【正文】 used watermills over 20xx years ago. But the first hydroelectric dam was built in England in 1870. Hydroelectric power is now the most mon form of renewable energy, supplying around 20% of world electricity. China‘s Three Ges Dam, which has just been pleted, is the largest ever. At five times the size of the US‘s Hoover Dam, its 26 turbines will generate the equivalent energy of 18 coalfired power stations. It will satisfy 3% of China‘s entire electricity demand. Surprisingly, some argue that hydroelectric dams significantly contribute greenhouse gases. In 20xx, the first mercial power station to harness tidal currents in the open sea opened in Norway. It is designed like windmill, but others take the form of turbines. As prices fall, wind power has bee the fastest growing type of electricity generation － quadrupling worldwide between 1999 and 20xx. Modern wind farms consist of turbines that generate electricity. Though it will be more expensive, there is more than enough wind to provide the world‘s entire energy needs. Wind farms e in onshore and offshore forms. They can often end up at spots of natural beauty, and are often unpopular with residents. And turbines are not totally benign － they can interfere with radar and leave a significant ecological footprint， altering climate and killing sea birds. Migrating birds may have more luck avoiding them Scotland is building Europe‘s largest wind farm, which will power 200,000 homes. The UK‘s goal is to generate onefifth of power from renewable sources, mainly wind, by 2020. But this may cause problems, because wind is unreliable. 練習(xí)： 1. What are the energy resources that are not renewable according to the article? A) Petroleum and coal. B) Natural gas. C) Wind and water. D) A and B. 2. China‘s Three Ges Dam A)is the first hydroelectric dam in the world. B)is of the same size of the US‘s Hoover Dam. C)is the largest of all the hydroelectric dams in the world. D)supplies around 20% of the world electricity. 新東方在線 [] 網(wǎng)絡(luò)課堂電子教材系列 職稱英語補(bǔ)充講義 7 3. Which is the country with the first mercial power station that makes use of ocean currents produced by tides. A)China. B)Norway. C)England. D)America. 4. Which of the following statements is true of wind power? A)There is plenty of wind to provide the world‘s entire energy needs. B)It is the most rapidly growing type of electricity production. C)It may not be reliable. D)All of the above. 5. According to the article, resources such as wind A)are sustainable but not replaceable. B)are renewable so sustainable. C)are sustainable so renewable. D)are irreplaceable. Passage 4 His Own Way to Express Love Yesterday was our threeyear anniversary. We didn‘t do anything romantic。新東方在線 [] 網(wǎng)絡(luò)課堂電子教材系列 職稱英語補(bǔ)充講義 1 目 錄 第一 部分 詞匯選項(xiàng) 第二 部分 閱讀理解 第三 部分 完 形填空 第四 部分 職稱英語精講 教材對(duì)照表 第五 部分 參考答案 第六部分 補(bǔ)充 部分 07年職稱英語閱讀理解新增文章譯文 07職稱英語教材漏掉的完形填空文章 新東方在線 [] 網(wǎng)絡(luò)課堂電子教材系列 職稱英語補(bǔ)充講義 2 第一部分 詞匯選項(xiàng) 1. I have been trying to quit smoking. A) give up B) pick up C) build up D) take up 2. Relief workers were shocked by what they saw. A) moved B) touched C) surprised D) worried 3. The weather is a constant subject of conversation in Britain. A) question B) problem C) issue D) topic 4. This is not typical of English, but is a feature of the Chinese language. A) particular B) characteristic C) remarkable D) idiomatic 5. It is virtually impossible to persuade him to apply for the job. A) simply B) almost C) actually D) pletely 6 The news will horrify everyone. A) attract B) terrify C) tempt D) excite 7. The article sketched the major events of the decade. A) described B) offered C) outlined D) presented 8. I won39。C and the surrounding atmosphere is calm. These requirements are met between June and November in the northern hemisphere. Under these conditions, large quantities of water evaporate and condense into clouds and rain － releasing heat in the process. It is this heat energy, bined with the rotation of the Earth, that drives a hurricane. When the warm column of air from the sea surface first begins to rise, it causes an area of low pressure. This in turn creates wind as air is drawn into the area. This spinning wind drags up more moistureladen air from the sea surface in a process that swells the storm. Cold air falls back to the ocean surface through the eye and on the outside of the storm. Initially, when wind speeds reach 23 miles per hour, these mild, wet and grey weather systems are known as depressions. Hurricane Katrina formed in this way over the southeastern Bahamas on 23 August 20xx. Katrina has had a devastating impact on the Gulf Coast of the US, leaving a disaster zone of 90,000 square miles in its wake － almost the size of the UK. 新東方在線 [] 網(wǎng)絡(luò)課堂電子教材系列 職稱英語補(bǔ)充講義 5 Thousands have been killed or injured and more than half a million people have been displaced in a humanitarian crisis of a scale not seen in the US since the great depression. The cost of the damage may top $ 100 billion. 練習(xí)： 1. What is the eye of a hurricane? A) A native American storm god. B) A rotating form of tropical storm that can be 124 to 1240 miles in diameter. C) A calm central region of low pressure between 12 to 60 miles in diameter. D) A storm that can release as much energy as 10,000 nuclear bombs. 2. Which of the following is NOT the “ requirements” mentioned in the second paragraph? A) The tropical waters are warm and calm. B) The seasurface temperature exceeds 27