内容正文:
第十九讲
九年级
Units 5-6
(得分:
/共50分;用时:
/建议30分钟)】
一、选择型阅读(2023江西)(10分)
体裁:记叙文标签:太阳能灯的发明与制作
难度:★★★★☆
建议用时:6分钟
A Bright Idea
Evans Wadongo was from a village of Africa.He had to do homework by the light of a
kerosene lamp().Evans'eyes hurt and this made studying difficult.It was common in his
village.Many children left school for this reason,so they remained poor for the rest of their lives.
Although studying was difficult,Evans was an excellent student and went to a university.He
continued to worry about the kerosene lamp.By this time,he realized it was not just bad for
schoolchildren but for the whole family.First,it can cause illnesses such as coughs.Also,the
light can hurt people's eyes.Besides,it can lead to fires.Lastly,kerosene is expensive,so fami-
lies have less money for food.It was difficult to come up with a different kind of lamp that was
cheap and good for the environment.Yet Evans did not give up.
One day,he had an idea..He could use a small solar(太阳能的)light.Sunlight is free and
solar power is good for the environment.Evans built his first solar lamp,and it worked.He began
to build more lamps and sent them to local families.An organization heard about this and provided
money for him to build more solar lamps.
Each lamp only cost 20.However,this was a lot of money to many villagers,who only
earned around $34 a week,so Evans made sure he kept the cost down.First,Evans used
recycled materials.Next,volunteers built the lamps.Finally,people from many countries gave
away money to his team,so the lamps were usually free.
Thousands of people had safe light.Julia,a mother of three,said,"Thanks to Evans,my
children have light to read,and I have my own light to cook."The solar lamps made a big difference.
()1.What does the underlined word "this"in Paragraph I refer to?
A.Leaving school.
B.Doing homework.
C.Having eye problems.
D.Having a bright idea.
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)2.How many problems about kerosene lamps are mentioned according to Paragraph 2?
A.6.
B.5.
C.4.
D.3.
)3.Put the follo