PAGE6-閱讀理解訓練（7）閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AccordingtotheUSgovernment,windfarmsoffthePacificcoastcouldproduce900gigawattsofelectricityeveryyear.Unfortunately,thewaterthereisfartoodeepforeventhetallestwindmills(seepicture)totouchbottom.AnexperimentunderwayoffthecoastofNorway,however,couldhelpputthemanywhere.Theproject,calledHywind,istheworld’sfirstlarge-scaledeepwaterwindturbine(渦輪發電機).Althoughitusesafairlystandard152-ton,2.3-megawattturbine,Hywindrepresentstotallynewtechnology.Theturbinewillbefixed213feetabovethewateronafloatingspar(seepicture),atechnologyHywind’screator,theNorwegiancompanyStatoilHydro,hasdevelopedrecently.Thesteelspar,whichisfilledwithstonesandgoes328feetbelowtheseasurface,willbetiedtotheoceanfloorbythreecables(纜索);thesewillkeepthesparstableandpreventtheturbinefrommovingupanddowninthewaves.Hywind’sstability(穩定性)inthecoldandroughseawouldprovethateventhedeepestcornersoftheoceanaresuitableforwindpower.Ifallgoesaccordingtoplan,theturbinewillstartproducingelectricitysixmilesoffthecoastofsouthwesternNorwayasearlyasSeptember.Toproduceelectricityonalargescale,acommercialwindfarmwillhavetousebiggerturbinesthanHywinddoes,butit’sdifficultenoughtobalancesuchalargeturbinesohighonafloatingsparinthemiddleoftheocean.Tomakethatturbineheavier,thewholespar’scentreofgravitymustbemovedmuchclosertotheocean’ssurface.Todothat,thecompanyplanstodesignanewkindofwindturbine,onewhosegearbox(變速箱)sitsatsealevelratherthanbehindtheblades(seepicture).Hywindisatestrun,butthebenefitsforperfectingfloatingwind-farmtechnologycouldbeextremelylarge.Outatsea,thewindisoftenstrongerandsteadierthanclosetoshore,whereallexistingoffshorewindmillsareplanted.Deep-seafarmsareinvisiblefromland,whichhelpsovercomethewindmill-as-eyesoreobjection.Ifthetechnologycatcheson,itwillopenupvastareasoftheplanet’ssurfacetooneofthebestlow-carbonpowersourcesavailable.1.TheHywindprojectusestotallynewtechnologytoensurethestabilityof.A.thecableswhichtiethespartotheoceanfloorB.thesparwhichisfloatingindeep-seawaterC.thebladesdrivenbystrongandsteadyseawindD.thestonesfilledinthesparbelowtheseasurface2.Tobalanceabiggerturbinehighonafloatingspar,anewtypeofturbineistobedesignedwithitsgearboxsitting.A.ontheseafloorB.onthespartopC.atsealevelD.behindtheblades3.Wideapplicationsofdeepwaterwindpowertechnologycan.A.solvethetechnicalproblemsofdeepwaterwindmillsB.makefinancialprofitsbyproducingmoreturbinesC.settletheargumentsaboutenvironmentalproblemsD.explorelow-carbonpowerresourcesavailableatsea【參考答案】1-3BCDA“Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy–they’regivenafterall.Choicescanbehard.”––JeffBezosA.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.B.Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.C.Runninginmodernrunningshoescouldcausemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.8.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstheuseofthemodernrunningshoes?A.Persuasive. B.Negative. C.Objective. D.Supportive.參考答案5—8DBACCChristmas,Easterandbirthdaypartiescanbedifficulttimesforgrandmothersandparentsastheyrusharoundtryingtoarrangetheperfectcelebrationormakingeveryoneashappyaspossible!What’sbetterthanabirthdaypartythatmakesyourgrandchildsmilethroughoutoracelebrationthatimpressesrelativesandclosefriends?ThatiswhyGrannyLookhassuppliedinthissection,oneofthemostcomprehensiveguidestomakingthesespecialoccasionsthathappenperhapsonceayeararealsuccess.FromaselectionofAdventcalendarstopartyplanningorChristmas-stockingfillerswehaveallthepossibilitiescoveredsothatyourchildrenandgrandchildrenwillreallyhaveamemorabletimewithattractivegiftsandoriginalideas.Bringthatfestivespirittoallthosetraditionaldays,andensureyouarealwaysreadyforanypossibility.GrannyLook’sextensivelinksareboundtomakeeveryspecialoccasionanentirelydifferentexperiencefromtheyearbeforeandalloweveryonetofeelentertainedandcontent.CHRISTMAS-STOCKINGFILLERSLooknofurther!GrannyLookhelpsthefamilytoprepareintimeforFATHERCHRISTMAS.GiveSANTACLAUSsomeideas.Hecanfillallthechildren’sChristmas-stockingswithgoodies!UniqueChristmasgiftsforchildren––stockingfillers.AGrannyLookfavorite!ADVENTCALENDARSAllchildrenlovethebuild-uptoCHRISTMAS!WhatisbetterthanchoosingoneofGrannyLook’sselectionofAdventCalendars!HereyouwillfindalistofwebsitestobuytraditionalorfunAdventcalendarsforchildrenatChristmastime.AGrannyLookfavorite!BIRTHDAYSLOOKINGforaSPECIALBIRTHDAYGIFT?ExploreGrannyLook’sselectionofPRESENTS,PARTYPLANNING,PARTYTOYSandPARTYGAMESforyourChildrenandGrandchildren’sBIRTHDAYS.PlanandorganizetheKIDDIE’SPARTIESaheadoftime!!Don’tforgetthePERSONALISEDINVITATIONS!CHRISTMASLOOKandBOOKnow!!GrannyLook’sselectionofCHRISTMASGIFTSforchildren.Someguidesto“What’soninyourarea”…forthekids,PANTOS,SHOWS,THEATRES…atChristmastime!UNIQUEChristmasgiftsforChildren.SpendQUALITYTIMEwithyourChildren’sChildrenthisFESTIVESEASON(圣誕節期間)!9.Ifyouwanttosendsomeinvitationstoyourdaughter’sclassmates,wherewillyousearchfortheinformation?A.AtChristmas. B.AtBirthdays.C.AtAdventCalendars. D.AtChristmas–stockingfillers.10.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninfer_______.A.youcanonlygetspecialideasforChristmas,EasterandbirthdaypartiesB.inGrannyLookyoucanbuymanytraditionalorfunAdventcalendarsforchildrenatChristmastimeC.thereisnopersonalizedinvitationinGrannyLookforyoutoselectD.GrannyLookprovidesawiderangeoflinksforpeopletoprepareforspecialoccasions11.Fromthetext,weknowthat“GrannyLook”is______.A.awebsitethathelpsyoutoprepareforspecialoccasionsB.acompanythatsellsallsortsofproductsontheInternetC.apersonwhoguidesyoutomakeyouryearlycelebrationarealsuccessD.amagazinethathelpsthefamilytoprepareforspecialoccasions參考答案9—11BDADIpreferLynneTruss’sphraseology:Iamagrammar“sticker”.And,likeTruss–authorofEats,shoots&Leaves–Ihavea“zerotolerance”approachtogrammarmistakesthatmakepeoplelookstupid.Now,TrussandIdisagreeonwhatitmeanstohave“zerotolerance”.Shethinksthatpeoplewhomixupbasicgrammar“deservetobestruckbylightning,hacked(砍)uponthespotandburiedinanunmarkedgrave”,whileIjustthinktheydeservetobepassedoverforajob–eveniftheyareotherwisequalifiedfortheposition.Everyonewhoappliesforapositionateitherofmycompanies,iFixitorDozuki,takesacompulsorygrammartest.Ifjobhopefulscan’tdistinguishbetween“to”and“too”,theirapplicationsgointothebin. Ofcourse,wewriteforaliving.iFistheworld’slargestonlinerepairmanual(指南),andDozukihelpscompanieswritetheirowntechnicaldocumentation,likepaperlessworkinstructionsandstep-by-stepusermanuals.So,itmakessensethatwe’vemadeastrongstrikeagainstgrammarerrors. Butgrammarisrelevantforallcompanies.Yes,languageisconstantlychanging,butthatdoesn’tmakegrammarunimportant.Goodgrammariscredibility,especiallyontheInternet.And,forbetterorworse,peoplejudgeyouifyoucan’ttellthedifferencebetween“their”“there”and“they’re”. Goodgrammarmakesgoodbusinesssense–andnotjustwhenitcomestohiringwriters.Writingisn’tintheofficialjobdescriptionofmostpeopleinouroffice.Still,wegiveourgrammartesttoeverybody,includingoursalespeople,ouroperationsstaff,andourprogrammers. Grammarsignifiesmorethanjustaperson’sabilitytorememberhighschoolEnglish.I’vefoundthatpeoplewhomakefewermistakesonagrammartestalsomakefewermistakeswhentheyaredoingsomethingcompletelyunrelatedtowriting–likestockingshelvesorlabelingparts.Itisthesamewithprogrammers.Applicantswhodon’tthinkwritingisimportantarelikelytothinklotsofotherthingsalsoaren’timportant.12.TheauthoragreeswithLynneTrussinthat________.A.grammarmistakescan’tbetoleratedB.bookso