Question

Buenos Aires in Argentina is the second biggest city in South America, with about 13 million people. To the city at night requires over 125,000 streetlamps. As you can imagine, that uses a lot of and costs a lot of money. But the city has decided to deal with this problem in a way that can save energy and reduce pollution and make the city at night.

After a public bidding(競標) , Philips has been selected to replace the majority of the city’s streetlamps with new LED ones. These LED streetlamps are expected to energy use by 50% for the city, which means a significant reduction in CO2 emissions (排放), and they offer a that is 5 times longer than traditional lighting.

That’s just one city. It’s that if cities around the world made a switch to LED streetlamps like Buenos Aires, would add up to $180 billion in reduced energy costs each year.

1.A. put up B. light up C. cheer up D. take up

2.A. money B. equipment C. energy D. space

3.A. quieter B. prettier C. cleaner D. safer

4.A. process B. task C. moment D. suggestion

5.A. produce B. reduce C. multiply D. strengthen

6.A. method B. length C. plan D. lifetime

7.A. said B. reported C. estimated D. known

8.A. savings B. prices C. expenses D. users

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇介紹LED路燈能夠節(jié)能降耗減排的文章。布宜諾斯艾利斯是南美第二大城市，共有12.5萬支路燈。為節(jié)約成本節(jié)能減排，阿根廷政府進行了公開招標，采用飛利浦公司提供的LED路燈代替?zhèn)鹘y(tǒng)的路燈。布宜諾斯艾利斯換用LED路燈，預計能減少50%的能耗，同時能顯著減少二氧化碳的排放，路燈的使用壽命也大大延長。據(jù)估算，如果全球都像布宜諾斯艾利斯一樣換用LED路燈，每年因降耗而節(jié)約的費用將增加到1.8億美元。

1.To the city at night requires over 125,000 streetlamps.這個城市夜晚需要12.5萬支路燈照明，故選B。

2.As you can imagine, that uses a lot of and costs a lot of money.可以想象，大量的路燈消耗大量能源和金錢，故選C。

3.But the city has decided to deal with this problem in a way that can save energy and reduce pollution and make the city at night.這個城市已經(jīng)決定解決這個問題，用一種節(jié)約能源、降低污染、保障夜晚城市更安全的方式。故選D。

4.After a public bidding(競標) , Philips has been selected to replace the majority of the city’s streetlamps with new LED ones.經(jīng)過公開競標程序，飛利浦取代了該市原來最大的路燈供應商，為該市提供LED路燈，故選A。

5.These LED streetlamps are expected to energy use by 50% for the city, which means a significant reduction in CO2 emissions (排放).LED路燈預計會減少50%的能耗，同時也能顯著地減少二氧化碳的排放。更換路燈的目的就是節(jié)能減排，故選B。

6.they offer a that is 5 times longer than traditional lighting.LED路燈的使用壽命是傳統(tǒng)路燈的五倍，故選D。

7.It’s that if cities around the world made a switch to LED streetlamps like Buenos Aires, would add up to $180 billion in reduced energy costs each year. 據(jù)估算，如果全球都像布宜諾斯艾利斯一樣換用LED路燈，每年因降耗而節(jié)約的費用將增加到1.8億美元，故選C。

8. would add up to $180 billion in reduced energy costs each year. 每年因降耗而節(jié)約的費用將增加到1.8億美元，故選A。

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