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阅读理解 　　For decades, Morocco, the only North African nation without large quantities of oil, combed the surrounding desert in search of fossil fuels．But roughly a year and a half ago, the country turned to a resource that exists in abundance across the region：the sun． 　　Now Europe－long dependent on Middle Eastern oil Russian natural gas－has begun to look toward the heat of the Sahara for some of its long-term energy needs．By 2050, roughly 15 percent of European energy could be produced by wind and solar-thermal(太阳能热)power in North Africa and parts of the Middle East, according to Dii, widely known as Desertec, a group of mostly Europen companies such as Siemens that are developing clean-energy technology in the region．Although the effort－expected to cost ＄510 billion－is still in the early stage of development, analysts say Morocco has far more aggressive investment plans than its regional rivels(竞争对手)and is well positioned to become North Africa's leading provider of renewable energy, especially solar-thermal． 　　In 2008, when global oil prices hit record highs, Morocco－which imports most of its power－saw energy costs nearly double, to roughly ＄9 billion annually．Soon after, King Mohamed VI issued a royal command making the development of alternative energy a top priority．He also put a legal framework in place to encourager European investment and has managed to limit instability in a region known for political confusion． 　　Another advantage for Morocco：geography．The sun over the Sahara is far stronger than it is in Europe．But what distinguishes the country from its neighbors is that it is close to Spain．The two countries are separated by less than 16 km at some points, and they’re connected by an energy transmission line．Currently the line sends energy from Spain to Morocco, but it could work both ways, and analysts say the line’s existence gives Morocco an advantage over its neighbors for access to the European market． 　　Getting a position in that market may take some time, however, due to a shortage of funding．By 2020, Morocco hopes to invest several billion dollars in solar-thermal power and use to technology to greatly increase its energy production．But unlike, say, wind power, which is economically competitive with fossil fuels, solar-thermal often is not, despite financial support from various international institutions．Analysts say the costs of solar-thermal will come down, eventually． (1) The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers ________． [　　] A． Morocco makes huge profits from its new energy B． Europe and Morocco has made a deal to cooperate C． Europe is searching the Sahara for new energy D． Morocco is developing a new form of energy (2) We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ________． [　　] A． now Morocco is North Africa’s leading provider of renewable energy B． Morocco has a strong desire to produce more green energy C． Siemens’ clean-energy technology is far from satisfactory D． Europe gets most of its energy from Russia and America (3) The author mentions the high oil prices in 2008 in Paragraph 3 to imply that ________． [　　] A． Morocco’s King is really ambitious B． Morocco is in need of international help C． Morocco has developed slowly in recent years D． Morocco must now turn to new resources (4) What is one of the problems that Morocco is facing now? [　　] A． European countries won’t invest． B． No country is willing to buy its energy． C． There isn’t enough money to develop its energy． D． It has difficulty building an energy transmission line．

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答案：1．D;2．B;3．D;4．C;