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【題目】Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources, as well as one of the oldest. Something shows that windmills (風(fēng)車) began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or get water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in faraway areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were hardly used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming more cared about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would run out one day. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

【1】What was a new use for wind power in the late 19th century?

A. Sailing a boat.

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

【2】One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that _________.

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from winds

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

【3】What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing wind power.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】試題分析：本文是一篇說明文。風(fēng)能是潔凈的豐富的能源，本文主要介紹了風(fēng)能及有史以來風(fēng)能運(yùn)用的情況，今天，有一項(xiàng)全球性的運(yùn)動，通過使用風(fēng)能來提供越來越多的電力。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段句子When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in faraway areas began to use them to produce electricity.可知，人們最初利用風(fēng)車磨面或抽水，十九世紀(jì)末有了電之后，人們又用其發(fā)電，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段句子During the 1970s, people started becoming more cared about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity.可知，重新使用風(fēng)能是因?yàn)樗�是清潔的。故選A。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，二十世紀(jì)七十年代，人們更加注重環(huán)保，而且認(rèn)識到煤和氣的短缺；而盡管成本較高，但是風(fēng)能的特點(diǎn)是潔凈并豐富的。如今，全球范圍內(nèi)正在發(fā)起利用風(fēng)能發(fā)電的運(yùn)動。因此推斷下一段將會講述全球利用風(fēng)能發(fā)電的情況。故選D。