第一次月考复习之阅读填表12篇(江苏名校真题)九年级英语上册单元单词词汇语法题型练习（牛津译林版）.docx

第一次月考复习之阅读填表12篇

(江苏名校真题)

（22-23九年级上·江苏泰州·阶段练习）任务型阅读

Gettingelectricityhasalwaysbeenaproblemforthe173peoplelivinginNuevoSaposoa,asmallvillageinPeru,SouthAmerica.However,thingswentworseinMarch2017afterheavyrainsdamagedtheonlypowercables(电缆)inthearea.Thevillagerswereforcedtouseoillamps,whicharenotonlyexpensivebutalsodangerousbecauseoftheharmfulgasestheyproduce.

Luckily,researchersattheUniversityofTechnology(UT)inLima,Peruheardabouttheirproblemandfoundawonderfulmethodtosolveit.Theymadealampthatcanbepoweredbyplantsandsoil,bothofwhichcanbeeasilyfoundintheAmazonianrainforestwherethevillagelies.ThelamptakesenergyfromaplantgrowinginawoodenboxandusesittolightupanLEDlightbulb.

Whilethatmaysoundamazingandevenimpossible,thesciencebehindtheideaisquitesimple.Asplantscreatetheirfood(usingthesun’senergy,waterandchemicalsfromthesoil),theyalsoproducewastewhichtheyreturntothesoil.Tinyanimalsinthesoileatthiswasteandtheyproduceelectrons(电子).TheUTteamputspecialsticksinsidethesoiltogettheenergyandkeepitinthelamp’sbatteriesforlateruse.Theresearcherssayasinglecharge(电荷)canpowera50-waltLEDlightfortwohours－enoughtimeforlocalvillagerstogettheireveningworkdone.

TheuniversitygavetenPlantLampstothevillagersofNuevoSaposoainOctober2017.Sofar,theyhavebeenahugesuccess!ElmerRamirez,theUTprofessorwhoinventedthelamp,believesthePlantLampcouldhelpimprovethelivesofmanypeople,especiallysmallrainforestcommunities,42%ofwhomhavenoelectricity.

Topic:Anewinvention－thePlantLamp

The1inthesmallvillage

Thepeople2inNuevoSaposoahavetroubleonelectricity.However,thingswentworsefortheonlypowercablesthereweredestroyed3heavyrains.Thevillageshadtouseoillamps,althoughtheyareex