Question

Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to get rid of it.  But the designers of the Johnstown campus (校园) of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem — how to collect body heat.  They have designed a collection system which uses not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus’s six buildings comfortable.

Some parts of most modern buildings — theaters and offices as well as classrooms, are more sufficiently heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned (使用空调的) even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing (再分配) it is called “heat recovery”. A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University’s system is the first to recover heat from buildings and reuse it in others.

Along the way, Pittsburgh has learned a great deal about some of its producers.  The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off.  Male students send out more heat than female students, and the larger a student is, the more heat he produces. We may conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hard working overweight male genius.

1.What is the characteristic of the buildings on Johnstown campus of the University of

Pittsburgh?

A. They collect body heat to control the temperature inside.

B. They are more comfortable to live in than other buildings.

C. They use the light bulbs to heat the classroom.

D. They consume less fuel to keep the classrooms cool.

2.According to the passage, the technique of heat recovery is used ______.

A. to find the producers of heat

B. to provide heat for the hot water system

C. to make the campus more beautiful

D. to collect heat and reuse it

3.The underlined phrase “the hottest prospect” in this passage refers to ______.

A. the person who suffers most from heat

B. the person who needs more heat than others

C. the person who gives off most heat

D. the person who makes better use of heat

4.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A. Recovery of Body Heat

B. Modern Building’s Heat System

C. Body Heat and Its Producers

D. Ways of Heating Building

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】文章介绍匹兹堡大学约翰斯顿校区的设计师们利用每个人都能发出体热的原理，设计了体能收集系统，为学校教学楼提供能源供给。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段的内容The system works so well that no fuel is needed to make the campus’s six buildings comfortable.能源收集系统工作的如此好以至于让学校的六栋大楼舒适不需要燃料。可知设计师们收集体能来控制建筑物内部的温度，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段对heat recovery的描述The technique of saving heat and redistributing (再分配) it is called “heat recovery”.可知heat recovery技术是用来收集能量然后再分配的技术，故选D。.

3.词义猜测题。根据这里所描述的the hottest prospect是a hard working overweight male genius一位努力的超重的男天才，根据上文对能量产生者的描述，可知这样的人是产生能量最多的人，故选C。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知文章介绍匹兹堡大学约翰斯顿校区的设计师们利用每个人都能发出体热的原理，设计了体能收集系统，并介绍了关于能量发出者的研究，故标题用“体能回收.” 最合适，故选A。