If eighteen-year-old Karki doesn't turn out to be the next Edison, I'll chop off my locks This kid invented a solar pane (嵌板) which uses human hair as a conductor and could provide the world with cheap, green electricity, solving the energy crisis.
Karki, a Nepal teenager, who lives in a village in Rural Nepal, used human hair to replace silicon, which is a common but expensive component of solar panels.
By using hair as a replacement, Karki says solar panels can be produced for around 23 pounds. But if they were mass-produced, Karki says they could be sold for less than half that price, which could make them a quarter of the price of those already on the market.
The solar panel works because melanin, the substance giving hair its color, is light sensitive and can act as an electrical conductor. Karki was inspired to follow this route by a Stephen Hawking book, which explained how to create energy from hair.
The device (设备) Karki has shown is able to produce 9V or 18W of energy -- plenty to charge a mobile phone. Half a kilo of hair can be bought for only 16p in Nepal and lasts a few months, where as a pack of batteries would cost 50p and last a few nights," according to Karki.
Karki has now sent out several devices to other districts near his village for testing. "First I wanted to provide electricity for my home, then my village. Now I am thinking for the world," he said.
Karki says the idea is more important than ever because of the urgent need for renewable energies in the face of limited power sources and global warming. Slowly, natural resources are decreasing. One day we will be in a great crisis. This is an easy solution for the crisis we are having today.
64. What is the best title of the passage?
A. Introduction of Solar Panels            B. Functions of a New Solar Panel
C. Special Solar panel Materials                      D. Karki Invented a New Solar Panel
65. Why did Karki want to invent a solar panel with hair?
A. Because hair is not very expensive.
B. Because silicon is hard to find.
C. Because he wanted to provide electricity for his home.
D. Because the energy crisis is very serious in his home town.
66. From the last paragraph we can know ________.
A, Karki s invention is of great importance       
B. Karki can predict what will happen in the future
C. the energy crisis will disappear in the future 
D. Karki's invention will make him wealthy
67. The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. Karki for his great invention          B. introduce a new solar panel
C. promote the sales of solar panels        D. warn people of the energy crisis

If eighteen-year-old Karki doesn't turn out to be the next Edison, I'll chop off my locks This kid invented a solar pane (嵌板) which uses human hair as a conductor and could provide the world with cheap, green electricity, solving the energy crisis.

Karki, a Nepal teenager, who lives in a village in Rural Nepal, used human hair to replace silicon, which is a common but expensive component of solar panels.

By using hair as a replacement, Karki says solar panels can be produced for around 23 pounds. But if they were mass-produced, Karki says they could be sold for less than half that price, which could make them a quarter of the price of those already on the market.

The solar panel works because melanin, the substance giving hair its color, is light sensitive and can act as an electrical conductor. Karki was inspired to follow this route by a Stephen Hawking book, which explained how to create energy from hair.

The device (设备) Karki has shown is able to produce 9V or 18W of energy -- plenty to charge a mobile phone. Half a kilo of hair can be bought for only 16p in Nepal and lasts a few months, where as a pack of batteries would cost 50p and last a few nights," according to Karki.

Karki has now sent out several devices to other districts near his village for testing. "First I wanted to provide electricity for my home, then my village. Now I am thinking for the world," he said.

Karki says the idea is more important than ever because of the urgent need for renewable energies in the face of limited power sources and global warming. Slowly, natural resources are decreasing. One day we will be in a great crisis. This is an easy solution for the crisis we are having today.

64. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Introduction of Solar Panels            B. Functions of a New Solar Panel

C. Special Solar panel Materials                      D. Karki Invented a New Solar Panel

65. Why did Karki want to invent a solar panel with hair?

A. Because hair is not very expensive.

B. Because silicon is hard to find.

C. Because he wanted to provide electricity for his home.

D. Because the energy crisis is very serious in his home town.

66. From the last paragraph we can know ________.

A, Karki s invention is of great importance       

B. Karki can predict what will happen in the future

C. the energy crisis will disappear in the future 

D. Karki's invention will make him wealthy

67. The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A. Karki for his great invention          B. introduce a new solar panel

C. promote the sales of solar panels        D. warn people of the energy crisis

If eighteen-year-old Karki doesn't turn out to be the next Edison, I'll chop off my locks This kid invented a solar pane (嵌板) which uses human hair as a conductor and could provide the world with cheap, green electricity, solving the energy crisis.

Karki, a Nepal teenager, who lives in a village in Rural Nepal, used human hair to replace silicon, which is a common but expensive component of solar panels.

By using hair as a replacement, Karki says solar panels can be produced for around 23 pounds. But if they were mass-produced, Karki says they could be sold for less than half that price, which could make them a quarter of the price of those already on the market.

The solar panel works because melanin, the substance giving hair its color, is light sensitive and can act as an electrical conductor. Karki was inspired to follow this route by a Stephen Hawking book, which explained how to create energy from hair.

The device (设备) Karki has shown is able to produce 9V or 18W of energy -- plenty to charge a mobile phone. Half a kilo of hair can be bought for only 16p in Nepal and lasts a few months, where as a pack of batteries would cost 50p and last a few nights," according to Karki.

Karki has now sent out several devices to other districts near his village for testing. "First I wanted to provide electricity for my home, then my village. Now I am thinking for the world," he said.

Karki says the idea is more important than ever because of the urgent need for renewable energies in the face of limited power sources and global warming. Slowly, natural resources are decreasing. One day we will be in a great crisis. This is an easy solution for the crisis we are having today.

64. What is the best title of the passage?

A. Introduction of Solar Panels            B. Functions of a New Solar Panel

C. Special Solar panel Materials                       D. Karki Invented a New Solar Panel

65. Why did Karki want to invent a solar panel with hair?

A. Because hair is not very expensive.

B. Because silicon is hard to find.

C. Because he wanted to provide electricity for his home.

D. Because the energy crisis is very serious in his home town.

66. From the last paragraph we can know ________.

A, Karki s invention is of great importance       

B. Karki can predict what will happen in the future

C. the energy crisis will disappear in the future 

D. Karki's invention will make him wealthy

67. The purpose of this passage is to ________.

A. Karki for his great invention          B. introduce a new solar panel

C. promote the sales of solar panels        D. warn people of the energy crisis

While nature lovers across the world wish all humans to realize the significance of their natural surroundings ,many Australians are turning caring for the environment into a way of life.
Julie Astonis ,an Australian housewife in Brisbane is one such example, Even though autumn is approaching Australia’s Brisbane in April, one can still watch colorful blooming （盛开的）flowers in Julie’s little garden, as she tells that in her community, “Each of us has a beautiful yard, The whole community, from children to elderly people, takes care of the environment as if they are taking care of their own garden.”
“Gardening is the most popular club in our community,”she says, “A lot of retired people don’t just regularly organize gardening lectures, but also personally visit families in the community to provide gardening training , So you can see that flowers continue to bols-som in our gardens throughout the year.”
Talking about her people’s sense of care for the environment, Julie says when people in the community take along their dog, they always carry a garbage bag to deal with the dog’s waste, “In our community ,you will never experience the embarrassment of stepping on the dirty waste while you are walking on the grass,”says Julie with a smile,“Taking care of the dog’s waste can also help to develop children’s sense of responsibility!”
As to protecting water resources , the Australian government has made strict rules for families, Julie says, “We certainly would not use tap water to water the flowers!”She ways almost every family in her community has a huge tank used to store rainwater, which is later used as the resource of all outdoor water use, connect the water tank with their toilets

1. 1.

   From the first three paragraphs we learn that      

   1. A.
      gardening is popular in most part of Australia
   2. B.
      April is a great time for people to enjoy flowers
   3. C.
      it’s not easy to keep a garden without proper training
   4. D.
      Julie’s community has a deep sense of caring for nature
2. 2.

   Which of the following about Julie is true?

   1. A.
      She takes pride in her community
   2. B.
      She once stepped on a dog’s waste
   3. C.
      She is quite in favor of raising a dog
   4. D.
      She finds it embarrassing to walk on the grass
3. 3.

   From what Julie says in the last paragraph, we know _________

   1. A.
      rainwater is not the best resource
   2. B.
      her community owns a public tank
   3. C.
      her community makes full use of resources
   4. D.
      it is not necessary to water flowers very often
4. 4.

   How many examples are given to show the caring for the environment in Australia?

   1. A.
      Two
   2. B.
      Three
   3. C.
      Four
   4. D.
      Five
5. 5.

   What would be the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Love nature, the Australian way
   2. B.
      How Australians save resources
   3. C.
      How Australians lead their life
   4. D.
      Protect nature, a must of life

（浙江省慈溪中学2010届高三第二次月考）

（C）

Prices determine how resources are to be used. They are also the means by which products and services that are in limited supply are rationed among buyers. The price system of the United States is a complex network composed of the prices of all the products bought and sold in the economy as well as those of a myriad众多方面的of services, including labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility services. The interrelationships of all these prices make up the “system” of prices. The price of any particular product or service is linked to a broad, complicated system of prices in which everything seems to depend more or less upon everything else.
  If one were to ask a group of randomly selected individuals to define “price”, many would reply that price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service or, in other words that price is the money values of a product or service as agreed upon in a market transaction. This definition is, of course, valid as far as it goes. For a complete understanding of a price in any particular transaction, much more than the amount of money involved must be known. Both the buyer and the seller should be familiar with not only the money amount, but with the amount and quality of the product or service to be exchanged, the time and place at which the exchange will take place and payment will be made, the form of money to be used, the credit terms and discounts that apply to the transaction, guarantees on the product or service, delivery terms, return privileges, and other factors. In other words, both buyer and seller should be fully aware of all the factors that comprise the total “package” being exchanged for the asked-for amount of money in order that they may evaluate a given price.

69. According to the first paragraph, what makes up the price system of the US?

 A. Labor, professional, transportation, and public-utility有益 services.

B. A complex network composed of the prices of all the products bough and sold in the economy and also those of a myriad of services.

C. Any particular product or service.

 D. To depend on “how resources are to be used”.

70. How many factors are there to define “Price”?

   A. more than 7  B. more than 8  C. more than 9  D. more than 10

71. Which statement is true according to the passage?

   A. Price is an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product.

   B. Price is the money value of a product.

   C. Price is not only an amount of money paid by the buyer to the seller of a product or service but the amount and quality of the product and other factors.

   D. Price is the asked-for amount of money.

72. What’s the best title of the passage?

   A. How Resources are to be Used.    B. The Price System

   C. The Factors of “Price”           D. The Definition of “Price”