浙江省天台县平桥第二中学2014届高三英语 上学期读写备考训练3.doc

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1、浙江省天台县平桥第二中学2014届高三英语上学期读写备考训练3Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosailaboat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersources(来源),aswellasoneoftheoldest.Evidenceshowsthatwindmills(风车)begantobeusedinancientIranbackintheseventhcenturyBC.Theywerefirstintroduced

2、toEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind(磨碎)wheatintoflourorpumpwaterfromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginremoteareasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisall

3、owedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940swhenelectricitywasavailabletopeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnitedStates,windmillswererarelyused.Duringthe1970s,peoplestartedbecomingconcernedaboutthepollutionthatiscreatedwhencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatt

4、hesupplyofcoalandgaswouldnotlastforever.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercosts.Today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.1.Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills____________.A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmiesB.haveahistoryofmorethan2,800yearsC.usedto

5、supplypowertoradioinremoteareasD.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered2.Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelate19thcentury?A.Sailingaboat.B.ProducingelectricityC.Grindingwheatintoflour.D.Pumpingwaterfromunderground3.Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat_________.A.windpo

6、weriscleanerB.itisoneoftheoldestpowersourcesC.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwindD.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneeds4.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Theadvantagesofwindpower.B.Thedesignofwindpowerplants.C.TheworldwidemovementtosaveenergyD.Theglobaltrendtow

7、ardsproducingpowerfromwind读写练（3）--015BTheyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefalls,theotheristheretocatchhim.TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccidentandCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimbe