风能早在公元前七世纪就开始被人们用风车所利用,当人们发明了电以后,风能被用来发电,但随着电的广泛使用,风车逐渐不被人们使用了。而进入二十世纪七十年代后,人们又逐渐认识到了风能的优势。
1.From the text we know that windmills ________.
A. were invented by European armies
B. have a history of more than 2,800 years
C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas
D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered
答案:C。细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知风车首先是在古代伊朗被使用,故排除A项;公元前七世纪到现在应是不足2800年,故排除B项;由第二段当中的第二、三句话可以排除D项,同时也能知道C项是正确的。
.What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?
A. Sailing a boat.
B. Producing electricity.
C. Grinding wheat into flour. D. Pumping water from underground.
答案:B。细节理解题。由文章第二段中的第二句话可知“在十九世纪末期人们发现了电以后,住在偏远地区的人们开始用风车发电”。
.One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that ________.
A. wind power is cleaner
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