群文读与练1--2025届高三英语上学期一轮复习.docx

群文读与练1

自给自足的德国村庄

受能源价格上涨的影响，许多欧洲人在冬天通过调低暖气和关灯来节约能源。然而，住在德国东部菲利德海姆村的130人并非如此。

1Europeanspreparefortheincreaseinpricesoftheirenergybillsinwinter.Manyplantotrytosaveenergyinwinterbyturningdowntheheatandturningofflights,butnotthe130peoplewholiveintheeastGermanvillageofFeldheim.Thelittlevillagehasbeenenergyself-sufficientformorethantenyears.

2Feldheimbuiltafewwindturbines(涡轮机)toprovideitwithelectricityasanexperimentinthe1990s.Then,thevillageexpandedthatefforttobuildalocalelectricalsystem,solarpanels,batteries,andmoreturbines.

3Abiogasfactorybuilttokeeppigswarmwasenlarged.Itpumpshotwaterthroughavillage-widecentralheatingsystem.Ahydrogenproductioncenterisalsobeingbuilt.Now,55windturbinescanbeseenonthefarmlandsaroundFeldheim.LocalsenjoysomeofthelowestelectricityandnaturalgaspricesinGermany.

4KathleenThompsonwhoworksforalocaleducationalorganizationsaidthatthevillagerscanallsleepwellatnight.“Theyvegotnomisgivingsbecausethepricesarenotgoingtochange,notintheimmediatefutureanyway,”shesaid.

5ThousandsofvisitorsfromaroundtheworldcometoseehowFeldheimproducesgreenenergy.Germany,asawhole,stillusescarbon-basedfuelformuchofitsenergyneeds,butthecountryhasinvestedbillionsinthegrowthofrenewableenergytoreduceitsuseofclimate-changingenergy.Evenwiththatinvestment,carbon-basedfuelsandnuclearenergywereresponsibleformorethanhalfofthecountrystotalpowerproductioninthefirstsixmonthsof2022.

6Itisalackofsufficienttransmissioncapacitythatoftenleadstoshutdownsatwindparks.Carbon-basedfuelplantsthenincreasetheirproductiontoprovideelectricitytofactoriesinthesouth.

7MichaelKnapeisthemayorofTreuenbrietzen,thecitytowhichFeldheimbelongs.HesaidlettinglocalsparticipateinandbenefitfromtheprojectwaskeytoFeldheimssuccess.

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