D

Millions of people around the world cook their food over a smoky fire every day. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

Solar cookers, or ovens, have been used for centuries. A Swiss scientist made the first solar oven in 1767. Today, people are using solar cookers in many countries around the world. People use solar ovens to cook food and to heat drinking water to kill bacteria and other harmful organisms.

There are three kinds of solar ovens. The first is a box cooker. It is designed with a special wall that shines or reflects sunlight into the box. Heat gets trapped under a piece of glass or plastic covering the top of the cooker. A box oven is effective for slow cooking of large amounts of food.

The second kind of solar oven is a panel cooker. It includes several flat walls, or panels, that directly reflect the sun’s light onto the food. The food is inside a separate container of plastic or glass that traps heat energy. People can build panel cookers quickly and with very few supplies. They do not cost much. In Kenya, for example, panel cookers are being manufactured for just two dollars.

The third kind of solar oven is a parabolic cooker. It has rounded walls that aim sunlight directly into the bottom of the oven. Food cooks quickly in parabolic ovens. However, these cookers are hard to make. They must be re-aimed often to follow the sun. Parabolic cookers can also cause burns and eye injuries if they are not used correctly.

You can make solar ovens from boxes or heavy paper. They will not catch fire. Paper burns at two hundred thirty-two degrees Celsius. A solar cooker never gets that hot. Solar ovens cook food at low temperatures over long periods of time. This permits people to leave food to cook while they do other things.

63. Which kind of solar cookers is the best choice for the poor?

   A. a box cooker      B. a panel cooker      C. parabolic    D. above all

64. What does the bold word “parabolic” mean in paragraph 5?

   A. a curve of rising and falling   B. rhombic(菱形的)   C. square     D. triangular

65. Which of the following statements is true?

   A. Solar cooker is a new kind of cooker.

   B. If we want to cook quickly, we should choose a parabolic cooker.

   C. We should be careful with solar cooker for it may cause fire.

   D. Solar cooker is not a good choice for people in England.

66. We can infer that ________.

   A. Solar cookers all can cause burns and eye injuries.

   B. Solar cookers are environmentally friendly.

   C. A solar cooker can get as hot as 232 ℃.

   D. A solar cooker is a good choice for people all over the world.

 

信息匹配（每题2分，共10分）

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。

The following people are all searching for a university. After the description of these people, there is information about six universities A---F on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one university which you do not need to use.

_______  1. Bobby is tired of working indoors and wouldn’t like to be too far away from his girlfriend who studies at Simmons.

________ 2. Maria wants to learn modern science and she prefers to stay neither by the ocean nor in the northeast.

_________3. Andrew wishes to study business in a non-state-run(非公立的)university.

_________4. Lucy enjoys taking her further education in a women-only university.

_________5.Scott hopes to play the computer conveniently for fun.

A． SIMMONS  The College of Arts and Sciences and Modern Studies. Simmons educates women to achieve their work and life goals. More than 40 majors. Lies in the heart of Boston, US. News &World Report ranks Simmons among the top state universities in the North and among the best values. 617-521-2051  www.simmons.edu.

B． PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE   The College of Nature. Experience a different kind of classroom: 15,300 acres of forests, lakes and streams, a hotel and a restaurant, 99% placement upon graduation. Two-and-four-year degree programs. PO Box 265Paul Smith, NY 12970800-421-2605

www.paulsmith.edu.

C． ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY  Personal attention. Powerful programs. Experience the technology of today at our co-educational university. One Camino Santa Utah 78228-8503 800-FOR-STMU  www.stmarytx.edu.

D．NORTHERN UNIVERSITY  A famous private university with 3,200 students in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and Engineering. Medicine and Law among the top ten by U.S. News & World Report  Old Union 232 CA 94305-3005 650-723-2091 www.stanford.edu.   E． UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   Adult education course. Earn an online degree with University of Phoenix today. 100% online, fast and convenient. Learn why most working professionals choose University of Phoenix Online. www.Phoenixun.edu.

F． PETER’S COLLEGE   Experienced professors are available. Equipped with a lot of modern facilities, two students a dormitory, two computers, power never fails, PO.356 Peter, 16753800-333-12-2135  。 www.peterun.edu.

 

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余选项。

The following people are all searching for a university. After the description of these people, there is information about six universities A---F on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one university which you do not need to use.

1.Bobby is tired of working indoors and wouldn’t like to be too far away from his girlfriend who studies at Simmons.

2. Maria wants to learn modern science and she prefers to stay neither by the ocean nor in the northeast.

3.Andrew wishes to study business in a non-state-run university.

4. Lucy enjoys taking her further education in a women-only university.

5.Scott hopes to play the computer conveniently for fun.

A．SIMMONS  The College of Arts and Sciences and Modern Studies. Simmons educates women to achieve their work and life goals. More than 40 majors. Lies in the heart of Boston, US. News &World Report ranks Simmons among the top state universities in the North and among the best values. 617-521-2051  www.simmons.edu.

B．PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE   The College of Nature. Experience a different kind of classroom: 15,300 acres of forests, lakes and streams, a hotel and a restaurant, 99% placement upon graduation. Two-and-four-year degree programs. PO Box 265Paul Smith, NY 12970800-421-2605     www.paulsmith.edu.

C．ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY  Personal attention. Powerful  programs. Experience the technology of today at our co-educational university. One Camino Santa Utah 78228-8503 800-FOR-STMU   www.stmarytx.edu.

D．NORTHERN UNIVERSITY  A famous private university with 3,200 students in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and Engineering. Medicine and Law among the top ten by U.S. News & World Report  Old Union 232 CA 94305-3005 650-723-2091 www.stanford.edu.

E．UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   Adult education course. Earn an online degree with University of Phoenix today. 100% online, fast and convenient. Learn why most working professionals choose University of Phoenix Online. www.Phoenixun.edu.

F．PETER’S COLLEGE   Experienced professors are available. Equipped with a lot of modern facilities, two students a dormitory, two computers, power never fails, PO.356 Peter, 16753800-333-12-2135   www. peterun.edu.

 

(1)Paul Smith's College

The College of Nature

Experience a different kind of classroom: 14,200 acres of forests, lakes and streams, a hotel and a restaurant, 99% placement upon graduation. Two-and-four-year degree programs.

PO. Box 265

Paul Smiths, NY12970

1-800-421-2605

www.paulsmiths.edu

(2) SIMMONS

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND MODERN STUDIES

Simmons educates women to achieve their work and life goals. More than 40 majors.

Lie in the heart of Boston. U.S .News & World Report ranks Simmons among the top state universities in the North and among the best values.

617-521-2051

www.simmons.edu

(3)  ST.MARYS UNTVERSITY

Personal Attention Powerful Programs

Experience the technology of today at our co-educational university

One Camino Santa Maria

Utah 78228-8503

800-FOR-SIMU

www.stmarytx.edu

(4) Northern University

A famous private university

with 3,200 students in Colleges of Arts & Sciences

●Business and Engineering

●Medicine and Law

Among the top ten by U.S. News and World Report

Old Union 232

CA 94305-3005

650-723-2091

If a man is tired of working indoors and wouldn't like to be too far away from his girl friend who studies at Simmons, which college will be choose?

A. Simmons.           B. ST. Mary's             C. Paul Smith's      D. Northern.

If a girl wanted to learn modern science and she prefers to stay by the ocean or in the northeast, which college will like best?

A．Simmons.           B. ST. Mary's.            C. Paul Smith's.      D. Northern.

If a man wishes to study business and in a non-state-run university, which of the following is her favorite?

A. Simmons.      B. ST. Mary's.    C. Paul Smith's      D. Northern.

According to the schedule, the flight No. 232 to Beijing        at 10:30. We’d better set out right now, or we’ll be late.

A. leaves   B. left        C. will leave       D. has left