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,willfillupquickerthansomemodelsaboutonegallonanhourandlastupto20years,accordingtoGoNaturalCNGChiefExecutiveLucasKjar.Theunit,expectedbytheendoftheyear,willusehydraulictechnologytocompress(压缩)thegasforvehicleuse,hesaid.Hedidnotsayhowmuchtheunitwouldcost.ButGoNaturalmayhavealotofcompetition.GeneralElectric,WhirlpoolandEatonareallworkingonhomerefuelingtechnologiesexpectedtobelaunchedinthenextcoupleofyears.GeneralElectric,whichreceived$1.8millionfromthegovernmenttodevelopitssystem,aimstoreleaseaunitthatwillcoolnaturalgastominus50degreesCelsiustoextract(提取)waterandothercontaminatesbeforerefueling.GEaimstoselltheunitat$500,aboutatenthofthecostofcurrentmodels.GeneralElectricsaiditwasinthedevelopmentphaseanddeclinedtocommentontheprogramsprogress.Honda,whichmakesthenaturalgas-firedHondaCivicGX,hascontactedGEandWhirlpooltodiscusstheirplans,accordingtoElmerHardy,Hondasseniormanagerofalternativefuelvehicles.Eaton,whichreceived$3.4millionfromthegovernmenttodevelopthetechnology,isworkingonaunitatitslabsinSouthfield,Michigan,thatwoulduseliquidstocompressthegasinsteadofthetraditionalmetalpistons(活塞).Itaimstomakeaunitavailablefor$500by2015.“Weareseeingifwecandoitinawaythatreducesthepricepoint,”saidClarkFortune,wholeadstheprogramatEaton.“Theadoptionwillimproveifthecostscomedown.”46.Whatmightbetheauthorspurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toencouragecarownerstousenaturalgas.B.Toadvertisesometechnologycompanies.C.Tointroduceanewhomerefuelingsystem.D.Topresentsomewaysofsavingenergy.47.Whichcompanymaybethefirsttoreleasethenewrefuelingsystem?A.EatonB.GeneralElectricC.WhirlpoolD.GoNatural48.WhichofthefollowingistrueofthesystemtobelaunchedbyGoNatural?A.Itcanbeboughtat$5oonow.B.Ithasgotintomarketthisyear.C.Itcanbeusedfortwentyyears.D.ItisfinancedbyHonda.49.Whatisthegovernmentsattitudetothenewhomerefuelingsystem?A.DoubtfulB.CautiousC.NegativeD.Supportive50.WhatmaypreventthesystemfrombeingwidelyacceptedaccordingtoClarkFortune?A.Itsrefuelingspeed.B.Itspresentprice.C.Itscompressingtechnique.D.Itsappearance.2.Whichareyoumorelikelytohavewithyouatanygivenmomentyourcellphoneoryourwallet?Soonyoumaybeabletothrowyourwalletawayandpayforthingswithaquickwaveofyoursmartphoneoveranelectronicscanner.InJanuary,Starbucksannouncedthatcustomerscouldstartusingtheirphonestobuycoffeein6,800ofitsstores.Thisisthefirstpay-by-phonepracticeintheU.S.,butwerelikelytoseemorewirelesspaymentalternativesassomethingcallednearfieldcommunication(NFC)getsintoAmericasconsumerelectronics.LastDecember,somenewsmartphoneswhichcontainanNFCchipwereintroducedtothepublic.AlreadyinuseinpartsofAsiaandEurope,NFCallowsshopperstowavetheirphonesafewinchesaboveapaymentterminalacontact-freesystembuiltforspeedandconvenience.ButbeforeNFCbecomeswidelyadoptedintheU.S.,afewproblemsneedtobeworkedout,likewhowillgettocollecttheprofitabletransaction(交易)fees.Althoughsomecreditcardprovidershavebeenexperimentingwithwave-and-paysystemsthatuseNFC-enabledcreditcards,cellphoneserviceprovidersmaytrytomuscletheirwayintothepoint-of-sale(POS)market.Threebigcellphoneserviceprovidershaveformedajointventure(合资企业)thatwillgointooperationoverthenext15months.Itsgoalis“toleadtheU.S.paymentsindustryfromcardstomobilephones.”TheotherbigNFCissue,apartfromhowpaymentswillbeprocessed,issecurity.Forinstance,whatstostopathieffromdigitallypickpocketingyou?“Werestillnotatthepointwhereanattackercanjustbrushagainstyouinacrowdandstealallthemoneyoutofyourphone,”saysJimmyShah,amobile-securityresearcher.“Usersmayalsobeabletosettransactionlimits,perhapsrequiringapasswordtobeenteredforlargerpurchases.”Stilluneasyaboutthisdigital-walletbusiness?Keepinmindthatifyouloseyoursmartphone,itcanbelocatedonamapandremotelydisabled.Plus,yourphonecanbepasswordprotected.Yourwalletisnt.1.WhatispredictedtohappenintheU.S.?A.Theexpansionofcellphonecompanies.B.Theboomofpay-by-phonebusiness.C.Thedisappearanceofcreditcards.D.TheincreaseofStarbuckssales.2.TheNFCtechnologycanbeusedto.A.ensurethesafetyofshoppersB.collecttransactionfeeseasilyC.makepurchasefasterandsimplerD.improvethequalityofcellphones3.Threecellphoneserviceprovidersformajointventureto.A.strengthentheirrelationshipB.getashareinthepaymentsindustryC.sellmorecellphonesD.testtheNFCtechnology4.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanusersdoiftheylosetheirsmartphones?A.Stopthefunctioningoftheirphones.B.Setupapassword.C.Getallthemoneyoutoftheirphones.D.Cancellargepurchases.3.Everybodylovestoplayboardgamessometimes,butitissurprisingtoknowhowlongthispa