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【題目】Alfredo Moser is a Brazilian worker who is skilled at repairing machines. His wife says her husband has always been handy (手巧的) at home and made tables and chairs. Alfredo has invented a way of lighting his house during the day without electricity.

He has been using plastic bottles filled up with water and a little bleach (漂 白劑) to provide dark rooms with light for many years. And the idea has now spread across the world. It is predicted that his lighting system, which works using refraction (折射) of sunlight, will be fitted in over a million homes by the end of this year.

Alfredo used normal plastic drink bottles that are often thrown away. The secret of the liquid in the bottles is the bleach added to water, which stops it turning green in the sunlight. Mr. Moser drills a hole in a roof tile (瓦片) and then pushes the bottle in from below, keeping the bottle in place with polyester resin (聚酯樹脂). Depending on the strength of sunlight, the light fills his home, and the bottles are just like electric bulbs (燈泡) of between 40 and 60 watts (瓦).

Alfredo came up with the idea for his “Moser light” during one of the blackouts in Brazil in 2002. He said only factories had power in his home city, in southern Brazil during the energy shortage.

The local supermarket and his neighbours’ houses are using Moser lights. He earned a few dollars, but his invention has not made him a rich man. Now a great number of people admire what he is doing!

【1】What did Alfredo's wife think of him?

A. Alfredo was always busy repairing machines.

B. Alfredo couldn’t do any housework.

C. Alfredo was clever with his hands.

D. Alfredo is a helpful man to save our world.

【2】Why does Alfredo put a little bleach into the bottle?

A. Because the bottle can give more light.

B. Because the bleach can keep the bottle in a roof tile.

C. Because the bleach can protect water from turning green.

D. Because the bleach can reflect the sunlight.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?

A. People can use Moser’s lights only at night.

B. Moser’s light gives too poor light.

C. Moser’s bottles use electricity to light the room.

D. Moser’s bottle light is a green idea.

【4】The underlined word “blackouts” in the passage probably means .

A. 地震 B. 停電 C. 旱災(zāi) D. 洪澇

【5】We can infer from the passage that _ .

A. Alfredo’s lights will be more and more popular

B. nobody will buy Moser lights in the future

C. Alfredo won’t repair machines any more

D. Alfredo’s invention will bring him a lot of money

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 C

【3】 D

【4】 B

【5】 A

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇人物小傳，記敘了莫澤發(fā)明節(jié)能燈的故事。阿爾弗雷多是一名擅長(zhǎng)修理機(jī)器的巴西工人，他借助漂白劑發(fā)明了一種白天不用電而是利用陽(yáng)光照明的節(jié)能燈，雖然他的發(fā)明并沒有使他成為一個(gè)富翁，但是現(xiàn)在很多人都?xì)J佩他所做的事情。

【1】題意：阿爾弗雷多的妻子對(duì)他有什么看法？考查細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)His wife says her husband has always been handy (手巧的) at home，可知認(rèn)為丈夫心靈手巧，故選C。

【2】題意：阿爾弗雷多為什么把一點(diǎn)漂白劑放進(jìn)瓶子里？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The secret of the liquid in the bottles is the bleach added to water, which stops it turning green in the sunlight. 加入到水中的漂白劑，它可以阻止水在陽(yáng)光下變綠，可知選C。

【3】題意：關(guān)于這篇文章，下列哪一項(xiàng)是正確的？考查細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。A. People can use Moser’s lights only at night. 人們只能在晚上使用莫澤的燈；根據(jù)Alfredo has invented a way of lighting his house during the day without electricity.，可知說法錯(cuò)誤。B. Moser’s light gives too poor light. 莫澤的光線太弱了；根據(jù)He has been using plastic bottles filled up with water and a little bleach to provide dark rooms with light for many years.，可知說法錯(cuò)誤。C. Moser’s bottles use electricity to light the room. 莫澤的瓶子用電來照亮房間；根據(jù)Depending on the strength of sunlight, the light fills his home, and the bottles are just like electric bulbs of between 40 and 60 watts，可知說法錯(cuò)誤。D. Moser’s bottle light is a green idea. 莫澤的瓶裝燈是個(gè)綠色的主意；根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，莫澤的發(fā)明不用電而是利用陽(yáng)光照明，可知是綠色發(fā)明，說法正確。綜合以上分析，故選D。

【4】題意：文中帶下劃線的單詞“blackouts”的意思可能是 。考查詞義理解題。根據(jù)下文的解釋He said only factories had power in his home city, in southern Brazil during the energy shortage.，可知是停電了，故選B。

【5】題意：我們可以從文章中推斷出 。考查細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。A. Alfredo’s lights will be more and more popular阿爾弗雷多的燈將會(huì)越來越受歡迎。B. nobody will buy Moser lights in the future將來沒有人會(huì)買莫澤燈。C. Alfredo won’t repair machines any more 阿爾弗雷多不再修理機(jī)器了。D. Alfredo’s invention will bring him a lot of money阿爾弗雷多的發(fā)明將給他帶來很多錢。根據(jù)最后He earned a few dollars, but his invention has not made him a rich man. Now a great number of people admire what he is doing!雖然他的發(fā)明并沒有使他成為一個(gè)富翁，但是現(xiàn)在很多人都?xì)J佩他所做的事情，可知阿爾弗雷多的燈將會(huì)越來越受歡迎，故選A。