阅读下面这篇短文,短文后有2项测试任务;(1)第23~26题要求.从所给的6个选项中为第2~5段每段选择1个正确的小标题;(2)第27~30题要求从所给的6个选项中选择4个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。 LED Lighting 1 An accidental
discovery announced recently has taken LED lighting to a new level, suggesting
it could soon offer a cheaper, longer-lasting alternative to the traditional
light bulb. The breakthrough adds to a growing trend that is likely to
eventually make Thomas Edison’s bright invention obsolete. LEDs are already used
in traffic lights, flashlights, and architectural lighting. They are flexible
and operate less expensively than traditional lighting. 2
Michael Bowers, a graduate student2 at Vanderbilt University, was just
trying to make really small quantum dots, which are crystals generally only a
few nanometers big. Quantum dots contain anywhere from 100 to 1,000 electrons.
They’re easily excited bundles of energy, and the smaller they are, the more
excited they get. Each dot in Bowers’ particular batch was exceptionally small,
containing only 33 or 34 pairs of atoms. 3 When you shine
a light on quantum dots or apply electricity to them, they react by producing
their own light, normally a bright, vibrant color. But when Bowers shined a
laser on his batch of dots, something unexpected happened. He was surprised when
a white glow covered the table. The quantum dots were supposed to emit blue
light, but instead they were giving off a beautiful white glow.
4 Then Bowers and another student got the idea to stir the dots into
polyurethane and coat a blue LED light bulb with the mix. The lumpy bulb wasn’t
pretty, but it produced white light similar to a regular light bulb.
5 LEDs produce twice as much light as a regular 60 watt bulb and
burn for over 50,000 hours. The Department of Energy estimates LED lighting
could reduce U. S. energy consumption for lighting by 29 percent by 2025. LEDs
don’t emit heat, so they’re also more energy efficient. And they’re much harder
to break. 6 Quantum dot mixtures could be painted on just
about anything and electrically excited to produce a rainbow of colors,
including white. The main light source of the future will almost surely not be a
bulb. It might be a table, a wall, or even a fork. Paragraph 1 ______
A LED Lighting Is Not Mature
B LED Lighting Will Replace Traditional Lighting
C Almost Everything Could Be the Main Light Source in the Future
D LED Lighting Has Many Advantages
E Bowers Made an Unexpected Discovery
F LED Light Bulbs Look Lumpy