广东省2018中考英语三科普知识与现代技术;通讯一阅读理解b人教新目标版56.docxVIP

阅读理解B

Passage1(2016广州)

Gettingelectricityhasalwaysbeenaproblemforthe173peoplelivinginNuevoSaposoa,asmallvillageinPeru,SouthAmerica.However,thingswentfrombadtoworseinMarch2015after heavyrainsdamagedtheonlypowercablesinthearea.Thevillagerswereforcedtouseoillamps,whicharenotonlyexpensivebutalsodangerousbecauseoftheharmfulgasestheyproduce.

Luckily,researchersattheUniversityofTechnology(UT)inLima,Peruheardabouttheirproblemandfoundawonderfulsolution.Theymadealampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoil,bothofwhichcanbeeasilyfound intheAmazonianrainforestwherethevillagelies.ThelamptakesenergyfromaplantgrowinginawoodenboxandusesittolightupanLEDlightbulb.

Whilethatmaysoundamazingandevenimpossible,thesciencebehindtheideaisquitesimple.Asplantscreatetheirfood(usingthesunsenergy,waterandchemicalsfromthesoil),theyalsoproducewastewhichtheyreturntothesoil.Tinyanimalsinthesoileatthiswasteandtheyproduce electrons

thebuildingblocksofelectricalenergy.TheUTteamputspecialsticksinsidethesoiltocapturetheenergyandkeepitinthelampsbatteriesforlateruse.Theresearcherssayasinglechargecanpowera50wattLEDlightfortwohours— enoughtimeforlocalvillagerstogettheireveningworkdone.

TheuniversitygavetenPlantLampstothevillagersof NuevoSaposoa

inOctober2015.Sofar,theyhavebeenahugesuccess!ElmerRamirez,theUTprofessorwhoinventedthelamp,believesthePlantLampcouldhelpimprovethelivesofmanypeople,especiallysmallrainforestcommunities,42%ofwhomhavenoelectricity.

Whatare theproblemsofoillampsaccordingtoParagraph1?

Theyaredifficulttouseandcreatepollution.

Theyareexpensivetobuyandeasilydamaged.

Theyaredifficulttorepairandproducelittlelight.

Theyareexpensivetouseandcanbebadforhealth.

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