题目内容
9.Going soy is the way to go greenIn 1829,U.S.farmers grew soybeans (大豆) for the first time.In the late 1800s,lots of farmers began to grow soybeans as food for cattle.In 1904,at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama,George Washington Carver began studying the soybean.His discoveries changed the way people thought about the soybean.No longer was it just a crop for cattle; it provided valuable protein and oil.Now soybean oil is the most popular source for an alternative fuel.
Fueling diesel (柴油) engines with vegetable oil started with the inventor Rudolf Diesel.When Diesel showed his engine at the 1900World Exhibition in Paris,it was running only on peanut oil,a kind of biodiesel.According to the United Soybean Board,biodiesel is a fuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats.
However,over the next 100years,diesel fuel was made largely from petroleum (石油).Interest was renewed in biodiesel in the mid-1970s when the energy shortage occurred,and gas prices surged upward throughout the United States.In spite of these conditions,commercial production did not take place until much later.In 1999,The National Biodiesel Board reported that 500,000gallons per day were produced.In 2000,production increased to 6.7million gallons per day.
With the continual rising costs of petroleum products in the new century,major corporations and the United States government have looked to new markets.Farmers are encouraged to grow soybeans in their fields,as the demand for soybean fuel increases.They can now get several gallons of fuel per acre of soybean.
Biodiesel is created by removing a thick liquid called glycerin from soybean oil.It is registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency as a pure fuel,which is known as B100,or as a fuel additive,which is called B20,a mixture of 20percent soy and 80percent petroleum-based diesel.
There are many benefits of soybean fuel.
Studies have shown that biodiesel from vegetable oil reduces petroleum consumption when used in place of petroleum diesel.
In addition,the use of biodiesel reduces CO2in the earth's atmosphere.This is due to the fact that growing soybeans consumes nearly four times as much CO2as the amount of CO2produced from biodiesel waste gases.
If you ever want to take a ride in a car or bus powered by soybeans,you can.The Agriculture Research Center (ARS ) National Visitor Center bus,which is used for Beltsville,Maryland farm tours,is running on biodiesel fuel.
ARS scientists are conducting biodiesel fuel research,and they are trying to find ways to make fuel from vegetable oils,animal fats,and used restaurant oils.
Biodiesel fuel costs more than regular diesel fuel.However,the price may drop if people use it more.We can look to the future with the hope that clean fuel sources will continue to be widespread in the United States and even around the world.
分析 本文主要讲述了生物柴油在一定程度上替代了石油制成的柴油.
解答 71.grown 72.changed/turned/made 73.invented 74.produced 75.encouragement
76.removed 77.diesel 78.less 79.cheaper 80.widely
71. grown 由"In the late 1800s,lots of farmers began to grow soybeans as food for cattle"可知农民种植大豆来作为牲畜的食物,故正确答案为 grown.
72.changed/turned/made 由"Now soybean oil is the most popular source for an alternative fuel"可知大豆被用来炼油,changed/turned/made均 符合题意.
73.invented 由"However,over the next 100 years,diesel fuel was made largely from petroleum"可知柴油被发明之后并未被迅速地广泛使用,故正确答案为 invented.
74.produced 由"In 1999,The National Biodiesel Board reported that 500,000 gallons per day were produced"可知直到20世纪末期,柴油才被大量生产.故正确答案为 produced.
75.encouragement 由第四段"Farmers are encouraged to grow soybeans in their fields"可知此时政府鼓励农民种植大豆.此处 with 后应加名词,故 encouragement 符合题意.
76.removed 由"Biodiesel is created by removing a thick liquid called glycerin from soybean oil"可知柴油是大豆油过滤掉甘油后得到的,故正确答案为 removed.
77.diesel 由"Studies have shown that biodiesel from vegetable oil reduces petroleum consumption…"可知,生物柴油在一定程度上替代了石油制成的柴油,replacement of diesel 与此表意一致,故正确答案为 diesel.
78.less 由"the use of biodiesel reduces CO2 in the earth's atmosphere"可知生物柴油的使用减少了大气中二氧化碳的含量,故正确答案为 less.
79.cheaper 由最后一段"However,the price may drop if people use it more"可知,如果人们更多地使用生物柴油,它的成本可以下降很多,cheaper 符合题意.
80.widely 由文末"…clean fuel sources will continue to be widespread in the United States and even around the world"可知清洁能源有望被广泛利用,widely 符合题意.
点评 本文是健康环保类阅读理解.该题要求在理解文章的基础上填空,联系上下文上下句,推断部分空格的答案.最重要的是理解文意.
This summer,I (2)A a dance camp organized by the high school dance team.We went to learn new tricks,techniques and knowledge about the art of dance.I arrived at the camp,being very (3)B of my ability to be a good dancer; of course I was(4)B high marks and praise.My rich experience and long time in the dance team qualified me for the top class,which I felt was a right (5)C.
However,when the class began I(6)C that I did not know as much as I thought I did.My over-confidence(7)A me to fall flat on my face.It seemed as if every girl in the class could perform challenging jumps,leaps and other (8)B tricks except me.All of that"former experience"got me nowhere.Because of that I became discouraged and wanted to (9)D immediately.My frustration kept me from doing my best.As a result the final performance was nothing but embarrassing.On the stage I(10)A forgot how to dance and most of the time I just stood there,looking(11)B,while the other girls performed like professionals.How embarrassing it was!
From this experience I(12)Cthat people are sometimes not as good at something as they think they are; there is always someone out there that can do it(13)A than you.I also learned that there is always room for(14)A,and I should do my best whatever the situation is.I know if I do not try my best,I will(15)D even before I begin.
| 1.A.lessons | B.jokes | C.lectures | D.expressions |
| 2.A.attended | B.checked | C.supported | D.started |
| 3.A.worthy | B.confident | C.fond | D.aware |
| 4.A.showing | B.expecting | C.receiving | D.wasting |
| 5.A.suggestion | B.method | C.decision | D.style |
| 6.A.hoped | B.pretended | C.realized | D.explained |
| 7.A.caused | B.allowed | C.cheated | D.advised |
| 8.A.strange | B.difficult | C.simple | D.funny |
| 9.A.perform | B.struggle | C.survive | D.quit |
| 10.A.completely | B.quickly | C.probably | D.hardly |
| 11.A.happy | B.stupid | C.amazed | D.surprised |
| 12.A.remembered | B.lied | C.concluded | D.wondered |
| 13.A.better | B.deeper | C.faster | D.wider |
| 14.A.improvement | B.experienced | C.success | D.creation |
| 15.A.fall | B.fear | C.hesitate | D.fail |
A young dove asked the King Dove,"Your Majesty,please(13)Cus to take some rest."The king replied,"Have(14)B,my dear young fellow.We shall(15)D get something to eat very soon."
The young dove started flapping his wings with (16)C and soon left everyone else behind.After some time,he(17)Band spoke to others,"Hey,I see lots of(18)Ddown there."
Hearing this,all the doves started(19)Athe scat-tered (散落的) grains under a banyan tree.(20)Dthe King Dove said,"It is too good to be true.There is something wrong.Don't rush towards the grains.It may be a(21)B.Some hunter must have laid a trap."
But the doves were extremely hungry.The(22)D of the grains was too tempting (诱惑人的).Without giving a(n) (23)Bto the king's advice,they swooped (突然下降) down and started eating the grains.After having a big (24)C,they tried to fly away only to(25)C that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said,"I told you before that it is a trick of some hunter."
All of them felt ashamed and(26)B.One of them said to the King Dove,"Oh,Your Majesty,please save us."
So the King Dove said,"All of you must try to fly with the(27)Cat the same time and in the same(28)D,all of you."
Just then they saw a(n) (29)Ashow up.The King Dove said,"Now all of you,fly together."
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net.The hunter stood dazed.He couldn't (30)Awhat he had just seen.
| 11.A.but | B.and | C.so | D.however |
| 12.A.excited | B.surprised | C.tired | D.embarrassed |
| 13.A.let | B.leave | C.permit | D.accept |
| 14.A.rest | B.courage | C.luck | D.belief |
| 15.A.slowly | B.perhaps | C.possibly | D.surely |
| 16.A.surprise | B.pleasure | C.force | D.anger |
| 17.A.turned down | B.turned back | C.held back | D.held down |
| 18.A.persons | B.hunters | C.plants | D.grains |
| 19.A.rushing towards | B.looking for | C.picking up | D.dropping down |
| 20.A.Gladly | B.Amazedly | C.Hardly | D.Suddenly |
| 21.A.magic | B.trick | C.dream | D.mistake |
| 22.A.color | B.smell | C.view | D.sight |
| 23.A.sound | B.thought | C.idea | D.care |
| 24.A.meeting | B.discussion | C.meal | D.break |
| 25.A.appreciate | B.understand | C.realize | D.concern |
| 26.A.pleased | B.scared | C.full | D.sick |
| 27.A.food | B.king | C.net | D.wing |
| 28.A.way | B.place | C.circle | D.direction |
| 29.A.hunter | B.guide | C.adult | D.child |
| 30.A.believe | B.remember | C.tell | D.catch. |