New Energy in the Twenty-first Century Energy from the wind.
All over the world, people use the power of the wind. It is a clean source of energy, and there is lots of it. But if the wind does not blow, there is no wind energy.
Energy from the water
When water moves from a high place to a lower place it has the power to make electricity. In Britain, waterpower produces enough energy to power a town with 40000 people. Waterpower gives energy without pollution, but people have to build dams(大壩) to use this kind of power, and building dams is very expensive.
Energy from the earth
There is heat in the rocks under the earth. Scientists use the heat to make geothermal(地?zé)岬? San Francisco gets half of the energy it needs from geothermal power. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is only possible in a few places in the world.
Energy from the sun
Solar panels(鑲板) on the roofs of houses and buildings can turn energy from the sun into electricity. These panels can create enough energy to heat the whole house during winter. Solar power is clean and plentiful, but when the weather is bad, it can’t produce power.
閱讀上面信息，完成下列表格。
 
Advantages
Disadvantages
Wind power
Clean energy. There is a lot of it.
小題1:__________________________
Waterpower
小題2:_________________
It is expensive.
Geothermal Power
小題3:___________________
It is only possible in a few places in the world.
Solar power
Clean and plentiful.
小題4:___________________________

小題1:If the wind doesn’t blow, there is no wind energy.
小題2:Without pollution.
小題3:Cheap.
小題4:It can’t produce power if the weather is bad.

試題分析：在二十一世紀(jì)的時期，我們可以利用新的能源，例如：風(fēng)能、水的能源、地?zé)岷吞柲�。每一個能源都有它的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)。短文通過一張圖表的形式，將其優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)明確的展示出來，讓大家一目了然。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：風(fēng)力能源的缺點(diǎn)是什么？聯(lián)系原文：if the wind does not blow, there is no wind energy.句意：但是,如果沒有風(fēng)，就沒有風(fēng)能。明確了風(fēng)能的缺點(diǎn)。故填：If the wind doesn’t blow, there is no wind energy.
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：水力能源的優(yōu)點(diǎn)是什么？聯(lián)系原文：Waterpower gives energy without pollution.句意：水力能源沒有污染。明確了優(yōu)點(diǎn)是沒有污染。故填：Without pollution.
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：地?zé)崮茉雌鋬?yōu)點(diǎn)是什么？聯(lián)系原文：This kind of energy is cheap.句意：這種能源是便宜的。說明地?zé)崮茉吹膬?yōu)點(diǎn)。故填：Cheap.
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題：太陽能的缺點(diǎn)是什么？聯(lián)系原文：when the weather is bad, it can’t produce power.句意：當(dāng)天氣不好的時候，它就不能產(chǎn)生能量。故填：It can’t produce power if the weather is bad.
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