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1、中 考 英 语 复 习 九 年 级 短 文 阅 读 1A Cool Mobile HomeStudents at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands have built a mobile homethat runs on solar power.Fully charged,it can travel 600 kilometers and on a sunny day,it cantravel up to 730 kilometers.The 22 students who made the Stella Vita

2、 are members of Solar Team Eindhoven a group thatbelieves that the future of sustainable transport is solar-powered.Solar Team Eindhoven describes the Stella Vita as a self-sustaining house on wheels”.The mobilehome makes its own power for driving,but also for taking showers,watching television,maki

3、ngcoffee,charging computers and phones,etc.When the Stella Vita isnt being driven,its roof can be raised to give people inside more space,while more solar panels can also be pulled out.This doubles the size of the solar panels to 17.5square meters.With a larger size of solar panels,it only takes abo

4、ut two or three days to chargethe mobile home tolOO%.Inside the Stella Vita is a seating area with a table and a small kitchen space.The mobile homealso has a double bed,a toilet and a shower.Last September,Solar Team Eindhoven started a 3,000-kilometer trip through Europe with theStella Vita.Some p

5、roblems with the mobile home meant that for some parts of the trip it neededto be moved on a trailer.However,the team fixed the problems and was able to drive it for largeparts of the trip.The Library Lets You Borrow People,Not BooksWe all have a story to tell,and perhaps if we shared our stories mo

6、re,we might understand eachother better even break down social prejudice.This is the idea behind the Human Library.The Human Library was created by Danish reporterRonni Abergel in the year 2000 together with his brother Dany and workmates Asma Mouna andChristoffer Erichsen.Ronni Abergel first came u

7、p with the idea.He thought why not organize events where you canborrow people instead of books?think it could work because the library is one of the fewplaces in our community where everyone is welcome,whether youre rich or poor,homeless orliving in a big house/he said.In the Human Library events,hu

8、man“books talk about their life stories.Most human“books”are people who have experienced different kinds of prejudice and discrimination.It could bebecause of their skin color,beliefs or a disability or because of their life choices.In the events,“readers“can learn about ways in which theyre differe

9、nt from each other.After learning aboutthe stories,“readers“maybe brave to challenge their own prejudice and then become moreinclusive.One of the most active“books is 81-year-old Yoka who grew up in a Jewish family in theNetherlands.Luckily,she didn/t get caught by the Nazis when she wa syoung.As on

10、e of the fewsurvivors left,Yoka believes she can help people understand what happens when discriminationgoes unchallenged.Altogether;there are over 1,000 human books”,each with a valuable story.The most important thing is not to judge the human“books“by their covers but to first take alook inside.Re

11、pairing Ancient BooksAt the National Library of China(NLC)in Beijing,some repairers are shaking off centuries of olddust to repair the ancient books.Xie Jincheng,one of the repairers,has been doing this for about 10 years.However;he can onlyrepair a few pages a day,and it sometimes takes him several

12、 days to fix just one page.It takesquite a long time to search for the right paper to repair the books.Sometimes its impossible toget similar paper;so we need to process the paper ourselves/Xiesaid.Du Weisheng is another repairer at the NLC.Ancient book repairing is a lifelong job for him.Du,69,has

13、worked as an ancient book repairer since 1974.He is happy to see young people joininghis team and choosing to stay.They have good educational backgrounds,and bring a morescientific way to the book repairing/Du said.In 2013,a training center was set up at the NLC totrain more professional repairers.T

14、he NLC is now home to some of Chinas best-known literary treasures.It houses more than 3million ancient Chinese books.Its the biggest collection of its kind.Science and technology also helps with the protection of the ancient treasures.In 2016,anational-level database of ancient Chinese books went o

15、nline for public use.Nearly 21,000 copiesof such books at the NLC are included in the database.Readers can read them online at any timewithout causing any clanger to them.Thanks to the repairers and other workers at the NLC,the public no longer have difficulty findingthese ancient books and they can

16、 know more about the fantastic ancient Chinese culture.A Mobile HomeDo you want to travel with your house walking with you?With Encho Enchevs idea of a mobilehome,your home can travel to any place in the future.The mechanical legs of your home canbring itself and you to even the wildest and most far

17、away places.The home can be built in thenear future.According to Enchev,a designer in Bulgaria,the house will be big enough for two people and apet.Enchev loves beautifull and scape,and he also finds that more and more people would liketo get close to nature without missing the comfort of their home

18、s.So he is inspired and tries toshow the world how a home in the future could meet peoples need.Supported by a collection of mechanical legs,the mobile home can either stand like a man or lieon the ground like a traditional house.Enchev plans to use different technologies and methods tomake the mech

19、anical legs strong.At the same time,the legs can take the mobile home anywhere,including climbing a mountain or standing on a cliff.Inside the mobile home,the design is modern,high-tech and simple.All the windows are usingthe“smart glass“technology.You can see or hide from the outside world as you w

20、ish.Thebathroom is in the middle of the mobile home,so it isnt near any windows.There is a largespace under the living area for people to use.Other things also include mountain bikes,chairs,tables,a balcony,an emergency generator;a BBQ unit and toolboxes.Filled with plenty of smart technology,Enchev

21、s mobile home is all about convenience at the endof the day.ThelOO-Day ProjectElleLuna is a designer,painter;and writer.She used to work as a fantastic designer on apps,suchas Uber.However;she quit her job in her 30s andstarted the 100-Day Project.It was Michael Bierut who first used the 100-Day Pro

22、ject at the Yale School of Art:each studentchose something to do every day for 100 days.For example,one student made a poster in undera minute every day for 100 days;another danced every day and made a video.In 2014,Luna and her group started the 100-Day Project online.Everyone can take part in it.I

23、tssimple choose a creative project,do it every day for 100 days,and share your process online.For the 100-Day Project,its not just about what you have finished-its more about the process.A hundred days!Even Luna herself was questioning before she decided to jump in,X a n l finish it?Will I push thro

24、ugh when Im busy?Will I share even when I cant do it well?Will I show up everyday?Luna did it anyway.In the first year;Luna herself finished 100 days of self-portraits.If youcan dream it,you can do it.People of different ages joined in.Hillary Patrick,a want-to-beartistand mom of two,finished a proj

25、ect of embroidery while she had to look after two kids.Ar eyou hungry to start a creative project?Do you want to be a part of a group that celebrates“process?Start thinking about your project,and invitefriends to join,too.As there is a famoussaying,“If you want to go fast,go alone.If you want to go far,go together/