Batteries，asyoumayhavefiguredoutbynow，haveafewproblems，actually．Theydon'tholdnearlyenoughpower．They'reveryexpensive．Andaboveall，they'reexplosive．That'sarealproblemforSamsung．Isn'tanyonegoingtotrytoi

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Batteries，as you may have figured out by now，have a few problems，actually．They don't hold nearly enough power．They're very expensive．And above all，they're explosive．That's a real problem for Samsung．
   Isn't anyone going to try to invent a better battery？Fortunately，a Tufts University professor named Mike Zimmerman，is breathtakingly close to cracking the powerful-cheap-safe battery problem．
    Inside every lithium-ion battery on earth，there's a positive electrode （阳极） and a negatively charged one．They're separated by a thin sheet．The rest is filled up with a liquid called the electrolyte（电解质）．
    When you charge the battery，positively charged ions（离子）flow through that liquid from the negative side to the positive side．Then，as you use the battery to power your gadget，they flow back again．
    The key here is that electrolyte juice．It's easily lighted．What Zimmerman has done is pretty amazing：He's created a battery that gets rid of the liquid．In its place：A special plastic film，solid and not flammable（易燃的）．Yet it allows the free flow of the ions，just as the electrolyte does．Zimmerman's plastic doesn't catch fire even if you try to light it with a lighter．
    We call them lithium ion batteries because they do not，in fact，use actual lithium metal．That's too bad，because lithium metal batteries can store at least twice as much power!The only reason why we don't use lithium-metal batteries is that they're even more dangerous than lithium ion．
    But if there's no flammable liquid，there's no risk of fire．So Zimmerman's batteries do use actual lithium metal，and therefore hold twice as much charge．Imagine：Three days of life on every phone charge instead of one and a half．Four hundred miles in an electric car instead of 200．And so on．It's a big，big deal．

41．Why do Zimmerman's invention use actual lithium metal？___
A．Lithium metal are not easy to light．
B．Zimmerman's batteries include no liquid．
C．Lithum-metal batteries are safer than lithium-ion．
D．Ordinary batteries use the safe lithium metal．
42．What can we know about Zimmerman's batteries？___
A．They are safe and hold large power．
B．They are risky but store much power．
C．They are unsafe but hold much charge．
D．They are unsafe but convenient．
43．What can we know from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 7？___
A．We can make a big deal with Zimmerman．
B．Zimmerman's batteries sound nice but unrealistic．
C．Zimmerman wants to make a deal with producers．
D．Zimmerman's batteries will make a difference to our life．
44．How is the passage mainly developed？___
A．By giving descriptions．
B．By listing examples．
C．By making comparisons．
D．By following time order．
45．What does the passage mainly present？___
A．An introduction to Tufts professor．
B．Information on using the old type of batteries．
C．The author's interview with Tufts professor．
D．Tufts professor's invention of a non-exploding battery．

Answer 1

41．B．细节理解题．根据文章He's created a battery that gets rid of the liquid．In its place：A special plastic film，solid and not flammable可知齐默尔曼的发明使用实际的锂金属做电池是因为他的电池不含液体；故选B．
42．A．细节理解题．根据最后一段But if there's no flammable liquid，there's no risk of fire．So Zimmerman's batteries do use actual lithium metal，and therefore hold twice as much charge可知齐默尔曼的电池他们是安全和持有大功率；故选A．
43．D．句意理解题．根据文章And so on．It's a big，big deal．可知Zimmerman的电池将使我们的生活有很大改变；故选D．
44．C．细节理解题．根据最后一段But if there's no flammable liquid，there's no risk of fire．So Zimmerman's batteries do use actual lithium metal，and therefore hold twice as much charge可知文章主要是通过比较的方式说明主题的；故选C．
45．D．主旨大意题．根据文章He's created a battery that gets rid of the liquid．In its place：A special plastic film，solid and not flammable可知文章主要介绍了教授发明的非爆炸性电池；故选D．