【題目】 Google has reported progress in its plan called “Project Loon” to provide Internet service to rural (農(nóng)村的) areas without Internet connectivity around the world. The company has no plans to use traditional wiring, which can be costly. Instead the idea is to float (漂浮) huge balloons (氣球) about 20 kilometers above the surface of the Earth.

The balloons would act like telecommunications satellites, providing Internet service to the rural areas. The huge objects would ride air currents (氣流) to either stay in place or move to another position high in the skies. At first, the idea was to have a large number of balloons circling the planet. One balloon would move away from an area while another arrived to ensure service in the affected areas. But the company said it has found a way to make balloons float over one area for a long period. In a report published online, the company said its software “can now send small teams of balloons over a specific area where people need Internet access.”

The company said some of the balloons stayed in the same area for as long as three months. The company also said the discovery should speed up the project and reduce costs: “We’ll reduce the number of balloons we need and get greater value out of each one, they said. But Project Loon workers must still find ways to increase the life of the balloons. A British Broadeasting Corporation report said the longest service for a single balloon was 190 days.

Google has also explored the idea of providing Internet service to rural areas using solar—powered drone aircraft (太陽(yáng)能無(wú)人機(jī)). However, it gave up that project because of technological difficulties and high costs.

【1】What’s the aim of the “Project Loon”?

A.To float huge balloons above the rural areas.

B.To help rural areas have access to the Internet.

C.To increase Google’s income in the rural areas.

D.To advertise Google’s new product in the rural areas.

【2】Why wouldn’t Google use traditional wiring?

A.It could be too expensive.

B.It could put off the project.

C.It couldn’t provide greater value.

D.It couldn’t work for a long period

【3】What do we know about the balloons?

A.They must be used in a large number.

B.They could provide service as long as 3 months.

C.They’ll be sent up by solar-powered drone aircrafts.

D.They would work like telecommunications satellites.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A.An unexpected discovery.

B.Some unknown facts about balloons.

C.Google’s using balloons to provide Internet service.

D.The differences between the new and traditional wiring.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇新聞報(bào)道，報(bào)道了谷歌公司的“Project Loon”項(xiàng)目的進(jìn)展情況。這個(gè)項(xiàng)目旨在向世界各地沒(méi)有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接的農(nóng)村地區(qū)提供互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)。漂浮在空中的氣球會(huì)像通訊衛(wèi)星一樣，為農(nóng)村地區(qū)提供互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)。谷歌公司將會(huì)對(duì)在空中的氣球數(shù)量和停留時(shí)間作出進(jìn)一步的改進(jìn)。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第1段“Google has reported progress in its plan called “Project Loon” to provide Internet service to rural (農(nóng)村的) areas without Internet connectivity around the world”可知，谷歌公司的“氣球計(jì)劃”旨在向世界各地沒(méi)有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接的農(nóng)村地區(qū)提供互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)，以幫助農(nóng)村地區(qū)能夠連接到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。故選B項(xiàng)。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第1段“The company has no plans to use traditional wiring, which can be costly”可知，谷歌公司不計(jì)劃使用傳統(tǒng)的線(xiàn)纜，是因?yàn)閭鹘y(tǒng)的線(xiàn)纜可能會(huì)花費(fèi)很大。故選A項(xiàng)。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第2段“The balloons would act like telecommunications satellites, providing Internet service to the rural areas”可知，這些氣球在空中的作用就像通信衛(wèi)星一樣，為農(nóng)村地區(qū)提供互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)。故選D項(xiàng)。

【4】主旨大意題。本文介紹了谷歌公司的“Project Loon”項(xiàng)目的進(jìn)展情況。該項(xiàng)目旨在向世界各地沒(méi)有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)連接的農(nóng)村地區(qū)提供互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)。文章第一句就是全文主題句。因此文章是關(guān)于谷歌公司計(jì)劃利用氣球來(lái)給農(nóng)村地區(qū)提供互聯(lián)網(wǎng)服務(wù)。故選C項(xiàng)。

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