Question

【題目】閱讀下面四篇短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。
C

Indian scientists have designed a new device that they hope will solve one of the biggest problems with the use of solar energy. They call the device a solar tree. Solar trees have metal “branches” which are just from a tall pole at different levels. Each branch holds a solar panel*. These panels have large metal boards that collect energy from the sun and turn it into electricity.
Daljit Singh Bedi is the main scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research in India. Bedi says the shape of the solar trees makes it possible to fit more solar panels in a space than traditional systems do. This means less land would be needed to produce solar energy. “It takes about four square meters of space to produce energy which may need 400 square meters of space,” he says.
Scientists believe the energy a solar tree collects will be enough to power five homes. The solar tree will make it easier to provide solar energy for homes in cities. The trees will also take less space from farmers in rural areas. Bedi says solar trees will collect more energy than normal solar panels on the tops of buildings. “This design makes the solar panels exposed more towards the sun,” he says. “And that way people are able to use 10 to 15 percent more energy.”
India has promised to reduce its greenhouse gas production. The country's promise depends heavily on increasing solar energy. The cost of solar panels has gone down in recent years. This has increased the possibility of applying solar trees in India.
Amit Kumar is the senior director of the Energy and Resources Institute in New Delhi. He says gaining access to land takes time and increases costs. He adds that it is still not clear how useful these new developments in solar power technology are. “Only when we put those trees on a large scale will we be able to get that answer,” he says.
（1）We may probably read this passage in ___________.
A.Culture Views
B.Nature and Science
C.Story Books
D.Travelling Guide Book
（2）Compared the traditional system, the main advantages of the solar tree is _____________.
A.we can see many “branches” in new solar tree
B.it surely produces more energy than traditional system
C.it's reducing India's more greenhouse gas production now
D.fewer and fewer people will use it than traditional ones
（3）What does the underlined word "this" in the fourth paragraph refer to (指代)？
A.greenhouse gas production
B.the solar panels
C.the falling cost of solar panels
D.country's promise
（4）In the last paragraph, what do you think of what Amit Kumar said?
A.Solar trees have been used on a large scale to produce electricity。
B.They won't increase land to plant solar trees。
C.The new solar trees haven't been used on a large scale to produce electricity。
D.The new solar power technology won't be useful。

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）B
（3）C
（4）C
【解析】本文介紹一種新的發(fā)明——太能樹，把多個太陽能面板安裝在一個支架上，節(jié)省空間，卻可以創(chuàng)造更多的電能，但是這項發(fā)明還沒有正式的使用。
⑴推理判斷。A.文化視野；B.自然與科學(xué)；C.故事書；D.旅行參考。根據(jù)第一段提到的scientists，solar energy，device等可知是一篇介紹科技的文章，故選B。
⑵推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段he solar trees makes it possible to fit more solar panels in a space than traditional systems do可知太陽能樹能夠安裝比傳統(tǒng)的系統(tǒng)更多的太陽能面板。因此比傳統(tǒng)的系統(tǒng)產(chǎn)生更多的能源，故選B。
⑶詞義猜測。this是指示代詞，指代前文提到的內(nèi)容。前一句說太陽能面板的成本近年已經(jīng)下降了，這已經(jīng)增加了在印度使用更多太陽能樹的可能性，所以this指太陽能免費成本的下降，故選C。
⑷推理判斷。根據(jù)這位高級主管所說：獲得土地需要時間，也會增加成本；這些新技術(shù)到底多么有用還不清楚，只有當(dāng)我們大規(guī)模的種上這些樹才能夠得到答案。因此可以推斷這項新技術(shù)還沒有大規(guī)模的被使用來發(fā)電，故選C。