（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。

完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答案标在答题卡上。
A farmer had a cow（牛）. He 36  very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill. He was very _ 37 . He telephoned the vet（兽医）.
“What’s the problem?” the vet  38  him when he arrived.
“My cow is ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter  39  her. She’s lying down and won’t_ 40 up. She won’t eat, and she’s making a strange 41 .” The vet looked at the cow.
“She’s certainly ill.” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong 42 .” He took a bottle out of his box, and put two pills（药丸）into his  43 .
“Give her these,” he said. “The pills should make her 44 .”
“ 45 should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a  46  tube（管子）.
“Put this tube in her mouth, ”he said, “then put the pills in the  47 and blow(吹). That’ll make it.”
The vet went 48 .
The next day he came to the  49  again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and  50 worried.
“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No  51 ,”the farmer said. “and I’m feeling very well myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said.“ 52 .”
“I did  53  you said,” the farmer answered.“ I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills  54  it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow  55 ,”the farmer said.  

【小题17】

A．When B．What C．Who D．Why

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（注意：如果所用的答题卡没有提供E、F、G选项，请按以下方法填涂：选E请涂A、B，选F请涂B、C，选G请涂C、D。）
— What do you plan to order, please?
—   【小题1】  
— Anything else?
— And a cup of tea.
— Is that all?
— Yes. My doctor told me that I should lose some weight.    【小题2】   That’s not healthy.
— How do you feel?
— I feel fine. In fact,  【小题3】  Furthermore, some of my old clothes would fit me if I lost about 40 pounds.
— How long will that take you?
— Well,   【小题4】  So, maybe six months. Then I can get down to my proper weight.
— Do you plan to eat nothing but salads for six months?
— No, I’ll be able to eat fruit and certain meat. But most important,   【小题5】  And I should not eat anything containing sugar.