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One of the world"s richest men has taken a close interest in one of man"s most basic functions: visiting the toilet．Bill Gates"s charitable organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future, which, they hope, would improve sanitation for millions of people around the world.
So, what"s wrong with the traditional flush toilet? Firstly, it wastes a huge amount, of potential drinking water．Secondly, they are more likely to cause pollution．This is a real problem in many areas of the developing world, where, according to United Nations estimates, unsafe sanitation causes half of all hospitalizations．Younger people are particularly at risk．Illnesses which cause diarrhea are responsible for the deaths of about 1．5 million children a year．Finally, standard lavatories simply aren"t practical in remote areas．
The challenge set by Bill Gates was to come up with a latrine which works without running water, electricity or aseptic tank．It also needed to operate for less than 5 cents．28 designs were displayed at the recent Reinvent the Toilet Fair．in Seattle, USA．Among them was one which turned human waste into electricity using microwaves, another which converted human waste into charcoal, and yet another which used urine for flushing．
But the winner was a solar-powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity．The team from the California Institute of Technology（CIT）picked up a prize of $ 100,000.
But clearly Bill Gates doesn"t feel he"s flushing money down the toilet．After the Seattle event he said, "We, couldn"t be happier with the response we"ve gotten," Gates has even pledged $370 million more to the future toilet project．They hope to field test more, prototypes over the next three years．
小题1:Why is Bill Gates paying people to invent new toilets?| A．Because he wants to test people"s sense of creativity． | | B．Because he thinks the traditional ones are out of fashion | | C．Because he wants to improve sanitation for many people． | | D．Because he can"t design this kind of things himself． |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT a problem with the traditional flush toilet?| A．They are too complicated to use. | B．They waste too much water | | C．They might cause diseases． | D．They are not always practical. |
小题3:The underlined word "latrine" in the third paragraph might have similar meanings to the word "__ " in the text．| A．sanitation | B．loo | C．diarrhea | D．prototype |
小题4:The team from CIT won the prize because their design .| A．can change human waste into electricity | | B．can turn human waste into charcoal | | C．can use urine for flushing | | D．can produce power with solar energy |
小题5:If someone "flush money down the toilet", they are .| A．wasting money for nothing | | B．being angry with their work conditions | | C．showing—off their wealth | | D．expressing their great determination |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍比尔盖茨找人发明一种新型的厕所，旨在环保和改善人们的卫生状况。
小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：Bill Gates"s charitable organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future, which,they hope, would improve sanitation for millions of people around the world． 可知比尔盖茨希望改善人们的卫生状况。选C。
小题2:细节题：从第二段的句子：Firstly, it wastes a huge amount of potential drinking water．Secondly, they are more likely to cause pollution．和Finally, standard lavatories simply aren"t practical in remote areas．可知传统的厕所太浪费水，会导致污染和疾病，不实用，BCD都是对的，选A。
小题3:猜词题：从第一段的句子：the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for inventors to design the loo of the future,可知latrine 和loo都是“厕所”，选B
小题4:细节题：从倒数第二段的句子：But the winner was a solar-powered design which generated hydrogen gas and electricity．The team from the California Institute of Technology（CIT）picked up a prize of $ 100,000.可知他们获胜是因为利用太阳能，选D
小题5:句意理解题：从后面的句子："We couldn"t be happier with the response we"ve gotten,可知比尔盖茨认为这些钱并不是浪费。选A |
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March 22, 2011---Most restaurants in the United States offer their customers a glass of tap water at no charge with their meal, but this week many restaurants are asking dinners to pay a dollar, or more, for a glass of water. Cards on their tables explain that this small amount helps bring clean water to children around the world. It’s called the UNICEF Tap Project.
“UNICEF’s Tap Project is really all about bringing attention to the fact that over 900 million people around the globe do not have access to good, clean, healthy drinking water,” says Cary Stem, who heads the US Fund for UNICEF. She adds that water-borne illness is the second-highest cause of preventable childhood death in the world.
“Each and every day approximately 4,100 children die just because they don’t have that access - 4,100 every single day.”
The public service campaign encourages people to help change that statistic with a simple, affordable action: paying a dollar to get a glass of tap water at a restaurant.
“One dollar buys enough good, clean water for a child for 40 days,” Stem says.
“The tap project has expanded since it began five years ago with 300 restaurants in New York City. This year, Stem says, about 3,000 restaurants across the country are participating in the campaign. We raised about $2.5 million over the last five years of this campaign,” says Stem. “Last year, we raised over $1 million for the first time. This year we’re hoping to top that.”
Stem credits the continued success of the campaign to an army of volunteers who support the tap project and raise money in their communities.
The UNICEF Tap Project is promoting its efforts with a simple motto: when you take water, give water. Currently, UNICEF works in more than 100 countries around the world to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities in schools and communities.
Stem hopes that, by participating in the project, more Americans will realize that what they often take for granted is a precious and scarce resource in many other parts of the world.
小题1:Restaurants began to charge for tap water to _______.| A．increase their profit | | B．urge customers to save water | | C．raise people’s awareness of the world water problem | | D．collect money for those without access to safe water |
小题2:We can learn from the text that the Tap Project ________.| A．began in New York City | | B．was started by volunteers | | C．is hoping to collect $2.5 million this year | | D．provides help for 1,000 countries in the world |
小题3:It can be learned that _______.| A．the Tap Project began in 2006 | | B．America suffers a serious problem | | C．4,100 children die of water pollution every year | | D．water-borne illnesses are the biggest killer of children |
小题4:How does Cary Stem feel about the work of the Tap Project?| A．Concerned | B．Hopeful | C．Disappointed | D．Angry |
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ARIEL, West Bank: A suicide bomber blew up near Israeli soldiers outside a Jewish settlement in the West Bank yesterday, killing at least three people and wounding about 30
Ron Nachman, mayor of the settlement of Ariel. “Soldiers were among the casualties（伤亡者）. ”People on the spot said the bomber blew up after soldiers eating at a food stand in a petrol station at the entrance of the settlement found him. According to some people on the spot accounts reported by Israeli media, a soldier shot and wounded the bomber, who then exploded.
The Magen David Adorn ambulance service said at least three people were killed and at least 30 wounded in the blast（爆炸）, which set the bomber burning at Ariel, about 25 kilometers east of Tel Aviv.
A fire brigade（旅） official said: “The bomber was still burning when we got there and we put out the fire immediately.”
Meanwhile, a blast shook homes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp early yesterday, damaging buildings but causing no injuries, Palestinian sources said. They said the bomb was planted outside the home of a member of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction in Ain el-Hilwch camp, and exploded while the family was sleeping.
小题1:Some of people including ________were killed or wounded in the blast accident.| A．mayor | B．soldiers | | C．rescue workers | D．a fire brigade official |
小题2:The suicide bomber blew himself up because________.| A．there was something wrong with his brains | | B．he couldn’t see the settlement’s mayor | | C．a soldier shot and wounded him | | D．he wanted to make himself known |
小题3:It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n）________.| A．announcement | B．advertisement | | C．science research | D．news report |
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The video rooms have been open since Jan. 2. If successful, the chain hopes to expand the service to other provinces, or even other countries. In addition to the food, customers pay 200 yuan per hour for using the room.
""The video rooms have been fully booked in February,"" said Chen Yu, manager of the Wangfujing branch. The Video room in Beijing is about 30 square meters and large enough for six customers.
""Many customers prefer to use the room for dinners rather than lunch,"" Chen said, adding the average age of customers who booked the video hotpot(火锅) is about 30.
""The whole process is very smooth. The image and the voice transmission(转换) are as good as those of video conferencing at work, ""said one of Chen"s colleagues surnamed Luo.
""I have a lot of friends in Beijing, whom I haven’t met for a long time because of being busy at work,"" said a woman surnamed Yu who is having dinner with her husband at Haidilao.""The new service gives us a chance to have a dinner together without traveling. I would like to give it a try.""
The video hotpot also helped establish a friendship between waitresses in the two cities.
Zhao Huanhuan, in her 20s, who is specially trained for serving in the video room in Shanghai, developed a friendship with a waitress named Lu Ke in the Beijing branch.
Zhao said excitedly: ""It was too amazing to believe. I"m so interested in using the special room and enjoy serving people there. I also talk about some interesting interactive games with Lu before guests come for dinner"".
Although Lu felt a little bit nervous when she first served in front of the screens, she said the new mode of communication also encouraged her to supply better services for customers.
""It"s like a service competition. We saw each other through video and I could learn from Zhao"s serving,"" Lu said, adding she will visit Zhao if she goes to Shanghai.
It seems that video hotpot doesn"t satisfy everyone"s taste, however.
小题1:From the passage we know that ______.| A．the video room service has been open for a long time | | B．the video room service has been open in many provinces in China | | C．using the video room, you have to pay extra 200 yuan per hour | | D．the Video room in Beijing is only designed for six people to use |
小题2:Haidilao may be the name of ______.| A．a theatre | B．a restaurant | C．a cinema | D．a hotel |
小题3:Why do many customers choose the video room service?| A．Because the service there is excellent. | | B．Because they can have dinner with friends without traveling. | | C．Because the food there is delicious. | | D．Because the room is large enough for six people. |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that Zhao Huanhuan ______.| A．enjoys communicating with Lu Ke | | B．hasn"t met Lu Ke for a long time | | C．is twenty years old now | | D．learned a lot from Lu Ke |
小题5:What do you suppose will be talked about in the paragraph to be followed?| A．Lu"s visit to Zhao in Shanghai. | | B．Other customers" praise for the service. | | C．How to improve the service. | | D．Other customers" complaint about the service. |
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Just before midnight, six University of Cincinnati students were watching TV in an on-campus apartment when three men burst through the door. While one of the intruders pointed a gun at the group, the other two scooped up $4,400 worth of laptops, cell phones, video games and cash. Once they had what they wanted, the trio fled into the night.
Furious, the students chased down and tackled one of the burglars -- the one with the gun. In the struggle, it went off, and a bullet grazed a student"s leg. His friends piled on the gunman and held him until police showed up.
By the next day, the injured young man was back in his apartment, and the suspect was in jail, charged with burglary, felonious assault and receiving stolen property. But how did the men manage to storm into an on-campus residence that November night in the first place? Simple: Students told police the building"s main doors hadn"t latched properly for days.
As parents confront ballooning college costs and shrinking acceptance rates, they are finding themselves with an even bigger, more basic problem: Which campuses are safe? Colleges seem like idyllic and secure places, and for the most part, they are. But ivy-covered walls can"t keep out every bad element. This country"s 6,000 colleges and universities report some 40,000 burglaries, 3,700 forcible sex offenses, 7,000 aggravated assaults and 48 murders a year. Other hazards -- fires, binge-drinking, mental-health problems -- are also on the rise.
Of course, that"s not what parents and students see on America"s serene campuses. There"s a false sense of security, says Harry Nolan, a safety consultant in New York City. "Students see guards patrolling at night or a video camera monitoring the dorm entrance and think, nothing bad can happen to me," he explains. "People don"t know that safety controls are often very lax."
小题1:What did the students do after the burglars fled into the night?| A．They stood there in surprise. | | B．They ran after the burglars at once. | | C．They waited for the police. | | D．They phoned their teacher. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “latched” in the third paragraph probably mean?| A．watched | B．fixed | C．locked | D．kept |
小题3:What worries parents most except ballooning college costs and shrinking acceptance rates?| A．Their children’s grades in the universities or colleges. | | B．Their children’s safety in the universities or colleges. | | C．Their children’s behavior in the universities or colleges. | | D．Their children’s relationship with classmates in the universities or colleges. |
小题4:Which is right according to the passage?| A．Their children’s grades in are high. | | B．Their children’s safety in the universities or colleges will be mornitored well. | | C．The universities or colleges don’t pay much attention to the children. | | D．The universities or colleges are not key educational departments in the local area. |
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George Zinunerman"s first court appearance before a Florida judge came on Tuesday inconnection with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The case has caused a national debate in the United States about race, self-defense laws and gun control. It was the first time the public had gotten to see and hear from George Zimmerman. The judge said he had found probable cause to move ahead with the case and told Zimmerman he would be formally charged on May 29th.
Zimmerman turned himself into authorities on Wednesday night，just before special prosecutor（公诉人）Angela Corey announced the charge against him. Corey told reporters she would fight for Trayvon Martin”
"It"s the victims and justice that we work tirelessly for,”Corey said
Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense after spotting the teenager in a gated com-munity where Martin"s father lives. He told police Martin attacked him during a conflict. The
shooting caused a national cry led by Martin"s parents who insisted their son was murdered
They also accused Zimmerman of targeting their son because he was black.
"We just wanted an arrest and we got it.”Trayvon Martin"s mother Fulton said.
Many in SanforD.Florida-the city where the shooting took place-welcomed the charge.
"All of us were wanting this to move on and get to this process where it is now into the justice system.”one man said
"It～long overdue（迟到的）and I am glad they decided to do something,”another said.Police did not initially charge Zimmerman with a crime because of a Florida law that says a person has a right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force. Prosecutor Coreysays，"I"m prepared to argue the issue if Zimmerman uses the self-defense law in count.”
Mark O"MarA. Zimmerman"s lawyer, would not make his plan publiC. but he said hisclient（委托人）was worried about the trial. "If found guilty of the second-degree murdercharge, Zimmerman could face up to life in prison,”O"Mara said
小题1:Why did the case draw so much attention around the US?| A．Because George Zimmerman was very cruel when he killed Trayvon Martin. | | B．Because Trayvon Martin"s father was a famous lawyer. | | C．Because the case was related with race, self-defense laws and gun control. | | D．Because George Zimmerman would be sentenced to life in prison. |
小题2:What"s Angela Corey"s attitude towards this case?| A．She showed sympathy for the black people. | | B．She wanted to defend justice for the victims. | | C．She hated George Zimmerman very much | | D．She was against self-defense. |
小题3:Which of the relationships is NOT true?| A．Zimmerman shot Martin during a conflict. | | B．Mark O"Mara was Zimmerman"s lawyer. | | C．Sybrina Fulton was Martin"s mother. | | D．Angela Corey was the judge of the case. |
小题4:According to the passage, Zimmerman＿| A．turned himself into authorities before he。，charged | | B．was put into prison | | C．shot Martin in self-defense when spotting him | | D．targeted Trayvon Martin because he was black |
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