Question

    When a computer works on a group of programs,it can get very hot. Cooling the computer can cost a lot. So some scientists wonder what would happen if the heat from the computer could be used.

Internet companies (公司) such as Google and Microsoft have ^thousands of computers. As these computers deal with information,they produce lots of heat,so they need huge cooling system(系统) Thes systems send the heat into the air

   A company in Holland (荷兰) thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy. So the company developed a special device — the e-Radiator.

    Boaz Leupe,head of the company,says the e-Radiator works as a heating system and saves money. He explains that the energy is used twice — once to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users don't have to pay to cool their computers.

   Five homeowners in Holland are testing the heating system in their homes.

   "We pay for the computer using,so, in that way,homeowners get heating for free,Boaz says.

   Jan Visser is one of the homeowners. ”If you use the computer more,the e-Radiator produces more heat," he says. "It cannot provide enough heat if you don't use your computer often. .' But he is ready to try it. It's a great help for his family.

   The company says e-Radiators produce heat temperatures of up to 55°C. It says the system could save its users about$ 440 a year.

53. The e-Radiator is mainly used .

   A. to drive the computer

   B. to help Microsoft

   C. to heat the computer

   D. to provide heat

54. The Chinese meaning of the word "device" in this passage is probably "".

   A. 节能   B. 实验   C. 仪器   D. 开关

55. The best title of the passage may be""

   A. An Environmental Problem

   B. A New Way to Heat Homes

   C. The Future Computers

   D. The Energy to Be Wasted

Answer 1

53. D 54. C 55. B

[阅读D篇短文大意]本文是关于e-Radiator的介绍。这是 荷兰的一家公司研发出来的一种特殊的仪器，它能够把电脑散发 出来的热量充分利用，用它来使家里变得暖和。

53. D 由第四段中的"... the e-Radiator works as a heating system

and saves money "以及第七段中的"... the e-Radiator produces more heat” 可推断答案为D.

54. C通读第三段可知，e-Radiator是这家公司研发出来的一种特殊的仪器，故答案为C.

55. B通读全文可知，适合本文的最佳标题是B项。