（2011·安徽卷）B

Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.

For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.

60. From the text we know that windmills              .

A. were invented by European armies

B. have a history of more than 2800 years

C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas

D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered

61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?

A. Sailing a boat. 

B. Producing electricity.

C. Grinding wheat into flour.

D. Pumping water from underground.

62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that             .

A. wind power is cleaner

B. it is one of the oldest power sources

C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind

D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs

63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. The advantage of wind power.

B. The design of wind power plants.

C. The worldwide movement to save energy.

D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.

【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。

七选五：根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A man came home from work late, tired and found his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, may I ask you a question?”“Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man.  【小题1】 “If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Then he looked up and said, “Daddy, may I borrow $10?” The father was angry, “If the only reason you asked for that is to borrow some money to buy a silly toy, then you should go to bed.” 【小题2】 
After about an hour or so, the man calmed down, and started to think. Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.  【小题3】“Are you asleep, son?” He opened the door and asked. “No, Daddy,” replied the boy. “I’ve been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s the $10 you asked for.” 【小题4】“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some small change.  【小题5】“Why do you want more money if you have already had some?” the father asked angrily.
“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home earlier tomorrow, I would like to have dinner with you.”

A．Silently the little boy returned the money to his father with tears.

B．The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.

C．“Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”

D．“Daddy, how much do you spend a day?”

E. The man went to the door of the little boy’s room.
F. The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
G. The little boy sat straight up, smiling.

短文填词：根据语境及汉语提示或首字母提示写出相应的词汇：(共10分)

             Dear Mike, thank you very much for your letter, which reached me

          yesterday. It was indeed very k______ of you to promise to see me in   1._______

          the hospital and to help me _____ my studies. I believe the letter       2._______

          written by me will come as a pleasant _______(惊讶) to you. The      3._______

          doctor t_____ me that my operation was a complete success, and       4._______

          that I would be a_____ to leave the hospital in about a week. I have    5.________

          no longer been in bed for a c______ of days. With the help of the      6.________

          doctor, I feel fully relieved. After I take a short ______(休息) after     7._______

          supper, I also go over my lessons. My health is ______(改善). I will    8._______

          take good _____ of myself anyway. I am very thankful for all you      9._______

          have d______ for me.                                        10._______

三、短文填词：根据语境及汉语提示或首字母提示写出相应的词汇：(共10分)

Dear Mike, thank you very much for your letter, which reached me

yesterday. It was indeed very k______ of you to promise to see me in   87._______

the hospital and to help me _____ my studies. I believe the letter       88._______

written by me will come as a pleasant _______(惊讶) to you. The      89._______

doctor t_____ me that my operation was a complete success, and       90._______

that I would be a_____ to leave the hospital in about a week. I have    91.________

no longer been in bed for a c______ of days. With the help of the      92.________

doctor, I feel fully relieved. After I take a short ______(休息) after     93._______

supper, I also go over my lessons. My health is ______(改善). I will    94._______

take good _____ of myself anyway. I am very thankful for all you      95._______

have d______ for me.                                        96._______