2016年職稱英語備考綜合類閱讀判斷題：
California Gives Green Light to Space Solar Power
Energy beamed down from space is one step closer to reality,now that California has given the green light to an agreement that would see the Pacific Gas and Electric Company buy 200 megawatts（兆瓦）of power beamed down from solar-power satellites beginning in 2016.But some major challenges will have to be overcome if the technology is to be used widely.
A start-up company called Solaren is designing the satellites,which it says will use radio waves to beam energy down to a receiving station on Earth.
The attraction of collecting solar power in space is the almost uninterrupted sunshine available in geosynchronous（與地球同步的）orbit.Earth-based solar cells,by contrast,can only collect sunlight during daytime and when skies are clear.
But space,based solar power must grapple（努力克服）with the high cost per kilogram of launching things into space,says Richard Schwartz of Purdue University in West Lafayette,Indiana."If you're talking about it being economically viable for power of the Earth,it's a tough go，"he says.
Cal Boerman,Solaren's director of energy services,says the company designed its satellites with a view to keeping launch costs down."We knew we had to come up with a different,revolutionary design，"he says.A patent the company has won describes ways to reduce the system's weight,including using inflatable mirrors to focus sunlight on solar cells,so a smaller number can collect the same amount of energy.
But using mirrors introduces other challenges,including keeping the solar cells from overheating,says Schwartz."You have to take care of heat dissipation（散發(fā)）because you're now concentrating a lot of energy in one place,"he says.According to the company's patent,Solaren's solar cells will be connected to radiators to help keep them cool.
Though Boerman says the company believes it can make space-based solar power work,it is not expecting to crowd out other forms of renewable energy.Laws in California and other states require increasing use of renewable energy in coming years,he points out."To meet those needs,we're going to need all types of renewable energy sources，"he says.
16.Solar-power satellites will use radio waves to beam energy down from space.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
17.Solaren is going to design 200 solar-power satellites.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
18.Space-based solar cells could collect solar power only when skies are clear.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
19.One advantage of the space-based solar power system is that it is economical.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
20.Inflatable mirrors are used to reduce the weight of the space-based solar power system.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
21.Space-based solar power will rule out other forms of renewable energy sources.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
22.Many countries will grant permission for the use of space-based solar power soon.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
答案解析
16.A 句意：太陽能衛(wèi)星將利用無線電波把能量從太空中發(fā)射回來。
關鍵詞是beam down.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第一段第一句找到相關敘述：Energybeamed down from space is one step closer to reality,now that California hasgiven the green light to an agreement that would see the Pacific Gas andElectric Company buy 200 megawatts of power beamed down from solar-powersatellites beginning in 2016.（從太空中獲取能量的設想距現(xiàn)實更近了一步，因為加州為太平洋天然氣電力公司從2016年開始購買200兆瓦由太陽能衛(wèi)星反射回來的能量的合約開了綠燈。）由此可知太陽能衛(wèi)星將利用無線電波把能量從太空中發(fā)射回來，故此題為"正確”的。
17.C 句意：Solaren公司計劃設計200顆太陽能衛(wèi)星。
關鍵詞是Solaren和design…satellites.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第二段找到相關敘述：A start-upcompany called Solaren is designing the satellites（ —家名為Solaren的新公司正在設計衛(wèi)星），由此可知Solaren公司確實正在設計衛(wèi)星，但文中并沒提到是否會設計200顆太陽能衛(wèi)星，故此題為"未提及”的。
18.B 句意：基于太空的太陽能電池只有在天氣晴朗的條件下才可以收集太陽能。
關鍵詞是collectsolar.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第三段的第一句找到相關敘述：The attraction of collecting solar power in space is the almostuninterrupted sunshine available in geosynchronous orbit.（在與地球同步軌道上收集太陽能幾乎是不被阻斷的）由此可知基于太空的太陽能電池不是只在天氣晴朗的條件下才可以收集太陽能，故此題為"錯誤”的。
19.B 句意：基于太空的太陽能系統(tǒng)的一個優(yōu)勢是其經濟性。
關鍵詞是spaced-basedsolar power.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第四段第一句找到相關敘述：But space-based solar power must grapple with the high cost perkilogram of launching things into space（但是基于太空的太陽能必須努力克服向太空發(fā)射器材時每公里產生的高成本），故此題為"錯誤”的。
20.A 句意：充氣鏡面被用于減輕基于太空的太陽能系統(tǒng)的重量。
關鍵詞是inflatablemirrors.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第五段的最后一句找到相關敘述：…ways to reduce the system's weight,including using inflatablemirrors to focus sunlight on solar cells（用于減輕系統(tǒng)重量的方法包括使用充氣鏡面使陽光集中于太陽能板），故此題為"正確”的。
21.B 句意：基于大空的太陽能將排擠其他形式的可再生能源。
關鍵詞是renewableenergy.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中最后一段第一句中找到相關敘述：it is not expecting to crowd out other forms of renewable energy（并不希望排擠其他形式的可再生能源），因為rule out（把……排除在外）與crowd out（排擠）意思相近，但crowd out用于否定句中，而rule out用于肯定句中，故此題為"錯誤”的。
22.C 句意：不久許多國家將準許使用基于太空的太陽能。
通讀全文，文章中雖然提到加利福尼亞準許使用基于太空的太陽能，但并未提到其他國家的做法，故此題為"未提及”的。
California Gives Green Light to Space Solar Power
Energy beamed down from space is one step closer to reality,now that California has given the green light to an agreement that would see the Pacific Gas and Electric Company buy 200 megawatts（兆瓦）of power beamed down from solar-power satellites beginning in 2016.But some major challenges will have to be overcome if the technology is to be used widely.
A start-up company called Solaren is designing the satellites,which it says will use radio waves to beam energy down to a receiving station on Earth.
The attraction of collecting solar power in space is the almost uninterrupted sunshine available in geosynchronous（與地球同步的）orbit.Earth-based solar cells,by contrast,can only collect sunlight during daytime and when skies are clear.
But space,based solar power must grapple（努力克服）with the high cost per kilogram of launching things into space,says Richard Schwartz of Purdue University in West Lafayette,Indiana."If you're talking about it being economically viable for power of the Earth,it's a tough go，"he says.
Cal Boerman,Solaren's director of energy services,says the company designed its satellites with a view to keeping launch costs down."We knew we had to come up with a different,revolutionary design，"he says.A patent the company has won describes ways to reduce the system's weight,including using inflatable mirrors to focus sunlight on solar cells,so a smaller number can collect the same amount of energy.
But using mirrors introduces other challenges,including keeping the solar cells from overheating,says Schwartz."You have to take care of heat dissipation（散發(fā)）because you're now concentrating a lot of energy in one place,"he says.According to the company's patent,Solaren's solar cells will be connected to radiators to help keep them cool.
Though Boerman says the company believes it can make space-based solar power work,it is not expecting to crowd out other forms of renewable energy.Laws in California and other states require increasing use of renewable energy in coming years,he points out."To meet those needs,we're going to need all types of renewable energy sources，"he says.
16.Solar-power satellites will use radio waves to beam energy down from space.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
17.Solaren is going to design 200 solar-power satellites.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
18.Space-based solar cells could collect solar power only when skies are clear.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
19.One advantage of the space-based solar power system is that it is economical.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
20.Inflatable mirrors are used to reduce the weight of the space-based solar power system.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
21.Space-based solar power will rule out other forms of renewable energy sources.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
22.Many countries will grant permission for the use of space-based solar power soon.
A.Right B.Wrong C.Not mentioned
答案解析
16.A 句意：太陽能衛(wèi)星將利用無線電波把能量從太空中發(fā)射回來。
關鍵詞是beam down.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第一段第一句找到相關敘述：Energybeamed down from space is one step closer to reality,now that California hasgiven the green light to an agreement that would see the Pacific Gas andElectric Company buy 200 megawatts of power beamed down from solar-powersatellites beginning in 2016.（從太空中獲取能量的設想距現(xiàn)實更近了一步，因為加州為太平洋天然氣電力公司從2016年開始購買200兆瓦由太陽能衛(wèi)星反射回來的能量的合約開了綠燈。）由此可知太陽能衛(wèi)星將利用無線電波把能量從太空中發(fā)射回來，故此題為"正確”的。
17.C 句意：Solaren公司計劃設計200顆太陽能衛(wèi)星。
關鍵詞是Solaren和design…satellites.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第二段找到相關敘述：A start-upcompany called Solaren is designing the satellites（ —家名為Solaren的新公司正在設計衛(wèi)星），由此可知Solaren公司確實正在設計衛(wèi)星，但文中并沒提到是否會設計200顆太陽能衛(wèi)星，故此題為"未提及”的。
18.B 句意：基于太空的太陽能電池只有在天氣晴朗的條件下才可以收集太陽能。
關鍵詞是collectsolar.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第三段的第一句找到相關敘述：The attraction of collecting solar power in space is the almostuninterrupted sunshine available in geosynchronous orbit.（在與地球同步軌道上收集太陽能幾乎是不被阻斷的）由此可知基于太空的太陽能電池不是只在天氣晴朗的條件下才可以收集太陽能，故此題為"錯誤”的。
19.B 句意：基于太空的太陽能系統(tǒng)的一個優(yōu)勢是其經濟性。
關鍵詞是spaced-basedsolar power.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第四段第一句找到相關敘述：But space-based solar power must grapple with the high cost perkilogram of launching things into space（但是基于太空的太陽能必須努力克服向太空發(fā)射器材時每公里產生的高成本），故此題為"錯誤”的。
20.A 句意：充氣鏡面被用于減輕基于太空的太陽能系統(tǒng)的重量。
關鍵詞是inflatablemirrors.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中第五段的最后一句找到相關敘述：…ways to reduce the system's weight,including using inflatablemirrors to focus sunlight on solar cells（用于減輕系統(tǒng)重量的方法包括使用充氣鏡面使陽光集中于太陽能板），故此題為"正確”的。
21.B 句意：基于大空的太陽能將排擠其他形式的可再生能源。
關鍵詞是renewableenergy.依據(jù)此關鍵詞，可在文中最后一段第一句中找到相關敘述：it is not expecting to crowd out other forms of renewable energy（并不希望排擠其他形式的可再生能源），因為rule out（把……排除在外）與crowd out（排擠）意思相近，但crowd out用于否定句中，而rule out用于肯定句中，故此題為"錯誤”的。
22.C 句意：不久許多國家將準許使用基于太空的太陽能。
通讀全文，文章中雖然提到加利福尼亞準許使用基于太空的太陽能，但并未提到其他國家的做法，故此題為"未提及”的。