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14 READING SELECTION A Why Smaller Refrigerators Can Preserve the Human Race By Appletree Rodden 注黄字体为课后生词 [1] Why has this change in size and complexity occurred (appeared) in America? It has not taken place (happen) in many areas (parts) of the technologically advanced world (the average West German refrigerator is about a yard high and less than a yard wide, yet refrigeration technology in Germany is quite advanced). Do we really need (or even want) all that space and cold (capacity)? [2] The benefits (advantages) of a large refrigerator are apparent (obvious): a saving of time (one grocery