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1、大家学习网club.TopS第一部分：Smart WindowWindows not only let light in to cut down an electricity use for lighting, but the light coming through the window also provides heat. However, windows are not something people typically associate with being a cutting edge1 technology. Researchers are now working on ne
2、w technologies that enable a window to quickly change from clear to dark and anywhere in between with a flip of a switch2.“It took us a long time to figure out what a window really is,” says Claes Granqvist. Hes a professor of solid-state physics at Uppsala University in Sweden3. “Its contact with t
3、he outside world. You have to have visual contact with the surrounding world to feel well.” So, windows and natural light are important for improving the way people feel when theyre stuck indoors.Yet, windows are the weak link in a building when it comes to energy and temperature control. In the win
4、ter, cold air leaks in. When its hot and sunny, sunlight streams in. All of this sunlight carries lots of heat and energy. And all of this extra heat forces people to turn on their air conditioners. Producing blasts of cold air, which can feel so refreshing, actually suck up enormous amounts of elec
5、tricity in buildings around the world.Windows have been a major focus of energy research for a long time. Over the years, scientists have come up with a variety of strategies for coating, glazing, and layering windows to make them more energy efficient. Smart windows go a step further. They use chro
6、mogenic technologies which involve changes of color.Electrochromic windows use electricity to change color. For example, a sheet of glass coated with thin layers of chemical compound such as tungsten oxide works a bit like a battery. Tungsten oxide is clear when an electric charge is applied and dar
7、k when the charge is removed, that is, when the amount of voltage is decreased, the window darkens until its completely dark after all electricity is taken away. So applying a voltage determines whether the window looks clear or dark.One important feature that makes a smart window so smart is that i
8、t has a sort of “memory.” All it takes is a small jolt of voltage to turn the window from one state to the other. Then, it stays that way. Transitions take anywhere from 10 seconds to a few minutes, 大家学习网club.TopSdepending on the size of the window. The development of smart windows could mean that m
9、assive air conditioning systems may no longer need. “In the future,” Granqvist says, “our buildings may look different.词汇：flip n. & v. 用手指轻弹，轻击 tungsten oxide 氧化钨air conditioner 空调(器) jolt n. & v. 震摇，颠簸，晃动refreshing adj. 使人清爽的 electrochromic adj. 电致变色的glaze v. 装玻璃，上釉 voltage n. 电压chromogenic adj. 发色
10、的 air conditioning 空调，空调系统注释：1. cutting edge ： 本意为：(刀片的)刃口, 刀刃;比喻意为：最先进的，科技含量最高的。2. anywhere in between with a flip of a switch：就在开或关的一霎那。3. Uppsala University in Sweden：瑞典的乌普萨拉大学。乌普萨拉是瑞典东部一座城市，位于斯德哥尔摩的西北方向。练习：1.Which of the following statements does not indicate the importance of windows as describ
11、ed in the first two paragraphs?A) Windows can change from clear to dark to save energy.B) Windows help to save energy by letting light in.C) Windows help to save energy by providing heat.D) Windows enable people to have contact with the outside world.2. When are windows the weak link in a building?A
12、) In the cold winter.B) In the hot summer.大家学习网club.TopSC) When air conditioners are turned on.D) Both A and B.3. What are smart windows, according to Paragraph 4?A) Windows that are coated.B) Windows that are glazed.C) Windows the color of which can be changed.D) Windows that have many layers.4. To
13、 make electrochromic windows change color, what is applied to the window glass?A) Electricity.B) Tungsten oxide.C) A battery.D) A voltage.5. What will be the benefit if the research on smart windows turns out to be successful, according to the last paragraph?A) The buildings will look different.B) W
14、indows can be as large as you want.C) We may not need air conditioners any more.D) They are less expensive than traditional windows.答案与解析：1. 分析文章标题：Smart(聪明的， 漂亮的) window(窗户)借助文章中的用词特点或文章开头的语句进一步了解这篇文章的主题：Windows not only let light in to cut down an electricity use for lighting, but the light coming
15、 through the window also provides heat. However, windows are not something people typically associate with being a cutting edge1 technology. Researchers are now working on new 大家学习网club.TopStechnologies that enable a window to quickly change from clear to dark and anywhere in between with a flip of
16、a switch2.“It took us a long time to figure out what a window really is,” says Claes Granqvist. Hes a professor of solid-state physics at Uppsala University in Sweden3. “Its contact with the outside world. You have to have visual contact with the surrounding world to feel well.” So, windows and natural light are important for improving the way people feel when theyre stuck indoors.Yet, windows are the weak link in a building when it comes to ene
