Tài liệu dạy học Tiếng Anh Lớp 11 - Unit 11: Sources of energy - Trường THPT Chuyên Bảo Lộc

Unit 11- SOURCES OF ENERGY
PRONUNCIATION 
Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
a. exhaust 	b. source 	c. enormous 	d. cause
a. sun 	b. solar 	c. safe 	d. sure
a. heat 	b. great 	c. release 	d. reach
a. geothermal 	b. power 	c. solar 	d. hydro
a. polluted 	b. consume 	c. nuclear 	d. fuel
Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
a. energy 	b. exhausted 	c. natural 	d. plentiful
a. convenient	b. geothermal 	c. alternative 	d. environment
a. available 	b. renewable	c. ecologist 	d. fertilizer
a. release 	b. supplies 	c. nuclear 	d. renew
a. potential	b. infinite	c. dangerous 	d. scientist
 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or phrase.
The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends ______ the atmosphere.
a. to 	b. in 	c. on 	d. with
The natural environment consists ____________ al...s the most distinguished building in the United States at that time.
a. completing 	b. which was completed
c. was completed 	d. to be completed
Lady Astor was the first woman _____________ her seat in Parliament.
a. take 	b. to take 	c. taking 	d. who takes
Norman Weiner, ______________ mathematician and logician, had an important role in the development of the computer.
a. who as a 	b. was a 	c. whom a 	d. a
War and Peace, _______________, was published in 1869.
a. Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated novel
b. that is Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated novel
c. which most celebrated novel of Leo Tolstoy
d. is a Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated novel
Choose word or phrase - a, b, c or d – that needs correcting.
Louisa May Alcott, she best known for her books for children, served
 A B C
 as a nurse during the Civil War.
 D
I went to a reunion for students educating in the physics department during the 1980s.
 A B C	D
Natural resources provide the raw material are needed to produce finished goods.
 A B C 	D
In an essay writing in 1779, Judith Sargeant Murray promoted the cause of women's 
A	 B	 C D
education.
It was suggested that Pedro studies the material more thoroughly before attempting to pass 
 A	B	C	D
the exam.
 Grover Cleveland was the only American president served two nonconsecutive terms. 
 	A B	C D
CLOZE-READING: Read the passage below and then choose the best answer (a, b, c or d) that fits best for the gap
By 1984, nonrenewable (36) ______ fuels, such as oil, coal and natural as, provided over 82 percent of the commercial and industrial energy (37) ______ in the world. Small amounts of energy were (38) ______ from nuclear fission, and the (39) ______ 16 percent came from burning direct perpetual and renewable fuels, (40) ______ biomass. Between 1700 and 1986 a large number of countries (41) ______ from the use of energy from local sources to a centralized generation of hydropower and solar energy (42) ______ to electricity. The energy deri...Each of these alternatives, however, has advantages and disadvantages.
Nuclear power plants efficiently produce large amounts of electricity without polluting the atmosphere; however, they are costly to build and maintain, and they pose the daunting problem of what to do with nuclear wastes. Hydroelectric power is inexpensive and environmentally safe, but impractical for communities located far from moving water. Harnessing energy from tides and waves has similar drawbacks. Solar power holds great promise for the future but methods of collecting and –concentrating sunlight are as yet inefficient, as are methods of harnessing wind power.
Every source of energy has its disadvantages. One way to minimize them is to use less energy. Conservation efforts coupled with renewable energy resources, such as a combination of solar, water, wind, and geothermal energy and alternative fuels, such as alcohol and hydrogen, will ensure supplies of clean, affordable energy for humanity's future.
The passage suggests that ____________________.
a. people use energy without giving great thought to where it's coming from
b. the search for energy sources is mainly a problem for the future
c. scientists believe we will never have to go without our modern conveniences
d. modern society requires a minimum amount of energy to keep running
It can be implied from the passage that _________________.
a. most alternative energy sources have proven to be impractical
b. many alternative energy’ sources are environmentally hazardous
c. nuclear power solves one problem while creating others
d. solar and wind power are not promising for the future
From the passage, it can be inferred that to solve our energy problems _______________.
a. we will have to stop using many of our modern conveniences
b. scientists will have to find one major source of nonpolluting energy
c. scientists will have to find ways to increase our supplies of coal, oil and gas
d. a combination of conservation and in