宁波理工学院外语平台第四学期阅读答案.docx
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宁波理工学院外语平台第四学期阅读答案
wastheonefieldofawarenessaboutwhichhumanshadanythingmorethanthevaguestofinsights.ItisimpossibletoknowtodayjustwhatourStoneAgeancestorsknewaboutplants,butfromwhatwecanobserveofpreindustrialsocietiesthatstillexist,adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient.Thisislogical.Plantsarethebasisofthefoodpyramidforalllivingthings,evenforotherplants.Theyhavealwaysbeenenormouslyimportanttothewelfareofpeople,notonlyforfood,butalsoforclothing,weapons,tools,dyes,medicines,shelter,andagreatmanyotherpurposes.TribeslivingtodayinthejunglesoftheAmazonrecognizeliterallyhundredsofplantsandknowmanypropertiesofeach.Tothembotany,assuch,hasnonameandisprobablynotevenrecognizedasaspecialbranchof"knowledge"atall.Unfortunately,themoreindustrializedwebecomethefartherawaywemovefromdirectcontactwithplants,andthelessdistinctourknowledgeofbotanygrows.Yeteveryonecomesunconsciouslyonanamazingamountofbotanicalknowledge,andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognizearose,anapple,oranorchid.WhenourNeolithic(新石器时代)ancestors,livinginthemiddleEastabout10,000yearsago,discoveredthatcertaingrassescouldbeharvestedandtheirseedsplantedforricheryieldsthenextseason,thefirstgreatstepinanewassociationofplantsandhumanswastaken.Grainswerediscoveredandfromthemflowedthemarvelofagriculture:
cultivatedcrops.Fromthenon,humanswouldincreasinglytaketheirlivingfromthecontrolledproductionofafewplants,ratherthangettingalittlehereandalittletherefrommanyvarietiesthatgrewwild---andtheaccumulatedknowledgeoftensofthousandsofyearsofexperienceandintimacywithplantsinthewildwouldbegintofadeaway.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.Whichofthefollowingassumptionsaboutearlyhumansisexpressedinthepassage?
A.Theyprobablyhadadetailedlearningofplants.B.Theyenjoyedthestudyofwelfare.C.Theyattachedmuchimportancetotheirproperty.D.Theythoughtthatcultivatingcropswerenotimportant.正确答案:
Theyprobablyhadadetailedlearningofplants.题目详解:
根据问题中‘assumptionsaboutearlyhumansisexpressed’的提示,从第1段的第3句中‘adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirpropertiesmustbeextremelyancient’提供的信息判断,选项中的"Theyprobablyhadadetailedlearningofplants"符合题意。
2.Accordingtothepassage,whyhasgeneralknowledgeofbotanybeguntofade?
A.Botanyisnotconsideredasaspecialbranchofscience.B.Directcontactwithavarietyofplantshasdecreased.C.Peoplefinditdifficulttoknowthenamesofnewplants.D.Plantsarenotlongervaluedasausefulresource.正确答案:
Directcontactwithavarietyofplantshasdecreased.题目详解:
依据问题中"generalknowledgeofbotanybeguntofade"的提示,从最后一段文章的最后一句中"ratherthangettingalittlehereandalittletherefrommanyvarietiesthatgrewwild"中提供的信息判断,选项中的"Directcontactwithavarietyofplantshasdecreased"符合题意。
3.Whatdoesthesentence"Thisislogical"InPara1,line6mean?
A.Itishardtodeterminetheextentofourancestor'sknowledgeofplants.B.Itisreasonabletoassumethatourancestorsbehavedverymuchlikepeopleinpre-industrial.C.Humanlearningofplantsisverydetailedandwellorganized.D.Itisnotastonishingthatearlyhumanshadadetailedknowledgeofplants.正确答案:
Itisnotastonishingthatearlyhumanshadadetailedknowledgeofplants.题目详解:
依据问题中"Thisislogical"InPara1,line6"的提示,从第1段第4句中的"adetailedlearningofplantsandtheirproperties"中提供的信息判断,选项中的"Itisnotastonishingthatearlyhumanshadadetailedknowledgeofplants"符合题意。
4.InPara2,line4,whatistheauthor'spurposeinmentioning"arose,anapple,oranorchid"?
A.Toofferexamplesofplantsthataremoreattractive.B.Togivebotanicalexamplesthatallreaderswillrecognize.C.Tomakethepassagemorevividandpoetic.D.Toshowthediversityofbotanicallife.正确答案:
Togivebotanicalexamplesthatallreaderswillrecognize.题目详解:
根据问题中的"arose,anapple,oranorchid"的提示,从第2段第2句中"Yeteveryonecomesunconsciouslyonanamazingamountofbotanicalknowledge,andfewpeoplewillfailtorecognize"提供的信息判断,选项中的"Togivebotanicalexamplesthatallreaderswillrecognize"符合题意。
5.Therelationshipbetweenbotanyandagricultureissimilartotherelationshipbetweenzoology(thestudyofanimals)and______.A.horsebackridingB.birdwatchingC.deerhuntingD.sheepraising正确答案:
sheepraising题目详解:
根据问题中‘Therelationshipbetweenbotanyandagricultureissimilarto’的提示。
从最后一段文章倒数第2句中"Grainswerediscoveredandfromthemflowedthemarvelofagriculture:
cultivatedcrops"提供的信息判断,选项中的"sheepraising"符合题意。
Nuclearpowerplantsprovideabout17percentoftheworld'selectricity.Somecountriesdependmoreonnuclearpowerforelectricitythanothers.InFrance,forinstance,about75percentoftheelectricityisgeneratedfromnuclearpower,accordingtotheInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency.IntheUnitedStates,nuclearpowersuppliesabout15percentoftheelectricityoverall,butsomestatesgetmorepowerfromnuclearplantsthanothers.Therearemorethan400nuclearpowerplantsaroundtheworld,withmorethan100intheUnitedStates.Haveyoueverwonderedhowanuclearpowerplantworksorhowsafenuclearpoweris?
Inthisarticle,wewillexaminehowanuclearreactorandapowerplantwork.UraniumUraniumisafairlycommonelementonEarth,whichwastakenintotheplanetduringtheplanet'sformation.Uraniumisoriginallyformedinstars.Oldstarsexploded,andthedustfromtheseshatteredstarsaggregatedtogethertoformourplanet.Uranium-238(U-238)hasanextremelylonglife(4.5billionyears),andthereforeisstillpresentinfairlylargequantities.U-238makesup99percentoftheuraniumontheplanet.U-235makesupabout0.7percentoftheremaininguraniumfoundnaturally,whileU-234isevenrarerandisformedbythedecayofU-238.NuclearFission(裂变)Anuclearfissionhappenswhenauranium-235nucleuswithaneutroncapturesanotherneutron.Thenucleusthensplitsintotwolighteratomsandthrowsofftwoorthreenewneutrons(thenumberofejectedneutronsdependsonhowtheU-235atomhappenstosplit).Thetwonewatomsthenproducegammaradiationastheysettleintotheirnewstates.Therearethreethingsaboutthisinducedfissionprocessthatmakeitespeciallyinteresting:
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TheprobabilityofaU-235atomcapturinganeutronasitpassesbyisfairlyhigh.Inareactorworkingproperly(knownasthecriticalstate),oneneutronejectedfromeachfissioncausesanotherfissiontooccur.?
Theprocessofcapturingtheneutronandsplittinghappensveryquickly,ontheorderofpicoseconds(1xlO-2seconds).?
Anincredibleamountofenergyisreleased,intheformofheatandgammaradiation,whenasingleatomsplits.Thetwoatomsthatresultfromthefissionlaterreleasebetaradiationandgammaradiationoftheirownaswell.Theenergyreleasedbyasinglefissioncomesfromthefactthatthefissionproductsandtheneutrons,together,weighlessthantheoriginalU-235atom.ThedifferenceinweightisconverteddirectlytoenergyatarategovernedbytheequationE=mc.InorderforthesepropertiesofU-235towork,asampleofuraniummustbeenrichedsothatitcontains2percentto3percentormoreofuranium-235.Three-percentenrichmentissufficientforuseinaciviliannuclearreactorusedforpowergeneration.Weapons-gradeuraniumiscomposedof90-percentormoreU-235.InsideaNuclearPowerPlantTobuildanuclearreactor,whatyouneedissomemildlyenricheduranium.Typically,theuraniumisformedintopellets(芯块)withapproximatelythesamediameterasacoinandalengthofaninchorso.Thepelletsarearrangedintolongrods,andtherodsarecollectedtogetherintobundles.Thebundlesarethentypicallysubmergedinwaterinsideapressurevessel.Thewaterisusedtolowertheheat.Inorderforthereactortowork,thebundle,submergedinwater,mustbeslightlysupercritical.Thatmeansthat,lefttoitsowndevices,theuraniumwouldeventuallyoverheatandmelt.Topreventthis,controlrods(棒)madeofamaterialthatabsorbsneutronsareinsertedintothebundle.Raisingandloweringthecontrolrodsallowoperatorstocontroltherateofthenuclearreaction.Whenanoperatorwantstheuraniumcoretoproducemoreheat,therodsareraisedoutoftheuraniumbundle.Tocreatelessheat,therodsareloweredintotheuraniumbundle.Therodscanalsobeloweredcompletelyintotheuraniumbundletoshutthereactordowninthecaseofanaccidentortochangethefuel.Theuraniumbundleactsasanextremelyhigh-energysourceofheat.Itheatsthewaterandturnsittosteam.Thesteamdrivesasteamturbine,whichspinsageneratortoproducepower.Insomereactors,thesteamfromthereactorgoesthroughasecondary,intermediateheatexchangertoconvertanotherloopofwatertosteam,whichdrivestheturbine.OutsideaNuclearPowerPlantOnceyougetpastthereactoritself,thereisverylittledifferencebetweenanuclearpowerplantandacoal-firedoroil-firedpowerplantexceptforthesourceoftheheatusedtocreatesteam.Thereactor'spressurevesselistypicallyhousedinsideaconcretelinerthatactsasaradiationshield.Thatlinerishousedwithinamuchlargersteelcontainmentvessel.Thisvesselcontainsthereactorcoreaswellthehardwarethatallowsworkersattheplanttorefuelandmaintainthereactor.Thesteelcontainmentvesselisintendedtopreventleakageofanyradioactivegasesorfluidsfromtheplant.Finally,thecontainmentvesselisprotectedbyanoutercon
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