（2011·安徽卷）B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

With his attention________on the shops along the roadside，he knocked an old man down while riding to school.

A  concentrating     B．concentrated     C．to concentrate      D．concentrates

答案　B

解析　考查词组，故选B项。

The Blue Mercury Hotel has a varieties of different hotel rooms for different kinds of people. Book 7 days in advance and you will pay at special rates. The categories are as follows.
A：Ruby No 1: with a balcony. One single bed and a computer , Internet accessible
Max: One person
Price: Regular Rate — $ 490 ( per person / per night)  With no special rate all year around
B：Sapphire No 2: With a balcony. Two double beds ( all standard rooms)
Max : Four people
Price : Regular rate — $ 220 ( per person / per night)
　　 Special rate — $ 190 ( per person / per night)
C：Emerald No 1: With a balcony. Two double beds or one king-size bed ( all standard room)
Max: Four people
Price : Regular rate — $290 ( per person / per night)
Special rate — $ 220  ( per person / per night)
D：Ruby No 2: With a balcony.  One bed room suite with one king—size bed
Max : two people
Price : Regular rate — $ 580 ( per person / per night)
Special rate — $400 ( per person / per night)
E:Emerald No 3: With a balcony. Two –bed room suite on the top floor of the oceanarium with two king-size beds
Max: Four people
Price: Regular rate — $900 ( per person / per night)
Special Rate — $760 ( per person / per night)
F:Sapphire No 1: With no balcony . Two double beds ( smaller space)
Max : Two people 
Price : Regular Rate — $120 ( per person / per night)
Special Rate — 90 ( per person / per night)
请阅读以下游客的信息，然后匹配游客和他/她在 The Mercury Hotel 居住的房间：
【小题1】Jane and Jessica, college students on holiday excursion, book the room of the Blue Mercury Hotel a fortnight ahead of time; plan to live in a room with the minimum pay.
【小题2】Jim and his newly married bride, arriving tomorrow morning , choose to have a suite with a king-size bed, for which they budget to pay at most $ 1200 for two of them for one night.
【小题3】Two couples on a trip stop at Blue Mercury Hotel. They like the place so much that they agree to stay in the hotel for two nights. Their budget is between $ 900-700 for each family.
【小题4】For Dave and his wife, they would rather book a suite where they can enjoy the ocean view, concerned less about the price of the room.
【小题5】Doctor King is having a conference at the Blue Mercury Hotel. He has to write his research paper. He wants to stay in a hotel room which has the suitable facilities

The Blue Mercury Hotel has a varieties of different hotel rooms for different kinds of people. Book 7 days in advance and you will pay at special rates. The categories are as follows.

A：Ruby No 1: with a balcony. One single bed and a computer , Internet accessible

Max: One person

Price: Regular Rate — $ 490 ( per person / per night)  With no special rate all year around

B：Sapphire No 2: With a balcony. Two double beds ( all standard rooms)

Max : Four people

Price : Regular rate — $ 220 ( per person / per night)

　　 Special rate — $ 190 ( per person / per night)

C：Emerald No 1: With a balcony. Two double beds or one king-size bed ( all standard room)

Max: Four people

Price : Regular rate — $290 ( per person / per night)

Special rate — $ 220  ( per person / per night)

D：Ruby No 2: With a balcony.  One bed room suite with one king—size bed

Max : two people

Price : Regular rate — $ 580 ( per person / per night)

Special rate — $400 ( per person / per night)

E:Emerald No 3: With a balcony. Two –bed room suite on the top floor of the oceanarium with two king-size beds

Max: Four people

Price: Regular rate — $900 ( per person / per night)

Special Rate — $760 ( per person / per night)

F:Sapphire No 1: With no balcony . Two double beds ( smaller space)

Max : Two people 

Price : Regular Rate — $120 ( per person / per night)

Special Rate — 90 ( per person / per night)

请阅读以下游客的信息，然后匹配游客和他/她在 The Mercury Hotel 居住的房间：

1.Jane and Jessica, college students on holiday excursion, book the room of the Blue Mercury Hotel a fortnight ahead of time; plan to live in a room with the minimum pay.

2.Jim and his newly married bride, arriving tomorrow morning , choose to have a suite with a king-size bed, for which they budget to pay at most $ 1200 for two of them for one night.

3.Two couples on a trip stop at Blue Mercury Hotel. They like the place so much that they agree to stay in the hotel for two nights. Their budget is between $ 900-700 for each family.

4.For Dave and his wife, they would rather book a suite where they can enjoy the ocean view, concerned less about the price of the room.

5.Doctor King is having a conference at the Blue Mercury Hotel. He has to write his research paper. He wants to stay in a hotel room which has the suitable facilities