职称英语考试理工类的AB级阅读理解精讲(2)
<p> <span word="Smart">Smart</span> <span word="Window">Window</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lighting">lighting</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cutting">cutting</span> <span word="edge">edge</span>1 <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="enable">enable</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>2. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="temperature">temperature</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>, <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="leaks">leaks</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span>, <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="streams">streams</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioners">conditioners</span>. <span word="Producing">Producing</span> <span word="blasts">blasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="refreshing">refreshing</span>, <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="suck">suck</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Electrochromic">Electrochromic</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sheet">sheet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="coated">coated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="layers">layers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="compound">compound</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tungsten">tungsten</span> <span word="oxide">oxide</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battery">battery</span>. <span word="Tungsten">Tungsten</span> <span word="oxide">oxide</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voltage">voltage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="darkens">darkens</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="voltage">voltage</span> <span word="determines">determines</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>. 词汇： <span word="air">air</span> <span word="conditioner">conditioner</span> 空调<span word="jolt">jolt</span> <span word="n">n</span>.<span word="v">v</span>. 震摇，颠簸，晃动 <span word="glaze">glaze</span> <span word="v">v</span>. 装玻璃，上釉<span word="voltage">voltage</span> <span word="n">n</span>. 电压 注释： 2. <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flip">flip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>：就在开或关的一霎那。 练习： <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>. 2. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span>? <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coated">coated</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. 4. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="electrochromic">electrochromic</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="color">color</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>? <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Tungsten">Tungsten</span> <span word="oxide">oxide</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="A">A</span> <span word="voltage">voltage</span>.</p>
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