2019 哈三中高三英语第三次联合考试 阅读理解C

　　九州之巅合作体2019届高三第三次联考

　　哈尔滨市第三中学

　　宁夏银川一中

　　西安高新第一中学

　　西北师范大学附属中学

　　命题：哈尔滨市第三中学

　　审题：宁夏银川一中

　　阅读理解C

　　Scream if you want to charge your phone.

　　如果想给手机充电，那就尖叫吧。

　　Thanks to the wonders of science, riders on Thorpe Park’s new attraction, a roller coaster (过山车) called The Walking Dead, can now power their smart phones by screaming loudly. That' s because there are devices on it that "harvest kinetic energy" (动能). The park conducted research which shows that millennials’ biggest fear is their phones running out of battery, so the device should prove popular.

　　多亏了科学的奇迹，索普公园的新项目—— 一个叫“行尸走肉”的过山车，现在能靠大声尖叫给智能手机充电了。这是因为过山车上有“收集动能”的装置。这个公园研究过千禧一代最害怕的就是他们的手机要没电了，所以这个装置应该会大受欢迎。

　　All of the Walking Dead's carriages have been fitted with the harvesting devices, which not only harvest the energy of screams, but that from g-force and vibrations (振动), too. The units are then removed from the carriages by staff and deposited into an on-site mobile charging point.

　　所有的“行尸走肉”的车厢都被安装了这种装置，它不仅能收集尖叫的能量，而且还能吸收重力和振动的能量。然后这组装置被工作人员取走，就地存进手机充电处。

　　Thorpe Park said: “If thrill-seekers are brave enough to open their eyes, they will see a set of LED lights in blood red powering up as guests' screams become louder... throughout the spine-tingling 90-second experience.”

　　索普游乐园表示：“在这90秒的恐怖体验中，如果寻求刺激的人有勇气睁开双眼，就会看到当他们的尖叫声变大时，一组鲜红色的LED灯就通电了。”

　　Designed and installed by researchers at Queen Mary University London and the engineering team at Thorpe Park Resort, the technology took three months to implement (执行), from design to installation. It will be available at the theme park for an initial trial period. If this proves successful, the technology may become a permanent fixture for the remainder of the 2018 season.

　　该设备由伦敦玛丽女王大学的研究人员以及索普游乐园的工程师团队设计安装，这项技术从设计到安装历时三个月。索普主题乐园将先进行初步测试。如果测试成功，可能在2018年内将其改为固定装置。

　　Thorpe Park Resort's John Burton, who came up with the ride concept, said: “The Walking Dead: The Ride is 15 out of 10 on the scare factor scale (等级), so it makes sense to be able to combine and use the power of our visitors' screams and the ride’s vibrations to help solve a problem each and every one of us faces----losing the charge on our mobiles when we’re on a day out.”

　　这个概念是该游乐园的约翰•巴顿想出来的，他说：“如果满分是10分的话，‘行尸走肉’过山车的恐怖指数有15分，因此可以将游客的尖叫和车厢的振动的能量结合利用，来解决出门在外手机没电这个所有人都面临的问题。”

　　Dr Joe Briscoe, School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London, said: “This is an exciting concept that will undoubtedly be used more frequently in the future. The system uses a mini energy harvester to capture the kinetic energy, transferring it to a separate electrical circuit and storage unit, which is enough to charge a mobile phone.”

　　伦敦玛丽女王大学工程与材料科学学院的乔•布里斯科博士称：“这是一个令人激动的理念，将来的用处无疑会更广。这一系统通过一个微型能量采集器收集动能，转入独立电路和存储单元，足以给一部手机充电。”

　　28. We can learn from the text that _______.

　　A. a phone should be put in the roller coaster to be charged

　　B. it was John Burton who designed and installed the device

　　C. the energy of screams, g-force and vibrations can be harvested by the device

　　D. the trial period of the technology will last three months

　　29. What does the underlined word “spine-tingling” mean in Paragraph 4?

　　A. Unforgettable and satisfying

　　B. Interesting and inspiring.

　　C. Exhausting but delightful

　　D. Frightening but exciting

　　30. What is Dr Joe Briscoe’s attitude toward the future of the new concept?

　　A. Skeptical

　　B. Optimistic

　　C. Critical

　　D. Neutral

　　31. What's the main idea of the text?

　　A. The traditional way of charging your phone is on the way out.

　　B. A new battery for powering your phone is invented.

　　C. Visitors' scream in Thorpe Park can be used to charge the phone.

　　D. The most effective way of charging your phone has been found in Thorpe Park.

　　英文来源：每日邮报

　　https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-5548705/Thorpe-Park-Walking-Dead-roller-coaster-uses-screams-power-mobile-phones.html?ITO=1490

　　中文编译：China Daily 董静