【正文】 stances of the region. is meant by regional approach as mentioned in the last paragraph? Waste disposal sites are located close to reactors and in places suitable for the regional circumstances. Plants to work does the writer say about plants concerning solar energy? Plants have been using solar energy for billions of years. do some scientists study how plants convert sunlight carbon dioxide, and water into sugars and starches? Because they want green plants to bee a new source of energy. to the fifth paragraph, under what conditions are algae able to use solar energy to make hydrogen? When there is no oxygen in the air. have met with difficulties when trying to make algae produce hydrogen efficiently. Which one of the following is one such difficulty？ It is too slow for algae to produce hydrogen when the sulfate is removed. is NOT true of algae? They are cheap to eat. 36. Listening Device Provides Landslide Early Warning does Such natural disasters in the first paragraph refer to? Landslides. of the following statements is true of landslides? All of the above. do researchers develop a new device to monitor signs of landsides? Because the mon methods .can cause false alarms. of the following statements is NOT true of the device, according to Paragraph 4? It is filled in with gravel. to the context, what does the word positives in the fifth paragraph mean? Evidences. 37.Don39。s fuel reserves? There will soon be an energy crisis, is NOT the result of consuming fossil fuels according to the last paragraph? The sea level will go up. Human Life 1. The writer believes that the population explosion results from a decrease in death rates 2. It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures infants could be left dead in times of starvation. 3. According to the passage, which of the following statements about retired people in the United States is true? Many of them have a very hard life. 4. In Paragraph 3, the phrase “this need” refers to the need to take care of sick and weak people. 5. Which of the following best describes the writer?s attitude toward most of the nursing homes, and convalescent hospitals? Critical. 20． Explorer of the Extreme Deep is Alvin? A submersible. of the following statements is NOT a fact about Alvin? It can carry explorers as deep as 6,500 meters. 3.... a world that is still full of mysteries refers to The ocean. what aspects are the new HOV and :Alvin similar39。s seat belt. is the function of the camera mentioned in Paragraph 4? It monitors the driver39。1. Ford Abandons Electric Vehicles 1).What have the Ford motor pany, General Motor?s and Honda done concerning electric cars? They have given up producing electric cars. 2).According to Tim Holmes of Ford Europe, batterypowered cars Will not be the main transportation vehicles in the future. 3).Which auto manufacturers are still producing electric vehicles? Toyota and Nissan. 4).According to the eighth paragraph, hybrid cars run more miles than petrol driven cars. 5).Which of the following is true about the hope of car manufacturers according to the last paragraph? The legislation will allow more lowemission to produced. 3. Citizen Scientists turn to nonscientist citizens for help because they need them to collect data of the life cycle of living things. are citizen scientists asked to do? To send their research observations to a professional database. All that39。t have any real petition yet, because The cloaking device works only for microwaves. 14． Japanese Car Keeps Watch for Drunk Drivers of the following statements is NOT true of the Japanese concept car? It has sensors locked up in the ignition system. has Volvo devel6pedq A breathalyzer attached to a car39。s idea of preventing global warming? To apply sunscreen to the Earth. is NOT true of the effectiveness of sunscreen, according to the last paragraph? It decreases greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. 18． Thirst for Oil 1.... we will need to cure our addiction to oil. Why does the author say so? Oil supply is decreasing. of the following statements is NOT meant by the author, according to the second paragraph? Coal is the most environmentally unfriendly fuel next to oil. country is the biggest consumer of petroleum? The United States. do experts say about the earth39。s a Breeze are the symbols of Netherlands according to the first paragraph? Wooden shoes and wooden windmills. statement is best describes the urban turbine mentioned in the second paragraph? It is a hightech machine designed to generate energy for urban people. smallest models of an urban turbine can be carried up to the rooftop without a crane. leads in the urban turbine technology because The Netherlands is a small country with a large population. to the last paragraph, what are the advantages of wind power technology? It can be installed in one?s backyard. 24. Underground Coal Fires a Looming Catastrophe to the first paragraph, one of the warnings given by the scientists is that poisonous elements released by the underground fires can pollute water sources. to the third paragraph, what wil