空氣制水神器

周晨曲

以色列Watergen公司生產(chǎn)了一種可以利用空氣生產(chǎn)干凈的飲用水的設(shè)備。

1?Israeli?company?Watergen?has?made?a?device（設(shè)備）?that?produces?clean，?drinkable?water?out?of?air.?The?device?called?GENNY?is?small?enough?to?be?used?in?a?home?or?office?but?can?generate?up?to?30?liters?of?water?a?day.?The?water?that?GENNY?produces?is?not?only?clean?enough?to?drink，?but?also?often?cleaner?than?tap?water.

2?GENNY?takes?air?in?and?passes?it?through?a?filter（過(guò)濾器）?to?remove?dust?and?dirt.?The?filter?is?powerful?enough?to?work?even?in?areas?with?high?air?pollution.?The?air?then?passes?through?a?chamber?where?heating?and?cooling?cause?water?vapor（水蒸氣）?in?the?air?to?change?into?water.?This?water?is?then?passed?through?several?more?filters?and?minerals?（礦物質(zhì)）?are?added?to?make?it?healthier?and?taste?better.?Finally，?the?water?is?stored?in?a?tank?where?it?is?continually?circulated?to?keep?it?fresh.

3?A?larger?model，?called?the?GEN?350，?can?produce?up?to?900?liters?of?water?per?day.?The?GEN?350?is?now?being?used?in?hospitals?that?previously?did?not?have?a?reliable?source?of?fresh?and?clean?water.?Watergen?has?also?developed?an?emergency?response?vehicle?（ERV）?that?can?carry?a?GEN?350?unit?wherever?it?is?needed.?In?addition?to?the?GEN?350，?the?ERV?carries?a?generator?that?supplies?electricity?for?the?GEN?350.

4?Watergen?s?ERV?is?designed?to?bring?water?to?people?who?are?suffering?from?the?effects?of?a?serious?earthquake，?fire，?flood?or?other?situations.?Once?such?incident?occurred?in?Northern?California?in?2018.?A?fire?started?at?a?camp?site?and?spread?quickly?over?a?wide?area，?destroying?many?thousands?of?acres?of?trees?and?many?homes.?The?town?of?Paradise，?California，?was?hit?particularly?hard.?One?of?Watergen?s?ERVs?was?driven?to?Paradise，?where?it?provided?water?for?its?citizens?and?rescue?workers.

1.?The?underlined?word?in?paragraph?1?can?be?replaced?by??????????.

A.?Pollute

B.?Produce

C.?Pour

D.?Measure

2.?What?does?paragraph?2?focus?on？

A.?The?process?of?making?water?by?using?GENNY.

B.?The?functions?of?a?good?filter.

C.?The?procedures?for?producing?water?vapor.

D.?The?minerals?in?water.

3.?What?can?be?inferred?about?GEN?350？

A.?It?has?a?low?quality.

B.?It?can?supply?electricity?for?poor?areas.

C.?It?has?been?put?into?use?in?some?hospitals.

D.?It?is?a?response?vehicle?used?in?an?emergency.

4.?Why?is?Watergen?s?ERV?designed？

A.?To?respond?to?natural?disasters.

B.?To?put?its?competitors?out?of?business.

C.?To?make?more?money.

D.?To?meet?customers??needs.

Useful?expressions

device?設(shè)備

filter?過(guò)濾器

generator?發(fā)電機(jī)

remove?dust?and?dirt?清除灰塵與雜質(zhì)

heating?and?cooling?加熱和冷卻

water?vapor?in?the?air?空氣中的水蒸氣

The?water?is?stored?in?a?tank?where?it?is?continually?circulated?to?keep?it?fresh.?水被儲(chǔ)存在一個(gè)水箱里，在那里它不斷地循環(huán)以保持新鮮。