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1、2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練 熱點14水力發(fā)電與風能的利用 一、閱讀理解I Tideistheregularriseandfallof(heoceanlevelcausedbythemovementofthesun,(heearthandthemoon.Itisconsideredapromisingsourceofgreenenergytoproduceelectricityincoastalareas. Tomakeuseoftidalenergy,weneedtobuildtidalpowerstations.Thebaysandtherivermouthswherethe

2、tideishigh(thetidalrangeismorethan10metres)arcusuallyperfectsitestobuildtidalpowerstations.Therearcmanysuchplacesintheworld.AccordingtotheIRENA(theInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency),byjustusing2%ofourcoastlines,wecanproduce4,383TWhofoceanpowereachyear,enoughtomeet16.4%oftheworld'selectricityneeds.

3、 Tobuildatidalpowerstation,weneedtobuildadam.Inthedamaremanylurbinesandoneachturbinethereisanelectricgenerator.Whenthetiderises,watercomesthroughthedam.theturbinesturnand(heelectricgeneratorswork,producingelectricity.Whenthetidefall,watergoesoutthroughthedam,theturbinesturnagain.Theelectricgenerator

4、scontinuetowork. Tidalenergyhasitadvantages.Usingtidalenergytoproduceelectricityismuchcheaperthanusing(hetraditionalenergy,likecoalorgas.Forexample,theRanceTidalPowerStationinFrancehasbeenthereforover50years,producingaround540,OOOTWhofelectricityeachyear.Thecostisonly1.3cents/TWh.Tidalenergycanbeus

5、ednearly24hoursaday.Aslongasthesun,theearthandthemoonexist,wecanuseittoproduceelectricity.Butwithoutsunshine,hereisnosolarenergy.Whenthereisnowind,electricgeneratorswillnotwork.Inaddition,withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,tidalenergycanbestoredandusedtoproduceelectricitycontinuously.However,westi

6、llhavesomeproblemstosolve.Ilisdifficulttobuildadamin(hesea,and(hecostisveryhigh.Moreover,i('sexpensivetokeepatidalpowerstationinitsbestcondition. Scientistsareworkingonthem. 1. Atidalpowerstationisbestbuilt. A.atarivermouthwithwindB.alongthecoastwithwavesC.inabaywithtidehighenoughD.incoastalareas

7、withsunshine 2. Theunderlinedword"turbine"inParagraphThereisamachineto. C.Grindingwheatintoflour.D.Pumpingwaterfromunderground. 35. Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat. A.windpoweriscleanerB.itisoneoftheoldestpowersourcesC.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwindD.thesupplyofcoalandgasf

8、ailedtomeetneeds 36. Whatwould（heauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows? A.Theadvantagesofwindpower.B.Thedesignofwindpowerplants. C.Theworldwidemovementtosaveenergy.D.Theglobaltrendtowardsproducingpowerfromwind. 二、完型填空1 OilisnottheonlysourceofpowerinSouthAmerica.Manycountriesrelyonanoth

9、erliquid-water.ManyoftheAmerica'sbigriversare37tomakehydroelectricpower（水電），orelectricityproducedbycontrollingtheforceofflowingwater. SouthAmerica'sbiggesthydroelectricplantisItaipuDam,locatedontheborderofParaguayandBrazil.ThismassivedamstretchacrosstheParanaRiver.38workerscouldevenbeginbuildingthe

10、dam,theyhadtoshift（移動）theParanaRiveraroundtheconstructionsite（工地）.Theydidthisby39a2-kilometerchannelaroundthedamsite. Thisprojectalonetooknearlythreeyears. ThegovernmentsofParaguayandBrazilworktogethertorunthehydroelectricplantsatItaipuDam.Thecountriessplitthelow-costelectricity40here.Bothcountrie

11、sbenefitfromthisagreement.ParaguayisasmallercountrythanBrazilanditdoesn'tneednearlyasmuchelectricity.Infact,ItaipuDamproducesfarmoreelectricitythanthewholecountryofParaguaycanuse! SoParaguayearnsmoneyby41itsexcess（多余勺）electricitytoBrazil.ThiselectricityhelpslightupBrazil'sbiggestcitySaoPaulo. Itai

12、puDanibringsmoneytotheregioninanotherwayaswell.Asoneoftheengineeringwondersofthemodernworld,ItaipuDamhasbecomeamajor42attraction. 37.A.picked B.spent C.used D.borrowed 38.A.Until B.Before C.When D.After 39.A.digging B.pulling C.moving D.touching 40.A.discoveredB.produced C.found D.sol

13、d 41. A.building 42. A.waiter B.buying B.actor C.setting C.conductor D.selling D.tourist 2 TheWarrensareacommonfamily.However,（hiscommonfamilyhasdonesomething43.Afewyearsago,theymovedtothecountrysideandbuiltahousewhichwaspowered（提供動力）bythewindandthesun! Mr.Warrenwantedhisfamilytoplayarol

14、ein44（heplanet,sohereadalotabouttheelectricalsystem.Then,he45tocreateelectricitytopowereverythingtheyneededfortheirdailylives. Thekidswere46atfirst."WillwestillbeabletowatchTV?Whataboutthecomputer?''theyasked."Don'tworryatall,"saidtheirfather."Justbecausewearcgoingtocreateourownelectricitydoesn'tme

15、anwehavetoliveinthe47 “Wearcgoingtosetupawindgenerator（發(fā)電機）7,explainedMrs.Warren.4tWindisagreatwayto48electricity.It'snotonlyfreebutalsoclean.Thewinddoesn'tblowallthetime,though.That's49weneedtostore（儲存）ourpower.Then,whenthereisnowind,wewillstillhavepowertoruneverythinginourhouse." Mr.Warrenadded,

16、"Wearealsogoingtocollect50fromthesunandturnitintoelectricity.So,whenthewindblows,wehavepower.Whenthe51shines,wehavepower,too." It'seasytoseethatthefamilyreally52renewableenergy.Now,theyarclivinghappilyintheirself-poweredcountrysidehome. 43.A.normal B.special C.similar D.private 44.A.saving B.

17、breaking C.greeting D.examining 45.A.failed B.agreed C.decided D.refused 46.A.angry B.worried C.happy D.interested 47.A.spring B.moment C.past D.dark 48.A.shoot B.waste C.reduce D.produce 49.A.how B.why C.which D.where 50.A.scenes B.energy C.rubbish D.objects 51.A.star B.

18、light C.sun D.moon 52.A.trustsin B.callsin C.shutsoff D.cutsdown 三、閱讀填表 Windisapowerfulforce.Windenergymaycausethegreatwaves（浪）intheworkfsoceans.Windscanhelpcreatepowerfulstorms,butwindisaforceyoucan'tseebutcansurelyfeel.Itspowercanbeusedtocreateelectricityforcitiesandthecountryside. Windca

19、nalsoshowpeople'sfeelingorideasinAmericanEnglish.Let'sstartwithasimpleone.Ifyourunlikethewind,youcanrunveryfast.Afterrunning,sometimesyoucanfeelfullofenergy.Therunnergelswhacwecallasecondwind.Weuseitwhenwearetired,butthengetmoreenergytofinishsomething.Forexample,sometimesIfeeltiredafterwork.Butafter

20、ashortrestandacupoftea,Igetmysecondwind. Ifyouaredoingsomethingdifficult,itisgoodtohavethewindatyourback.Inthisway,itiseasiertogoforward.It'salwaysmoredifficulttodosomethinginastrongwind-unlessyouaresailing. Knowingthedirectionofthewindisthemostimportantpartofsailing.Whenwindfillsasail,itmakestheb

21、oatgofaster.Ifyoutakethewindoutofsomeone'ssails,youpreventthemfromreachingtheirgoals.Youcreateabarrier（障礙）orstoptheminsomeway.Inlife,it'sluckytohavefriendswhowanttofillyoursailswithwindandnottakeitout. Let'sturnfromsailingtomusic.Manysongwritersusetheimage（形象）ofwindintheirsongs.Ifsomethingsuchasani

22、deaisblowinginthewind,itisbeingdiscussedbu（hasyettobedecided.Whenasingersings"youdon'tneedaweathennantoknowwhichwaythewindblows",hemeansthatyoudon'tneedsomeoneinpowertomakesureofsomethingforyou.Justtrustyourselfwhenyouknowwhichwaythewindblows,youknowwhatisgoingon. Nowyouknowwhichwaythewindblows.The

23、nhowcanyouusethemproperly?First,readthemaloudandkeeptheminmind.Then,practiceusingthemandtestyourself.Youknow,practicemakesperfect. Doyouknowwhichwaythewindblows? Apowerfulforceinnature Windenergyisoneof53.ofgreatwaves,powerfulstormandelectricity. 54.onwind About running ?Apersonwhorunslikethe

24、windisaveryfastrunner. ?Therunnerwhogets55.afterrunningfeelsfullofenergyagain. Aboutsailing ? Whenyougetasailwind,theboatwillgofaster. ? Youareunluckytohaveafriendwhofeelsliketakingthewindoutofyour  sailbecauseyourfriendis56.ofyou. Aboutmusic ?Theimageofwindisusedbymanysongwriters. ?Wh

25、enanideaisblowinginthewind,ithasn'tbeendecidedandneeds57.. Whenyouknowwhichwaythewindblows,youknowwhatisgoingon. Suggestionsof ?Readthemaloudandrememberthem. learning ?Practiceusingthemandtestyourself. 2023年中考英語時事熱點閱讀專練 熱點14水力發(fā)電與風能的利用 一、閱讀理解I Tideistheregularriseandfallof(heoceanlevelcaus

26、edbythemovementofthesun,(heearthand(hemoon.Itisconsideredapromisingsourceofgreenenergytoproduceelectricityincoastalareas. Tomakeuseoftidalenergy,weneedtobuildtidalpowerstations.Thebaysandtherivermouthswherethetideishigh(thetidalrangeismorethan10metres)arcusuallyperfectsitestobuildtidalpowerstations

27、.Therearcmanysuchplacesintheworld.AccordingtotheIRENA(theInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency),byjustusing2%ofourcoastlines,wecanproduce4,383TWhofoceanpowereachyear,enoughtomeet16.4%oftheworld'selectricityneeds. Tobuildatidalpowerstation,weneedtobuildadam.Inthedamaremanylurbinesandoneachturbinetherei

28、sanelectricgenerator.Whenthetiderises,watercomesthroughthedam,theturbinesturnandtheelectricgeneratorswork,producingelectricity.Whenthetidefall,watergoesoutthroughthedam,(heturbines(urnagain.Theelectricgeneratorscontinuetowork. Tidalenergyhasitadvantages.Usingtidalenergytoproduceelectricityismuchche

29、aperthanusingthetraditionalenergy,likecoalorgas.Forexample,theRanceTidalPowerStationinFrancehasbeenthereforover50years,producingaround540,OOOTWhofelectricityeachyear.Thecostisonly1.3cents/TWh.Tidalenergycanbeusednearly24hoursaday.Aslongasthesun,theearthandthemoonexist,wecanuseittoproduceelectricity.

30、Butwithoutsunshine,hereisnosolarenergy.Whenthereisnowind,electricgeneratorswillnotwork.Inaddition,withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,tidalenergycanbestoredandusedtoproduceelectricitycontinuously.However,westillhavesomeproblemstosolve.Ilisdifficulttobuildadamin(hesea,and(hecostisveryhigh.Moreover,i

31、('sexpensivetokeepatidalpowerstationinitsbestcondition. Scientistsareworkingonthem. 1. Atidalpowerstationisbestbuilt. A. atarivermouthwithwindB.alongthecoastwithwavesC.inabaywithtidehighenoughD.incoastalareaswithsunshine 2. Theunderlinedword"turbine"inParagraphThereisamachineto. C.letwatergoth

32、roughthedam D.keepthedamingoodcondition Whatadvantagedoestidalenergyhave? A.Wecanuseittogetusefultide. C.Wecanuseitnearlyallthetime. B. Itcanimprovetheoceanenvironment. D.Itmeets16.4%oftheelectricityneeds. 3. Howcanwemakebetteruseoftidalenergy? A. Bydiggingmorebaysandrivermouths. B. Bybuild

33、ingcheapertidalpowerstations. C. Byclosingtraditionalelectricpower. D. Byusingtidalenergytoreplaceotherenergy. 【答案】l.C2.B3.C4.B【解析】本文主要向我們介紹了潮汐能，它的優(yōu)勢以及目前存在的問題。 1. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中"Thebaysandtherivermouthswherethetideishigh(thetidalrangeismorethan10metres)arcusuallyperfectsitestobuildtidalpowerstatio

34、ns.,,可知，漲潮時(潮差超過10米)的海灣和河口通常是建造潮汐發(fā)電站的理想地點。故選C。 2. 推理判斷題。分析第三段中Tnthedamarcmanyturbinesandoneachturbinethereisanelectricgenerator.Whenthetiderises,watercomesthroughthedam,theturbinesturnandtheelectricgeneratorswork,producingelectricity.Whenthetidefall,watergoesoutthroughthedam,theturbinesturnagain."可

35、知，水壩里有許多渦輪機，每個渦輪機上都有一個發(fā)電機。漲潮時，水通過大壩，渦輪轉動，發(fā)電機工作，產(chǎn)生電力。退潮時，水流通過大壩流出，渦輪再次轉動。所以turbine是讓發(fā)電機工作的機器。故選B。 3. 推理判斷題。A：我們可以用它來獲取有用的潮汐。B：它可以改善海洋環(huán)境。C：我們幾乎可以隨時使用它。D：滿足16.4%的電力需求。根據(jù)第四段^h^Usingtidalenergytoproduceelectricityismuchcheaperthanusingthetraditionalenergy,likecoalorgas."和“Inaddition,withthedevelopmentof

36、moderntechnology,tidalenergycanbestoredandusedtoproduceelectricitycontinuously.''可知，潮汐發(fā)電的優(yōu)勢一是利用潮汐能發(fā)電比 使用煤炭或天然氣等傳統(tǒng)能源要便宜得多；二是隨著現(xiàn)代技術的發(fā)展，潮汐能可以被儲存起來，并用于持續(xù)發(fā)電。結合選項，故選C。 4. 細節(jié)理解題。A：挖掘更多的海灣和河口。B：通過建造更便宜的潮汐發(fā)電站。C：通過關閉傳統(tǒng)電力。 D：利用潮汐能來替代其他能源。根據(jù)第二段中"Tomakeuseoftidalenergy,weneedtobuildtidalpowerstations/'可知，為了利用

37、潮汐能，我們需要修建潮汐能電站。結合選項，故選B。 TherearcsomeinterestingfactsabouttheNile. ? TheNileisnearly6,671kilometerslong.Itisbelievedtobethelongestriverintheworld. ? TheNileisanorth-flowingriverinAfrica.Itliesinthefollowingcountries:Kenya,Eritrea,Congo,Burundi,Uganda.Tanzania.Rwanda,Egypt,Sudan,RepublicofSouthS

38、udanandEthiopia. ? TheNileisimportanttoAncientEgypt.TherearelotsofAncientEgypt'splacesofinterestalongthebanksoftheNile,suchasLuxorandCairo. ? TheNiledelta（三角洲）inthenorthofEgyptiswheretheNileflowsintotheMediterraneanSea.Itisaround160kilometerslongandaboutover240kilometersofcoastline（海岸線）.Itisrichin

39、agricultureandhasbeenfarmedfbrthousandsofyears.HalfofEgypt'spopulation—around40,000,000peopleliveintheNileDeltaarea. ? In1787,thefamousRosettastonewasfoundintheNileDeltainthecityofRosetta.ItplayedakeyroleinunderstandingEgyptianhieroglyphics（象形文字）. ? TheAswanHighDam（阿斯旺大壩）wasbuiltin1970tohelpcontro

40、lthefloodingoftheNile. 5. HowmanycountriesdoestheNileflowthrough? A. 9B.10C.11D.12TheNileRiverflowsintotheMediterraneanSeain. A. theNiledeltaB.LuxorSudanD.Uganda 6. What'sthepopulationofEgyptaccordingtothepassage? A. About20.000,000.B.About40,000,000. C.About60,000.000D.About80,000,000. 7. Wh

41、ichofthefollowingisTRUE? A. TheNileis（hewidestriverintheworld. B. TheNileDeltaisinthesouthofEgypt. C. TheRosettastoneisimportanttothehieroglyphics. D. TheAswanHighDamcanstopthefloodingoftheNile. 8. Wherecanwefindthispassageprobably? A.Inanewspaper. C.Inastorybook. B. Inanovel. C. Inascience

42、magazine. 【答案】5.C6.A7.D8.C9.D【解析】本文是說明文。短文介紹了世界上最長的河流尼羅河的自然地理和人文概況。尼羅河長6,671千米，從南向北流經(jīng)9個國家，注入地中海。尼羅河對于埃及很重要，一半的埃及人口居住在尼羅河三角洲。197（）年建成的阿斯旺大壩有助于控制尼羅河洪水。 4. 細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)第二段Itliesinthefollowingcountries:Kenya,Eritrea,Congo,Burundi,Uganda,Tanzania,Rwanda,Egypt,Sudan,RepublicofSouthSudanandEthiopia.可知，尼羅河流經(jīng)9個

43、國家。故選C。 5. 細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)第四段TheNiledeltainthenorthofEgyptiswheretheNileflowsintotheMediterraneanSea.尼羅河在位于埃及北部的尼羅河三角洲流入地中海，可知選A。 6. 數(shù)據(jù)計算題。根據(jù)HalfofEgypt'spopulation一around40,000.000peopleliveintheNileDeltaarea.—句可知，居住在尼羅河三角洲的人口占埃及人口的-半，所以埃及的總人口是40.000.000的兩倍，即80,000.000o故選D。 8..細節(jié)理解題根據(jù)Itplayedakeyroleinu

44、nderstandingEgyptianhieroglyphics.可知,thefamousRosettastone在理解埃及象形文字方面起重要作用。故選Co推理判斷題。分析短文內(nèi)容可知，本文是一篇介紹尼羅河流域概況白然科學文章，所以它可能來自一本科學雜志。故選D。 3 Inthemodernage,humansocietyrunsonenergy.Mostmachinesneedelectricitytooperate.Humanscannotlivewithoutelectricityevenasingledayintheirdailylifeandwork.Theyhavemanyd

45、ifferentwaystocreateelectricity.Butsomewaysareharmfultotheenvironment. Forexample,fossilfuels（化石燃料）arethemostcommonkindofenergy.Theyincludecoal,oil,andnaturalgas.First,peoplehavetodigthemfromtheground.Thiscansometimesharmtheenvironment.However,scientistsarecreatingcleanerandbetterwaystodolhalthesed

46、ays.So（heenvironmentisnotharmedasmuchasbefore.Butwhenpeopleburnthesefossilfuels,theycangiveoffalotofharmfulgases,whichisconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestcausesofglobalwarning.Thismightharmtheenvironment. Tidal（潮汐）energyisanotherwaytomakeelectricity.Thisusestheoceantidestomakeelectricity.Butsomekindsof

47、tidalenergycankillmanyfishandotherseaanimals.Alsodams（大壩）cancreatelotsofcleanenergy.Butdamscreatelakesandchangethewaythatriversrun.Sotheycandogreatharmtothebalanceofnaturearoundthelakesandalongtherivers. Nuclear（核）energyisaverypowerfulformofenergy.Itischeap.Itisalsoveryclean.Butmanypeopleareafraido

48、fitbecauseitusesradioactivematerials.Also,therehavebeensomeveryseriousaccidentsinthepastwhichcausedgreatharmtohumanandnature.Butthetechnologyismuchbetterthesedays,somanycountriesarestartingtousenuclearenergymore. 9. InParagraphItheunderlinedpart"humansocietyrunsonenergy"means"humansin（hesocietywast

49、emuchenergyB.peopleuseenergytomake（heworldwork C. oursocietyisfullofvariedkindsofenergyD.humanscannotrunfastwithoutenergyAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutfossilfuels? A. Theyaredugfromtheground.B.Theyareconsideredexpensive. C.Theyhardlyharmtheenvironment.D.Theyarenotwidelyusedi

50、ntheworldFromthepassage,weknowthattidalenergycan. A. causeseriousaccidentsB.changethewaythatriversrunC.giveoffalotofharmfulgasesD.killmanylivingthingsintheocean 10. Manycountriesstarttousenuclearenergymorebecause. A. it'sacommonkindofenergyB.peoplearenotafraidofitnowC.it'scheap,cleanandsaferthanb

51、eforeD.peoplecan'tlivewithoutit 11. Thepassageisprobablyinthepartofinanewspaper. A. healthB.scienceC.cultureD.sports【答案】10.B11.A12.D13.C14.B 【解析】本文介紹了幾種發(fā)電的方式，但是有些方法對環(huán)境有害。 9. 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)"Mostmachinesneedelectricity（ooperate.Humanscannotlivewithoutelectricityevenasingledayintheirdailylifeandwork”.可知，

52、大多數(shù)機器需要電力才能運轉。人類在日常生活和工作中沒有電,甚至一天都無法生存。因此人們用能源使世界運轉，故選B。 10. 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Forexample,fossilfuels（化石燃料）arethemostcommonkindofenergy.Theyincludecoakoil,andnaturalgas.First,peoplehavetodigthemfromtheground''.可知，化石燃料從地里挖出來的，故選A。 11. 細節(jié)理解題?根據(jù)"Butsomekindsoftidalenergycankillmanyfishandotherseaanimals".可知，一

53、些潮汐能殺死許多魚類和其他海洋動物。故選D。 12. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Nuclear（核）energyisaverypowerfulformofenergy.Itischeap.Itisalsoveryclean".可知，核能源是一個非常強大的能量形式，它是便宜的，它也很干凈，因此人們喜歡它。故選C。 13. 推理判斷題。根據(jù)"Theyhavemanydifferentwaystocreateelectricity.Butsomewaysareharmfultotheenvironment”.可知，本文主要介紹了幾種發(fā)電的方式，因此與科學有關，故選B。 4 Theoceancanbe

54、agreatplacetoswimandplay,itmayalsobeusefulinanotherway.Somescientiststhink（hatwavescouldhelpmakeelectricity. "Haveyoueverbeenonasurfboardorboatandfeltyourselfbeingliftedupbya\vave?,,askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupinScotland.4tThereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves.,, Scientistsareworkingonusingt

55、hatenergytomakeelectricity.TheUnitedStatesandafewothercountrieshavestarteddoingresearchonwaveenergy,anditisalreadybeingusedinScotland. Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean,"Thewindsstartoutbymakinglittleripples（波紋）inthewater,butiftheykeeponblowing,thoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturninto

56、waves,"Taylorsaid."Wavesareoneofnature'swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajoumey.,, Whenwavescometowardsthecoast,peoplecansetupdams（大壩）toblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine（渦輪）.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgenerator（發(fā)電機）. Wewillneverrunoutofwavepower.Besides,waveen

57、ergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasoilandcoaldo. Oceanscoverthreequartersoftheearth'ssurface.Thatwouldmakewavepowerseemperfectfbrcreatingenergyaroundtheworld.Buttherearesomedisadvantagesthatneedustopaymoreattentionto. JamieTaylorsaidthatwavepowerstillcosttoomuchmoney.Hesaidthatitsinfluenceonanimal

58、sintheseaisstillunknown.Besides,wavepowerwouldgetinthewayoffishingandboattraffic. Withmoreresearch,“Manyoftheseproblemsmightbesolved,"Taylorsaid."Findingmoreenergysources（資源）isveryimportant,fbrtraditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmayrunoutsomeday." Inthefuture,whenyouturnonalightbutton,anoceanwa

59、vecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity! C.letwatergothroughthedamD.keepthedamingoodconditionWhatadvantagedoestidalenergyhave? A.Wecanuseittogetusefultide.B.Itcanimprovetheoceanenvironment. C.Wecanuseitnearlyallthetime.D.Itmeets16.4%oftheelectricityneeds. 3. Howcanwemakebetteruseoftidalenergy? A. By

60、diggingmorebaysandrivermouths. B. Bybuildingcheapertidalpowerstations. C. Byclosingtraditionalelectricpower. D. Byusingtidalenergytoreplaceotherenergy. 2 TherearesomeinterestingfactsabouttheNile. ? TheNileisnearly6,671kilometerslong.Itisbelievedtobethelongestriverintheworld. ? TheNileisanorth

61、-flowingriverinAfrica.1（liesinthefollowingcountries:Kenya,Eritrea,Congo,Burundi,Uganda.Tanzania,Rwanda,Egypt,Sudan,RepublicofSouthSudanandEthiopia. ? TheNileisimportanttoAncientEgypt.TherearelotsofAncientEgypt'splacesofinterestalongthebanksoftheNile,suchasLuxorandCairo. ? TheNiledelta（三角洲）inthenor

62、thofEgyptiswheretheNileflowsintotheMeditenaneanSea.Itisaround160kilometerslongandaboutover240kilometersofcoastline（海岸線）.Ilisrichinagricultureandhasbeenfarmedforthousandsofyears.HalfofEgypt'spopulation—around40,000,000peopleliveintheNileDeltaarea. ? In1787,thefamousRosettastonewasfoundintheNileDelta

63、inthecityofRosetta.ItplayedakeyroleinunderstandingEgyptianhieroglyphics（象形文字）. ? TheAswanHighDam仆可斯旺大壩）wasbuiltin1970tohelpcontrolthefloodingoftheNile. 4. HowmanycountriesdoestheNileflowthrough? A.9B.10C.11D.12TheNileRiverflowsintotheMediterraneanSeain. A.theNiledeltaB.LuxorC.SudanD.Uganda 5. W

64、hat'sthepopulationofEgyptaccordingtothepassage? A. almosteverycountryismakinguseofthewavepoweratpresentitisnecessaryforustodevelopwavepowerinsteadofoilandcoal B. wavepowerwillbesuretomakesomebadinfluenceonseaanimalsscientistsaremakingeffortstofindnewwaysoffishingandboattraffic 16. Whatdoesthefour

65、thparagraphtellus? A. Whyscientistsaredoingtheresearchonwavepower. B. Whatexperiencethatscientistshaveachievedsofar. C. Howthewaveenergyformsandgrowsbigger. D. Whichcountriesaretryingoutwavepower. 17. What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardswavepower? A. Thewriterbelievesthatwavepowerwillbeusedwidelyb

66、yman. B. Thewriterdoubtsifwaveenergycanbechangedintoelectricity. C. Thewriterissuretheexperimentswillcometo（heendsomeday. D. Thewriterthinksthatwavepowerisn'tworthresearchingatall. 18. Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage? A. SeaAnimalsandWavePower. B. HowDoWeGetWaveEnergy? C. TheAdvantagesofWavePower. D. CanWavesMakeElectricity? 【答案】15.B16.C17.A18.D【解析】15.細節(jié)理解題，由文中語句'"Scientistsarcworkingonusingthatenergytomakeelectricity.TheUnitedStatesandafewothercounlrieshavestarteddoingresearchonwave