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(1)细节理解题。根据第二段Capable of taking in sunlight,the black mineral adds to the list of substances in dark colors serving the purpose,which the team is on a long﹣standing hunt for.(这种黑色矿物具有吸收阳光的能力,是该团队长期以来一直在寻找的具有吸收阳光功能的深色物质的又一项。)可知,煤炭扩大了具有实现海水脱盐能力的深色物质的列表规模,Fratalocchi的团队长期以来都在寻找这样的物质。故选D。
(2)推理判断题。根据第三段The team combined CCP with natural cotton fibers,producing a block which was then placed within a seawater﹣containing container,with its bottom touching water surface.While sunlight heated the black surface of the block,the inside fibers helped water flow in and through the block from the bottom.(该团队将碳化压缩粉末与天然棉纤维相结合制成了一个块状物体,并将它放在一个装有海水的容器里。阳光使块状物体的表面温度升高的同时,内部的纤维使水从底部流进了块状物体。)可知,Fratalocchi的团队通过将碳化压缩粉末与天然棉纤维相结合制成了一个块状物体,然后内部纤维使水从底部流进了块状物体。故选C。
(3)推理判断题。根据最后一段CCP is abundant in nature and reasonable to use(碳化压缩粉末在自然中很丰富,使用很合理。)以及The device's desalination rate per unit of raw material is two to three times higher than that of any other solar desalination system,but it produces fresh water at around one﹣third the expense of current state﹣of﹣the﹣art technologies.(该装置每单位原料的脱盐率比其他任何太阳能脱盐系统高两到三倍,但它生产淡水的成本约为目前最先进技术的三分之一。)可知,碳化压缩粉末价格公道,而且碳化压缩粉末装置脱盐率高,但它生产淡水的成本约为目前最先进技术的三分之一,综合这些信息可推测,Marcella Bonifazi意在强调碳化压缩粉末成本低。故选B。
(4)主旨大意题。根据第一段The team of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is using coal for a new economy.(阿卜杜拉国王科技大学(KAUST)团队正在将煤炭用于一种新经济。)可知,文章主要介绍了利用碳化压缩粉末进行海水脱盐,故C.Coal finds new use in desalination technology.(煤炭在脱盐技术中有了新用途。)可概括本文大意。故选C。