摘要: Coal can to produce electricity for agriculture and industry. be used used

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  The floors of the ocean contain many riches that can be used by man. Oil and chemicals and minerals are already taken from the sea. By using nuclear (核) energy, ocean water can be turned into fresh water by removing the salt. In the near future, it is possible for human beings to produce food from farms under the sea. Food grown in the sea could help meet the needs of the fast-increasing population all over the world, thousands of which go hungry every day. About 10----15% of the world population don't have enough food. Some scientists believe that someday the sea will be used to make electric power. This would help meet the need for more power for the world's industries. The decreasing supply of coal, oil and gasoline shows the need to find new kinds of power is urgent.

(1)Man has already made use of ________.

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A.forms under the sea

B.nuclear energy to turn ocean water fresh

C.salt water resource as fresh water

D.minerals, chemicals and oil taken from the sea

(2)From the passage, we can know that ________.

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A.more than one tenth of the worlds' people are starving (挨饿)

B.there are presently many farms under the sea and producing food

C.the supply of oil, gasoline and coal are increasing very rapidly throughout the world

D.it's unnecessary for man to make full use of the riches of sea

(3)The need to find new kinds of power is urgent. “Urgent” means

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A.needing fast decision and action

B.not needing fast decision and action

C.fast

D.not so important

(4)Why is the need to find new kinds of power so urgent? Because ________.

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A.the supply of coal, oil and gasoline is getting less while the need for more power for the world's industries is increasing

B.nuclear energy has not been made full use of to meet the need for more power

C.the world's population is growing larger every day

D.scientists are anxious to turn the idea of making use of the sea into realities

(5)The best title for this passage is ________.

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A.The Population of the World Is Increasing

B.Riches of the Sea

C.Man Can Run Farms under the Sea in the Future

D.The Finding of New Kinds of Power is Urgent

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Directions:Complete the following passage by choosing the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note there is one word more than you need.

  Using the power of the sun is nothing new.People have had solar-powered calculators and buildings with solar panels for decades.But plants are the real experts:they've been using   1   as an energy source for billions of years.

  Cells in the green leaves of plants work   2   tiny factories to convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and starches-stored energy that the plants can use, this conversion process is called photosynthesis(光合作用).Unfortunately,   3   you're a plant, it's difficult and expensive to convert sun light into   4   energy.That's why scientists are taking a closer look at exactly how plants do it.

  In a world with increasing energy needs, researchers are always looking for new ways to power everything from cars to computers   5   putting more stress on the environment.That's another reason why scientists are so interested in solar power-it doesn't pollute the air, water, or land.And since the sun lights and warms the entire planet, the ability to harness its energy could provide a clean energy   6   for everyone.

  The main sources of energy that people use today are called fossil fuels, such as natural gas, oil, and coal.Unfortunately, the supply of fossil fuel is   7  .Once we use all the coal and oil in the Earth, they're gone for good.The sun, on the other hand, is a   8   energy source.No matter how we tap it for energy, the sun will be around –at least for the next few billion years.

  There's another problem with   9   fossil fuels-pollution.The ideal energy sources of the future will be“clean”:they won't produce carbon dioxide and other gases that pollute the environment as fossil fuels do.

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  The first person to use the sun's energy on a large scale was the Greek, Archimedes.He used it to set fire to an attacking Roman fleet at Syracuse in 212B.C.He did this by means of a burning glass composed of small square mirrors made to move in all directions on hinges.In the early twentieth century, solar energy was used to power water distillation plants in Chile and irrigation pumps in Egypt.

  Today over ninety-eight per cent of our energy comes from fossil fuels; coal, oil and natural gas.But coal and oil are not only fuels.They are also important raw materials for our chemical industries.People now think we should limit their use as fuel, otherwise the world's supply will soon run out.Consequently, much research is being done into the practical use of the sun for heating(and cooling)buildings.The less fossil fuel we use now, the more we will have for the future.

  Solar energy is transmitted from the sun-through space-to earth by electromagnetic radiation.It must be converted to heat before it can be used.Various types of solar energy collectors(also called absorbers or absorber plates)are used to convert the sun's radiation to heat.Solar-heated hot water provides not only the building's hot-water requirements, but space-heating as well.This solar system, based on water-heating, works like this.Each of its collectors, placed on the roof, consists of a shallow fiberglass tray that holds a number of copper tubes under a special glass cover.The tubes are, in turn, fixed to a blackened metal surface which absorbs energy from the sun.The sun's rays, passing through the glass, heat the water in the tubes.

  Since the energy is available only during the day and only then when there is not a great deal of cloud cover, the heat must be stored.This can be done in water, or in rock or pebble beds.The energy is stored in the hot water in the pipes.

(1)

Solar energy was first used ________.

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A.

to start a fire

B.

to cook food

C.

to power a heating-system

D.

in a war

(2)

What must be done to solar energy before it can be used?

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A.

It must be stored in rock beds.

B.

It must be distilled.

C.

It must be converted to heat.

D.

It must be purified.

(3)

There is so much research into the use of solar energy because ' ________.

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A.

more irrigation projects are needed

B.

the construction industry is expanding

C.

fossil fuels are running out

D.

it transmits electromagnetic radiation

(4)

Solar energy must be stored because ________.

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A.

it is limited

B.

there is not much of it

C.

it is not always available

D.

the passage does not tell us why

(5)

How many uses has solar energy been put to according to the passage?

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A.

2.

B.

3.

C.

4.

D.

More than 4.

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