Question

The forces that make Japan one of the world's most earthquake-prone（有地震傾向的） countries could become part of its long-term energy solution．

Water from deep below the ground at Japan's tens of thousands of hot springs could be used to produce electricity．

Although Japanese high-tech companies are leaders in geothermal（地?zé)岬模?technology and export it, its use is limited in the nation．

"Japan should no doubt make use of its resources of geothermal energy," said Yoshiyasu Takefuji, a leading researcher of thermal-electric power production．

The disastrous earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 caused a reaction against atomic power, which previously made up 30 percent of Japan's energy needs, and increased interest in alternative energies, which account for only 8 percent．

Artist Yoko Ono has called on Japan to explore its natural energy, following the example of Iceland which uses renewable energy for more than 80 percent of its needs．

For now, geothermal energy makes up less than 1 percent of the energy needs in Japan, which has for decades relied heavily on fossil fuels and atomic power．

The biggest problem to geothermal energy is the high initial cost of the exploration and constructing the factories．Another problem is that Japan's potentially best sites are already being developed for tourism or are located within national parks where construction is forbidden．

"We can't even dig 10cm inside national parks．" said Shigeto Yamada of Fuji Electric, adding that regulations protecting nature would need to be relaxed for geothermal energy to grow．

Researcher Hideaki Matsui said, "Producing electricity using hot springs is a decades-long project．We also have to think about what to do for now as energy supplies will decline in the short term．"

The Earth Policy Institute in Washington, US, believed Japan could produce 80,000 megawatts（兆瓦）and meet more than half its electricity needs with geothermal technology．

Japanese giants such as Toshiba are already global leaders in geothermal technology, with a 70 percent market share．In 2010, Fuji Electric built the world's largest geothermal factory in New Zealand．

1.What would be the best title for the text?

A．Alternative energies in Japan

B．World's largest geothermal plant

C．Japan takes the lead in geothermal technology

D．Japan thinks of geothermal energy

2.What percentage of Japan's energy needs is geothermal energy?

A．About 8%．       B．Below 1%．        C．Around 30%．     D．Over 80%．

3.According to Shigeto Yamada, the growth of geothermal power in Japan needs ____．

A．a(chǎn) change of rules                       B．financial support

C．local people's help                      D．high technology

4.Geothermal energy is considered as a long-term program by _____．

A．Yoshiyasu Takefuji                       B．Hideaki Matsui

C．Shigeto Yamada                         D．Yoko Ono

5.It can be learned from the last two paragraphs that _____．

A．the world's biggest geothermal plant was built by America

B．Japan will not export its geothermal technology

C．the potential of Japan's geothermal energy is great

D．it is hard to find geothermal energy in Japan

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講述了日本正在考慮開發(fā)地?zé)崮�，因為日本是地震多發(fā)國家，國家地?zé)崮芊浅ＸS富，地?zé)崮軐⑹侨毡救≈�不盡的新型替代能源。

1.主旨題。文章主要講述了日本正在考慮開發(fā)地?zé)崮�，圍繞地?zé)崮艿脑掝}展開，故選D

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三自然段For now, geothermal energy makes up less than 1 percent of the energy needs in Japan, which has for decades relied heavily on fossil fuels and atomic power．可知，日本地?zé)崮懿坏?%，主要依賴于化石燃料和原子能個，故選B.

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。從倒數(shù)第三自然段adding that regulations protecting nature would need to be relaxed for geothermal energy to grow．可知要開發(fā)地?zé)崮苄枰獙�現(xiàn)行的規(guī)章制度進行改變，故選A.

4.細(xì)節(jié)題。從Researcher Hideaki Matsui said, "Producing electricity using hot springs is a decades-long project．可知Hideaki Matsui 認(rèn)為地?zé)崮苁莻�長期的項目，故選B.

5.推斷題。從最后兩段believed Japan could produce 80,000 megawatts（兆瓦）and meet more than half its electricity needs with geothermal technology．

可知，日本在地?zé)崮芊矫嬗兄�巨大的潛力，故選C.

考點：科普類說明文

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