【Sometimes,thesimplestideasarethebest.Forexample,toabsorbheatfromthesuntoheatwater,youneedlarge,flat,blacksurfaces.Onewaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspecially,ontheroofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthat】
Sometimes,thesimplestideasarethebest.Forexample,toabsorbheatfromthesuntoheatwater,youneedlarge,flat,blacksurfaces.Onewaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspecially,ontheroofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthattroublewhencitiesarefullofblacksurfacesalready,intheformofasphalt(柏油)roads?
Tenyearsago,thisthoughtcameintothemindofAriandeBondt,aDutchengineer.Hefinallypersuadedhisbosstofollowitup.Theresultisthattheirbuildingisnowheatedinwinterandcooledinsummerbyasystemthatreliesonthesurfaceoftheroadoutside.
Theheat-collectorisasystemofconnectedwaterpipes.Mostofthemranfromonesideofthestreettotheother,justundertheasphaltroad.Some,however,divedeepintotheground.
Whenthestreetsurfacegetshotinsummer,waterpumpedthroughthepipespicksupthisheatandtakesitundergroundthroughoneofthedivingpipes.Atadepthof100metresliesanaturalaquifer(蓄水层)intowhichseveralheatexchangers(交换器)havebeenbuilt.Thehotwaterfromthestreetrunsthroughtheseexchangers,warningtheground-water,beforereturningtothesurfacethroughanotherpipe.Theaquiferisthususedasaheatstore.
Inwinter,theworkingsystemischangedslightly.Waterispumpedthroughtheheatexchangerstopickuptheheatstoredduringsummer.Thiswatergoesintothebuildingandisusedtowarmtheplaceup.Afterperformingthattask,itispumpedundertheasphaltanditsremainingheatkeepstheroadfreeofsnowandice.
小题1:Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs? A.AriandeBondtgothisideafromhisboss.B.Large,flat,blacksurfacesneedtobebuiltincities.C.TheDutchengineer’ssystemhasbeenwidelyused.D.Heatcanalsobecollectedfromasphaltroads.小题2:Forwhatpurposearethedivingpipesused? A.Toabsorbheatfromthesun.B.Tostoreheatforfutureuse.C.Toturnsolarenergyintoheatenergy.D.Tocarryheatdownbelowthesurface.小题3:Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat__ A.somepipeshavetobere-arrangedinwin