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9．A unique thermo-solar power station Germasolar in southern Spain can work even on cloudy days_： energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night．
It is the first solar power station in the world that works 24 hours a day!This is how it works：the panels reflect the sun's rays onto the tower，transmitting energy 1，000 times stronger than that of the sun's rays reaching the earth．Energy is stored in tanks，and then steam is produced before finally turned into electricity．
It is the station's capacity to store plenty of energy that makes Gemasolar so different because it allows the plant to transmit power during the night，relying on energy it has gained during the day．
Helped by the generous state aid，renewable energies have enjoyed a boom in Spain，the world number two in solar energy and the biggest wind power producer in Europe，ahead of Germany．
For the Gemasolar solar product，foreign investors helped too：Torresol Energy is a joint enterprise between the Spanish engineering group Sener，which holds 60 percent，and Abu Dhabi-financed renewable energy firm Masdar．
This type of station is expensive，not because of the raw material we use，which is free solar energy，but because of the enormous investment these plants require．The investment cost is over 200 million euros （$ 260 million）．But the day when the business has repaid that money to the banks （maybe，in 18 years，someone estimates），this station will become a 1，000-euro note printing machine!
For now，the economic crisis has nevertheless cast a shadow over this kind of project：Spain is battling to cut its deficit （赤字） as it slides into a difficult time and has cancelled aid to new renewable energy projects．
63．Which of the following pictures most probably shows how the thermo-solar power station works？A

64．What is NOT the reason for this power station being unique？A
A．It is the first solar power station which costs over 200 million euros．
B．It is the first solar power station in the world working around the clock．
C．It even works well when it is cloudy．
D．Its capacity to store energy is large．
65．What makes Germasolar expensive？A
A．The cost to build such a station．
B．The raw material used．
C．The debt owed to the bank．
D．Being a euro note printing machine．
66．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．Spain is building more energy projects．
B．The Spanish government will aid renewable energy projects．
C．The Spanish government ignores the development of this project．
D．Germasolar will make fortunes in the future．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述了西班牙投资建设的太阳能发电站是世界上独一无二的，甚至多云天气下也可以发电，尽管建设成本巨大，但十多年后会赢利很多．

解答 63．A  细节理解题 This is how it works：the panels reflect the sun's rays onto the tower，transmitting energy 1，000 times stronger than that of the sun's rays reaching the earth．Energy is stored in tanks，and then steam is produced before finally turned into electricity．可知，太阳能帆板反射太阳光照射高塔，能量储存在水箱中，利用水蒸气发电，由此可以推知符合A选项
64．A 细节理解题 根据The investment cost is over 200 million euros （$ 260 million），可知，投资花了200，000，000欧元，但没说是第一座，所以A表述不对，故选A
65．A  推理判断题 根据This type of station is expensive，not because of the raw material we use，which is free solar energy，but because of the enormous investment these plants require．可知，是因为建设成本昂贵，故答案为A
66．D  推理判断题 根据But the day when the business has repaid that money to the banks （maybe，in 18 years，someone estimates），this station will become a 1，000-euro note printing machine!可知，这种太阳能发电站前几年不会赢利，但是大约18年后就可赢利，就像印钞机器，说明会挣很多钱，故答案为D

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