Everyday rubbish could provide a valuable source of energy thanks to a clever new invention. Smelly methane（沼氣）gas expelled from landfill sites containing tones of rotting household waste could be used to produce a valuable energy resource. In Europe alone land fill tips produce 94 billion cubic meters of methane per year but currently only one percent of what could be a valuable source of energy is used, the rest is burnt off to prevent an explosive build up of gas.
Methane gas forms when organic matter breaks down and is drawn off from large rubbish tips by pipes sunk into the middle of the waste. Until now this process wasn’t possible on small sites because the pipe allowed oxygen to seep in and that stop the breakdown process.
Viktor Popov of the Wessex Institute of Technology has now developed a system to modify existing landfill sites by making them airtight while the methane is extracted from sunken wells. The site is covered by a special three-layered skin whose two outer layers are made of clay with a pressurized（加壓的）layer of carbon dioxide gas in the middle. As the methane is sucked out through a central well it is replaced by carbon dioxide from the middle layer rather than oxygen, allowing the breakdown process to continue.
Unfortunately there are no plans to use the power of methane even though Popov claims his invention could provide a valuable source of energy over the next 20 years.
小題1:The passage mainly introduces ______ to us.
A．how to make methaneB．a(chǎn) new way to make use of rubbish
C．the valuable things in rubbishD．the amount of rubbish beig reused
小題2:From the passage we can see that _____.
A．in Europe 94 billion cubic meters of methane is produced every year
B．some of the waste will explode if it is not burnt off
C．99% of the rubbish has been burnt off in Europe
D．only a very small part of this kind of energy is used in Europe
小題3:In the passage the underlined word “that” refers to ______.
A．methane gasB．the long pipeC．oxygenD．the rubbish
小題4:Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Oxygen can cause the breakdown process to stop.
B．When the methane is sucked out, oxygen will enter from the middle layer.
C．Carbon dioxide doesn’t affect the breakdown process.
D．The new invention has not been put into use.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:B

小題1:整篇文章介紹了一種新發(fā)明——利用生活垃圾生產(chǎn)沼氣。
小題2:從第一段第三句可以看出，僅歐洲本身的垃圾每年就能生產(chǎn)出94億立方米的沼氣，但
只有1%得到利用，其余全部燒毀以防氣體爆炸。
小題3:根據(jù)前面的“管道讓氧氣滲入”判斷that指的是“氧氣”。
小題4:從倒數(shù)第二段可知，當(dāng)沼氣通過中井被吸出來后，來自中間層的二氧化碳會取而代之，而非氧氣。
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One of them said "Was it possible for her to live without a face? It's easy to say we shouldn't have done the operation, but her life has changed, she goes shopping, goes on holiday, she lives again."
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C．The most severe damaged faceD．The breakthrough of surgery
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A．tell the story about Isabelle DinoireB．show a severe face damage event
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C．she thought her damaged face couldn’t be repaired
D．she looked more beautiful than before
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B．After operation Isabelle thought she looked beautiful and rebuilt her life again
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The researchers examined the patients before, during and after the visits. They measured stress levels based on blood flow and heart activity. They say they found a twenty-four percent decrease in the group visited by both a dog and a person. They reported a ten percent decrease in the group visited by a person only. There was no change in the patients without any visit. These patients, however, did have an increase in their production of the hormone epinephrine (epinephrine腎上腺素). The body produces epinephrine during times of stress.
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B．the dog is the most popular pet for man
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B．On the playground.
C．In the wilderness.
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D．Approximately 2,000 people overcome the challenges each year.
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A．Home Drink Kids don’t Binge
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