单选题 A breakthrough (突破) in the provision of energy from the Sun for the European Economic Community (EEC) could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EEC"s research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EEC"s scientific laboratories at Ispra, near Milan.
The senior West German scientist in charge of the Community"s solar energy programme, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three per cent of the Community"s energy requirements even after the year 2000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.
Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three per cent of the EEC"s needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Community"s future energy needs.
At present the EEC spends about $2.6 millions a year on solar research at Ispra, one of the EEC"s official joint research centres, and another $3 millions a year in indirect research with universities and other independent bodies.
单选题 The phrase "be brought forward" (Line 2, Para. 1) most probably means ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题是一道考查词汇短语的含义类问题。我们可以根据上下文来确定词义。本题中的bringforward这一短语动词以被动语态的形式做本句的谓语，其主语是以breakthrough为中心词的名词词组，bring forward又被状语by up to tWO decades修饰。因此，在这样一个上下文里，即“在为欧洲共同体提供太阳能方面的突破”和“多至20年”，能与bring forward替换而意义又相近的词只有C项的be advanced。因此，本题的正确答案应是C“提前，提前发生”。另外，如果我们的词汇量足够大的话，可以直接选出本题的正确答案。
单选题 Some scientists believe that a breakthrough in the use of solar energy depends on ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题问一些科学家认为利用太阳能方面的突破要依靠什么。这是一道具体细节题。利用浏览式阅读和查阅式阅读法，我们可以在文章的第一段和第二段里找到与问题的正确答案相关的信息。这两段均指出，只要适度增加科研经费，便可能在利用太阳能方面提前20年获得突破。因此，本题的正确答案应是A“主要依靠科研资金”。
单选题 According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】本题是一道具体细节题，利用查阅式阅读法，我们可以很快在第二段第一句里找到与本题相关的内容。这句话指出，主管欧洲经济共同体太阳能研究项目的德国科学家Joachim Gretz告诉记者说，按照目前的科研预算，即使是到了2000年以后，太阳能也不大可能达到欧洲经济共同体能源需求的3%。但是，只要适度增加投资，就有可能在这方面取得突破。因此，本题的正确答案应该是C，按照Gretz先生的观点，目前投入在太阳能研究方面的科研预算能使科学家们在2000年之前提供出不足欧洲经济共同体能源需求3%的能源。
单选题 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题是一道判断是非题。问下面四个选项中哪一个与原文内容不符。针对每一个选择项利用查阅式阅读法，我们可以在文章第二段中找到与选项B和选项C相关的内容。在文章的第四段中可以找到与选项D有关的信息。只有A“欧洲经济共同体每年花费在进口能源方面的费用是10亿英镑”与原文不符。本文第三段第一句话中虽出现了a billion pounds和imported energy，但这里说的是节余saving而不是花费spending。所以，本题的正确答案应该是A。
单选题 The application of advanced technology to research in solar energy ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】本题问在太阳能研究方面使用先进的技术会带来什么。根据文章中第三段第二句话，Gretz先生认为如果采用更先进的技术，将会可能满足欧洲经济共同体未来对能源需求更大的份额。因此，本题的正确答案应该是D“将会提供未来欧洲经济共同体能源需求的更大的一部分能源”。