【师说】2017届高考英语二轮复习强化训练：5阅读理解5（含解析）
<p> 强化训练05 阅读理解(五)</p><p> (45分钟，100分)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>－<span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="imitates">imitates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="photosynthesis">photosynthesis</span>(光合作用), <span word="that">that</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>.</p><p> “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>，” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Nocera">Nocera</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="team">team</span>. “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inexpensive">inexpensive</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. ”</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poker">poker</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="thinner">thinner</span>. <span word="Placed">Placed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="splitting">splitting</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="hydrogen">hydrogen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="stored">stored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> “<span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impractical">impractical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="use">use</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rare">rare</span>, <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="metals">metals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="unstable">unstable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifespan">lifespan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nocera">Nocera</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leaf">leaf</span> <span word="overcomes">overcomes</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p>
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