An underground revolution begins this winter.with the flipof a switch，30，000
homes in one part of Detroit will soon become the first in the country to receive electricity transmitted by ice.cold high.performance cables.Other American cities are expected to follow Detroits example in the years ahead.which could conserve enormous amounts of power.
The new electrical cables at the Frisbie power station in Detroit are revolutionary because they are made of superconductors.A superconductor is a material that transmits electricity with little or no resistance.Resistance is the degree to which a substance resists electric current.All common electrical conductors have a certain amount of electrical resistance.They convert at least some of the electrical energy passing through them into waste heat.Superconductors dont?
No one understands how superconductivity works.It just does. Making superconductors isnt easy.A superconductor material has to be cooled to an extremely low temperature to 10se its resistance.The first superconductors，made more than 50 years ago，had to be cooled to -263 degrees Celsius before they lost their resistance.Newer superconducting materials 10se their resistance at -143 degrees Celsius.
The superconductors cable installed at the Frisbie station is made of a ceramic material that contains copper.oxygen.bismuth。strontium。and calcium。A ceramic is a hard.strong compound made from clay or minerals.The superconducting ceramic has been fashioned into a tape that is wrapped lengthwise around a long tube filled with liquid nitrogen.
Liquid nitrogen is super cold and lowers the temperature of the ceramic tape to the point where it conveys electricity with zero resistance.The United States loses an enormous amount of electricity each year to resistance.Because cooled superconductors have no resistance.they waste much less power.0ther cities are watching the Frisbie experiment in the hope that they might switch to superconducting cable and conserve power too.
36 What is the benefit of the revolution mentioned in the first paragraph?
A With a flip of swish.electricity can be transmitted.
B Other American cities can benefit from the high performance cables.
C Great amounts of power can be conserved.
D Detroit will first receive electricity transmitted by the new electrical cables
37 Compared to common electrical conductors，superconductors
A have little or no electrical resistance.
B Can be used for a long time.
C are not energy-efficient.
D can be made easily.
38 At what temperature does the superconducting ceramic lose its resistance?
A -143 degree Celsius.
B -263 degree Celsius.
C As long as it is ice-cold.
D Absolute zero.
39 What element enables the ceramic tape to lower its temperature?
A Copper.
B Liquid nitrogen.
C Clay.
D Calcium.
40 According to the last paragraph，which of the following statements is NOT true?
A Other cities hope they Can also conserve power.
B Other cities hope they Can use superconducting cables soon.
C Superconductors waste less power because of heir low resistance.
D The Frisbie experiment is not successful.
參考答案：C A A B D
答案解析：
36.正確答案為C.第一段的最後一句也提供了答案。儘管A、B、D的內容都在第一段中被提及，但不是這場革命所帶來的主要利益所在。
37.正確答案為A.第二段的第二句和第四句提供了明確的答案，超導體幾乎沒有電阻，而普通導體都有一定量的電阻，故選A.
38.正確答案為A.題句的意思是：在什麼溫度下，超導體失去電阻?第三段最後一句提供了答案。B是50年前第一代超導體的溫度數。C和D都不是正確說法。
39.正確答案為B.此題是細節題。第四段第四句提供了答案。A和D中的copper和calcium是用來製造超導體的陶瓷材料的成分;C中的clay是陶瓷材料的來源。
40.正確答案為D.本題屬於判斷題。A、B、C三個選項的信息在最後一段中都提到了，只有選項D的意思沒提到，所以選D.
homes in one part of Detroit will soon become the first in the country to receive electricity transmitted by ice.cold high.performance cables.Other American cities are expected to follow Detroits example in the years ahead.which could conserve enormous amounts of power.
The new electrical cables at the Frisbie power station in Detroit are revolutionary because they are made of superconductors.A superconductor is a material that transmits electricity with little or no resistance.Resistance is the degree to which a substance resists electric current.All common electrical conductors have a certain amount of electrical resistance.They convert at least some of the electrical energy passing through them into waste heat.Superconductors dont?
No one understands how superconductivity works.It just does. Making superconductors isnt easy.A superconductor material has to be cooled to an extremely low temperature to 10se its resistance.The first superconductors，made more than 50 years ago，had to be cooled to -263 degrees Celsius before they lost their resistance.Newer superconducting materials 10se their resistance at -143 degrees Celsius.
The superconductors cable installed at the Frisbie station is made of a ceramic material that contains copper.oxygen.bismuth。strontium。and calcium。A ceramic is a hard.strong compound made from clay or minerals.The superconducting ceramic has been fashioned into a tape that is wrapped lengthwise around a long tube filled with liquid nitrogen.
Liquid nitrogen is super cold and lowers the temperature of the ceramic tape to the point where it conveys electricity with zero resistance.The United States loses an enormous amount of electricity each year to resistance.Because cooled superconductors have no resistance.they waste much less power.0ther cities are watching the Frisbie experiment in the hope that they might switch to superconducting cable and conserve power too.
36 What is the benefit of the revolution mentioned in the first paragraph?
A With a flip of swish.electricity can be transmitted.
B Other American cities can benefit from the high performance cables.
C Great amounts of power can be conserved.
D Detroit will first receive electricity transmitted by the new electrical cables
37 Compared to common electrical conductors，superconductors
A have little or no electrical resistance.
B Can be used for a long time.
C are not energy-efficient.
D can be made easily.
38 At what temperature does the superconducting ceramic lose its resistance?
A -143 degree Celsius.
B -263 degree Celsius.
C As long as it is ice-cold.
D Absolute zero.
39 What element enables the ceramic tape to lower its temperature?
A Copper.
B Liquid nitrogen.
C Clay.
D Calcium.
40 According to the last paragraph，which of the following statements is NOT true?
A Other cities hope they Can also conserve power.
B Other cities hope they Can use superconducting cables soon.
C Superconductors waste less power because of heir low resistance.
D The Frisbie experiment is not successful.
參考答案：C A A B D
答案解析：
36.正確答案為C.第一段的最後一句也提供了答案。儘管A、B、D的內容都在第一段中被提及，但不是這場革命所帶來的主要利益所在。
37.正確答案為A.第二段的第二句和第四句提供了明確的答案，超導體幾乎沒有電阻，而普通導體都有一定量的電阻，故選A.
38.正確答案為A.題句的意思是：在什麼溫度下，超導體失去電阻?第三段最後一句提供了答案。B是50年前第一代超導體的溫度數。C和D都不是正確說法。
39.正確答案為B.此題是細節題。第四段第四句提供了答案。A和D中的copper和calcium是用來製造超導體的陶瓷材料的成分;C中的clay是陶瓷材料的來源。
40.正確答案為D.本題屬於判斷題。A、B、C三個選項的信息在最後一段中都提到了，只有選項D的意思沒提到，所以選D.
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