Question

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. （选择与下列各句中划线部分内容意思相近的单词或短语，用A, B, C…或G等表示):

A. die out     B. better     C. run out    D. burn

The electricity in your home is from power stations. Power stations usually ____1.___ coal, oil or gas to make electricity. These power stations pollute our air.

Here at the Earth Friends centre we get our energy from the sun, water and wind. They give us energy every day and they’ll never_____2.____. This is renewable energy. Solar panels (太阳能板) and water and wind turbines（涡轮机） are clean and so are ____3.____ for our planet. They are environmently friendly.

E. like        F. bigger     G. after      H. until

Solar panels catch the sun’s energy and turn it into ecletricity. The electricity is stored in batteries _4.________ we use it. You could put solar panels on the roof of your house and make your own clean electricity.

Moving water turns the turbine and produces electricity. Hydro electric power stations（水力发电站） on rivers work in the same way but they are much ____5.____.

Windmills(风车) have existed for hundreds of years. In the past, farmers used them to make flour. Modern ones are used to produce electricity. The wind moves the turbine just ____6._____ the water moves it to make hydro electric power.

So now you know how to save energy at home and how we can make electricity every day without polluting our Earth.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.H

5.F

6.E

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是电厂对于我们的空气是有污染的，我们从太阳、水和风中得到我们的能量。它们每天给我们能量，它们永远不会耗尽。这是可再生能源。

1.D考查动词及语境的理解。句意：电站通常烧煤，油或天然气发电。此题考查动词，burn燃烧。根据句意，故选D。

2.C考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：它们每天给我们能量，它们永远不会耗尽。此题考查动词短语，run out用完。根据句意，故选C。

3.B考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：太阳能发电板，水和风力是干净的，所以对于我们的地球更好。此题考查形容词比较级better更好的。根据句意，故选B。

4.H考查连词及语境的理解。句意：电力储存在电池中，直到我们使用它为止。此题考查连词，until直到，根据句意，故选H。

5.F考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：水电站在河上以同样的方式工作，但它们更大的。此题考查形容词，bigger更大的。根据句意，故选F。

6.考查介词及语境的理解。句意：风移动涡轮机就像水的移动发出电。此题考查介词，like像……一样。根据句意，故选E。。

考点：考查社会现象类短文。