四級閱讀理解強化練習原文

　　Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three per cent of the EEC’s needs, thiscould still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energyeach year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology inthis field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Community’s future energyneeds.

　　At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra, one of theEEC’s official joint research centres, and another $3 millions a year in indirect research withuniversities and other independent bodies.

　　四級閱讀理解強化練習題目

　　1. The phrase "be brought forward" (Line 2, Para. 1) most probably means "______".

　　A. be expected

　　B. be completed

　　C. be advanced

　　D. be introduced

　　2. Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on______.

　　A. sufficient funding

　　B. further experiments

　　C. advanced technology

　　D. well-equipped laboratories

　　3. According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists toprovide _____.

　　A. more than 3% of the EEC’s needs after the year 2000

　　B. only 3% of the EEC’s needs before the year 2000

　　C. less than 3% of the EEC’s needs before the year 2000

　　D. 3% of the EEC’s needs after the year 2000

　　4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?

　　A. The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year.

　　B. At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress inthe provision of energy from the sun.

　　C. The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investmentwere increased.

　　D. The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar energy research amounted to almost 6 million.

　　5. The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy ______.

　　A. would lead to a big increase in research funding

　　B. would make it unnecessary to import oil

　　C. would make it possible to meet the future energy needs of the EEC

　　D. would provide a much greater proportion of the Community’s future energy needs

　　四級閱讀理解強化練習答案

　　1.[C] 本題可以采用排除法。A項“期望(突破)”不合邏輯;B項complete不能跟breakthrough搭配;D項“引出(突 破)”句義不通。故只能選C。

　　2. [A] 由文章第1、2段可知，只要稍微增加科研經費，在利用太陽能方面可能再過10年便可獲得突破，故A正確。B、 D兩項并未在文中提及;第3段提到，如果采用先進的技術,可能在未來能滿足歐共體更大的能源需求，但這并非獲得突破的條件，故排除C。

　　3. [C] 第2段首句提到，如果科研經費保持目前的水平，即使到2000年太陽能也不可能供應歐共體所需能源的3%，C與之相符。

　　4.[A] 根據第3段第1句可知，10億英鎊是在太陽能提供給EEC所需能源的3%這一前提下，每年可在能源進口省下來的錢，故A表述錯誤。本題也可以采用排除法：B、C兩項的內容出現在了第2段;D出現在第4段中，均可排除。

　　5. [D] 根據第3段第2句可知，利用先進的技術能更大地滿足歐共體未來的能源需求，故選D。