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1.听力理解练习 Q:Why do many people worry about solar thermal plant?
A. Solar power development could harm the local environment.
B. Solar energy gives off high temperature.
C. Many birds are killed by solar energy.
D. Solar thermal plant is too big.
【答案】A
解题攻略:该题是细节内容考查题。找到文章的关键句“environmentalists now worry that too much solar power development could harm the local environment.”。另外,通过比较
4个选项,可知A为总述。而B、C、D都为分述。A自然就是正确答案了。一般做这种题,要仔细阅读4个选项全面考虑,看哪个选项最合适做答案。
2.复合式听写练习 The world’s largest solar thermal plant is set to begin producing power in the United States __________the year. Wind and energy from the sun are generally considered clean, unlike energy from coalburning power stations. However,__________ now worry that too much solar power development could __________the local environment.
BrightSource Energy will__________ 170,000 specially designed mirrors to direct solar energy towards boilers __________three power towers. The steam produced in the boilers will drive__________ to make electricity. Joe Desmond says the __________can reach temperatures of more than 260 degrees Celsius. Environmentalists generally support solar power, however, many are concerned about the effect of power plants
on__________ environment.
There have also been reports of birds dying at the Ivanpah Plant and others like it. Some birds died after __________solar equipment which the animals mistake for water. Other birds were killed or suffered burns after flying through the intense heat at the solar thermal plant.
3.边听边译
The world’s largest solar thermal plant is set to begin producing power in the United States by the end of① the year. Wind and energy from the sun are generally considered clean, unlike energy from coal-burning power stations. However, environmentalists② now worry that too much solar power development could harm③ the local environment.
BrightSource Energy will deploy④170,000 specially designed mirrors to direct solar energy towards boilers on top of⑤ three power towers. The steam produced in the boilers will drive turbines⑥ to make electricity. Joe Desmond says the steam⑦ can reach temperatures of more than 260 degrees Celsius. Environmentalists generally support the idea of⑧ solar power, however, many are concerned about the effect of power plants on sensitive⑨ environment.
There have also been reports of birds dying at the Ivanpah Plant and others like it. Some birds died after colliding with⑩ solar equipment which the animals mistake for water. Other birds were killed or suffered burns after flying through the intense heat at the solar thermal plant. 世界上最大的太阳能热电厂计划于今年年底在美国开始发电。风能和太阳能不像燃煤电厂产生的能源,它们通常被认为是清洁的。然而,环保人士现在担心太阳能发电发展过快会损害当地环境。
亮源能源公司将在这里部署17万组特制的反射镜,将太阳能反射到3个发电塔顶部的锅炉上。锅炉产生的蒸汽将推动涡轮机发电。乔德斯蒙德表示,蒸汽的温度能够达到260摄氏度。环保人士通常支持太阳能发电的想法,然而,许多人都担心太阳能电厂对敏感环境的影响。
已经有报道称鸟类在艾文帕电厂及类似地区死亡。有些鸟撞上它们误以为是水的太阳能装置而死亡,还有些鸟在飞越太阳能热电厂的高温区域后死亡或被烧伤。
4.听写笔记" ① by the end of 到……的最后
by the end of是一个固定词组,the在以元音开头的[end]前面,读作[]。[end]的d和[v]的发生连读,该词组听起来就是[baiiendv]。by the end of表示“到……的最后”,与此相近的短语还有in the end“最后”;at the end of“在……的最后”。 ② environmentalists [invairnmentlists] n. 环境保护人士
遇到太长的词汇不用着急,这样的词汇一般来说是有规律的。environmentalist是environment“环境”加上表示形容词的后缀“al”,再加上名词词尾ist“主义者”构成的。同类的词还有completist“完美主义者”;idealist“理想主义者”等。 ③ harm [hɑ: rm] vt. 损害
根据前文的“worry”,可知此事为不好的事情,需要填写一个贬义的词汇。[kd]的d与[hɑ: rm]的首字母h这个半元音发生连读。而harm也可以做名词,常用词组有do harm to,意思为“损害……”例:One should never intend to do harm to others, but should always guard against the harm others might do to him.害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无。 ④ deploy [di''pli] v. 施展,部署
-ploy在英文中意思为“展开,用”,de相当于apart,是“分开”的意思。加上ploy“开展”,即“施展”的意思。同样还有employ“雇用”,是由em “进入”加上ploy构成;employment “雇佣”等。例:She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five.她连续不断地受雇于人,一直工作到65岁。 ⑤ on top of 在……顶上
on top of是一个固定搭配,表示“在……顶上”的意思。[tɑp]的p和[v]的发生连读,听起来是[ɑn tɑpv]。另外top常用的搭配还有top to toe “从头到脚”;top and bottom “上下,顶层及底层”等。 ⑥ turbines [''trbainz] n. 涡轮机
turb在英文中表示“搅动,混乱”,turb加上名词后缀“ine”表示“涡轮机”的意思。由turb构成的词汇还有turbid“混乱的”,是由turb加上形容词词尾“id”构成的,另外还有perturb“烦乱”;disturb “扰乱”; turbulence “骚动”等。而turbine常用的词组搭配是steam turbine“汽轮机,蒸汽轮机”。