Question

【题目】There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the greater production of common energy sources(能源), such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable.

Another way is energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.

Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down. At six kilometres, therefore, t rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped(压;抽)down into the ocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.

【1】The writer tells about the "special houses" because they __________

A. show the excellent skills of the builders

B. serve as an example of energy conservation

C. are heated by different sources of energy

D. are warmer than other types of houses

【2】The underlined words geothermal energy in the third paragraph mean________

A. renewable source

B. underground source

C. heat inside the earth

D. temperature of the earth

【3】At a place where the surface temperature is 15℃, how deep do you have to dig so as to get a temperature of 75℃?

A. One km. B. Two km.

C. Three km. D. Four km.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了几种解决能源问题的方式。一种生产更多的常规能源，如煤炭石油等。另外一种是节能，例如使用特殊的材料来建设房子。最后是开发新的能源，例如地热。

【1】B判断推理题。根据文章内容，In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy.在一些寒冷的国家人们建设特殊的房子来节能，这是对节能方式的一个举例，故此题选B，作为节能的一个例子。

【2】C词义猜测题。根据文章第三段得知，一些地方的底下温度很高，可以加以利用，这里的geothermal energy是一种埋藏在地底的能源，地热能源，故此题选B。

【3】B 判断推理题。根据文章内容temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each kilometre down.每下降一千米，温度上升30摄氏度，故此题选B。