听力原文: Many people tend to disregard the exhaust system of an automobile. They may think that the exhaust system does nothing more than to discharge the waste products of the combustion process. Although this is exactly what the exhaust system does, the way these waste product is discharged out of the engine is essential to the performance of the engine. A gasoline engine involves three processes: combustion, mechanical drive and exhaust. If one of these processes is impeded, the condition of the engine will depreciate. The exhaust system has three major functions, the first of which is to channel out the waste products of combustion out of the engine to allow it to continue to burn fuel unhindered thereby ensuring that the engine runs smoothly. An efficient exhaust system allows the waste gas and compound to escape quickly out of the system. If these waste products do not escape from the engine immediately, they may choke up the engine thus causing it to break down. Another function of the exhaust system is to reduce the noise generated by the engine. The third function of the exhaust system is to clean up the emissions that are harmful to the environment. When the engine burns fuel, it produces gases that pollute the air such as hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides.
What can an exhaust system do if it is efficient?
A. It can prevent the waste gas from escaping.
B. It can let the waste gas and compound escape quickly out of it.
C. It can prevent the engine from producing waste gas.
D. It can store as much waste gas as possible.
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All those______ to see the exhibition, get off the bus at the next stop.
A. don't go
B. aren't going
C. not going
D. who not go
According to the passage, what does the average negotiators usually do?
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Heavy rains and storms caused rivers to overflow.
B. Flooding forced evacuation in seven counties.
C. Flooding damaged homes and cut off electricity.
D. Heavy rains and flooding kept banks closed.
The customer bought the hat by ______.
A. cash
B. credit card
C. cheque
D. traveler's cheque
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In the US, manufacturers have made important 【C1】______ in the development of the technology to bring down the cost of solar conversion systems 【C2】______ improving their reliability.
The direct conversion of solar 【C3】______ electrical energy, using photovoltaic cells 【C4】______ distinct advantages as an alternative energy option.
【C5】______ other forms of renewable energy, photovoltaic is based on modular solid state devices which can be mass 【C6】______ at a relatively low cost.
Here wafers of silicon—not dissimilar 【C7】______ ones which are turned into silicon chips— 【C8】______ an electric current when light falls upon them.
When built into panels or modules where each cell interconnects, the amount of electricity generated can be large enough to 【C9】______ a home or even a community.
Over the past 10 years, 【C10】______ extensive research and substantial Government and private industry funding, the price of photovoltaic modules has dropped 【C11】______ .
【C12】______ in 1973-74 the price per peak watt was between US $100 and $150, commercial prices for small array system now vary between $6.50 and $7 per watt.
This rapid price reduction has been accompanied by a 400 per cent jump in the 【C13】______ efficiency of photovoltaic modules.
【C14】______ solar cells are poor converters of sunlight to electricity. Early cells could only manage to mm about five per cent of the incident rays into electricity, but recent development have increased 【C15】______ to more than 10 percent.
【C1】
A. strides
B. background
C. investments
D. strategy