The small town of Rjukan in Norway is situated between several mountains and does not get direct sunlight from late September to mid-March- six months out of the year.
“Of course, we it when the sun is shining,” says Karin Ro, who works for the town’s tourism office. “We see the sky is , but down in the valley it’s darker — it’s like on a day.”
But that when a system of high-tech was introduced to reflect sunlight from neighboring peaks(山峰) into the valley below. Wednesday, residents(居民) of Rjukan their very first ray of winter sunshine: A row of reflective boards on a nearby mountainside were put to . The mirrors are controlled by a computer that them to turn along with the sun throughout the and to close during windy weather. They reflect a concentrated beam(束) of light onto the town’s central , creating an area of sunlight roughly 600 square meters. When the light , Rjukan residents gathered together.
“People have been there and standing there and taking of each other,” Ro says. “The town square was totally . I think almost all the people in the town were there.” The 3,500 residents cannot all the sunshine at the same time. , the new light feels like more than enough for the town’s residents.
“It’s not very ,” she says, “but it is enough when we are .”
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6. A．computers B．telescopes C．mirrors D．cameras
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17. A．Instead B．However C．Gradually D．Similarly
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