2017届广西来宾市高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项练习：4（含解析）
<p> 广西来宾市2017高考英语一轮阅读理解专练（4）含答案</p><p> 阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的<span word="A">A</span>,<span word="B">B</span>,<span word="C">C</span>或<span word="D">D</span>四个选项中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kite">kite</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>. <span word="Wind">Wind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="cleanest">cleanest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> (来源), <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span>. <span word="Evidence">Evidence</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="windmills">windmills</span> (风车) <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="BC">BC</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1100<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="armies">armies</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="windmills">windmills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grind">grind</span> (磨碎) <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="flour">flour</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pump">pump</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1800<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="windmills">windmills</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p><p> <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rediscovered">rediscovered</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>.</p>
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