【正文】 of a hotel room. Looking like something in a scifi movie, the pod is equipped with solar panels, which guarantee solar energy as its power. In this way the tiny home can let you live fortably wherever you travel. It even has its own shower and toilet, sleeping area for two, and a small kitchen. The 3,306 ib pods can be transported in a seacontainer, meaning the possibilities are endless. Bratislavabased Nice Architects are behind the extraordinary Ecocapsules and said they initially designed them for people who stay in the nature for a long time. However, it quickly became apparent that they could be opened up to the wider public and even used in urban areas to fight against high rent and placed on roofs for studio space or living quarters. The Ecocapsule can serve as a cottage, a popup hotel or even as a charging station for electric cars.The Ecocapsules could even be quickly imported for housing for emergency teams who have been quickly arranged to help with natural disasters. Described by the website as a Swiss Army knife — it packs everything you need, the selfcontained unit can sustain long periods of time without external resources. The 86 sqft pods are able to sleep two people for up to year and for those worried about a cold night39。s sleep, the Ecocapsule has a thick layer which significantly reduce heat loss. The pod is designed to cope with extreme weather conditions due to its innovative (創(chuàng)新的) design and materials used. No wonder the Nice Architects are so confident about its future and the producers are receiving heavy orders.（1）Where does the Ecocapsule get power? A.From a charging station.B.From a portable battery.C.From solar panels.D.From electric cars.（2）Whom may be the Ecocapsule initially designed for? A.Astronauts.B.Office ladies.C.Homeless people.D.Field biologists.（3）The Ecocapsule39。s users don39。t worry about coldness because _______. A.it is a selfcontained unitB.it is equipped with a thick layerC.it has a solar panelD.it has an air conditioner（4）How do the designers view the Ecocapsule39。s future market? A.Optimistic.B.Negative.C.Worried.D.Doubtful.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了一款便攜式產(chǎn)品——Ecocapsule的功能、設(shè)計(jì)原理、大小、技術(shù)構(gòu)造等情況。該產(chǎn)品配有太陽能電池板和可伸縮的風(fēng)力發(fā)電渦輪機(jī)為其提供太陽能和風(fēng)能，可以讓兩個(gè)人同時(shí)入住，有良好的保暖效果。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的”Looking like something in a scifi movie, the pod is equipped with solar panels, which guarantee solar energy as its power.“看起來就像科幻電影里的某種東西，該產(chǎn)品里面裝有太陽能電池板，保證太陽能作為它的動(dòng)力?？芍摦a(chǎn)品從太陽能板獲得能量。故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的”Bratislavabased Nice Architects are behind the extraordinary Ecocapsules and said they initially designed them for people who stay in the nature for a long time.“位于布拉迪斯拉發(fā)的尼斯建筑事務(wù)所是這些非凡的Ecocapsules的設(shè)計(jì)者，他們表示，最初是為長期生活在大自然中的人們設(shè)計(jì)的?？芍狤cocapsules是專門為野外生物學(xué)家設(shè)計(jì)的。故選D。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第六段中的”The 86 sqft pods are able to sleep two people for up to year and for those worried about a cold night39。s sleep, the Ecocapsule has a thick layer which significantly reduce heat loss.“這86平方英尺的獨(dú)立艙可以讓兩個(gè)人睡上一年，對(duì)于那些擔(dān)心晚上睡不好覺的人來說，這種Ecocapsule有一層厚厚的保護(hù)層，可以顯著減少熱量損失?？芍狤cocapsule的使用者不用擔(dān)心寒冷，因?yàn)樗幸粚雍窈竦谋Ｗo(hù)層。故選B。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的”No wonder the Nice Architects are so confident about its future and the producers are receiving heavy orders.“難怪尼斯的建筑師們對(duì)它的未來如此有信心，制造商們也接到了大量訂單?？芍O(shè)計(jì)師對(duì)Ecocapsules的未來市場非常樂觀。故選A。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇科技類閱讀，要求考生準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 Plants are boring. They just sit there photosynthesizing (光合作用) while animals have all the fun. Right? Not so much. A new study has found that there is a long history of interactions between ants and plants. The ant and plant coevolution (協(xié)同進(jìn)化) started with ants feeding on plants and plants evolving antfriendly features. Plants make a number of different structures that are specific for ant use. Some plants have evolved features that persuade ants into defending them from attack from other insects and even mаmmаl?. Тhе?е ?nсludе hollow thorns that аnt? will live ?n??dе, or ехtra nесtаr (瓊漿) оn lеаvе? or stems for the ants to eat. Some ants will just cheat and take the nectar and run, but some will stick around and attack anything that tries to hurt the plant. Other plants get ants to help them move their seeds around, by providing them with rich food packets attached to the seeds. The ant will pick up the seed and carry it away, eat the food packet, and leave the seed—often in a nutrientrich area where it39。ll grow better, and since it39。s farther away from its parent, they won39。t have to pete for resources. But scientists weren39。t sure how the evolutionary relationship between ants and plants got started. If evolution is an arms race between species developing ways to make use of their neighbors, then scientists wanted to know whether plants or ants fired the first shot. It was a chickenandegg question, whether things started with ants developing behaviors to take advantage of plants, or plants evolving structures to take advantage of ants. The history of ants and plants evolving together goes back to the time of the dinosaurs, and it39。s not easy to tell from fossils who fired the first shot. However, it is a question of little significance. Scientists say their study maters because it provides a look at how these widespread and plex interactions evolved.（1）Some