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1、 山东省青岛市2021高考英语阅读理解一轮复习试卷之八一、阅读理解（共5题）1.FromasmallwarehouseinNorthSaltLakeCity,Utah,alittle-knowncompanycalledGoNaturalCNGisabouttoreleaseanewhomerefuelingsystemaftermorethantwoyearsofresearch.Thesystem,backedbytechnologygiantParkerHannifinCorp,willfillupquickerthansomemodelsaboutonegallonanhourandl
2、astupto20years,accordingtoGoNaturalCNGChiefExecutiveLucasKjar.Theunit,expectedbytheendoftheyear,willusehydraulictechnologytocompress(压缩)thegasforvehicleuse,hesaid.Hedidnotsayhowmuchtheunitwouldcost.ButGoNaturalmayhavealotofcompetition.GeneralElectric,WhirlpoolandEatonareallworkingonhomerefuelingtech
3、nologiesexpectedtobelaunchedinthenextcoupleofyears.GeneralElectric,whichreceived$1.8millionfromthegovernmenttodevelopitssystem,aimstoreleaseaunitthatwillcoolnaturalgastominus50degreesCelsiustoextract(提取)waterandothercontaminatesbeforerefueling.GEaimstoselltheunitat$500,aboutatenthofthecostofcurrentm
4、odels.GeneralElectricsaiditwasinthedevelopmentphaseanddeclinedtocommentontheprogramsprogress.Honda,whichmakesthenaturalgas-firedHondaCivicGX,hascontactedGEandWhirlpooltodiscusstheirplans,accordingtoElmerHardy,Hondasseniormanagerofalternativefuelvehicles.Eaton,whichreceived$3.4millionfromthegovernmen
5、ttodevelopthetechnology,isworkingonaunitatitslabsinSouthfield,Michigan,thatwoulduseliquidstocompressthegasinsteadofthetraditionalmetalpistons(活塞).Itaimstomakeaunitavailablefor$500by2015.“Weareseeingifwecandoitinawaythatreducesthepricepoint,”saidClarkFortune,wholeadstheprogramatEaton.“Theadoptionwill
6、improveifthecostscomedown.”46.Whatmightbetheauthorspurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toencouragecarownerstousenaturalgas.B.Toadvertisesometechnologycompanies.C.Tointroduceanewhomerefuelingsystem.D.Topresentsomewaysofsavingenergy.47.Whichcompanymaybethefirsttoreleasethenewrefuelingsystem?A.EatonB.GeneralElec
7、tricC.WhirlpoolD.GoNatural48.WhichofthefollowingistrueofthesystemtobelaunchedbyGoNatural?A.Itcanbeboughtat$5oonow.B.Ithasgotintomarketthisyear.C.Itcanbeusedfortwentyyears.D.ItisfinancedbyHonda.49.Whatisthegovernmentsattitudetothenewhomerefuelingsystem?A.DoubtfulB.CautiousC.NegativeD.Supportive50.Wha
8、tmaypreventthesystemfrombeingwidelyacceptedaccordingtoClarkFortune?A.Itsrefuelingspeed.B.Itspresentprice.C.Itscompressingtechnique.D.Itsappearance.2.Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewithyouatanygivenmomentyourcellphoneoryourwallet?Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursma
9、rtphoneoveranelectronicscanner.InJanuary,Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstores.Thisisthefirstpay-by-phonepracticeintheU.S.,butwerelikelytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldcommunication(NFC)getsintoAmericasconsumerelectronics
10、.LastDecember,somenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope,NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinchesaboveapaymentterminalacontact-freesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidelyadoptedintheU.S.,afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout,li
11、kewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransaction(交易)fees.Althoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwave-and-paysystemsthatuseNFC-enabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomuscletheirwayintothepoint-of-sale(POS)market.Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure(合资企业)
12、thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis“toleadtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephones.”TheotherbigNFCissue,apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity.Forinstance,whatstostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?“Werestillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrow
13、dandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,”saysJimmyShah,amobile-securityresearcher.“Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits,perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases.”Stilluneasyaboutthisdigital-walletbusiness?Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone,itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus
14、,yourphonecanbepasswordprotected.Yourwalletisnt.1.WhatispredictedtohappenintheU.S.?A.Theexpansionofcellphonecompanies.B.Theboomofpay-by-phonebusiness.C.Thedisappearanceofcreditcards.D.TheincreaseofStarbuckssales.2.TheNFCtechnologycanbeusedto.A.ensurethesafetyofshoppersB.collecttransactionfeeseasilyC
15、.makepurchasefasterandsimplerD.improvethequalityofcellphones3.Threecellphoneserviceprovidersformajointventureto.A.strengthentheirrelationshipB.getashareinthepaymentsindustryC.sellmorecellphonesD.testtheNFCtechnology4.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanusersdoiftheylosetheirsmartphones?A.Stopthefunctioningoftheirphones.B.Setupapassword.C.Getallthemoneyoutoftheirphones.D.Cancellargepurchases.3.Everybodylovestoplayboardgamessometimes,butitissurprisingtoknowhowlongthispa
