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1、TEXT ONEAlthough it symbolises a bright idea, the traditional incandescent light bulb is a dud. It wastes huge amounts of electricity, radiating 95% of the energy it consumes as heat rather than light. Its life is also relatively short, culminating in a dull pop as its filament fractures. Now a team
2、 of researchers has devised a light bulb that is not only much more energy-efficientit is also expected to last longer than the devices into which it is inserted. Moreover, the lamp could be used for rear-projection televisions as well as general illumination.The trick to a longer life, for light bu
3、lbs at least, is to ensure that the lamp has no electrodes. Although electrodes are undeniably convenient for plugging bulbs directly into the lighting system, they are also the main reason why lamps fail. The electrodes wear out. They can react chemically with the gas inside the light bulb, making
4、it grow dimmer. They are also difficult to seal into the structure of the bulb, making the rupture of these seals another potential source of failure.Scientists working for Ceravision, a company based in Milton Keynes, in Britain, have designed a new form of lamp that eliminates the need for electro
5、des. Their device uses microwaves to transform electricity into light. It consists of a relatively small lump of aluminium oxide into which a hole has been bored. When the aluminium oxide is bombarded with microwaves generated from the same sort of device that powers a microwave oven, a concentrated
6、 electric field is created inside the void. If a cylindrical capsule containing a suitable gas is inserted into the hole, the atoms of the gas become ionised. As electrons accelerate in the electric field, they gain energy that they pass on to the atoms and molecules of the gas as they collide with
7、them, creating a glowing plasma. The resulting light is bright, and the process is energy-efficient. Indeed, whereas traditional light bulbs emit just 5% of their energy as light, and fluorescent tubes about 15%, the Ceravision lamp has an efficiency greater than 50%.Because the lamp has no filament
8、, the scientists who developed it think it will last for thousands of hours of usein other words, for decades. Moreover, the light it generates comes from what is almost a single point, which means that the bulbs can be used in projectors and televisions. Because of this, the light is much more dire
9、ctional and the lamp could thus prove more efficient than bulbs that scatter light in all directions. Its long life would make the new light ideal for buildings in which the architecture makes changing light bulbs complicated and expensive. The lamps small size makes them comparable to light-emittin
10、g diodes but the new lamp generates much brighter light than those semiconductor devices do. A single microwave generator can be used to power several lamps.Another environmental advantage of the new design is that it does not need mercury, a highly toxic metal found in most of the bulbs used today,
11、 including energy-saving fluorescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes and the high-pressure bulbs used in projectors. And Ceravision also reckons it should be cheap to make. With lighting accounting for some 20% of electricity use worldwide, switching to a more efficient system could both save energy and re
12、duce emissions of climate-changing greenhouse gases. 1The function of electrodes in the traditional lamp is to _A transform electricity into light through chemical reaction with the gas inside the bulb.B seal the rupture of the structure of the bulb so as to prevent potential failure.C connect the g
13、lass housing with the lighting device.D seal the bulbs into the lighting system to ensure that the bulbs normal function.2. Which one of the following statements is TURE of the design principle of the new lamp? A No electricity is conducted into the lamp from outside.B The energy is created by the c
14、ollision of the electrons and atoms and molecules of the gas.C The light is created by the ionized atoms of the gas. D The electricity is created as the atoms of the gas are ionized. 3The new type of lamp can be energy-efficient because of the following reason except_A the light it generates focuses
15、 on one direction indeed of scatter light.B the light it generates is more concentrated. C only microwave acts as the power supplier for the lamp.D the light it generates is more bright.4. The new light is ideal for some special buildings mentioned in the passage because_A the new light bulbs are no
16、t so complicated nor expensive.B the new light bulbs are more advantageous than the semiconductor devices.C the new light bulbs can last for a much longer time. D the new light bulbs makes light changing easier and cheaper.5. Which one of the following is NOT the advantage of this new lamp? A It is environment friendly.B It can be made at a lower cost.C It is safer for people.D
