科目: 來源:2013屆江西省南昌10所省重點中學高三第二次模擬突破沖刺英語卷(八)(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
All it took was a slice of Xinjiang cake to spark heated debates online over China's policy on ethnic(民族的)minorities .
Since Monday, qiegao (cut cake) has been a trending topic on Sina Weibo, China’s main Twitter-like microblogging service.
The cake was a reference to Xinjiang’s famed nut cake, sometimes known by its old Turkic name baklava, a popular pastry across Central Asia and the Middle East. In Xinjiang, they are sold by Uygur vendors(小販)on tricycles who are known to charge dubious prices depending on the time and season.
The ethnic flare-up started after the Yueyang police from Hunan province posted a message on their official Weibo account. It reported a dispute in Pingjiang county over an overpriced piece of nut cake between a Xinjiang Uygur vendor and a villager named "Ling".
Villager Ling got into a fight with a Uygur due to a misunderstanding. The verbal dispute eventually escalated into a fight and then a mass fight. As a result, two people were injured and Xinjiang nut cakes worth about 160,000 yuan (US$25,000) were destroyed. The total damage was worth 200,000 yuan which included a broken motorcycle and injuries to people. Local police have detained(扣留) Ling. The 16 Uygur sellers were dully compensated and sent back to Xinjiang.
"Yueyang police incident" quickly became one of the most popular topics on Weibo. Yueyang police removed the post shortly after. As of Tuesday night, the topic was still amassing more than 66,000 hits.
The incident is just one of many similar cases of ethnic tensions across China, notably in Xinjiang province, where deeply entrenched social and racial frictions between the dominant ethnic Han Chinese and minority Uygur Muslims occasionally spark violence. Many Uygurs living in major Chinese cities are viewed by locals as thieves, crooks and even terrorists.
【小題1】Which of the following is true?
| A.The dispute is between a Xinjiang Uygur vendor and a policeman. |
| B.Nut cake is a popular pastry across East Asia and the Middle East. |
| C.The prices of Baklava will change according to the time and season. |
| D.The demand of the 16 Uygur sellers were refused and they were sent back to Xinjiang. |
| A.160,000 yuan | B.200,000 yuan |
| C.40,000yuan | D.We don’t know |
| A.World's most expensive baklava. |
| B.Ethnic tensions across China. |
| C.Pay attention to the Uygurs |
| D.Misunderstanding caused by a fight |
| A.Yueyang police are afraid of the Xinjiang Uygur vendor |
| B.It’s not the only ethnic tension across China, |
| C.Many Uygurs living in major Chinese cities are viewed by locals as thieves, crooks and even terrorists. |
| D.Villager Ling got into a fight with a Uygur due to a misunderstanding. |
| A.Microblogging. | B.Textbook. |
| C.Newspaper. | D.Article. |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年江蘇省南京市板橋中學高二下學期期中檢測英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Ladies and Gentlemen, some strange, wild and wonderful stories colored the news in 2010, you may like them.
● A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its buses for people looking for a partner. "Even love at first sight is possible on the bus," said a spokesman for the company to explain the two seats on each bus that are covered in red cloth and a "love seat" sign.
● Shoppers at an international luxury fair in Italy, found a cell-phone-equipped golden coffin(棺材)among the items on display. The phones will help "the dead" contact relatives if they have been buried alive by mistake.
● A man in New York came up with a disarming(手無寸鐵的)way to perform his latest bank heist , approaching the clerk’s window with a large bunch of flowers and handing over a note saying “give me the money!”
● An Englishman who lost all his legs and arms in an electrical accident successfully swam across the Channel, a challenge he had been preparing for two years. The whole cost is 400 dollars.
● A set of artificial teeth(假牙) made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill known as "the teeth that saved the world" sold for nearly 18,000 pounds (21,500 euros, 24,000 dollars) at auction(拍賣).
● A British woman caused an Internet hate campaign after she was caught on camera dumping(拋棄)a cat in a rubbish bin. She was fined 250 pounds (400 dollars, 280 euros) after pleading guilty.
● The BBC apologized completely and without any doubts after a radio presenter jokingly announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died.
● Two Australian men needed surgery(手術)after shooting each other in the bottoms during a drinking session to see if it would hurt and they were charged 400 dollars separately.
● A Kuwaiti MP(議員) suggested state-aid for male citizens to take second wives, in an effort to reduce the large number of unmarried women in the oil-rich state.
【小題1】What is special about the coffin in the second news?
| A.It is golden. | B.It has a cell phone. |
| C.It is new. | D.It has many items. |
| A.robbery | B.love | C.discussion | D.repair |
| A.A British woman who dumped a cat in a rubbish bin. |
| B.One who bought Winston Churchill’s artificial teeth. |
| C.An Australian man who was shot in bottom to test the hurt. |
| D.An Englishman crossing the Channel without legs and arms. |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年江蘇省海安縣實驗中學高一下學期期中考試英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
What happens to a teenage kid when the world he thought he knew suddenly changes? Find out in Little Brother by American author Cory Doctorow. It is a fascinating book for a new generation of sci-fi readers.
Marcus Yallow, 17, from San Francisco is much more comfortable in front of a computer than obeying the rules of society. Smart, fast and wise to the ways of the networked world, he has no trouble outwitting (騙過) his high school's monitoring system. This way he and his friends get to head off to play a popular online game in real life.
While they are playing, a bomb explodes on the Bay Bridge. Marcus stops a military (軍隊的) vehicle to get help for his injured friend, but this simple act throws him into a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secret prison. There he is treated as a possible terrorist(恐怖分子). He is eventually let go after four days, but his injured friend disappears.
When he returns, Marcus discovers that there are many "security measures" in place and that now all citizens are treated like potential terrorists. While some consider this government action necessary for public safety, Marcus sees this as a complete destruction of the rights he is supposed to have as a citizen.
He knows that no one will believe his story, which leaves him with only one thing to do: to take down the DHS himself. He helps organize a large network called Xnet to spread the truth, anonymously (匿名地).
The book presents a young man who is irresponsible, but learns about himself, and grows, in the course of the story. As part of this learning and growing he becomes aware of very serious issues about his society.
【小題1】 What kind of article does this passage belong to?
| A.A fascinating story. | B.A book review. |
| C.News report | D.A TV programme |
| A.he killed his friend |
| B.he bombed a military vehicle |
| C.he did something that a possible terrorist could do |
| D.his injured friend disappeared |
| A.Marcus Yallow is much more comfortable obeying the rules of society |
| B.Marcus Yallow is smart, fast and wise in real life |
| C.Marcus Yallow always plays online games in real life |
| D.Marcus Yallow is expert at the network world |
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科目: 來源:2013屆湖北省七市(州)高三4月聯(lián)考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
As Apple tries to maintain its growth and success in China, the world's largest smart-phone market is becoming even more critical. Apple's shares(股份) fell sharply as the company's earnings for the holiday quarter through December disappointed investors.
The sales of the iPhone, which include both the iPhone 5 and older models, came in at the low end of analysts' expectations, while the company's income plan for the second quarter was below analysts' forecasts, though Apple is known to give conservative (保守的) forecasts.
Som'6 analysts have said that for Apple to regain its growth, the company.needs a more aggressive strategy for markets, or more specifically for China, where the market for smart phones has been expanding more rapidly than anywhere else. In China, demand is particularly great for inexpensive phones that run on Android(安卓) operating system, sold by many Chinese phone makers as well as South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co.
But Apple says it's already enjoying strong growth in China. "We saw big growth in iPhones,"Chief Executive Tim Cook said. He said that the company has been quickly expanding its sales channels in China, including the number of Apple stores. "This isn't nearly what we need, we're not even close to that, but we're making great progress. " he said.
In China, a big missing piece for Apple is China Mobile Ltd. , the biggest local telecom carrier that doesn't yet sell the iPhone. Earlier this month, Mr. Cook met China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua in Beijing and discussed cooperation, stirring hopes that the world's largest mobile carrier may soon start offering the iPhone.
Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple is working on a lower-end iPhone that could launch as early as this year. But one possible challenge for Apple in China is that low-pricod Android-based phones are getting better in terms of quality. A report from CLSA in late November showed that many smart-phones sold at about 1,000 yuan ( $160) came with higher-reso-lution screens, better cameras and more powerful processors than phones at that price did a year earlier.
【小題1】Apple's shares dropped sharply because in December__
| A.the iPhone wasn't popular in China |
| B.its product quality was widely criticized |
| C.the earnings for the holiday quarter was disappointing |
| D.the investors were not satisfied with Apple's management |
| A.Apple tends to offer a lower sales forecast. |
| B.China Mobile Ltd began to team up with Apple. |
| C.Cook is pessimistic about what Apple did in China. |
| D.Apple didn't take measures to develop Chinese market. |
| A.their prices are actually lower than a year earlier |
| B.Apple in China has ability to deal with any problem |
| C.low-ended Android-based phones are progressing fast |
| D.the promotion of lower-end iPhone will face a challenge |
| A.Apple.'s high popularity in China |
| B.the challenge Apple faces in China |
| C.the approaching failure Apple will suffer in China |
| D.Apple's aggressive strategy in its market expansion |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年廣東省汕頭市金山中學高二下學期期中英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
TOKYO, Japan (AP) – Japan is very serious about robotics (機器人技術). If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea. Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a show this week, a humanoid(有人特點的)with camera eyes made by Kawada Industries Inc. poured tea from a bottle into a cup. Then another robot on wheels delivered the cup of tea in an experimental room that has sensors embedded in the floor and sofa as well as cameras on the ceiling, to simulate(模仿)life with robot technology.
“A human being may be faster, but you’d have to say ‘Thank you,’” said University of Tokyo professor Tomomasa Sato. “That’s the best part about a robot. You don’t have to feel bad about asking it to do things.”
Sato believes Japan, a rapidly aging society where more than a fifth of the population is 65 or older, will lead the world in designing robots to care for the elderly, sick and bedridden(臥床不起的).
Already, monitoring technologies, such as sensors that automatically turn on lights when people enter a room, are becoming widespread in Japan.
The walking, child–size Asimo from Honda Motor Co. greets people at showrooms. NEC Corp. has developed a smaller companion robot–on –wheels called Papero. A seal robot available since 2004 can entertain the elderly and others in need of fuzzy companionship.
Sato says his experimental room is raising awareness about privacy questions that may arise when electronic devices(設備)monitor a person’s movements down to the smallest detail.
On the bright side, the tea – pouring humanoid has been programmed to do the dishes.
【小題1】What is the best title of this passage?
| A.“Thank You” Will Never Be Needed in Japan |
| B.Monitoring Technologies Are Widespread in Japan |
| C.Robot Is Designed to Care for the Elderly. |
| D.Robot technologies are widespread in Japanese daily life. |
| A.fixed | B.established | C.settled | D.rooted |
| A.the robot serves tea much faster than a human being |
| B.the robot does anything like human beings |
| C.tea – serving robot helps to form laziness of the aging society |
| D.tea – serving robot doesn’t need any reward for the service |
| A.A robot can imitate people to complete complicated tasks. |
| B.A robot has been programmed to clean the dishes. |
| C.All the problems in the aging society can be solved by robots. |
| D.The number of aging people is increasing rapidly in Japan. |
| A.people are afraid of being monitored by robots. |
| B.the technology of robots has been highlighted in Japan. |
| C.robots can completely take the place of human beings. |
| D.people’s privacy should be strictly protected |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年重慶市重慶一中高二下學期4月月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Authorities in Shanghai said Thursday night that another person has died from H7N9 bird flu, bringing the death toll to five around the country. The city has reported six infections (感染) to date, and four have died, said the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission. Of the rest two, there was a four-year-old, the agency said. The baby was recovering from mild illness, it added. The person died at Huashan Hospital on Wednesday and was confirmed infected with the H7N9 bird flu on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, the commission reported the city's third death from the H7N9 bird flu. The case involved a 48-year-old man surnamed Chu, a poultry (家禽) transporter from Rugao in neighboring Jiangsu Province. He developed symptoms(癥狀) of cough on March 28. After having a fever on Monday, he went to a private clinic for treatment. The man then sought help in the Tongji Hospital in Shanghai in the early hours of Wednesday after his condition worsened. Chu died three hours after being admitted to the hospital. He was confirmed infected with the H7N9 virus on Thursday. Eight people who had close contact with him have shown no abnormal symptoms.
So far, China has confirmed 14 H7N9 cases -- six in Shanghai, four in Jiangsu, three in Zhejiang and one in Anhui, in the first known human infections of the lesser-known type of bird flu. Of all, four died in Shanghai and one died in Zhejiang. China's Ministry of Agriculture said Thursday the H7N9 avian flu virus has been detected from pigeon (鴿子) samples collected at a marketplace in Songjiang District of Shanghai.
After gene sequence analysis, the national avian flu reference laboratory concluded that the H7N9 virus found on pigeons was highly congenetic with those found on persons infected with H7N9 virus. China's health authorities have promised transparency(透明) and cooperation (合作) to the World Health Organization in regards to human infections of the new type of bird flu. The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that no human-to-human transmission of H7N9 has been discovered.
【小題1】What does the underlined word “confirmed” probably mean?
| A.said | B.doubted | C.proved | D.made |
| A.How many people died of H7N9 bird flu |
| B.How the development of the H7N9 bird flu vaccine (疫苗) is going on |
| C.What measures the government has taken to stop the spreading of H7N9 |
| D.The new outbreak of the H7N9 bird flu |
| A.H7N9 bird flu has killed four people in Shanghai and one in Zhejiang. |
| B.H7N9 virus is not one that spreads from human to human |
| C.So far, China has confirmed 14 deaths from the H7N9 bird flu |
| D.The government agreed to cooperate with WHO in regards to the H7N9 |
| A.Chu, a poultry transporter is the city’s third death from the H7N9 bird flu |
| B.Chu developed symptoms of cough and a fever |
| C.Chu died three hours after being admitted to a private clinic |
| D.Eight people who had close contact with him haven’t been infected with H7N9 |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年重慶市重慶一中高一下學期4月月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
A growing number of college students are applying to take entry tests for medical and dental (牙科的) schools among increasing graduate unemployment in Korea.
“I’ve decided to apply for the test to enter a medical college to become a doctor, changing from my original plan to prepare for a lawyer qualification exam in order to get a more stable job in the future,” said a 24-year-old college graduate, Lee, who majored in business administration during his undergraduate schooling.
The new medical and dental school system is getting popularity, attracting an increasing number of students every year since its appearance in 2004, as it is open to all college graduates regardless of their previous majors.
The Education Development introduced the new medical and dental education system, in which college students with bachelor’s degrees are allowed to study medicine or dentistry by taking the Medical Education Test (MET) and Dental Education Test (DET).
Ten medical schools and six dental colleges that have used the new system have received 4,377 applications (申請) for the entrance exams.
Applicants are getting younger compared with those in their 20s representing 76.9 percent of the total. The tests might be easier for students with biology and chemistry majors, but graduates from other majors are also applying for the tests.
Under the existing medical and dental education system, students should take a two-year premedical course followed by a four-year medical course.
Students graduating under the new medical or dental education system are given master’s degrees, while those graduates who studied under the previous system have bachelor’s degrees.
【小題1】Why do more and more Korean students apply for medical schools?
| A.Because doctors are highly respected in Korea. |
| B.Because they want to get a more stable job. |
| C.Because medicine is easier to learn than other subjects. |
| D.Because the medical education system is reasonable. |
| A.two | B.four | C.six | D.seven |
| A.it takes a longer time to get the master’s degree in the old system |
| B.students may find it a lot easier to get a bachelor’s degree in medicine |
| C.graduates from other majors like history are not allowed to apply for those schools |
| D.the new system are not so popular as expected because of its high unemployment |
| A.New Medical and Dental School System Is Carried Out in Korea |
| B.Korean College Students Have a New Job Choice |
| C.Korean College Students Rush to Medical and Dental Schools |
| D.Doctors Are Becoming Popular in Korea |
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科目: 來源:2012-2013學年山東省濟寧市嘉祥一中高一3月質量檢測英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art, Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art(美術館); Paris has the Louvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University(FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without a building, or even a wall for its drawings and paintings.
FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don't have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone.
You can call the telephone number of a University computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically (采用電子手段) by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings.、
Robert Shostak is director of the new computer museum. He says he started the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.
A computer artist could only record his pictures electronically and send the records, or floppy discs(軟盤), to others to see on their computers. He could also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needed an expensive laser(激光) printer.
Robert Shostak says the electronic museum is mostly for art or computer students at schools and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostak said the FIU museum will make computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.
【小題1】The main purpose of this text is to give information about ______.
A. famous museums throughout the world.
B. a computer art museum in Miami, U.S.A.
C. art exhibitions in Florida Intentional University
D. latest development in computer art
【小題2】To see the art in FIU museum, your special needs include ______.
| A.floppy discs |
| B.a(chǎn) computer and a printer |
| C.pictures and drawings on paper |
| D.a(chǎn) computer connected to the museum by telephone line |
| A.Paintings drawn by means of computer. |
| B.Different styles of paintings. |
| C.Drawings done by art students of FIU. |
| D.Old paintings. |
| A.Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists |
| B.Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists |
| C.a(chǎn)rt students needed a place to show their works |
| D.computer scientists wanted to do something about art |
| A.a(chǎn)rt students |
| B.owners of computers |
| C.exhibits in the museum |
| D.those who can enjoy art |
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科目: 來源:2013屆福建省漳州市高三七校第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
An Italian couple are to become the world's oldest divorcees, after the 99 - year – old husband found that his 96 - year - old wife had an affair(婚外情)in the 1940s.
The Italian man, called by lawyers in the case as Antonio C, was looking through an old drawer when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas.
In spite of the time that had passed since the affair, he was so upset that he immediately asked his wife of 77years, named as Rosa C, whether it was true, and demanded a divorce.
Stricken by the guilt, she reportedly admitted everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision, though her children also did much more work.
She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week, which made people know the truth.
The couple are now preparing to split; though the marriage they built has lasted over nearly eight decades- they have five children, a dozen grandchildren and one great – grand child.
The discovery of the letters was the final problem for their marriage which had already run into difficulty-10 years ago the husband briefly left their house in Rome and moved in with one of his sons, only to return a few weeks later.
The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the couple's southern blood 一 he is originally from Olbia in Sardinia: while his wife was born in Naples. The couple met during the 1930s when Antonio served as a young officer.
The case appears to set a new record, at least for the age of the oldest figures – the previous oldest couple to divorce were Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, from the UK.
That pair ended their 36 - year marriage in 2009 when they were both two years away from their l00th birthdays.They got married in Elstree, Hertfordshire, in 1972, having both ended previous marriages, before moving to Falmouth, Cornwall four years later.
【小題1】Which is true according to the text?
| A.To find his wife' affair, Antonio C looked through an old drawer. |
| B.Rosa C' lover may be Bertie. |
| C.Rosa C admitted what she did because she was sorry for her guilt. |
| D.The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the discovery of the letters. |
| A.a(chǎn)dvertised | B.a(chǎn)nnounced | C.concluded | D.expressed |
| A.a(chǎn) childish man | B.a(chǎn) rude man |
| C.a(chǎn) romantic man | D.a(chǎn) stubborn man |
| A.may come to an end because the husband sticks to his decision |
| B.a(chǎn)ppears to set a new record |
| C.may have lasted over 36 years |
| D.began in the 1930s before both ending previous marriages |
| A.a(chǎn) text book | B.a(chǎn) newspaper |
| C.a(chǎn) history book | D.a(chǎn)n advertisement |
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科目: 來源:2013屆廣東省廣寧縣廣寧中學高三2月月考英語試卷(帶解析) 題型:閱讀理解
Sunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite expensive. Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to get round this. In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity, a battery that can deliver a three amp(安培) current to store this electricity, and a lamp whose bulb is a light-emitting diode(二極管). The firm thinks that this system, once the battery is fully charged, is enough to light two small rooms and to power a mobile-phone charger for seven hours. Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.
The trick is that, to be able to use the electricity, the system's keeper must buy a scratch card—for as little as a dollar—on which is printed a reference number. The keeper sends this reference, plus the serial number of the household solar unit, by SMS to Eight19. The company's server will respond automatically with an access code to the unit.
Users may consider that they are paying an hourly rate for their electricity. In fact, they are paying off the cost of the unit. After buying around $80 worth of scratch cards—which Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 months—the user will own it. He will then have the option of continuing to use it for nothing, or of trading it in for a bigger one, perhaps driven by a 10-watt solar cell.
In that case, he would go then through the same process again, paying off the additional cost of the upgraded kit at a slightly higher rate. Users would therefore increase their electricity supply steadily and affordably.
According to Eight19's figures, this looks like a good deal for customers. The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oil—enough to fuel a couple of smoky lamps—plus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19's basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even cheaper.
【小題1】The underlined word “get round” in the first paragraph can be replaced by _______ .
| A.make use of | B.come up with | C.look into | D.deal with |
| A.Buy a scratch card. | B.Recharge it outside. |
| C.Buy another solar cell. | D.Return it to the company. |
| A.Around $10. | B.Around $80. | C.Around $90. | D.Around $180. |
| A.Kenyan families would find it difficult to afford the solar cell |
| B.using the solar cell would help Kenyan families save money |
| C.few Kenyan families use mobile phones for lack of electricity |
| D.the company will make a great profit from selling solar cells |
| A.Solar Energy: Starting from Scratch. |
| B.Eight19: a creative British Company. |
| C.Kenyan Families: Using Solar Energy for Free. |
| D.Poor Countries: Beginning to Use Solar Energy. |
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