He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.A:.maintainedB: recommendedC: consideredD: acknowledged
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He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.
A:.maintained
B: recommended
C: considered
D: acknowledged
B: recommended
C: considered
D: acknowledged
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第1题：
(47) He asserted, also, that his power to follow a long and purely abstract train of thought was very limited, for which reason he felt certain that he never could have succeeded with mathematics.此处译文为：
正确答案：
He asserted, also, that his power to follow a long and purely abstract train of thought was very limited, for which reason he felt certain that he never could have succeeded with mathematics.
本句考查点是宾语从句，非限制性定语从句。主干是He asserted that…。宾语从句的结构是his power to… was…。其中不定式to引导的部分 follow …of thought做power的定语;for which reason所引导的非限制性定语从句中又包含一个that引导的表语从句。
参考译文：达尔文同时声称，对于冗长而且纯抽象的思想，自己的理解能力并不强。因为这个原因，他相信自己在数学方面根本不会成功。 -
第2题：
Nuclear is not the only ________ to energy crisis.A.solution
B.solving
C.solve
D.solver
正确答案：A
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第3题：
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If you made a list of all the jobs performed by the different kinds of energy,you would fill many pages.
Nuclear energy is used in some areas of the United States.But there are dangers.Waste materials from nuclear______(51)would destroy life if they leaked______(52)the land.When nuclear energy is produced,a lot of______(53)is produced,too,50 a flow of lake or ocean water 15 used to cool the operations.Then the water______(54)to its source.If the returning water were too hot,it would destroy fish and other______(55).
Cow manure is being used to produce a kind of______(56).The manure from farms is put into a machine to convert it to a liquid.Then the gas 15 formed______(57)a natural process.If the converter were not 50______(58)at the present time,it would be used in many places to provide______(59).
Garbage has become an energy source.It______(60)to oil,steam,or electricity,or it is used on the land.
But recent______(61)about power supplies has led to increased interest in the use of wind______(62)a source of electrical power.Windmills are clean and they______(63)no waste.And they use a______(64)resource.Some scientists consider that wind energy systems can fulfill a valuable______(65)in meeting the energy needs of industrialized nations and of the developing world._________(53)
A:high temperature
B:hot air
C:heat
D:warmth答案：C解析：station“站”;factory“工厂”;work“工厂”;firm“公司”。根据下文内容，这里应该是“核电站”，因此选A。
into“进入……”;onto“在……表面”;on“在……上”;to“去……”。根据下文内容，这里应该是“从核电站里排放的废气物质如果遗漏在地面上”，因此选B。
high temperature“高j" ;hot air“热气”;heat“热量”;warmth"温暖”。本句意思是：“产生核能的同时会产生大量热能”。因此选C。
get“得到”;come“来”;fall“落下”;return“返回”，最符合题意。本句意思是：“水会随后流回”。因此选D。
根据常识，海洋里有生命的不止是动物或者植物，而是所有有生命的生物。本句意思是：“如果流回的水太热就会杀死鱼类和其他海里的生命”。因此选C。
gas“天然气”;liquid“液体”;solid“固体”; air“空气”。根据下文，本句意思是：“牛粪被用来生产一种天然气”。因此选A。
by“被…." ;through“通过……方式”;with“与……一起”;from“从……”。本句意思是：“通过自然过程形成天然气”。若用by会有be formed by结构中“构成”的被动式的竣义，因此选B。
expensive"昂贵的”;complicated“复杂的”;rare"稀少的”;troublesome"麻烦的”。本句意思是：“如果目前转换器不昂贵，就能被广泛用来提供能源”。因此选A。
oil“油”;liquid“液体”;power“电力”;fuel“能源”。此处需要的内容是指能源总称，而不是具体的一类能源，因此选D。
此处的意思是“被转换成……”，正确的形式是be converted to...。本句意思是：“它能被转变为油、蒸汽或电，在农村也有用途”。因此选D。
consideration“考虑”;thought“想法”;concern“关心的事”;interest“兴趣”。根据上下文此处应指对能源的关注，因此选C。
like“像……”;as“作为……”;for“为……”;from“从……”。根据本句意思，应选B。
give“给”;deposit“存放”;make“制作”;leave“留下”。本句意思是：“没有遗留污染物”。因此选D。
measureless“不可坝d量的”; limitless“无限的”; boundless“无边无际的”; endless“没完没了的”。此处的意思是：“风力发电有无限的能量来源”。因此选B。
role“角色”; duty“职责”; service“服务”; function“功能”。本句意思是： “一些科学家认为风能在满足工业国家和发展中国家的能源需求方面扮演着很有价值的角色”。因此选A。 -
第4题：
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Electromagnetic Energy
1 White light seems to be a combination of all colors.The energy that comes from a source of light is
not limited to the kind of energy you can see.Heat is given off by a flame or an electric light.On a cloudy
day it is possible to get a sunburn even though you feel cool.Visible light and the kind of energy that produce
warmth and sunburn are examples of electromagnetic energy.
2 The sun is 93 million miles away from the earth.Yet we can use energy from the sun because elec-
tromagnetic energy travels through space.
3 Many other kinds of energy are also types of electromagnetic energy.Radio,television,and radar signals
travel from transmitters to receivers as low-energy electromagnetic waves. Infrared（红外线的）radiation is an
electromagnetic wave.When it is absorbed by matter,heat is produced.Waves of infrared and visible light
have more energy than waves of radio , television , or radar. Ultraviolet rays（紫外线）and X-rays are electro-
magnetic waves with even greater amounts of energy.Infrared radiation is used in cooking food and heating
buildings.Sunlight and electric lights are part of our requirements for normal living. Ultraviolet radiation is
useful in killing certain disease organisms.X-rays and gamma rays have so much energy that they travel right
through solid objects.They can be used to detect and treat cancer. X-rays are used in industry to find hidden
cracks in metal,and in medicine to reveal broken bones.
4 Usually we use electricity to generate electromagnetic energy.The source of most of our energy is the
sun.Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate.When the water falls to the earth as rain,some of it is
trapped behind dams and then used to operate electric generators.Other generators are powered by coal,but
the energy stored in coal came from the sun,too.
5 Until recently,the source of the tremendous amount of energy given off by the sun was a puzzle.If
the.sun depended on chemical reactions,it would have used up all its energy long ago.Experiments with
electromagnetic radiation led to the theory that mass can be converted into energy.About forty years after the
theory was proposed , nuclear energy was harnessed（利用）by man. Chemical energy comes from electron
（电子）rearrangement. Nuclear energy comes from a change in the nucleus of an atom. Compared with chemi-
cal reactions,nuclear reactions release millions of times more energy per pound of fuel.We now believe that
the sun's energy comes from the nuclear reactions in which hydrogen is changed into helium（氦）.
6 Nuclear energy is beginning to compete with coal as an economical source of power to generate elec-
tncity.It is also being used to operate engines in large ships.Scientists continue to seek new and better
methods of obtaining and using energy.Paragraph 5_____________
A:Nuclear Reactions as the Lasting Source of the Sun's Energy
B:The Most Important Source of Energy
C:Types of Electromagnetic Energy
D:X-rays Are Used to Detect and Treat Cancer
E:Seeking New Sources of Energy
F:Nuclear Energy Is Beginning to Compete With Coal答案：A解析：第三段的第一句为主题句，意为：许多其他种类的能量也是不同类型的电磁能。该段列举了电磁能的具体例子，C项“Types of Electromagnetic Energy（电磁能的类型）”与主题句意思吻合，故选C。
第四段的第二句为主题句，意为：我们的能量大多来自太阳。B项“The Most ImportantSource of Energy（最重要的能量来源）”与主题句意思吻合，故选B。
第五段的最后一句为主题句，意为：我们现在相信太阳的能量来自核反应，在此过程 中，氢转变为氦。A项“Nuclear Reactions as the Lasting Source of the Sun ' s Energy（核反应是太阳能最持久的来源）”与主题句意思吻合，故选A。
第六段的最后一句为主题句，意为：科学家仍在继续寻找获取和使用能量的新的、更好 的方法。E项“Seeking New Sources of Energy（寻找新的能源）”与主题句意思吻合，故选E。
第一段的最后一句指出，“可见光和其他能产生热量和造成晒伤的能量都是电磁能的例子”。故选A。
第二段的第二句指出，“我们能使用太阳能，因为电磁能可以在太空中穿梭”。故选B。
第四段的最后一句指出，“其他的发电机靠煤炭驱动，但是，煤炭中储存的能量也来自 于太阳”。C项中的“came from the sun（来自太阳）”与原句意思相符，故选C。
第五段的第五句指出，化学能来自于电子重组。故选F。第4部分：阅读理解第一篇 本文的主要内容是建筑工程师研究世贸大厦遗址及其周围幸存的建筑以设计出能够抵杭恐 怖袭击和爆炸的建筑。 -
第5题：
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第三篇
The Science of the Future
Until recently,the"science of the future"was supposed to be electronics and
artificial intelligence.Today it seems more and more likely that the next great
breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences
with organic chemistry and genetic engineering.This combination is the science of
biotechnology.
Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic（合成的）materials.
However,it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve
heat and also to absorb moisture.Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes
anywhere near the combination of strength,lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies
of ordinary insects.
Nevertheless,scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in"growing"a
material that has many of the characteristics of human skin.The next step may well be
"biotech hearts and eyes"which can replace diseased organs in human beings.These will
not be rejected by the body,as is the case with organs from humans.
The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising.In
1 996 the famous science-fiction writer,Arthur C. Clarke,many of whose previous
predictions have come true,said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap
and renewable sources of energy.Some of these power sources will be biological.Clarke
and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our
dependence on non-renewable power sources.Coal,oil and gas are indeed convenient.
However,using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution.It will be
impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to
catastrophic（灾难性的）levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and
cleaner.
It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other"science of the future"can
solve our problems.Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear
power.Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless,cheap and safe energy.
Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl,in the
Ukraine.Biotechnology is unlikely,however,to break its promises in quite the same or
such a dangerous way.What do we learn from the last paragraph?
A:Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.
B:Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power.
C:Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear power.
D:Biological power will keep all its promises.答案：C解析： -
第6题：
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Green Energy
1.Green energy is energy that is produced in a manner that has, less of a negative impact to the environment than energy sources like fossil fuels,which are often produced with harmful side effects."Greener" types of energy that often come to mind are solar,wind,geothermal and hydro energy.There are several more,even including nuclear energy,that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil.
2.The goal of green energy is generally to create power with as little pollution as possible produced as a by-product. Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution,but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not. Most people who advocate greener sources of energy claim that the result of worldwide use of green energy will result in the ability to preserve the planet for a longer time.Greenhouse gases,a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.
3.It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields,which are examples of green"power plants".A green energy source can be a building that is designed in a way that it keeps itself cool in the daytime and heated in the night through its architectural design rather than having an air-conditioning or a heating system. The conservation of energy through architectural（建筑学的）design becomes, itself, a green energy source. Similarly, many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source.
4.One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly. One such case is that of clean coal technology,where scientists are trying to find ways to extract energy from coal and other fossil fuels without all of the harmful side effects.The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient,but by being cost efficient as well.Greenhouse gases are thought to be causing______.
A:global warming
B:carbon emission
C:lower waste output
D:a green energy source
E:fossil fuels
F: clean fuels答案：A解析：文中第一段第一句中Green energy is energy that is…这种表述方法符合科学说明文的记叙方式，首先对一个名词进行科学定义，所以本题答案为D。
文中第二段第二句：Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution, but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not．任何形式的能源收集都会产生一定程度的污染，但是绿色能源比其他能源造成的污染要少。可以推测出这一段是在讲绿色能源的优点，也就是说为什么要发展绿色能源，所以选择A。
文中第三段第一句：It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields．可以得出，本段主要讲述了我们传统认为的新能源，还有其他种类的新能源，所以选择F。
文中第四段第一句：One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly．可以得出，该段主要是在讲新能源的目标和意义。
第一段最后一句：There are several more, even including nuclear energy, that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil．可知，核能经常被视作绿色能源，因为相比煤和石油，它的能源输出效率更高。由此可以得出选项C正确。
文中第二段最后一句：Greenhouse gases, a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.温室气体，一种诸如化石能源的传统能源产生的副产品被认为会导致全球变暖，甚至使地球自转速度加快。因此可以得出A选项正确。
第三段最后两句：The conservation of energy through architectural design becomes,itself,a green energy source .Similarly,many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source．通过自身的建筑设计来保存能源本身就是一种绿色能源的来源。同样道理，许多绿色能源可以直接来源于有能源需求的地区内部而不是外部。由此可以得出D选项正确。
最后一段最后两句：The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient, but by being cost efficient as well．这些清洁能源技术的成功取决于人们从化石燃料中排除有害副产品、高效利用能源、同时降低成本的能力。由此可以得出E选项正确。 -
第7题：
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Green Energy
1.Green energy is energy that is produced in a manner that has, less of a negative impact to the environment than energy sources like fossil fuels,which are often produced with harmful side effects."Greener" types of energy that often come to mind are solar,wind,geothermal and hydro energy.There are several more,even including nuclear energy,that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil.
2.The goal of green energy is generally to create power with as little pollution as possible produced as a by-product. Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution,but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not. Most people who advocate greener sources of energy claim that the result of worldwide use of green energy will result in the ability to preserve the planet for a longer time.Greenhouse gases,a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.
3.It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields,which are examples of green"power plants".A green energy source can be a building that is designed in a way that it keeps itself cool in the daytime and heated in the night through its architectural design rather than having an air-conditioning or a heating system. The conservation of energy through architectural（建筑学的）design becomes, itself, a green energy source. Similarly, many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source.
4.One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly. One such case is that of clean coal technology,where scientists are trying to find ways to extract energy from coal and other fossil fuels without all of the harmful side effects.The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient,but by being cost efficient as well.The success of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from______.
A:global warming
B:carbon emission
C:lower waste output
D:a green energy source
E:fossil fuels
F: clean fuels答案：E解析：文中第一段第一句中Green energy is energy that is…这种表述方法符合科学说明文的记叙方式，首先对一个名词进行科学定义，所以本题答案为D。
文中第二段第二句：Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution, but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not．任何形式的能源收集都会产生一定程度的污染，但是绿色能源比其他能源造成的污染要少。可以推测出这一段是在讲绿色能源的优点，也就是说为什么要发展绿色能源，所以选择A。
文中第三段第一句：It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields．可以得出，本段主要讲述了我们传统认为的新能源，还有其他种类的新能源，所以选择F。
文中第四段第一句：One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly．可以得出，该段主要是在讲新能源的目标和意义。
第一段最后一句：There are several more, even including nuclear energy, that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil．可知，核能经常被视作绿色能源，因为相比煤和石油，它的能源输出效率更高。由此可以得出选项C正确。
文中第二段最后一句：Greenhouse gases, a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.温室气体，一种诸如化石能源的传统能源产生的副产品被认为会导致全球变暖，甚至使地球自转速度加快。因此可以得出A选项正确。
第三段最后两句：The conservation of energy through architectural design becomes,itself,a green energy source .Similarly,many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source．通过自身的建筑设计来保存能源本身就是一种绿色能源的来源。同样道理，许多绿色能源可以直接来源于有能源需求的地区内部而不是外部。由此可以得出D选项正确。
最后一段最后两句：The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient, but by being cost efficient as well．这些清洁能源技术的成功取决于人们从化石燃料中排除有害副产品、高效利用能源、同时降低成本的能力。由此可以得出E选项正确。 -
第8题：
What can be inferred from the passage？( )A.Security fears and environmental concerns should be priorities.
B.Supply is a priority over security fears and environmental concerns.
C.Nuclear is not a secure energy source.
D.Energy-security concerns are a priority.答案：B解析：推理题。本文的中心思想是能源供应乃能源问题的重中之重，如果没有了可供人们使用的能源，保护环境也就失去了意义。故本题选B。参考译文：安全供应是能源政策的首要议题。世界经济论坛最近对60多位能源行业领袖进行了调查，其中包括大公司首席执行官和政府高级官员。从伊拉克战争到尼日利亚和委内瑞拉的罢工，再到壳牌估计储量的削减，再到人们对新发现石油数量不断减少的担忧，地缘政治动荡已将油价推升至创纪录高点。1973年和1979年的石油危机对石油价格产生了永久的影响，如今同样的事情可能会再次发生——这足以让我们集中精力确保石油供应，并找到切实可行的石油替代品。对安全的担忧迫使他们做出艰难的选择。历史表明，政策制定者在考虑社会环境问题之前会优先考虑价格和供应，这遵循了马斯洛金字塔的基本规则。马斯洛金字塔理论是由美国心理学家亚伯拉罕·马斯洛在20世纪50年代提出的，用来解释正常人类的动机。正如马斯洛所说，一个缺乏食物、爱和尊重的正常人“对食物的渴望可能比对其他任何东西都强烈”。听起来很简单，但这个想法对于解释当前社会和环境争议性能源的复苏，尤其是煤炭、核能和大型水电的复苏，大有裨益。复苏的迹象随处可见。布什政府的能源计划将促进核技术和清洁煤的研究。中国计划到2020年将核电发电量从目前的1.5%提高到4%，法国国有电力公司(法国电力公司)刚刚再次确认其对核能的承诺，并将建造欧洲压水堆的前身。刚果河上新建大型水电站英戈大坝的计划，这些都反映了全球对大型水电项目的兴趣正在复苏的趋势。地缘政治推动了这些趋势。核燃料可以高效地储存，所有大陆都蕴含着丰富的煤炭资源，水电是本地的资源，因此所有这些资源都能以某种方式免受地缘政治动荡的影响。石油以外的多元化需求，也迫使供应商重新考虑天然气。长期以来，天然气一直是能源家族中的“穷亲戚”。卡塔尔第二任副总理兼能源部长阿提亚说，卡塔尔曾经对上世纪80年代发现的是天然气而不是石油感到失望，然后花了20年时间才认识到天然气的价值。如今，液化天然气成本的下降正使其更容易运往日益增长的世界市场，使其成为一种日益全球化和有价值的大宗商品。世界经济论坛最近对能源行业的首席执行官和政府监管机构进行的一项调查显示，47%的受访者认为天然气是最有希望替代石油的能源，另有40%的人认为煤炭是最有希望替代石油的能源。通常，对安全和环境的担忧会将决策者推向相反的方向。核能和天然气受益于对气候变化的讨论，而煤炭和核能则受益于对能源安全的担忧。天然气正在取得进展，部分原因是它燃烧干净，但同时它也面临着与石油类似的地缘政治上的安全担忧：40%以上的资源集中在俄罗斯、卡塔尔和伊朗。只要有关供应安全主导的政策议程，一旦是关于高阶问题的达成，包括《京都议定书》在内的协议，一些国家就会面临困难。那些还没有获得可负担的电力供应的国家将致力于在达成环境议程之前寻找低廉的解决方案。如果建立联盟可能会产生更直接的影响。正如马斯洛所预言的，人们会先担心餐桌上的食物，然后才会担心盘子有多干净，或者谁会和他们一起吃饭。印度的甘地利用这一观点进行阐述，她将贫困称为终极污染物，并将其置于能源领域内：如果所有人都有脏乱的煤炭，那么他们就会烧煤。当简单的解决方案更有前景时，环保主义者往往会推动昂贵的高科技。例如，阿联酋国家石油公司首席执行官、论坛成员之一苏尔坦曾表示，液化天然气尽管位置偏远，但其能够满足快速、廉价和相对清洁的能源需求。因此，供应不仅仅是大型石油公司首席执行官们考虑的首要问题。为了实现目标，环保主义者也应该把供应放在首位，因为当事态严重时，能源安全将成为最大的问题。 -
第9题：
单选题Which of the following is an appropriate title for this passage?AJapan's Nuclear Crisis Causes Fear in Europe.
BThe Chernobyl Disaster Helps Europe Better Understand Nuclear Power Energy.
CGerman Governments Supports Nuclear Power Energy.
DGermany Has Learnt a Lesson From Japan.
正确答案： B解析： -
第10题：
单选题After several nuclear disasters, a _____ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.Aquarrel
Bsuspicion
Cverdict
Dcontroversy
正确答案： D解析：
句意：几次核灾难激起了一场关于核能的安全性的争论。controversy争论，辩论，所涉及的特别是社会、道德或政治问题。nuclear disasters和safety of nuclear energy形成对立关系，这种对立引起争论，因此D为正确答案。quarrel争论，强调以吵架、发生口角等形式引起的争论，不够正式。suspicion怀疑。verdict陪审团的判决，决定。 -
第11题：
单选题It can be concluded from the passage that ______.Ait is hopeful to bring solar energy into average households
Bit is feasible to use nuclear energy to run home appliances
Cit is economical to use water to heat houses
Dit is possible to use wind to power machines
正确答案： D解析：
录音中指出通过使用hybrid nanorod polymer composite可以极大降低利用太阳能的成本，虽然目前为止nanorod polymer cells的转换效率只是2%多一点，但是研究者相信效率能得到极大提高，由此可推断太阳能在普通家庭的使用是有望实现的。
【录音原文】
Millions of people around the world would like to heat their homes and run household appliances with solar power. But the cost of doing so puts it out of the question. The first problem is that the cells convert only 10％-15％of the radiation from the sun into energy. The second is that the photovoltaic (PV) material used is a form of silicon that has to be made under high vacuum conditions and heated in special kilns to 1.400℃. That makes photovoltaic solar cells horrendously expensive.
How to bring the high costs down to a more manageable amount? One answer that is attracting attention is to use carbon “nanorods”, superstrong cylinders of carbon atoms that are 75, 000 times thinner than a human hair. If scientists succeed in their efforts, carbon-based solar cells could cost as little as a tenth of the price of today’s silicon-based versions.
By placing the flexible nanorods in a polymer solution, researchers found it could produce a composite material that had the elasticity and pliability of plastic, but capable converting solar rays into electrical energy. Inorganic nanocrystals behave a lot like polymers. For instance, they can be processed while still in the form of a solution. Scientists had been working with plastics as an alternative to conventional solar cells, but found that they did not conduct electricity particularly well.
Compared with the arduous process of fabricating conventional solar cells, making the hybrid nanorod polymer composite would be more like manufacturing cheap plastic laminates. That could solve the cost part of the solar energy equation. But what about the conversion efficiency? So far, the conversion efficiency of nanorod polymer cells has been little more than 2％. However, researchers are confident that the efficiency can be improved considerably. -
第12题：
单选题According to the passage, all the following statements about Eastern Europe are true EXCEPT ______.Athey are eager to build new nuclear power plants
Bthey have totally forgotten the Chernobyl accident 25 years ago
Cthey have improved their nuclear power plants
Dthey want energy independence
正确答案： B解析： -
第13题：
Nuclear is not the only ______ to energy crisisA、solver
B、solve
C、solving
D、solution
参考答案：D
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第14题：
共用题干
If you made a list of all the jobs performed by the different kinds of energy,you would fill many pages.
Nuclear energy is used in some areas of the United States.But there are dangers.Waste materials from nuclear______(51)would destroy life if they leaked______(52)the land.When nuclear energy is produced,a lot of______(53)is produced,too,50 a flow of lake or ocean water 15 used to cool the operations.Then the water______(54)to its source.If the returning water were too hot,it would destroy fish and other______(55).
Cow manure is being used to produce a kind of______(56).The manure from farms is put into a machine to convert it to a liquid.Then the gas 15 formed______(57)a natural process.If the converter were not 50______(58)at the present time,it would be used in many places to provide______(59).
Garbage has become an energy source.It______(60)to oil,steam,or electricity,or it is used on the land.
But recent______(61)about power supplies has led to increased interest in the use of wind______(62)a source of electrical power.Windmills are clean and they______(63)no waste.And they use a______(64)resource.Some scientists consider that wind energy systems can fulfill a valuable______(65)in meeting the energy needs of industrialized nations and of the developing world._________(61)
A:consideration
B:thought
C:concern
D:interest答案：C解析：station“站”;factory“工厂”;work“工厂”;firm“公司”。根据下文内容，这里应该是“核电站”，因此选A。
into“进入……”;onto“在……表面”;on“在……上”;to“去……”。根据下文内容，这里应该是“从核电站里排放的废气物质如果遗漏在地面上”，因此选B。
high temperature“高j" ;hot air“热气”;heat“热量”;warmth"温暖”。本句意思是：“产生核能的同时会产生大量热能”。因此选C。
get“得到”;come“来”;fall“落下”;return“返回”，最符合题意。本句意思是：“水会随后流回”。因此选D。
根据常识，海洋里有生命的不止是动物或者植物，而是所有有生命的生物。本句意思是：“如果流回的水太热就会杀死鱼类和其他海里的生命”。因此选C。
gas“天然气”;liquid“液体”;solid“固体”; air“空气”。根据下文，本句意思是：“牛粪被用来生产一种天然气”。因此选A。
by“被…." ;through“通过……方式”;with“与……一起”;from“从……”。本句意思是：“通过自然过程形成天然气”。若用by会有be formed by结构中“构成”的被动式的竣义，因此选B。
expensive"昂贵的”;complicated“复杂的”;rare"稀少的”;troublesome"麻烦的”。本句意思是：“如果目前转换器不昂贵，就能被广泛用来提供能源”。因此选A。
oil“油”;liquid“液体”;power“电力”;fuel“能源”。此处需要的内容是指能源总称，而不是具体的一类能源，因此选D。
此处的意思是“被转换成……”，正确的形式是be converted to...。本句意思是：“它能被转变为油、蒸汽或电，在农村也有用途”。因此选D。
consideration“考虑”;thought“想法”;concern“关心的事”;interest“兴趣”。根据上下文此处应指对能源的关注，因此选C。
like“像……”;as“作为……”;for“为……”;from“从……”。根据本句意思，应选B。
give“给”;deposit“存放”;make“制作”;leave“留下”。本句意思是：“没有遗留污染物”。因此选D。
measureless“不可坝d量的”; limitless“无限的”; boundless“无边无际的”; endless“没完没了的”。此处的意思是：“风力发电有无限的能量来源”。因此选B。
role“角色”; duty“职责”; service“服务”; function“功能”。本句意思是： “一些科学家认为风能在满足工业国家和发展中国家的能源需求方面扮演着很有价值的角色”。因此选A。 -
第15题：
He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non一polluting energy source.A: maintained
B: recommended
C: considered
D: acknowledged答案：A解析：题干意为“他断言核能是一种安全而又无污染的能源。”句中划线词意为“主张，断言”。A项maintained意为主张，强调；例句：He maintains that there are no short cuts to effective management．他断言，有效的管理没有捷径可走。B项意为推荐；C项意为考虑；D项意为承认；故选A项。 -
第16题：
共用题干
Electromagnetic Energy
1 White light seems to be a combination of all colors.The energy that comes from a source of light is not limited to the kind of energy you can see.Heat is given off by a flame or an electric light.On a cloudy day it is possible to get a sunburn even though you feel cool.Visible light and the kinds of energy that produce warmth and sunburn are examples of electromagnetic energy.
2 The sun is 93 million miles from the earth.Yet we can use energy from the sun because electromagnetic energy travels through space.
3 Many other kinds of energy are also types of electromagnetic energy.Radio,television,and radar signals travel from transmitters to receivers as low-energy electromagnetic waves.Infrared（红外线的）radiation is an electromagnetic wave.When it is absorbed by matter,heat is produced.Waves of infrared and visible light have more energy than waves of radio,television,or radar.Ultraviolet rays（紫外线）and X-rays are electromagnetic waves with even greater amounts of energy.Infrared radiation is used in cooking food and heating buildings. Sunlight and electric lights are part of our requirements for normal living.Ultraviolet radiation is useful in killing certain disease organisms.X-rays and gamma rays have so much energy that they travel through solid objects. They can be used to detect and treat cancer.X-rays are used in industry to find hidden cracks in metal,and in medicine to reveal broken bones.
4 Usually we use electricity to generate electromagnetic energy.The source of most of our energy is the sun.Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate.When the water falls to the earth as rain,some of it is trapped behind dams and then used to operate electric generators.Other generators are powered by coal,but the energy stored in coal came from the sun,too.
5 Until recently,the source of the tremendous amount of energy given off by the sun was a puzzle.If the sun depended on chemical reactions,it would have used up all its energy long ago.Experiments with electromagnetic radiation led to the theory that mass can be converted into energy.About forty years after the theory was proposed , nuclear energy was harnessed（利用）by man.Chemical energy comes from electron （电子）rearrangement.Nuclear energy comes from a change in the nucleus of an atom.Compared with chemical reactions,nuclear reactions release millions of times more energy per pound of fuel.We now believe that the sun's energy comes from the nuclear reactions in which hydrogen is changed into helium（氦）.
6 Nuclear energy is beginning to compete with coal as an economical source of'power to generate electricity.It is also being used to operate engines in large ships.Scientists continue to seek new and better methods of obtaining and using energy.Paragraph 4______
A:Nuclear Reactions as the Lasting Source of the Sun's Energy
B:The Most Important Source of Energy
C:Types of Electromagnetic Energy
D:The Machines Used for Energy Generation
E:Seeking New Sources of Energy
F:The Use of Ultravio1et Radiation in Medicine答案：B解析：通读文章可知，第三段第一句是段落主题句，紧接着围绕第一句进行了具体阐述，根据第一句中出现的“types of electromagnetic energy”可知，第三段主要讲述几种不同种类的电磁能，应选择C项。
根据第四段第一、二句可知，我们通常用电来生成电磁能，使用的很多能源都来自太阳。紧接着又表明，水能源于来自太阳的热能，煤储存的能量也是来自太阳。因此不难得出，第四段讲的是能量最重要的来源，即太阳。
第五段开头提到太阳能的来源仍是个谜，随后对此进行了分析，最后得出太阳能来自核反应释放的能量。由此可知，第五段主要讲的是，氢原子转变为氦原子的核反应释放的能量是太阳能的来源。几个选项中只有A项提到核反应是太阳能的持久来源，因此选择A项。
通读文章可知，第六段的最后一句是主题句。这句话的大意是：科学家正继续在寻找更好的新方法来获取并使用能源。几个选项中只有E项与之契合，因此选择E项。
根据第一段第四句可知，你即便在感到凉爽的阴天，也有可能被阳光灼伤，因此选择B项。
根据第三段第三、四句可知，红外线是电磁波，当它被物质吸收时，会产生能量。
根据第三段倒数第二、三句可知，X射线和伽马射线之所以能用来探测和治疗癌症，是因为具有很多能量的x射线和伽马射线能穿透固体。
根据第五段第五句可知，化学能是在电子重组时产生的。 -
第17题：
He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.A:maintained
B:recommended
C:considered
D:acknowledged答案：C解析：本句意思：他认为核能是安全、无污染的能源。assert意为“主张，认为”，与consider（以 为，认为）意思相近。maintain维持；recommend推荐；acknowledge（承认）。 -
第18题：
共用题干
Green Energy
1.Green energy is energy that is produced in a manner that has, less of a negative impact to the environment than energy sources like fossil fuels,which are often produced with harmful side effects."Greener" types of energy that often come to mind are solar,wind,geothermal and hydro energy.There are several more,even including nuclear energy,that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil.
2.The goal of green energy is generally to create power with as little pollution as possible produced as a by-product. Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution,but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not. Most people who advocate greener sources of energy claim that the result of worldwide use of green energy will result in the ability to preserve the planet for a longer time.Greenhouse gases,a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.
3.It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields,which are examples of green"power plants".A green energy source can be a building that is designed in a way that it keeps itself cool in the daytime and heated in the night through its architectural design rather than having an air-conditioning or a heating system. The conservation of energy through architectural（建筑学的）design becomes, itself, a green energy source. Similarly, many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source.
4.One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly. One such case is that of clean coal technology,where scientists are trying to find ways to extract energy from coal and other fossil fuels without all of the harmful side effects.The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient,but by being cost efficient as well.Paragraph 3______
A:Why Do We Develop Green Energy?
B:What Is the Goal of Green Energy?
C:What Is the Weakness of Green Energy?
D:What Is a Green Energy?
E:How Much Does the Green Energy Cost Every Year?
F: How Many Kinds of Green Energy We Can Take Use of?答案：F解析：文中第一段第一句中Green energy is energy that is…这种表述方法符合科学说明文的记叙方式，首先对一个名词进行科学定义，所以本题答案为D。
文中第二段第二句：Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution, but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not．任何形式的能源收集都会产生一定程度的污染，但是绿色能源比其他能源造成的污染要少。可以推测出这一段是在讲绿色能源的优点，也就是说为什么要发展绿色能源，所以选择A。
文中第三段第一句：It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields．可以得出，本段主要讲述了我们传统认为的新能源，还有其他种类的新能源，所以选择F。
文中第四段第一句：One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly．可以得出，该段主要是在讲新能源的目标和意义。
第一段最后一句：There are several more, even including nuclear energy, that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil．可知，核能经常被视作绿色能源，因为相比煤和石油，它的能源输出效率更高。由此可以得出选项C正确。
文中第二段最后一句：Greenhouse gases, a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.温室气体，一种诸如化石能源的传统能源产生的副产品被认为会导致全球变暖，甚至使地球自转速度加快。因此可以得出A选项正确。
第三段最后两句：The conservation of energy through architectural design becomes,itself,a green energy source .Similarly,many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source．通过自身的建筑设计来保存能源本身就是一种绿色能源的来源。同样道理，许多绿色能源可以直接来源于有能源需求的地区内部而不是外部。由此可以得出D选项正确。
最后一段最后两句：The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient, but by being cost efficient as well．这些清洁能源技术的成功取决于人们从化石燃料中排除有害副产品、高效利用能源、同时降低成本的能力。由此可以得出E选项正确。 -
第19题：
共用题干
Green Energy
1.Green energy is energy that is produced in a manner that has, less of a negative impact to the environment than energy sources like fossil fuels,which are often produced with harmful side effects."Greener" types of energy that often come to mind are solar,wind,geothermal and hydro energy.There are several more,even including nuclear energy,that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil.
2.The goal of green energy is generally to create power with as little pollution as possible produced as a by-product. Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution,but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not. Most people who advocate greener sources of energy claim that the result of worldwide use of green energy will result in the ability to preserve the planet for a longer time.Greenhouse gases,a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.
3.It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields,which are examples of green"power plants".A green energy source can be a building that is designed in a way that it keeps itself cool in the daytime and heated in the night through its architectural design rather than having an air-conditioning or a heating system. The conservation of energy through architectural（建筑学的）design becomes, itself, a green energy source. Similarly, many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source.
4.One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly. One such case is that of clean coal technology,where scientists are trying to find ways to extract energy from coal and other fossil fuels without all of the harmful side effects.The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient,but by being cost efficient as well.Nuclear energy is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its______.
A:global warming
B:carbon emission
C:lower waste output
D:a green energy source
E:fossil fuels
F: clean fuels答案：C解析：文中第一段第一句中Green energy is energy that is…这种表述方法符合科学说明文的记叙方式，首先对一个名词进行科学定义，所以本题答案为D。
文中第二段第二句：Every form of energy collection will result in some pollution, but those that are green are known to cause less than those that are not．任何形式的能源收集都会产生一定程度的污染，但是绿色能源比其他能源造成的污染要少。可以推测出这一段是在讲绿色能源的优点，也就是说为什么要发展绿色能源，所以选择A。
文中第三段第一句：It is not completely necessary for green energy sources to come from places like solar or wind fields．可以得出，本段主要讲述了我们传统认为的新能源，还有其他种类的新能源，所以选择F。
文中第四段第一句：One of the goals of green energy technology is to take existing fossil fuel energy technology and clean it up so it is produced more cleanly．可以得出，该段主要是在讲新能源的目标和意义。
第一段最后一句：There are several more, even including nuclear energy, that is sometimes considered a green energy source because of its lower waste output relative to energy sources such as coal or oil．可知，核能经常被视作绿色能源，因为相比煤和石油，它的能源输出效率更高。由此可以得出选项C正确。
文中第二段最后一句：Greenhouse gases, a by-product of traditional sources of energy such as fossil fuels are thought to be causing global warming,or the process of the Earth heating up at an accelerated pace.温室气体，一种诸如化石能源的传统能源产生的副产品被认为会导致全球变暖，甚至使地球自转速度加快。因此可以得出A选项正确。
第三段最后两句：The conservation of energy through architectural design becomes,itself,a green energy source .Similarly,many sources of green energy can come directly from the area in which the energy is needed rather than from an outside source．通过自身的建筑设计来保存能源本身就是一种绿色能源的来源。同样道理，许多绿色能源可以直接来源于有能源需求的地区内部而不是外部。由此可以得出D选项正确。
最后一段最后两句：The success of such these types of green energy depend upon the ability to extract harmful by-products from fossil fuels while not only being energy efficient, but by being cost efficient as well．这些清洁能源技术的成功取决于人们从化石燃料中排除有害副产品、高效利用能源、同时降低成本的能力。由此可以得出E选项正确。 -
第20题：
单选题In the second paragraph, the author mainly discusses ______. .Athe nuclear accidents in Japan last March
Bnuclear power policies in Germany
CGerman attitude towards nuclear power
Dthe safety levels of nuclear power plants in Germany
正确答案： C解析： -
第21题：
填空题Obviously, nuclear power can never be the only (solve) ____ to energy crisis.正确答案： solution解析：
本题考查词性转换。句意：显而易见，核能不是解决能源危机的唯一办法。定冠词the后面要接名词，故填入solve的名词形式solution。 -
第22题：
单选题According to Nishida, the current buying decision by Toshiba is a response to ______Afierce competition in nuclear power business
Bfailure in other businesses like semiconductors and DVD players
Cpopularity of nuclear power around the world
Dexpected increase in market demand for nuclear power generation
正确答案： A解析：
因果关系的判断。关于东芝公司购买Westinghouse的原因，录音中引用东芝公司总裁的话指出“By 2020 the market for nuclear power generation is expected to grow 50 percent compared to 2005”，表明该公司预计市场对核能电力的需求会有很大提高。由此可知此次收购是对这一挑战的回应。因此选项D为正确答案。 -
第23题：
单选题What does the passage mainly discuss?AThe acquisition of British Nuclear Fuels by Toshiba.
BThe acquisition of Westinghouse Electric by Toshiba.
CToshiba’s expansion in nuclear power business.
DToshiba’s embarking on nuclear power business.
正确答案： D解析：
主旨题。该段录音的首句为主旨句，指出“星期一，日本电子产品制造商东芝公司表示其正在购买核电站建造公司Westinghouse Electric”，然后说话者给出了购买的具体细节，包括收购价格、东芝公司是如何看待购买价格的、购买原因、意义以及售后事宜等等。由此可知，选项B（东芝公司收购Westinghouse Electric公司）的描述符合录音原文主要内容。