Plans to expand wind energy into the most scenic parts of Ger?many are meeting increasing opposition across the country.

  Antiwind campaigners are angry that areas including the forests made famous by the tales of the brothers Grimm are among the targets for new turbines (涡轮机) .For the first time they have formed a national opposition group to thwart the expansion. They say the expansion will damage forests and tourism across the country.

  Germany has started a massive expansion of renewable energy since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 in Japan. The government decided to reduce atomic plants and instead increase the opportunities for green power. As a result,solar farms,biogas plants and wind parks are booming. In 2013,22% of Germany's electricity was generated by renewable energy. Wind has played a major part in this change,making up half of the renewable energy in 2013,and the public has been generally supportive. To date,a majority of the 23,000 wind turbines in the coun?try have been built in the flat northern and eastern parts of the country. But now the focus of expansion is on the areas of dark forests in the central and southern ar?eas of Germany.

  One such region is the Rheinhessen in the northern part of the state of Hesse. This is the home of the magical tales of Sleeping Beauty? Rapunzel and others,made famous in the books of the brothers Grimm. This scenic place is a magnet,attracting hundreds and thousands of tourists from all over the world. But now there are also plans to build up to 200 turbines in this scenic place!

  Ann-Kathrin Blankenberg is a PhD student and an opponent of the plans. "It is not because thus is the area of Sleeping Beauty she says. "I want the green movement,I want green technology,and I don't want nuclear power—but they should be made in the right way and not by destroying the forests."

  The campaigners argue that putting wind turbines in this area makes no sense. The wind speeds are low and the area is home to some extremely rare birds inclu?ding the endangered black stork. Campaigners say building turbines here would be disastrous for the birds.

5. The underlined word "thwart" can be replaced by "       ”.

 A. support   B. prevent   C. increase   D. promote

6. What percentage of Germany's electricity was generated by wind in 2013?

 A. 11%.   B. 22%.   C. 50%.   D. 60%.

7. What can be inferred from the passage?

   A. The author is against building more wind turbines.

   B. The public prefers wind energy to nuclear energy.

   C. Most Germans object to building wind turbines all over Germany.

   D. The central and southern areas of Germany are rich in wind energy.

8. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. Wind parks are increasing rapidly all over Germany.

   B. The Rheinhessen is famous for the tales of Sleeping Beauty.

   C. Expanding wind energy into the land of Sleeping Beauty causes controversy.

   D. Building wind turbines in the land of Sleeping Beauty area makes no sense.

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 As we know,it's the beginning of the end for TV. Apple has released Apple TV,a tiny white box that connects the shows and movies you've downloaded from the computer,and wirelessly (无线地) sends them to your TV screen.

  No longer will you have to pay a monthly fee to your cable (有线的) company to watch your favourite show. Apple's iTunes has made it possible to download a TV show for about $ 2,keep it stored on your computer and watch it whenever you want. It's a blow to the cable networks,which offer services that are often expensive and make hundreds of channels and thousands of shows nothing to watch.

  American networks have gone one step further,allowing audiences to watch their shows for free online. If the cable companies don't keep up with technology,we'll soon be giving them up.

  "This is the biggest kind of entertainment in history," says Colin Dixon, "I don't think that traditional broadcasts—cable and satellite—are going away tomor?row,but they must change to keep the market share."

  The Internet changes businesses at an unbelievable speed. Now it's happening with video. Canadians are being kept behind the times. Some Canadian channels are starting to follow American companies. Global offered Survivor: Cook Islands on?line,and CTV is doing the same for Degrassi：The Next Generation _t And cable companies say that video on demand and personal video recording technology can compete with the Net.

  "You watch when you want it," says Michael Lee,adding that the Net doesn't give viewers the opportunity to just sit on the couch and flip (浏览) through chan?nels.

However,it takes time.

  "Up until this year even the US sites didn't offer a lot of online content. We've seen an explosion of it this fail," she says.

1. According to the text,Apple TV          .

   A. marks the end of TV

   B. makes its users more convenient

   C. can download movies from computers

   D. can send movies to TV by wire

2. The appearance of Apple's iTunes means         .

   A. good news for the cable companies

   B. the cable companies can earn a lot more

   C. the serious situation for cable companies

   D. the rapid development of technology

3. According to Colin Dixon's words,which of the following agrees with his idea?

   A. Cable companies need to turn to technology for help.

   B. Cable and satellite will disappear at last.

   C. There's no need for cable companies to change.

   D. Traditional broadcasts are the only entertainment now.

4. According to the text,what does the underlined word " it" in the last but one paragraph refer to?

   A. The cable company. B. The online content.

   C. Viewers' opportunity. D. The change of cable networks.

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                                                  Yours,

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8. We know that Mary will do well,but she has succeeded        our expectation.

7. With all my attention fixed        my homework,I didn't even notice my father standing by me.

6. Only after Ann read her essay for a second time        she notice the important spelling mistake.

5. Li Muhao,a young basketball player,puts up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself reminded        his own dreams.

4. —I have to ring        now. The dinner is burning in the kitchen.

  ―Goodbye.

3. The players picked        from the whole country are expected to bring us honour in this summer game.

2. Gathering up the thread of his story,he set        writing.