News1December18,2020—Thisyearshowsstronggrowthforwindpo...

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News 1

December 18, 2020 — This year shows strong growth for wind power when the total global installed capacity (能量) added a record 62,000 MW, making the total capacity more than 680,000 MW. Wind power is by far the renewable (能再生的) source with the largest growth in worldwide capacity during the last decade. However, the US is quite slow using wind power compared to many European countries. China is the country with the strongest growth in the total capacity, adding another 20% with 154,000 MW installed.

News 2

March 13, 2025 — New efforts have been made to get in touch with the Voyager probes (探測器) but to no avail and today it is officially announced that we have lost touch with them forever. The last signal from Voyager 1 was received in November 2020 and from Voyager 2 in March 2021. Voyager 1 was launched into space with the target (目標) to explore Jupiter and Saturn and their moons (衛星) and rings.

News 3

December 15, 2030 — What will the most popular Christmas present be this year? Affected by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a gift card for a space trip. The interest in the space trips have grown steadily (持續地) since the launch about 20 years ago, but the market has basically exploded this year since the official announcement of the Mars mission. More low-cost space lines have entered the market and you can now find space flights for as low as $3,495.

32. We can learn from News 1 that       .

  A. wind power develops fast in China in 2020

  B. the US has the strongest growth in wind power in 2020

  C. European countries don’t make use of wind power in 2020

  D. wind power is not made use of in some countries in 2020

33. The underlined part “to no avail” in News 2 can be replaced by “      ”.

  A. on the contrary     B. without success C. on purpose   D. with hope

34. What was the purpose of launching Voyager 1 into space?

  A. To help get in touch with Voyager 2.

  B. To help observe planets around the earth.

  C. To explore the moons and rings around the earth.

  D. To explore Jupiter and Saturn and their moons and rings.

35. According to News 3, taking a space trip in 2030 would be       .

  A. impossible    B. costly   C. common       D. dangerous

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