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Pollution inside homes and other buildings kills more than 4 million people each year. Many people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over wood-powered or coal-powered stoves.
One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun. Crosby Menzies, a solar power expert in a South African company, described his latest solar cooker called the "Sol.4". "It is four square meters of mirrors, six to eight meters in length. It is quite a large cooler."
The "Sol.4" works by reflecting light from the sun off large mirrors. The mirrors direct (把……对准) the light at a cooking pan. Then the light heats the pan with solar energy. Within two minutes, the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onions. In just four minutes, water can be boiled. That is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricity.
The cooker is also much "friendlier" than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use it. And people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coal. Such individuals would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke.
At present, the cooker only works when the sun is shining. But engineers are working on a way to make it work without sunlight.
Each cooker costs about 2000, which is a large amount of money for most Africans. To solve that problem, Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization called solar Cookers for Africa. It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment.
() 1. This passage is mainly about .
A. solar cookers
B. smoke pollution
C. solar power experts
D. breathing illnesses
() 2. The "Sol-4" is mainly used to .
A. shorten the time of cooking
B. reduce the cost of making cookers
C. raise money through donations to help African people
D. reduce the number of deaths caused by harmful smoke
() 3. Which of the following about the "Sol-4" is TRUE?
A. It is six to eight square meters of mirrors.
B. It can work in any weather condition now.
C. It can also heat the pan by lighting firewood.
D. It is more environment-friendly than other cookers.
() 4. From the passage, we can infer that .
A. the "Sol-4" will be designed in a smaller size
B. more Africans can use the solar cookers in the future
C. the "Sol-4" is the first product of the South African company
D. the African government will provide poor people with solar cookers
A
Pollution inside homes and other buildings kills more than 4 million people each year. Many people die as a result of breathing smoke or from cooking over wood-powered or coal-powered stoves.
One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun. Crosby Menzies, a solar power expert in a South African company, described his latest solar cooker called the "Sol.4". "It is four square meters of mirrors, six to eight meters in length. It is quite a large cooler."
The "Sol.4" works by reflecting light from the sun off large mirrors. The mirrors direct (把……对准) the light at a cooking pan. Then the light heats the pan with solar energy. Within two minutes, the pan is hot enough to cook sausages and onions. In just four minutes, water can be boiled. That is as fast as cooking with natural gas or electricity.
The cooker is also much "friendlier" than other models because people do not have to stand in the sun to use it. And people can prepare meals without having to collect firewood or spend money on coal. Such individuals would be less likely to have breathing illnesses from harmful smoke.
At present, the cooker only works when the sun is shining. But engineers are working on a way to make it work without sunlight.
Each cooker costs about 2000, which is a large amount of money for most Africans. To solve that problem, Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization called solar Cookers for Africa. It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment.
() 1. This passage is mainly about .
A. solar cookers
B. smoke pollution
C. solar power experts
D. breathing illnesses
() 2. The "Sol-4" is mainly used to .
A. shorten the time of cooking
B. reduce the cost of making cookers
C. raise money through donations to help African people
D. reduce the number of deaths caused by harmful smoke
() 3. Which of the following about the "Sol-4" is TRUE?
A. It is six to eight square meters of mirrors.
B. It can work in any weather condition now.
C. It can also heat the pan by lighting firewood.
D. It is more environment-friendly than other cookers.
() 4. From the passage, we can infer that .
A. the "Sol-4" will be designed in a smaller size
B. more Africans can use the solar cookers in the future
C. the "Sol-4" is the first product of the South African company
D. the African government will provide poor people with solar cookers
答案
1. A
2. D
3. D
4. B
2. D
3. D
4. B
解析
1. 主旨大意题：文章开篇介绍室内污染致亡的问题，随后引出太阳能炊具这一解决方案，并详细介绍了"Sol.4"太阳能炊具的构造、工作原理、优势等内容，全文围绕太阳能炊具展开，故选A。
2. 细节理解题：根据第一段"Many people die as a result of breathing smoke..."及第二段"One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun."，结合第四段内容可知，"Sol.4"可减少因有害烟雾引发的死亡，其主要作用是降低有害烟雾导致的死亡人数，故选D。
3. 细节判断题：
A项：原文提到"It is four square meters of mirrors, six to eight meters in length."，A项表述错误；
B项：根据"At present, the cooker only works when the sun is shining."可知，目前它仅在有阳光时工作，B项错误；
C项："Sol.4"依靠太阳能加热锅具，并非烧柴火，C项错误；
D项：由第四段可知，该炊具无需烧柴火或煤，减少有害烟雾排放，比其他型号更环保，D项正确。
4. 推理判断题：根据最后一段"Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization...It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment."可推断，未来会有更多非洲人用上太阳能炊具，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：根据第一段"Many people die as a result of breathing smoke..."及第二段"One way to reduce the number of deaths is through cooking equipment powered by the sun."，结合第四段内容可知，"Sol.4"可减少因有害烟雾引发的死亡，其主要作用是降低有害烟雾导致的死亡人数，故选D。
3. 细节判断题：
A项：原文提到"It is four square meters of mirrors, six to eight meters in length."，A项表述错误；
B项：根据"At present, the cooker only works when the sun is shining."可知，目前它仅在有阳光时工作，B项错误；
C项："Sol.4"依靠太阳能加热锅具，并非烧柴火，C项错误；
D项：由第四段可知，该炊具无需烧柴火或煤，减少有害烟雾排放，比其他型号更环保，D项正确。
4. 推理判断题：根据最后一段"Crosby Menzies has created a non-governmental organization...It plans to raise money through donations to provide poor people with solar cooking equipment."可推断，未来会有更多非洲人用上太阳能炊具，故选B。
