题目
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You maynot use any of the words more than once.A hingeB varyC muchD particulatesE locatingF slashingG minimizeH citeI createdJ viableK littleL designedM conventionalN disagreeO rotary With environmental damage from coal- and gas-derived power already atcrisis levels, even alternatives that are currently limitedly available arelooking great. Wind power, an energy source that costs far less than nuclearand coal power and contributes no toxic 1) ________ to the environment, seemsto many of us highly 2) ________ and ideal. But there are people who 3) ________ and are fighting the installationof new wind turbines. They 4) ________ bird deaths as an unacceptableside-effect of wind-generated power. Through various forms of protests, theyhope to save huge numbers of birds from death at the 5) ________ blades ofmassive wind turbines. No one really knows how many birds die each year as a result of thegrowing wind power industry. Most studies focus on only one or two wind farms.Yet, published studies suggest that wind farms 6) ________ considerably in therisk they pose to birds. Some wind turbines don't appear to kill any birds,while others are believed to kill as many as 40 birds per turbine per year.Though these reports tell us 7) ________ about the total number of birdskilled, they do tell us that steps can be taken when constructing wind powerturbines to 8) ________ their impact on birds. For example, wind farms shouldnot be built on bird migration routes. Wind turbines should be erected in ways to avoid 9) ________ blades at aheight where birds tend to fly. Wind towers should be 10) ________ carefully toprevent birds from sitting or resting on them. Some reports even argue thatwell-planned wind power can actually save many birds if it is used increasinglyto replace power generation from fossil fuels.
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words from the word bank. You may
not use any of the words more than once.
A hinge
B vary
C much
D particulates
E locating
F slashing
G minimize
H cite
I created
J viable
K little
L designed
M conventional
N disagree
O rotary
With environmental damage from coal- and gas-derived power already at
crisis levels, even alternatives that are currently limitedly available are
looking great. Wind power, an energy source that costs far less than nuclear
and coal power and contributes no toxic 1) ________ to the environment, seems
to many of us highly 2) ________ and ideal.
But there are people who 3) ________ and are fighting the installation
of new wind turbines. They 4) ________ bird deaths as an unacceptable
side-effect of wind-generated power. Through various forms of protests, they
hope to save huge numbers of birds from death at the 5) ________ blades of
massive wind turbines.
No one really knows how many birds die each year as a result of the
growing wind power industry. Most studies focus on only one or two wind farms.
Yet, published studies suggest that wind farms 6) ________ considerably in the
risk they pose to birds. Some wind turbines don't appear to kill any birds,
while others are believed to kill as many as 40 birds per turbine per year.
Though these reports tell us 7) ________ about the total number of birds
killed, they do tell us that steps can be taken when constructing wind power
turbines to 8) ________ their impact on birds. For example, wind farms should
not be built on bird migration routes.
Wind turbines should be erected in ways to avoid 9) ________ blades at a
height where birds tend to fly. Wind towers should be 10) ________ carefully to
prevent birds from sitting or resting on them. Some reports even argue that
well-planned wind power can actually save many birds if it is used increasingly
to replace power generation from fossil fuels.
题目解答
答案
- 1) D particulates ;
- 2) J viable ;
- 3) N disagree ;
- 4) H cite ;
- 5) O rotary ;
- 6) B vary ;
- 7) K little ;
- 8) G minimize ;
- 9) E locating ;
- 10) L designed ;