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1、课时提能练(三十)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2019·石家庄检测)FlatHolmisapicturesquelandmasslocatedinBritain'sBristolChannel.Thearea'slowenergyneedshavethereforebeenfulfilledbyusingoldfashionedsolarpanels(太阳能电池板)anddieselgenerator(柴油发电机).Thebeautifulislandisnow,however,becomingincreasinglypopularwithtouristswishingtoex

2、ploretherurallandscapeandviewtheisland'sseabirdcolonies.Thoughthisiswelcomenews,meetingtheisland'sgrowingenergyneedswithoutdamagingitsenvironmenthasbeenachallenge.FlatHolmteamleaderNatalieTaylorsays,“It'sreallyimportantthatwehaveareallyhighfunctioningsystem.Fromanenvironmentalpointofvi

3、ew,wewanttoreducetheuseofdieselgeneratorssothatwecanhaveassmallanecologicalfootprintaspossible.”Fortunately,UKbasedstartupRenovagenhadtheperfectsolution.Thecompany'sRapidRollSolarPVsystemconsistsofflexiblesolarpanelsthatcanbeunrolledlikeacarpetfromatrailer(拖车)withintwominutesandinstant

4、lyputtowork.Accordingtothecompany,asmallpanelcanprovide11kwofpower.ThetechnologyisthebrainchildofRenovagen'sManagingDirectorJohnHingley,whocameupwiththeideaafterseeingsomethingusedasabackupbatteryformobiledevicesaboutfiveyearsago.Inadditiontobeingeasytounfold,therollablepanelsarealsomo

5、recosteffectivetotransport.Hingleysays,“Comparedwithtraditionalrigidpanels,wecanfitupto10timesthepowerinthissizecontainer.”Thesolarpanel“carpets”，laidontheislandinearlyOctober,arebeingusedtoprovideelectricitytoitspubandlighthouse.InadditiontoprovidingpowertoremoteislandslikeFlatHolm,Hi

6、ngleyhopestheRapidRolltechnologywillbeusefulinareasaffectedbynaturaldisasters.AgoodexampleisPuertoRico,wheremostpeoplehavebeenwithoutelectricitysinceHurricaneMariadestroyedthepowerlines.【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了Renovagen公司发明的快速太阳能光伏系统，这种系统不仅给FlatHolm带来了能源，还有利于保护它的环境。8/81．WhatleadstoFlatHol

7、m'sincreasingenergyneeds?A．Itsgrowingnumberoftourists.B．Itsremotelocation.C．Thedamagetoitsenvironment.D．Thepowersystemfailure.A　[细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，FlatHolm吸引了越来越多的游客，再结合第二段中的“Thoughthisiswelcomenews，meetingtheisland'sgrowingenergyneedswithoutdamagingitsenvironmenthasbeenachallenge”可知