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阅读理解1

Developed and developing nations can learn from each other seeking a lowcarbon economy，a Chinese government official said in Shanghai yesterday.

“China doesn't lag developed nations in terms of energy saving and green economy”，said Zhou Changyi，director of the energy saving department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

“While we can learn many aspects from developed nations，they also should learn something from us，such as water conservation，” Zhou said in a speech during the new Path of China's Industrilization forum at the ongoing China International Industry Fair 2009. He said industrilized nations and China are dealing with different issues to combat climate change.The United Kingdom，for example，is concerned about transport，buildings and new energy in reducing carbon emmissions.For China，the most urgent task is how to realize newtype of industrilization and avoid mistakes that other countries made when they industrilized.

As such，overseas exhibitors at this year's fair are showing ways to help China achieve low carbon emissions in the industrial section.

Swiss power and automation technology group ABB called for a stronger focus on product lifecycle assesment，or LCA，which is used to study the environmental impact of a product from the research and manufaturing stage through its usage and recycling.

Tobias Becker，head of ABB's process automation division for North Asia and China，said LCA is an effective tool in helping manufacturing industries to reduce carbon emissions.

LCA shows that industrial customers should focus on a product's environmental impact throughout its lifecycle instead of on its initial investment or readytouse stage.For example，a motor's initial investment accounts for only 3 percent of its lifecycle cost，while 94 percent goes to fuel consumption and the rest to maintenance.

Richard Hausmann，North East Asia CEO of Siemens，said，“The color of future industrilization is green.”

The Germany Company recently announces that it wants to receive orders worth more than 6 billion Euros (US 8.8 billion) for intelligent net power networks，Smart Grid，over the next five years.Siemens has set a 20 percent market share target for the global smart grid business.

A smart grid delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology，advanced sensors specialized computers that save energy，reduce costs and increase reliability.The United States and China are considered the two biggest markets for smart grid.

1．Which of the following about LCA is TRUE? A．LCA is used to study the impact on a product.

B．LCA can help manufacturing industries decrease carbon release a lot.

C．LCA shows industrial customers should focus on a product's environmental influence on its initial investment.

D．LCA was one of the exhibitions at this year's fair.

2．We can infer ______ from the eleventh paragraph of this passage.

A．Siemens has occupied 20 percent market share for the global smart grid business B．Siemens received orders worth 6 billion Euros recently C．Siemens will earn $ 8.8 billion from intelligent power networks D．Siemens' plan about Smart Grid may come true in the future

3．The best title for the passage ______.

A．Developed and Developing Nations Can Learn From Each Other B．Lowcarbon Economy—a Shared Goal C．Intelligent Power Networks

D．Two Biggest Markets for Smart Grid

阅读理解2

Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals.I like this image.But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.

For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours.We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制) and have strong opinions about everything.

Road trips felt risky，so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to.We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

But then Banner, our lamb was born.He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise.I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me.My husband made the decision for me.

That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through.We took the country roads out of necessity.We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him.The kids chased him and one another.They'd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.

We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist－high grass.Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway.Here was life.And new horizons(见识)．

We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories. I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique.On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling.I stopped the car, ordered all kids

out and told them to meet me up ahead.I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.

Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight.But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of journey—and the best part of yourself.

1．What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6? A．Freeways are where beauty hides.

B．Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life. C．Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health. D．One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.

2．What could be the best title for the passage? A．Charm of the Detour B．The Road to Bravery C．Creativity out of Necessity D．Road Trip and Country Life

阅读理解3

In the earliest stages of man's development he had no more need of money than animals have. He was content with very simple forms of shelter, made his own rough tools and weapons and could provide food and clothing for himself and his family from natural materials around him. As he became more civilized, however, he began to want better shelter, more efficient tools and weapons, and more comfortable and more lasting clothing than could be provided by his own neighborhood or by the work of his own unskilled hands. For these things he had to turn to the skilled people such as smiths, leather workers or carpenters. It was then that the question of payment arose.

1.As men became more civilized they ______. A. all learnt to make by themselves the things needed B. had to travel a lot to look for what they wanted

C. wanted better things than those they themselves could provide D. no longer provided food and clothing for themselves