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1、2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题（12）及答案(201*·江苏卷，C)AccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigawattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunately，thewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmills(seepicture)totouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway，however，c
2、ouldhelpputthemanywhere.Theproject,calledHywind，istheworld'sfirstlargescaledeepwaterwindturbine(涡轮发电机)．Althoughitusesafairlystandard152ton,2.3megawattturbine，Hywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar(seepicture)，atechnologyHywi
3、nd'screator，theNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydro，hasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurface,willbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecables(缆索)；thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind'sstability(稳定性)inth
4、ecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.Ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,theturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebigger
5、turbinesthanHywinddoes,butit'sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholespar'scentreofgravitymustbemovedmuchclosertotheocean'ssurface.Todothat,thecompanyplanstodesignanewkindofwindturbine,onewhosegearbox(
6、变速箱)sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades(seepicture)．Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwindfarmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatsea,thewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deepseafarmsareinvisiblefrom
7、land,whichhelpsovercomethewindmillaseyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet'ssurfacetooneofthebestlowcarbonpowersourcesavailable.本文为科普短文，讲述世界上第一个深海风力发电机——涡轮发电机以及它的发电原理及好处。9．TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof________.
8、A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloorB.thes
