Question

【題目】

We all know the sun is important. It provides life for plants, animals, and people here on Earth. But how does the sun do that? It’s the sun’s energy that makes life on our planet possible.

Energy from the sun is called solar ( 太 陽 的 ) energy. It comes in the form of light or heat. Solar energy is what makes you feel hot when you sit in the sunlight. People have used solar energy for thousands of years. Houses are built with windows so that sunlight can get inside and provide heat. The sun’s energy can also be used to heat water and even food. If you own a magnifying glass ( 放 大 鏡 ), your parents have probably warned you about leaving it in the sun. Solar energy can actually make the magnifying glass burn things under it, causing a fire. This type of energy from the sun in the form of heat is called solar thermal (熱的) energy.

We can also turn the sun’s light into electricity ( 電 能 ). This is done with solar panels. Using this technology, we can run a calculator and even power cars. But what happens when groups of clouds block the solar panels? Does this mean that solar energy can only be used on bright sunny days? Solar panels can have batteries ( 電 池 ) with them to store ( 儲 存 ) electricity for a rainy day. When the sun is shining, the electricity flows from the solar panel into the batteries. This stored electricity can be used at night or on cloudy days.

Do you know that solar energy is not as expensive as it used to be? In fact, in the last few years, solar panels have become much more affordable for people to use. Since the sun gives off more energy in one second than people have used since the beginning of tie, imagine what we could do if we used the sun’s energy to power our earth.

【1】What is the writer trying to do in this text?

A. To show the feature of the sun.B. To tell the importance of the sun.

C. To discover the secrets of the sun.D. To introduce the energy of the sun.

【2】What are solar panels used for?

A. To get heat energy from the sun.B. To get light energy from the sun.

C. To get light and heat from the sun.D. To get electrical energy from the sun.

【3】The word “affordable” in Paragraph 4 means “ ”.

A. easy enoughB. cheap enough

C. a bit expensiveD. quite simple

【4】Which of the following is the writer ’s opinion about the sun’s energy?

A. People will drive cars with solar panels in the near future.

B. People began to use the sun’s energy thousands of years ago.

C. Batteries are used to store electricity for rainy days or nights.

D. A magnifying glass can burn things with solar thermal energy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

這篇文章只要介紹了太陽是很重要的。人們使用太陽能很多年了。他們建造房屋的窗戶，這樣陽光就可以進入，讓他們溫暖。我們也可以將太陽光轉(zhuǎn)化為電力。太陽能電池板收集來自太陽光的能量來發(fā)電。太陽釋放出比現(xiàn)在人們使用更多的能量。所以我們應該盡力在我們的生活中找到更多的好方法去使用它。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“We all know the sun is important. It provides life for plants, animals, and people here on Earth. But how does the sun do that? It’s the sun’s energy that makes life on our planet possible. 我們都知道太陽很重要。它為地球上的植物、動物和人提供了生命。但是太陽是怎么做到的呢？正是太陽的能量使地球上的生命成為可能�！�，可知作者想介紹太陽的能量，故選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“We can also turn the sun’s light into electricity ( 電 能 ). This is done with solar panels. 我們也可以把太陽光轉(zhuǎn)化為電能。這是用太陽能電池板完成的�！�，可知太陽能電池板被用來從太陽獲取光能，故選B。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Do you know that solar energy is not as expensive as it used to be? In fact, in the last few years, solar panels have become much more affordable for people to use. 你知道太陽能不像以前那么貴嗎？事實上，在過去的幾年里，太陽能電池板已經(jīng)變得越來越便宜，人們可以使用�！�，可知太陽能電池板變得更便宜，所以猜測affordable意為“便宜的”，故選B。

【4】細節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)文章大意我們應該盡力在我們的現(xiàn)實生活中找到更多的好方法去使用太陽能量，所以選項A. “People will drive cars with solar panels in the near future. 不久的將來，人們將駕駛裝有太陽能電池板的汽車�！狈�合作者的觀點，故選A。