（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。

翻译句子（每题3分，共5小题，满分15分）

1.无论是霍乱(cholera)的病因还是治疗方法都一无所知。

2.这条线穿过格林尼治(Greenwich)，萍玉就跨着这条线拍了一张照片。

（过去分词作宾语补足语）

3.值得赞扬的是，他们通过努力和平的解决了那场冲突。

4.千年之后地球的居民可能可以用生态系统(ecological system)来处理垃圾。

5.很遗憾，你错过了最后的截止日期。

 

汉译英（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

看起来一些自然灾害应归咎于全球变暖。

出生于北京的一个工人家庭，她5岁就开始打乒乓球。（过去分词作状语）

只有当你经历了很多磨难后, 你才知道幸福的可贵。(倒装)

在某人受伤时，懂得急救知识能发挥重要的作用。（强调句）

除了作为一种有趣而且有益的运动外，游泳还是一项很有用的技能。

 翻译句子(共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分10分)

1.令他十分高兴的是，他发现他的名字被包括在名单中。（过去分词作宾补）

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2.每次我听他的讲座，我都觉得他的讲的话没有意义。（attend, sense）

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3.是他的态度而不是他的能力应该受责备。(强调句)

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4.如果你方便的话，务必在我到伦敦观光时做我的导游。(强调谓语)

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翻译句子（每题3分，共5小题，满分15分）

无论是霍乱(cholera)的病因还是治疗方法都一无所知。

这条线穿过格林尼治(Greenwich)，萍玉就跨着这条线拍了一张照片。

 （过去分词作宾语补足语）

值得赞扬的是，他们通过努力和平的解决了那场冲突。

千年之后地球的居民可能可以用生态系统(ecological system)来处理垃圾。

很遗憾，你错过了最后的截止日期。