单选题
Besides climate change, developing countries like China need to deal with energy
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and environmental issues: the development of sources of clean energy needs to be
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line with their interests. Clean energy has been given greater prominence than ever before; it is seen as a new industrial
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and
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of economic growth for the new century. The time for clean energy has come.
In China, clean energy is moving ahead at full speed. Take wind power as an example: by the end of last year, China had
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wind power generating capacity of 12.21 GW, making China the largest wind power generator in Asia and first in the world. But according to the research, one-third of wind power capacity is running
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due to an inability to get the power to the national
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.
India-like China—relies
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on coal for its energy needs. This will only change if the funds and technology to develop clean energy, such as wind and nuclear power, are
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. India will not choose clean energy
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, Nuclear power is currently the most
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of clean energy sources.
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, if it is to be
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on a large scale by developing nations, technological advances will be needed to make it competitive with coal.
Compared
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developed countries, developing countries have more
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choices when it comes to energy structure. Promoting economic growth requires
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energy—and coal, the cheapest and most
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source of energy for many countries—is the
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choice. Cheap coal means cheap electricity and a competitive economy. Rising electricity prices would cause public
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and impact on standards of
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.
【答案解析】[解析] be on line“在运转，在线的，上网的”；be in line with“与…保持一致”；be with line with 没有这种用法；along the line“在某一环节”。本句中“be in line with their interests”的意思是“和他们自身的利益相符合”。所以，本题选择B。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] revolution“革命，大变革”；evolution“进化，演变”；advance“进步，进展”；development“发展”。由上一句“Clean energy has been given greater prominence than ever before(各国将清洁能源发展提上了前所未有的高度)”以及下半句“…of economic growth for the new century(新世纪的经济增长)”可推知，清洁能源不仅仅是新的产业发展，而是一轮产业革命，它将推动经济增长。所以，本题选择A。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] resource“资源，资料”；reason“原因”，表示“…的原因”时，用介词for，比如：She gave no reasons for her decision. 她没有对她的决定做出任何解释。root主要指一个问题的根源、起因，比如：What lies at the root of his troubles is a sense of insecurity. 他的一切忧虑源于一种不安全感。source“起源，源头，根源，原因”。本句的意思是清洁能源成为新世纪经济增长的源头，选项A、B和C均不适合。所以，本题选择D。
【答案解析】[解析] net“网状物”；network“互联网，电视网”；grid“输电线路、天然气管道等的系统网络”；mesh“网状物，网状织物”。由上文wind power capacity 可知，文中提到的是电路系统的网络，选项A、B 和 D 都没有这个意思。所以，本题选择C。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] mainly“主要地，总体上”；significantly“显著地”；majorly“非常地，极端地”；vitally“极其，绝对”。本句的意思是“和中国一样，支撑印度经济发展的能源结构也以煤为主。”选项B、C 和 D 均不符合。所以，本题选择A。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] provident“精打细算的，未雨绸缪的”；providential“及时的，适时的”；providing“如果，假如”；provide“提供，供应”。本句“This will only change if the funds and technology to develop clean energy, such as wind and nuclear power, are provided.”的意思是“只有为印度提供资金和技术，发展风能、核能等新能源，这种情况才能有所改变。”选项A、B 和 C 均不适合。所以，本题选择D。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] by itself“自动，单独”；on its own“独立地”；voluntarily“自愿地”；automatically“自动地”。由上文“This will only change if the funds and technology to develop clean energy, such as wind and nuclear power, are provided. (让印度改变以煤为主的能源结构，唯一的途径是为印度提供资金和技术，发展风能、核能等新能源。)”可推断出，下文的意思是“印度不会独立地走上清洁能源之路。”所以，本题选择B。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] cheapest“最便宜的”；expensive“昂贵的”；competitive“具有竞争力的”；advanced“先进的”。选项A、B 和 D 在文章中均没有体现。由下旬的“technological advances will be needed to make it competitive with coal. (通过进步技术使利用核能可以与煤炭竞争。)”可推知，在清洁能源中，核电是最有竞争力的，只是在与煤炭竞争时，还需要进步技术的帮助。所以，本题选择C。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 上句的意思是“目前的清洁能源中，核电最有竞争力。”下旬的意思是“如果要想使核电技术在发展中国家得到大规模利用，就必须通过技术进步使利用核能可以与煤炭竞争。”由此可知，上下句的关系为转折。选项A、C 和 D 均不符合。所以，本题选择B。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] adopt“采用”；adapt“使适应”；adaptable“能适应的”；admit“承认”。由上下文可知，核电被发展中国家采用需要先进技术做支持。选项B、C 和 D 均不适合。所以，本题选择A。
【答案解析】[解析] discord“不一致，纷争”；content“满意”；discontent“不满”；discomfort“不舒服，尴尬”。由上文“Rising electricity prices would cause...(电价上涨将会导致…)”可推知，此处的意思是“公众不满”。选项A、B 和 D 均不适合。所以，本题选择C。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] standard of living“生活水平”，life, live, lives 均不能表达这个意思。选项A、C和D均不适合。所以，本题选择B。