The forces that make Japan one of the world’s most earthquake­prone (有地震傾向的) countries could become part of its long­term energy solution.
Water from deep below the ground at Japan’s tens of thousands of hot springs could be used to produce electricity.
Although Japanese high­tech companies are leaders in geothermal (地?zé)岬? technology and export it，its use is limited in the nation.
“Japan should no doubt make use of its resources of geothermal energy，” said  Yoshiyasu Takefuji，a leading researcher of thermal­electric power production.
The disastrous earthquake and tsunami on March 11,2011 caused a reaction against atomic power，which previously made up 30 percent of Japan’s energy needs，and increased interest in alternative energies，which accounted for only 8 percent.
Artist Yoko Ono has called on Japan to explore its natural energy，following the example of Iceland which uses renewable energy for more than 80 percent of its needs.
For now，geothermal energy makes up less than 1 percent of the energy needs in Japan，which has for decades relied heavily on fossil fuels and atomic power.
The biggest problem to geothermal energy is the high initial cost of the exploration and constructing the factories.Another problem is that Japan’s potentially best sites are already being developed for tourism or are located within national parks where construction is forbidden.
“We can’t even dig 10 cm inside national parks.” said Shigeto Yamada of Fuji Electric，adding that regulations protecting nature would need to be relaxed for geothermal energy to grow.
Researcher Hideaki Matsui said，“Producing electricity using hot springs is a decades­long project.We also have to think about what to do for now as energy supplies will decline in the short term.”
The Earth Policy Institute in Washington，US，believed Japan could produce 80 000 megawatts (兆瓦) and meet more than half its electricity needs with geothermal technology.
Japanese giants such as Toshiba are already global leaders in geothermal technology，with a 70 percent market share.In 2010，F(xiàn)uji Electric built the world’s largest geothermal factory in New Zealand.
小題1:What would be the best title for the text?
A．Alternative energies in Japan
B．World’s largest geothermal plant
C．Japan takes the lead in geothermal technology
D．Japan thinks of geothermal energy
小題2:What percentage of Japan’s energy needs is geothermal energy?
A．About 8%.　B．Below 1%.
C．Around 30%.　D．Over 80%.
小題3:According to Shigeto Yamada，the growth of geothermal power in Japan needs________.
A．a(chǎn) change of rules 　B．financial support
C．local people’s helpD．high technology
小題4:Geothermal energy is considered as a long­term program by________.
A．Yoshiyasu Takefuji　B．Hideaki Matsui
C．Shigeto Yamada　D．Yoko Ono
小題5:It can be learned from the last two paragraphs that________.
A．the world’s biggest geothermal plant was built by America
B．Japan will not export its geothermal technology
C．the potential of Japan’s geothermal energy is great
D．it is hard to find geothermal energy in Japan

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C

語篇解讀　本文為一篇科普說明文。讓日本經(jīng)常地震的一些自然力有可能會被轉(zhuǎn)化成日本長期可持續(xù)利用的清潔能源，即：地?zé)帷１疚膶ζ溥M(jìn)行了詳細(xì)介紹。
小題1:解析：　標(biāo)題概括題。根據(jù)文章第三段的導(dǎo)入和倒數(shù)第三段最后一句“We also have to think about what to do for now as energy supplies will decline in the short term”，以及對全文的整體理解可知，本文主要講的“日本正在考慮如何使用地?zé)帷钡膯栴}，所以D項最適合做文章的標(biāo)題。
答案：　D
小題2:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第七段“For now，geothermal energy makes up less than 1 percent of the energy needs in Japan...”可知，答案B符合文意。
答案：　B
小題3:解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段中的“adding that regulations protecting nature would need to be relaxed for geothermal energy to grow”可推知，答案A符合文意。
答案：　A
小題4:解析：　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段“Researcher Hideaki Matsui said，Producing electricity using hot springs is a decades­long project...”可知，答案B符合文意。
答案：　B
小題5:解析：　推理判斷題。根據(jù)對文章最后兩段的整體理解可知，日本的地?zé)崮茉礉摿薮蟆?br />答案：　C
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