Iceland has energy to spare, and the small country has found a cutting-edge(尖端的) way to reduce its oil dependency. Volcanoes formed the island nation out of ash and lava(熔巖), which heat huge underground lakes to the boiling point. The hot water is piped into cities providing heat for homes, businesses and even swimming pools. The water runs through turbines(渦輪機(jī)), providing all the country’s electricity.

   Iceland wants to make plans to improve its cars, buses and trucks to run on renewable energy. Iceland has already started by turning water into fuel ----hydrogen(氫) fuel. Here’s how it works: Electrodes (電極) change the water into hydrogen and oxygen molecules(分子). Hydrogen electrons pass through a conductor that creates the current to power an electric engine.

   Hydrogen fuel now costs two to three times as much as gasoline, but gets up to three times the distance than gas, making the overall cost about the same. As an added benefit, there is no carbon(碳) ----only water steam.

   In the capital, Reykjavik, they are already testing three hydrogen-powered electric buses. The drivers are impressed. “I like these buses better because with hydrogen you get no pollution,” said bus driver Rognvaldur Jonatanison. By the middle of this century, all Icelanders will be required to run their cars only on hydrogen fuel, meaning no more gasoline.

　　“If we make hydrogen and use that as a fuel for transportation then we can run the whole society on our own local renewable energy sources,”said Marie Mack. Icelanders are showing the world that by making fuel from water, it is possible to kick the oil habit.

 

57. From Paragraph 1 we may infer that ________.

A. Iceland lacks natural resources           

B. volcanoes do more good than harm to Iceland

C. Iceland only depends on oil for energy     

D. Iceland’s electricity is made from coal

58. Which of the following is necessary during the period of turning water into fuel according to Paragraph 2?

   A. Lava               B. Electric engine        C. Conductor         D. Turbine

59. The cars with hydrogen as fuel ________.

A. are environmentally friendly                   B. are cheaper

    C. run much faster                                     D. will make useful steam

60. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Pollution saying goodbye to the world.    

B. Iceland becoming a country without oil

C. Iceland began to turn water into fuel     

D. Man able to kick the oil habit

57．B    58．C    59．A    60．C
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【小題1】What makes Grimsvom different from other volcanoes? 

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B．It lies under the sea
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A．People stop traveling in Europe
B．Airlines suffer from the loss of planes
C．It becomes dangerous for animals to eat outside
D．Farmers have lost many of their animals
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Grimsvotn is one of the largest and most active volcanoes in Europe. What makes

Grimsvotn different is that it lies under a huge glacier（冰川）of ice up to 12 metres thick. The hot volcano heats up the ice above it, which then forms a layer(層)

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