Question

    Denmark is only about half the size of South Carolina, but it produces more  of its electricity from wind than any other country in the world. That's not because it's a country with particularly strong wind; it has pretty ordinary wind speeds. The reason why the Danes now get 47% of their electricity from wind, with more to come, comes down to a combination of history and policy.

First, the history: Paul la Cour was a scientist and inventor who experimented with and built early wind power machines at the start of the 20th century. So it's not surprising that Denmark spent money building wind power plants early, beginning at a national level in the 1970s. In the 1980s, because of a strong movement against nuclear （原子核的）power plants, Denmark increased production before many other countries were even considering it.

Denmark has also had important government support for wind-energy projects, as well as support from the country 's technology-focused universities. Even back in 2002, the country was taking climate change warnings seriously, successfully cutting greenhouse gas emissions （排放）by 20%.

Some of the world's largest companies—including Vestas, which builds turbines （(涡轮）， and Orsted, which specializes in offshore wind projects—are Danish. European countries are global leaders in using wind power but Denmark is far in front of its nearest competitor Ireland, which sourced 28% of its power from wind in 2018 according to industry group Wind Europe.

At the end of 2019, lawmakers in Denmark set a new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030 and increase the share of electricity sourced from renewable power to 100%.

1.What do we know about Denmark from Paragraph 1?

A.It produces more than half of its electricity from wind.

B.It makes the most of its wind to produce electricity   .

C.It is the most environmentally friendly country.

D.It is a country with rich wind resources.

2.What is the key message of Paragraph 2?

A.Denmark started making use of wind power very early .

B.Paul la Cour built wind power plants in the whole country.

C.Nuclear power plants produce most electricity in Denmark.

D.Denmark taught other countries to build wind power plants.

3.Some large companies are mentioned to show that Denmark      .

A.has an influential role on the world stage

B.has many technology-focused companies

C.is the head office of many large companies

D.is the world's leading wind power country

4.In which part of a newspaper can you read the text?

A.History. B.Lifestyle. C.Environment. D.Society.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。 文章主要介绍了丹麦的风力发电处于世界领先水平，并说明了其历史。

1.

推理判断题。根据第一段That's not because it's a country with particularly strong wind; it has pretty ordinary wind speeds. The reason why the Danes now get 47% of their electricity from wind, with more to come, comes down to a combination of history and policy.（这并不是因为它是一个风力特别强的国家;它的风速非常普通。丹麦47%的电力来自风力发电，未来还会有更多，其原因归结于历史和政策的结合。）可知丹麦风速普通，却拥有很高的风力发电，由此推知，它充分利用了风力来发电。故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段So it's not surprising that Denmark spent money building wind power plants early, beginning at a national level in the 1970s.（丹麦早在20世纪70年代就开始在全国范围内投资建设风力发电厂，这也就不足为奇了。）由此可知，丹麦很早就开始利用风能。故选A。

3.

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Some of the world's largest companies—including Vestas, which builds turbines （涡轮）， and Orsted, which specializes in offshore wind projects—are Danish. European countries are global leaders in using wind power but Denmark is far in front of its nearest competitor Ireland.（一些世界上最大的公司——包括制造涡轮机的维斯塔斯公司和专门从事海上风力项目的奥斯特德公司——都是丹麦公司。欧洲国家在使用风能方面处于全球领先地位，但丹麦远远领先于最接近它的竞争对手爱尔兰。）由此推知，文中提到了一些大公司，以表明丹麦是世界领先的风力发电国家。故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据最后一段At the end of 2019, lawmakers in Denmark set a new goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% by 2030 and increase the share of electricity sourced from renewable power to 100%.（2019年底，丹麦立法者制定了一个新的目标，到2030年将温室气体排放减少70%，并将可再生能源发电的份额提高到100%。）可知这篇文章主要介绍了丹麦的风力发电处于世界领先水平，并说明了其历史。最后一段指出丹麦立法者制定了一个新的有利于环境的风力发电目标。由此推知，你可能在报纸的环境板块读到这篇文章。故选C。