阅读理解   If you want to know why Denmark is the world' s leader in wind power, start with a three-hour car trip from the capital Copenhagen to the small town of Lem on the far west coast of Jutland. You'll feel it as you cross the 6.8 km-long Great Belt Bridge: Denmark's bountiful wind, so fierce. But wind itself is only part of the reason. In Lem, workers in factories the size of aircraft hangars build the wind turbines. Most impressive are the turbine's blades, which scoop the wind with each sweeping revolution.
    But technology, like the wind itself, is just one more part of the reason for Denmark's dominance. In the end, it happened because Denmark had the political and public will to decide that it wanted to be a leader—and to follow through. Beginning in 1979, the government began a determined programme of subsidies and loan guarantees to build up its wind industry. It also mandated that utilities purchase wind energy at a preferential price—thus guaranteeing investors a customer base.
    As a result, wind turbines now dot Denmark. The country gets more than 19% of its electricity from the breeze and Danish companies control one-third of the global wind market, earning billions in exports and creating a national champion from scratch.
    The challenge now for Denmark is to help the rest of the world catch up. With Copenhagen set to host all-important U.N. climate change talks in December—where the world hopes for a successor to the expiring Kyoto Protocol, Denmark's example couldn't be more timely. 'We'll try to make Denmark a showroom,' says Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. 'You can reduce energy use and carbon emissions, and achieve economic growth.'
    It' s tempting to assume that Denmark is innately green, but the country's policies were actually born from a different emotion, one now in common currency: fear. When the 1973 oil crisis hit, 90% of Denmark's energy came from petroleum, almost all of it imported. Denmark launched a rapid drive for energy conservation. Eventually the Danes themselves began enjoying the benefits of the petroleum and natural gas in their slice of the North Sea. It was enough to make them more than self-sufficient. But Denmark never forgot the lessons of 1973, and kept driving for greater energy efficiency and a more diversified energy supply.
    To the rest of the world, Denmark has the power of its example, showing that you can stay rich and grow green at the same time. 'Denmark has proven that acting on climate can be a positive experience, not just painful.' says NRDC's Schmidt.
单选题     The following aspect is cited as a main cause for Denmark's world leadership in wind power EXCEPT ______.
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】细节题 world leadership，wind power 本文共有六段。第一段引出丹麦在风电领域领先全球的事实，并提出了两个原因：风和技术。第二段表明最重要的原因是政府的支持和公众的意愿。第三段通过数据证明丹麦风电的领先地位。第四段指出其他国家希望将丹麦视为自己的学习对象。第五段介绍了丹麦的环保政策及其保护环境的原因。第六段总结前文，肯定了丹麦的榜样力量。 根据题干关键词定位到文章前两段。通过第一段第三句But wind itself is only part of the reason可知，A项“大风”符合题意。由第二段首句But technology, like the wind itself, is just one more part of the reason for Denmark's dominance可知，B项“丹麦的技术”符合题意。通过第二段第二句In the end, it happened because Denmark had the political and public will to decide that it wanted to be a leader可知，C项“政策支持”符合题意。D项“地理位置”在原文中并未提及，故本题选D。 [参考译文] 如果你想知道为什么丹麦的风能在世界遥遥领先，首先得从首都哥本哈根到日德兰半岛西海岸的莱姆小镇三小时的车程开始。当你行驶在6.8千米长的大贝尔特桥时，你将感受到丹麦的狂风。但风本身只是其中的一部分原因。在莱姆，工人们在飞机机库大小的工厂内生产待出售的风力发电机。最令人印象深刻的是涡轮机的叶片，每次巨大的变革都会掀起狂风巨浪。 但是像风一样，技术本身也只是使丹麦处于优势地位的一个原因。最重要的是丹麦有政治支持和公众的意愿，这使它成为这一领域的领导者。从1979年开始，政府开始制定明确的补贴和贷款担保计划来建设风电行业。它还要求公用事业以优惠的价格购买风能，从而保证投资者的客户群。 因此，风力涡轮机现在在丹麦星罗棋布。该国从风中获得超过19%的电力，丹麦公司控制全球三分之一的风电市场，在出口领域赚取数十亿元并从头开始打造一个全国冠军。 对于丹麦来说，如今的挑战是如何帮助世界其他国家追赶上自己的步伐。哥本哈根将于十二月份主持联合国气候变化会议，世界各国希望能有接替即将到期的《京都议定书》的方案，丹麦的例子真是太及时了。丹麦首相安德斯·福格·拉斯穆森表示：“我们将尝试让丹麦成为展厅，追求实现经济增长的同时减少能源消耗和碳排放。” 假设丹麦本来是绿色的，但这个国家的政策实际上是出自另一种不同的情感，这种情感在丹麦人身上普遍存在：恐惧。1973年，石油危机爆发时，丹麦90%的能源依赖石油，而石油几乎全部靠进口。丹麦加快了环保节能产业的发展。最终，丹麦人开始享受北海石油和天然气所带来的好处，这足以提供超过需求的能源供给。但丹麦从未忘记过1973年的经验教训，不断推动能源效率提升，使能源供应更加多元化。 对于世界其他地方，丹麦拥有其榜样的力量，表明在保持经济增长的同时也能够兼顾环保。NRDC的施密特说：“丹麦已经证明，应对气候变化是一种积极体验，而不仅仅是痛苦的。”
单选题     The author has described several efforts of the Denmark's Government in accelerating the wind industry in detail in order to show ______.
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】细节题 Denmark's Government, accelerating the wind industry 作者详细阐述了丹麦政府的一些推动举措，其目的是证明前面的论点In the end, it happened because Denmark had the political and public will to decide that it wanted to be a leader and to follow through(最终，丹麦有政府支持和公众的意愿，这使它成为这一领域的领导者)，因此A项“政府的决心”符合题意。其中，determination是原文decide的同义替换。B项“国家的援助政策”、C项“国家对出口市场的依赖”和D项“地方税收的作用”均不符合题意。故本题选A。
单选题     The underlined word in Paragraph 4 means that ______.
 
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意题 underlined word，Paragraph 4 根据题干关键词定位到文章第四段。联系语境We'll try to make Denmark a showroom可知，丹麦将成为向世界各国展示如何节能减排并同时实现经济增长的模范，故C项符合题意。A项“丹麦的节能举措无法被其他国家效仿”、B项“丹麦可以制造出更多风力发电机来出售”和D项“丹麦致力于展示他们利用风能的顶尖技术水平”均不符合文意，故本题选C。
单选题     According to Paragraph 5, Denmark's energy-saving policies traced back to the country's ______.
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节题 Paragraph 5，energy-saving policies 根据题干关键词定位到文章第五段。第五段首句指出，丹麦是由于恐惧才致力于推行节能环保政策。而他们的这种忧患心理正是由1973年的石油危机激发出来的，因此B项“该国过去石油短缺的经历”符合题意。通过第五段第四句the Danes themselves began enjoying the benefits of the petroleum and natural gas in their slice of the North Sea可知，丹麦的自然资源并不匮乏，故C项“该国自然资源的匮乏”表述错误。A项“环保意识”和D项“这个国家的风能资源丰富”均不符合题意，故本题选B。
单选题     According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned? ______
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】细节题 NOT mentioned 通过最后一段首句Denmark has the power of its example, showing that you can stay rich and grow green at the same time可知，B项“节约能源不能与经济发展相结合”表述与原文相悖。A项“不节约能源会带来严重后果”符合文意，因为作者旨在通过介绍丹麦的例子来宣扬节能环保的益处和必要性。通过文章最后一段中Denmark has proven that acting on climate can be a positive experience, not just painful可知，C项“节能的努力也可能是痛苦的，也可能是积极的”符合文意。通过文章首段If you want to know why Denmark is the world's leader in wind power, ...可知，D项“丹麦可以在全球风能市场上强势领先”符合文意，故本题选B。