原文P2:
①Some growth stems from a commitment by governments and farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources.
译:部分增长源于政府和有远见的企业家为更清洁能源提供资金的承诺。
②But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables,especially wind and solar.
译:但是越来越多的说法是这与可再生能源的价格暴跌有关,尤其是风能和太阳能。
③The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.
译:在过去八年里,太阳能电池板的成本下降了80%,风力涡轮机的成本下降了近三分之一。
27.According to Paragraph 3,the use of renewable energy in America _______.(细节题)
is progressing notably.
正取得显著进展。
原文P3:
① In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principle energy source.
② In Scotland,for example,wind turbines provide enough electricity to power 95 percent of homes.
译:例如,在苏格拉,风力涡轮机为95%的家庭提供电力。
③ While the rest of the world takes the lead,notably China and Europe,the United States is also seeing a remarkable shift.
④In March,for the first time,wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US,reported the US Energy Information Administration.
译:据美国能源情报署报道,在三月份,风能和太阳能发电量首次超过美国总发电量的10%。
28.It can be learned that in Lowa,_______.(细节题)
wind is a widely used energy source.
风能是一种被广泛使用的能源。
原文P4:
①President Trump has underlined fossil fuels——especially coal——as the path to economic growth.
②In a recent speech in Iowa,he dismisssed wind power as an unreliable energy source.
③But that message did not play well with many in Iowa,where wind turbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the state's electricity generation——and where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to power their data centers.
29.Which of the following is true about clean energy according to Paragraphs 5&6 ?(细节题)
Its continuous supply is becoming a reality.
它的持续供应正在成为现实。
原文P5:
①The question "what happens when the wind doesn't blow or the sun doesn't shine?"has provided a quick put-down for skeptics.
30.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that renewable energy_______.(推理题)
is not really encouraged by the US government.
没有真正受到美国政府的鼓励。
①While there's a long way to go,the trend lines for renewables are spiking.
译:尽管哈有很长的路要走,但可再生能源的发展趋势正在急剧上升。
②The pace of change in energy sources appears to be speeding up——perhaps just in time to have a meaningful effect in slowing climate change.
译:能源变化的步伐似乎正在加快——也许正好可以及时对减缓气候变化产生有意义的影响。
③What Washington does——or doesn't do——to promote alternative energy may mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.
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