliquidstocompressthegasinsteadofthetraditionalmetalpistons（活塞）.Itaimstomakeaunitavailablefor$500by2015.

“Weareseeingifwecandoitinawaythatreducesthepricepoint,”saidClarkFortune,wholeadstheprogramatEaton.“Theadoptionwillimproveifthecostscomedown.”

46.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toencouragecarownerstousenaturalgas.

B.Toadvertisesometechnologycompanies.

C.Tointroduceanewhomerefuelingsystem.

D.Topresentsomewaysofsavingenergy.

47.Whichcompanymaybethefirsttoreleasethenewrefuelingsystem?

A.EatonB.GeneralElectricC.WhirlpoolD.GoNatural

48.WhichofthefollowingistrueofthesystemtobelaunchedbyGoNatural?

A.Itcanbeboughtat$5oonow.

B.Ithasgotintomarketthisyear.

C.Itcanbeusedfortwentyyears.

D.ItisfinancedbyHonda.

49.Whatisthegovernment’sattitudetothenewhomerefuelingsystem?

A.DoubtfulB.CautiousC.NegativeD.Supportive

50.WhatmaypreventthesystemfrombeingwidelyacceptedaccordingtoClarkFortune?

A.Itsrefuelingspeed.B.Itspresentprice.

C.Itscompressingtechnique.D.Itsappearance.

【参考答案】46—50CDCDB

较难题目特训：

科普知识类

Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewithyouatanygivenmoment—yourcellphoneoryourwallet?

Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmart

phoneoveranelectronicscanner.

InJanuary,Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstores.Thisisthefirstpay-by-phonepracticeintheU.S.,butwe’relikelytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldcommunication（NFC）getsintoAmerica’sconsumerelectronics.LastDecember,somenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.

AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope,NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinchesaboveapaymentterminal—acontact-freesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidelyadoptedintheU.S.,afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransaction（交易）fees.Althoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwave-and-paysystemsthatuseNFC-enabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomuscletheirwayintothepoint-of-sale（POS）market.Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure　　　（合资企业）thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis“toleadtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephones.”

TheotherbigNFCissue,apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity.Forinstance,what’stostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?

“We’restillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,”saysJimmyShah,amobile-securityresearcher.“Usersmayalsobeabletoset

transactionlimits,perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases.”

Stilluneasyaboutthisdigital-walletbusiness?

Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone,itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus,yourphonecanbepasswordprotected.Yourwalletisn’t.

1.WhatispredictedtohappenintheU.S.?

A.Theexpansionofcellphonecom