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【题目】任务型阅读

New Energy in the Twenty-first Century

Energy from the wind

Wind is a kind of clean energy, and there is lots of it. But, if there’s no wind, there is no wind energy.

Energy from the water

When water moves from a high place to a lower place, it can make electricity without pollution. However, people have to build dams(水坝) to use this energy, and building dams is very expensive.

Energy from the earth

There is heat in the rocks under the earth. Scientists use the heat to make geothermal(地热的) energy. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is only possible in a few places in the world.

Energy from the sun

Solar panels on the roofs of houses can turn energy from the sun into electricity. Solar power is clean and plentiful. But when the weather is bad, it doesn’t work.

根据以上短文内容，完成下列表格，每空一词。答案书写在答题卡各小题规定的位置。

New Energy in Twenty-first Century

	Advantages	Disadvantages
Wind Energy	【1】. There is a lot.	It needs wind.
Water Energy	No pollution.	It is 【2】 for building dams.
Geothermal Energy	【3】.	Only 【4】 in a few places.
Solar Energy	Clean and plentiful.	It depends on 【5】.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Clean

【2】expensive

【3】Cheap

【4】possible

【5】weather

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了几种清洁无污染的天然能源。

【1】根据原文Wind is a kind of clean energy可知，风是一种清洁能源，故空格处应填入意为“清洁的”形容词clean，且位于句首首字母应大写。故答案为Clean。

【2】根据原文… and building dams is very expensive可知，修建水坝成本很昂贵，故空格处应填入意为“昂贵的”形容词expensive。故答案为expensive。

【3】根据原文Scientists use the heat to make geothermal(地热的) energy. This kind of energy is cheap可知，地热能很便宜，故空格处应填入意为“便宜的”形容词cheap，且位于句首首字母应大写。故答案为Cheap。

【4】根据原文This kind of energy is cheap, but it is only possible in a few places in the world可知，地热能虽然便宜，但全世界只有一些地方可能会有，故空格处应填入意为“可能的”形容词possible。故答案为possible。

【5】根据原文But when the weather is bad, it doesn’t work可知，是否能利用太阳能，要看天气状况，故空格处应填入意为“天气”的名词weather。故答案为weather。