1、What does “descend on” mean in this video clip?
A、下降
B、遗传
C、突袭
D、突然访问
2、To keep the grid from crashing down, people rely on repair workers.
A、对
B、错
3、What were the consequences of New York blackout mentioned in the video clip?
A、80% of the people were left without power.
B、People had to walk.
C、There were no phone service, no computers, no cellphones.
D、People had no food to eat.
4、Most power plants are still burning the same ancient fuel which is _____.
A、coal
B、nuclear
C、natural gas
D、oil
5、The first commercial reactor came online in 1957.
A、对
B、错
6、What does “far from impossible” mean?
A、远非不可能
B、非常不可能
C、不可能
D、有一点可能
7、Wind technology is taking off so fast that by mid-century, it could surpass coal as the number-one power source on the grid.
A、对
B、错
8、People used to put the raw manure back on the lands as fertilizer.
A、错
B、对
9、Which of the following is not a drawback of making electricity by using methane gas?
A、It can’t provide enough energy for the whole country.
B、It doesn’t need to dig, drill or pipe in.
C、It doesn’t come cheap.
D、It needs millions of cows to make sufficient electricity.
10、The word “hard-packed”means “坚硬的”.
A、对
B、错
