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12.You have most likely heard of renewable energy or even used it in your home,or office to do your part for the environment.Renewable energy is energy from natural resources including the wind,sunlight,and water.This form of energy is always renewed and cannot be exhausted.The most popular modern day form of this energy can be seen in solar paneling(电池板).Renewable energy can produce electricity and plays a major role in reducing greenhouse emissions(排放) and fossil fuels (化石燃料).
A study by the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory predicts that renewable energy resources can soon provide up to 80 percent of the electricity in the United States.The study was conducted to decide how renewable energy can meet the needs of a rapidly increasing population.Using the current solar panels,wind turbines,geothermal(地热),and hydropower,this 80 percent increase is a promising possibility for our future.
Increasing this renewable energy will provide practical benefits for our economy,climate,and health.Not only will it greatly reduce global warming,but it will improve public health,and provide many economic benefits.In a future with 80 percent fewer renewables,our carbon emissions will also be reduced by 80percent,and water use will be cut in half.
This future is both possible and affordable,and we already have the tools in place to begin.However,we need to make improvements to our current electricity grid(电网) first.Additionally,the United States needs to carry out a clean energy policy for renewables.

32.The passage is mainly aboutB.
A.protecting the environment
B.the use of renewable energy
C.reducing global warming
D.the form of renewable energy
33.What is the closest meaning to the underlined word"exhausted"in the first paragraph?D
A.Tired.B.Removed.C.Created.D.Used up.
34.Which of the following is not renewable energy?D
A.Solar.
B.Geothermal.
C.Hydropower.
D.Fossil fuels.
35.What will the renewables bring us?A
A.Doing good to our economy,climate,and health.
B.Partly increasing global warming.
C.Increasing our cost.
D.Improving current electricity grid.

分析 文章主要讲述了可再生能源对我们生活的影响以及将会改变我们的环境.

解答 32.B 主旨题.文章主要讲述了可再生能源对我们生活的影响以及将会改变我们的环境,主要讲述了如何使用可再生能源.故选D.
33.D 词意猜测题.根据文章内容"This form of energy is always renewed and cannot be exhausted."这种能量总是不断更新,不能耗尽.可知该词在文章中的含义为用完,耗尽的意思.故选D.
34.D 细节题.根据文章内容"Renewable energy is energy from natural resources including the wind,sunlight,and water."可再生能源是来自自然资源的能源,包括风能、阳光和水.可知,化石燃料不属于可再生能源.故选D.
35.A 细节题.根据文章内容"Increasing this renewable energy will provide practical benefits for our economy,climate,and health.Not only will it greatly reduce global warming,but it will improve public health,and provide many economic benefits."增加这种可再生能源将为我们的经济、气候和健康带来切实的好处,不仅会大大减少全球变暖,而且会改善公共卫生,并提供许多经济利益.故选A.

点评 题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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D.The environment is demanding.
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B.The use of clean energy will help increase job opportunities.
C.Coal is used more in northern cities than in southern cities.
D.Rapid economic growth helps to improve the environment.
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His question made me think of a sentence."Every morning when you get up,you can choose how to spend this day",I said."I choose to be happy."
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"your car is broken and today is your lucky day?"she was confused.
"I live 17miles from here,"I replied."My car could break down anywhere along the way.It didn't.Instead,it broke down in the perfect place:off the freeway.So I could walk to work on time."
I ended my story.No one in my class seemed to be asleep though it was early in the morning.

21.What do Sally's students think of her?C
A.She's very strict
B.She's very strange
C.She's very happy every day
D.She likes asking questions
22.No one seemed to be asleep in class becauseD.
A.they were all hard-working
B.it was early in the morning
C.Sally looked at them all the time
D.they were interested in Sally's story
23.Which of the following sentences can describe Sally?C
A.She is a professor who are strict with her students.
B.She prefers to drive on the freeway.
C.She is positive in everyday life.
D.She likes to chat with her students before class.
24.What's the best title for the text?B
A.A lesson learned from a car accident
B.Every day may be a lucky day.
C.Be careful on the freeway.
D.Teaching in a university.

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