【正文】 n their thousands online．　　D．More people are involved in finding，discussing and distributing news．　　13．According to the passage，which is NOT a role played by information technology?　　A．Challenging the traditional media．　　B．Planning the return to coffeehouse news．　　C．Providing people with access to classified files．　　D．Giving ordinary people the chance to provide news．　　14．The author’S tone in the last paragraph towards new journalism is　　A．optimistic and cautious． B．supportive and skeptical．　　C．doubtful and reserved． D．a(chǎn)mbiguous and cautious．　　15．In“The coffee house is back”，coffee house best symbolizes　　A．the changing characteristics of news audience．　　B．the more diversified means of news distribution．　　C．the participatory nature of news．　　D. the more varied sources of news．　　TEXT B　　Paris is like pornography．You respond even if you don’t want to．You turn a corner and see a vista，and your imagination bolts away。t be more timely．“We39。t even have to say anything pitiful before he39。s swimming pool. My entire closet is borderline Olympic.　　Gulp.　　My late resolution is to buy some items used. Underwear and socks are, of course, exempt from this strategy, but 1 have no problem shopping less and also shopping at Goodwill. In fact, I39。s feeling of selfsatisfaction?　　A. He made contribution to drinking water conservation in his own way.　　B. Money spent on upgrading his household facilities was worthwhile.　　C. His house was equipped with advanced watersaving facilities.　　D. He could have made even greater contribution by changing his lifestyle.　　13. According to the context, ...how mv own actions factored in means　　A. how I could contribute to water conservation.　　B. what efforts I should make to save fresh water.　　C. what behaviour could be counted as freshwatersaving.　　D. how much of what I did contributed to freshwater shortage.　　14. According to the passage, the author was more alarmed by the fact that　　A. he was having more meat and coffee.　　B. his clothes used even more virtual water.　　C. globally there will be less fresh water.　　D. his lifestyle was too extravagant.　　15. My entire closet is borderline Olympic is an example of　　A. exaggeration. B. analogy.　　C. understatement. D. euphemism.　　16. What is the tone of the author in the last paragraph39。d been oblivious to my water footprint, which is defined as the total volume of freshwater that is used to produce goods and services, according to the Water Footprint Network. The Dutch nonprofit has been working to raise awareness of freshwater scarcity since 2008, but it was through the Green Blue Book by Thomas M. Kostigen that I was able to see how my own actions factored in.　　I39。s world leadership in wind power?　　A．Technology． B．Wind． C．Government drive． D．Geographical location．　　22．The author has detailed some of the efforts of the Danish Government in promoting the wind industry in order to show　　A．the government’S determination．　　B．the country’S subsidy and loan policies．　　C．the importance of export to the country．　　D．the role of taxation to the economy．　　23．What does the author mean by“Denmark39。s leader in wind power, start with a threehour car trip from the capital Copenhagen mind the bicyclists to the small town of Lem on the far west coast of Jutland．You39。s dominance．In the end，it happened because Denmark had the political and public will to decide that it wanted to be a leader and to follow through．Beginning in 1 979，the government began a determined programme of subsidies and loan guarantees to build up its wind industry．Copenhagen covered 30% of investment costs，and guaranteed loans for large turbine exporters such as Vestas．It also mandated that utilities purchase wind energy at a preferential price—thus guaranteeing investors a customer base．Energy taxes were channeled into research centres，where engineers crafted designs that would eventually produce cuttingedge giants like Vestas’ 3magawatt(MW)V90 turbine．　　As a result．wind turbines now dot Denmark．The country gets more than 1 9％of its electricity from the breeze(Spain and Portugal，the next highest countries，get about 1 0％)and Danish panies control one—third of the global wind market，earning billions in exports and creating a national champion from scratch．“They were out early in driving renewables，and that gave them the chance to be a technology leader and a job—creation leader,”says Jake Schmidt，international climate policy director for the New York City—based Natural Resources Defense Council．“They have always been one or two steps ahead of others.　　The challenge now for Denmark is to help the rest of the world catch up．Beyond wind，the country( million)is a world leader in energy efficiency，getting more GDP per watt than any other member of the E．U．Carbon emissions are down ％from 1990 levels and total energy consumption has barely moved，even as Denmark39。s grave shortage of natural resources．　　D．the country39。m hardly a clotheshorse, but the few new items I buy once again trumped the amount of water flowing from my faucets each day. If I39。t there invidiously to pare their recent acplishments with those of their former classmates. Instead, they hope, primarily, to relive their earlier successes.　　Certainly, a few return to show their former classmates how well they have done。ve even entered the last bastion of greendom installing a posting toilet.　　Suffice to say, I39。s energysaving Success offers the world a useful model．　　D．Denmark aims to show the world that it can develop even faster．　　24．According to the passage，Denmark39。s day that it threatens to shove your car into the waves below．But wind itself is only part of the reason．In Lem，workers in factories the size of aircraft hangars build the wind turbines sold by Vestas，the Danish pany that has emerged as the industry39。s top manufacturer around the globe．The work is both gross and fine；employe