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1、Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind阅读理解答案　　Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosailaboat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersources,aswellasoneoftheoldest.Evidenceshowsthatwindmills(风车)begantobeusedinancientIra

2、nbackinthe7thcenturyBC.TheywerefirstintroducedtoEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.　　Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind(磨碎)wheatintoflourorpumpwaterfromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredint

3、helate1800s,peoplelivinginremote(偏远的)areasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940swhenelectricitywasavailable(可利用的)topeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnitedStates,windmillswereseldomused.　　Duringthe1970s,peop

4、lestartedbecomingconcernedaboutthepollutionthatiscreatedwhencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatthesupplyofcoalandgaswouldnotlastforever.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercosts.Today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmor

5、eofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.　　28.Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills__________.　　A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmies　　B.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareas　　C.haveahistoryofmorethan2,800years　　D.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered　　29.Whatwasanew

6、useforwindpowerinthelate19thcentury?　　A.Producingelectricity.B.Sailingaboat.　　C.Grindingwheatintoflour.D.Pumpingwaterfromground.　　30.Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat______.　　A.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneeds　　B.itisoneoftheoldestpower

7、sources　　C.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwindD.windpoweriscleaner　　31.Thepassageismainlyabout______________.　　A.theglobalpollutionfromburningcoalandgas　　B.theworldwidemovementtosaveenergy　　C.thehistoryofusingwindpowerD.theadvantagesofwindmills　　BADC