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Australian green energy company Enviromission plans to build a solar thermal(relating to or containing heat) power station which has a 1 000-meter-high tower and a 5-kilometer diameter( the length of a straight line that can be drawn through the middle of a round object ) greenhouse collector. It will be the world's tallest man-made structure.
Scientists say the new power station will produce 200 megawatts( a million watt) of power, which is enough to supply power for the needs of a city containing 200 000 homes.
The power station's solar collector will be made of glass and /or practise to harness the sun's radiation. At the center of the collector will be the world's largest turbines located at the base of the 1000-meter tower. The turbines will produce electricity powered by the solar thermal wind created under the collector as the air rises towards the cold air in the tower.
Enviromission plans to build five Solar Towers over the next 10 years. This will provide enough energy to supply one million homes.
The key feature of the Enviromission project is that it sends out no pollution. A coal-fired power station of comparable size would produce 830 000 tons of greenhouse gas every year.
This power station will work 24 hours a day and be most effective in the summer months when the power demands are at its greatest.
The construction of the solar power station is expected to start in late 2003 and will take around two years to complete.
1．The title of this passage might be ________.
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A．The world's most beautiful structure will be built in Australia
B．Australia will build the world's largest building
C．Australia will build the world's tallest structure
D．The world's tallest building will be built in Australia
2．The writer of the passage would like to introduce a new kind of ________ to us .
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3．The word“harness”in the first line of paragraph 3 means: ________.
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A．collect something and reuse it
B．get something under control
C．control something completely
D．bring something under control and use it
4．The“turbines”in this passage is a machine driven by a wheel turned by a current of ________.
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5．Which of the following statements is right?
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A．By the end of the year 2005 people may see all the stations built.
B．The Enviromission project will send out less pollution.
C．The first solar power station is expected to be completed by 2006.
D．The Enviromission plans to build five Solar Power Stations over the next 10 years all around the world.
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