For many years, a small percentage of homeowners have fixed solar panels (太陽能板) on their rooftops. Those panels collect some of the sun’s energy and either change it into electricity or use it to heat water. Until recently, the panels were too expensive for average homeowners, and their designs were not attractive. Thanks to new advances, however, solar panels for homes are becoming cheaper and less large and heavy. Now more homeowners are considering using them.
Stores begin to sell Solar panels
Last fall furniture retailer(零售商) IKEA began selling solar panels in its U.K. stores. IKEA has brought the DIY solar choice to the public. While shopping for furniture, shoppers could not add a box or two of solar panels to their shopping cart (購物車). IKEA is partnering with a company. The company deals with fixing and servcing of the solar panels on the roofs. So it is easy for customers to change from old energy system to solar system. If all goes well, IKEA plans to begin selling the panels in other countries soon.
Stylish solar panels
SolTech, a Swedish company, offers a really great solar-power solution. Instead of flat panels, SolTech covers the panels with a special glass tile.  And the shape of the glass tile fits traditional tiled roof designs. SolTech recently offers solar systems that heat the home’s air or water. And it also offers one solar system that produces electricity.
______________
New technology has turned windows into solar panels. SolarWindow technology enables see-through windows to produce electricity after the glass surface is added with a special coating. Amazingly, SolarWindow can produce electricity in low-light conditons and can even turn indoor, man-made light into electricity! Since buildings are getting taller and about 60 percent of an office building’s surface is covered with windows, solar window could become a very popular way for people to produce energy and save money.
Turning your home –business-into a solar-powered one is a choice that’s becoming a lot more attractive these days!
小題1:This passage mainly talks about ______.
A．fashion showsB．life in the UK
C．a(chǎn) technologyD．different opinions
小題2:The reason why only a few homeowners used solar panels is that they are __________.
A．cheap but heavyB．a(chǎn)ttractive but expensive
C．light and smallD．dear and not attractive
小題3:.The DIY solar choice has been brought to the public so that _______.
the IKEA stores can sell more furniture in the U.K.
it is possible to make more panels in other countries.
more people will choose to use a new energy system.
people can get solar panels for free after buying furniture.
小題4:.The best title for the fourth paragraph is __________.
A．Making new kinds of windownsB．Turning windows into solar panels
C．Changing our homes into panelsD．Adding electricity to the windows
小題5:.The author’s attitude towards solar panels is _________.
A.positive     B.negative    
D.uncertain     D.questioning

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

小題1:．全文理解題。根據(jù)通讀全文了解，知道講的是太陽能板的發(fā)展，這是一項(xiàng)科技發(fā)明，故選C。
小題2:．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“the panels were too expensive for average homeowners, and their designs were not attractive.”可知選D。
小題3:．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“The company deals with fixing and servcing of the solar panels on the roofs.So it is easy for customers to change from old energy system to solar system..”可知選C。
小題4:．段落大意題。根據(jù)文中“New technology has turned windows into solar panels. SolarWindow technology enables see-through windows to produce electricity after the glass surface is added with a special coating..”可知選B。
小題5:．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句“ Turning your home –business-into a solar-powered one is a choice that’s becoming a lot more attractive these days!”，可知作者對太陽能的使用持肯定的態(tài)度，故選A。
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