2014届高三英语二轮专题集训：科普知识型阅读理解(二).docVIP

[科普知识型阅读理 (限时：25分钟)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(一) (有地震倾向的) countries could become part of its long-term energy solution.(地热的) technology and export it, its use is limited in the nation.Japan should no doubt make use of its resources of geothermal energy，” said Yoshiyasu Takefuji, a leading researcher of thermal-electric power production.h 11, 2011 caused a reaction against atomic power, which previously made up 30 percent of Japans energy needs, and increased interest in alternative energies, which account for only 8 percent. Artist Yoko Ono has called on Japan to explore its natural energy, following the example of Iceland which uses renewable energy for more than 80 percent of its needs. For now, geothermal energy makes up less than 1 percent of the energy needs in Japan, which has for decades relied heavily on fossil fuels and atomic power. The biggest problem to geothermal energy is the high initial cost of the exploration and constructing the factories.Another problem is that Japans potentially best sites are already being developed for tourism or are located within national parks where construction is forbidden. 揥e cant even dig 10cm inside national parks ，” said Shigeto Yamada of Fuji Electric, adding that regulations protecting nature would need to be relaxed for geothermal energy to grow.“Producing electricity by using hot springs is a decades-long project.We also have to think about what to do for now as energy supplies will decline in the short term.” The Earth Policy Institute in Washington, the US, believed Japan could produce 80，000 megawatts(兆瓦)and meet more than half its electricity needs with geothermal technology.with a 70 percent market share.In 2010, Fuji Electric built the worlds largest geothermal factory in New Zealand. 1．What would be the best title for the text? A．Alternative energies in Japan B．The worlds largest geothermal plant C．Japan takes the lead in geothermal technology D．Japan thinks of geothermal energy 2．What percentage of Japans energy n