山东省青岛市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练9.docx

1、山东省青岛市高考英语阅读理解一轮选练9青岛市2015高考英语阅读理解选练（9）【山东省济南市2014高考英语一模试题】From a small warehouse in North Salt Lake City, Utah, a little-known company called Go Natural CNG is about to release a new home refueling system after more than two years of research.The system, backed by technology giant Parker Hannifin C

2、orp, will fill up quicker than some modelsabout one gallon an hourand last up to 20 years, according to Go Natural CNG Chief Executive Lucas Kjar. The unit, expected by the end of the year, will use hydraulic technology to compress (压缩) the gas for vehicle use, he said. He did not say how much the u

3、nit would cost.But Go Natural may have a lot of competition. General Electric, Whirlpool and Eaton are all working on home refueling technologies expected to be launched in the next couple of years.General Electric, which received $1.8 million from the government to develop its system, aims to relea

4、se a unit that will cool natural gas to minus 50 degrees Celsius to extract (提取) water and other contaminates before refueling. GE aims to sell the unit at $500, about a tenth of the cost of current models.General Electric said it was in the development phase and declined to comment on the programs

5、progress.Honda, which makes the natural gas-fired Honda Civic GX, has contacted GE and Whirlpool to discuss their plans, according to Elmer Hardy, Hondas senior manager of alternative fuel vehicles.Eaton, which received $3.4 million from the government to develop the technology, is working on a unit

6、 at its labs in Southfield, Michigan, that would use liquids to compress the gas instead of the traditional metal pistons(活塞). It aims to make a unit available for $500 by 2015.“We are seeing if we can do it in a way that reduces the price point,” said Clark Fortune, who leads the program at Eaton.

7、“The adoption will improve if the costs come down.”46. What might be the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To encourage car owners to use natural gas.B. To advertise some technology companies. C. To introduce a new home refueling system. D. To present some ways of saving energy.47. Which compan

8、y may be the first to release the new refueling system?A. Eaton B. General Electric C. Whirlpool D. Go Natural 48. Which of the following is true of the system to be launched by Go Natural? A. It can be bought at $5oo now.B. It has got into market this year. C. It can be used for twenty years. D. It

9、 is financed by Honda.49. What is the governments attitude to the new home refueling system? A. Doubtful B. Cautious C. Negative D. Supportive 50. What may prevent the system from being widely accepted according to Clark Fortune? A. Its refueling speed. B. Its present price.C. Its compressing techni

10、que. D. Its appearance.【参考答案】4650 CDCDB 较难题目特训：科普知识类Which are you more likely to have with you at any given momentyour cellphone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner. In January, Starbucks a

11、nnounced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6, 800 of its stores. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U. S. , but were likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication(NFC) gets into Americas consumer electronics. La

12、st December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public. Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminala contact-free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely a

13、dopted in the U. S. , a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction (交易) fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and-pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers may try to muscle their

14、way into the point-of-sale(POS) market. Three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture(合资企业) that will go into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is “to lead the U. S. payments industry from cards to mobile phones.”The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be

15、processed, is security. For instance, whats to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? “Were still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of your phone,” says Jimmy Shah, a mobile-security researcher. “Users may also be able to set

16、 transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.”Still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your wallet isnt. 1. What is predicted to happen in the U. S. ? A. The expansion of cellphone com