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1、4.2LearningaboutLanguage一、阅读理解A（2020.山东省济宁市曲阜市高二）DenmarkisonlyabouthalfthesizeofSouthCarolina,butitproducesmoreofitselectricityfromwindthananyothercountryintheworld.Denmarknowgets47%ofitselectricityfromwind,andtherewillbemoretocome,thankstoacombinationofhistoryandpolicy.
2、PaullaCourwasascientistandinventorwhoexperimentedwithearlywindpowermachinesatthestartofthe20thcentury.Soit'snotsurprisingthatDenmarkinvestedinbuildingwindpowertheearliest.Sincethe1970s,Denmarkhasbeeninvestinginwindenergyalloverthecountry.Inthe1980s,duetoastrongmovementop
3、posingnuclearpowerplants,Denmarkincreaseditsproductionofcleanenergyevenbeforemanyothercountriesconsideredit.Evenbackin2002,Denmarktookclimatechangewarningsseriously.Theydrewuppolicies,aimingtocutfossil-fuelemissionsby20%,whichtheydidviarenewableenergyinvestment.Someofthe
4、world'slargestcompaniesinthefield—includingVestas,whichbuildsturbines(涡轮机)，andOrsted,whichspecializesinoffshorewindprojects—areDanish,sothecountryhasanimpactbeyonditsborders.ThehugeimpactofDenmark’swindindustryisimportant.ButDenmarkisasmallcountry,sowhilealmost50%ofitsel
5、ectricityfromwindisadmirable,it'salsominorintermsofentireglobalimpact.WhileDenmarkgetshalfitselectricityfrom5,758megawatts(MW)ofcapacity,Spain's23,000MWcoversjust18percentofitselectricitysupplyasit’samuchbiggercountry.Chinaistheleaderinwindenergyat221,000MW,andtheU.S.ist
6、hesecondintheworldatabout96,000MW.Attheendof2019,lawmakersinDenmarksetanewgoal:increasingtheshareofelectricitycomingfromrenewablepowerto100%.1.WhatcanweknowaboutDemark?A.Itisaleaderinsolarenergy. B.Itisapioneerincleanenergy.C.Itisavictimofclimatechange.
7、 D.Itisanadvocateofnuclearenergy.2.WhatisDenmarkgovernment'sattitudetowardsfossil-fuelenergyprojects?A.Indifferent. B.AmbiguousC.Positive. D.Opposed.3.Whichcountryproducesthemostwindenergyintheworld?A.Denmark. B.China.
8、 C.TheU.S D.Spain.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AlmostHalfofDenmark’sElectricityComesfr
