During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity.People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever.Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs.Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

　　山東高考閱讀理解練習題目：

　　1.From the text we know that windmills ________.

　　A.were invented by European armies

　　B.have a history of more than 2,800 years

　　C.used to supply power to radio in remote areas

　　D.have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

　　2.What was a new use for wind power in the late 19th century?

　　A.Sailing a boat.

　　B.Producing electricity.

　　C.Grinding wheat into flour.

　　D.Pumping water from underground.

　　3.One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that ________.

　　A.wind power is cleaner

　　B.it is one of the oldest power sources

　　C.it was cheaper to create energy from wind

　　D.the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

　　4.What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

　　A.The advantages of wind power.

　　B.The design of wind power plants.

　　C.The worldwide movement to save energy.

　　D.The global trend towards producing power from wind.

　　山東高考閱讀理解練習答案解析：

　　1.C　細節理解題。根據第二段的“When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio.”可推出，C項符合題意。

　　2.B　細節理解題。根據第二段的“When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity.”可知，B項符合題目要求。

　　3.A　細節理解題。根據第三段的“people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity”可知，A項符合題意。

　　4.D　推理判斷題。第三段最后已提出現在全球已越來越多地使用風力發電，所以下一段應該要進一步推廣使用風力發電，這是一種總體的能源發展趨勢。故D項正確。