2016年高考英语复习专题练习及答案:动词和动词短语

Although wind farms are usually in less populated rural areas, there are no fixed rules about how near they can be to homes. Government advisers recommend they shouldn't be less than 1.5 kilometers from any house, but developers go as close as 500 meters. Although Country Guardian have helped to stop the building of many proposed turbines in the past decade, they say the pressure to build more turbines is steadily increasing.

1. According to Bruce Allen, the wind farm in Furness ________.

A. will be closed sooner or later

B. will be moved to some other place

C. doesn't cause much inconvenience

D. is benefitting local residents greatly

2. Which of the following opposes the building of wind farms?

A. Wind Prospect.

B. Greenpeace.

C. Friends of the Earth.

D. Country Guardian.

3. It can be inferred from the text that power companies building wind farms ________.

A. do nothing about the noise

B. have the backing of the government

C. are trying hard not to ruin the landscapes

D. take local residents' suggestions seriously

4. What is the text mainly about?

A. The positive side of clean power.

B. The difficulty wind farms are facing.

C. The way people feel about wind turbines.

D. The way to reduce the number of wind turbines.

答案：

【语篇解读】　本文是议论文。文章主要讨论风力发电的利与弊。

1. C　解析：细节理解题。由第二段中Bruce Allen所说的The noise is a subjective thing-like living next to a busy road可知，他认为风力发电厂不会给大家造成太多不便。

2. D　解析：推理判断题。由全文内容可知，Wind Prospect是负责建风力发电厂的， Greenpeace和Friends of the Earth也支持风力发电，只有Country Guardian这个组织持反对态度。

3. B　解析：推理判断题。由第三段的Wind farms are gaining popularity as power companies take advantage of generous government subsidies and apply to build turbines on windy sites可知，政府支持建风力发电厂。

4. C　解析：主旨大意题。本文主要从正反两方面说明人们对风力发电的态度。