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have leaped and imagined a story for this woman. Now it didn't. I stood there and told myself: Cheer up. You're in Paris.
In many ways, Paris is best visited in winter. The tourist crowds are at a minimum, and one is not being jammed off the narrow sidewalks along the Rue Dauphine. More than this, Paris is like many other European cities in that the season of blockbuster cultural events tends to begin in midto late fall and so, by the time of winter, most of the cultural treasures of the city are laid out to be admired.
The other great reason why Paris in winter is so much better than Paris in spring and fall is that after the end of the August holidays and the return of chic Parisian women to their city, the restaurant-opening
season truly begins hopping. By winter, many of the new restaurants have worked out their kinks (不足; 困难) and, once the hype has died down, it is possible to see which restaurants are actually good and which are merely noisy and crowded.
Most people are about as happy as they set their mind to being, Lincoln said. In Paris it doesn't take much to be happy. Outside the hotel, the sky was pale and felt very high up. I walked the few blocks to the Seine and began running along the blue-green river toward the Eiffel Tower. The tower in the distance was black, and felt strange and beautiful the way that many things built for the joy of building do. As I ran toward it, because of its lattice structure, the tower seemed obviously delicate. Seeing it, I felt a sense of protectiveness.
I think it was this moment of protectiveness that marked the change in my mood and my slowly becoming thrilled with being in Paris.
During winter evenings, Paris's streetlamps have a halo and resemble dandelions. In winter, when one leaves the Paris street and enters a cafe or restaurant, the light and temperature change suddenly and dramatically, and there is the sense of having discovered something secret. In winter, because the days are short, there is an urgency to the choices one makes. There is the sense that life is short and so let us decide on what matters.
16、 According to the passage, once in Paris one might experience all the following feelings EXCEPT
A. regret. B. condescension. C. expectation. D. impulse. 17、 Winter is the best season to visit Paris. Which of the following does NOT support this statement?
A. Fashionable Parisian women return to Paris. B. There are more good restaurants to choose from. C. More entertainment activities are staged.
D. There are fewer tourists in Paris.
18、 \This statement means that most people
A. expect to be happy. B. hope to be as happy as others. C. would be happier if they want. D. can be happy if they want. 19、 In the eyes of the author, winter in Paris is significant because of A. its implications for life. B. the atmosphere of its evenings. C. the contrast it brings. D. the discovery one makes.
20、 At the end of the passage, the author found himself in a mood of A. joyfulness. B. thoughtfulness. C. loneliness. D. excitement. TEXT C
If you want to know why Denmark is the world's leader in wind power, start with a three-hour car trip from the capital Copenhagen - mind the bicyclists - to the small town of Lem on the far west coast of Jutland. You'll feel it as you cross the 6.8 kin-long Great Belt Bridge:
Denmark's bountiful wind, so fierce even on a calm summers day that it threatens to shove your car Into the waves below. But wind itself is only part of the reason. In Lem, workers in factories the size of aircraft hangars build the wind turbines sold by Vestas, the Danish company that has emerged as the industry's top manufacturer around the globe. The work is both gross and fine; employees weld together massive curved sheets of steel to make central shafts as tall as a 14-story building, and assemble engine housings (机器外罩) that hold some 18,000 separate parts. Most impressive are the turbine's blades, which scoop the wind with each sweeping revolution. As smooth as an Olympic swimsuit and honed to aerodynamic perfection, each blade weighs in at 7,000 kg, and they're what help make Vestas' turbines the best in the world. \blade is where the secret is,\\
But technology, Like the wind itself, is just one more part of the reason for Denmark's dominance. In the end, it happened because Denmark had the political and public will to decide that it wanted to be a
leader - and to follow through. Beginning in 1979, the government began a determined programme of subsidies and loan guarantees to build up its wind industry. Copenhagen covered 30% of investment costs, and
guaranteed loans for large turbine exporters such as Vestas. It also mandated that utilities purchase wind energy at a preferential price - thus guaranteeing investors a customer base. Energy taxes were channeled into research centres, where engineers crafted designs that would
eventually produce cutting-edge giants like Vestas' 3-megawatt (MW) V90 turbine.
As a result, wind turbines now dot Deunlark. The country gets more than 19% of its electricity from the breeze (Spain and Portugal, the next
highest countries, get about 10%) and Danish companies control one-third of the global wind market, earning billions in exports and creating a national champion from scratch. \
renewables, and that gave them the chance to be a technology leader and a job-creation leader,\director for the New York City-based Natural Resources Defense Council. \
The challenge now for Denmark is to help the rest of the world catch up. Beyond wind, the country (pop. 5.5 million) is a world leader in energy efficiency, getting more GDP per watt than any other member of the E.U. Carbon emissions are down 13.3% from 1990 levels and total energy consumption has barely moved, even as Denmark's economy continued to grow at a healthy clip. With Copenhagen set to host all- important U.N. climate change talks in December - where the world hopes for a successor to the expiring Kyoto Protocol - and the global recession beginning to hit environmental plans in capitals everywhere, Denmark's example
couldn't be more timely. \Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen. \carbon emissions, and achieve economic growth.\
It's tempting to assume that Denmark is innately green, with the kind of Scandinavian good conscience that has made it such a pleasant global citizen since, oh, the whole Viking thing. But the country's policies were actually born from a different emotion, one now in common currency: fear. When the 1973 oil crisis hit, 90% of Denmark's energy came from petroleum, almost all of it imported. Buffeted by the same supply shocks that hit the rest of the developed world, Denmark launched a rapid drive for energy conservation, to the point of introducing car-free Sundays and asking businesses to switch off tights during closing hours. Eventually the Mideast oil started flowing again, and the Danes
themselves began enjoying the benefits of the petroleum and natural gas in their slice of the North Sea. It was enough to make them more than self sufficient. But unlike most other countries, Denmark never forgot the lessons of 1973, and kept driving for greater energy efficiency and a more diversified energy supply. The Danish parliament raised taxes on energy to encourage conservation and established subsidies and standards to support more efficient buildings. \
regard for the climate or the environment,\head of Denmark's opposition Social Democrat Party and the architect of the country's environmental policies in the 1990s. \
consensus that we need to build renewable power.\
To the rest of the world, Denmark has the power of its example, showing that you can stay rich and grow green at the same time. \proven that acting on climate can be a positive experience, not just painful,\follow in their footsteps.
21、 Which of the following is NOT cited as a main reason for Denmark's world leadership in wind power?
A. Geographical location. B.Government drive. C. Technology. D. Wind. 22、 The author has detailed some of the efforts of the Danish Government in promoting the wind industry in order to show A. the country's subsidy and loan policies. B. the importance of export to the country. C.the role of taxation to the economy. D. the government's determination.
23 What does the author mean by \timely\
A. Denmark's energy-saving efforts cannot be followed by other countries. B. Denmark can manufacture more wind turbines for other countries. C. Denmark's energy-saving success offers the world a useful model. D. Denmark aims to show the world that it can develop even faster. 24、 According to the passage, Denmark's energy-saving policies originated from
A. the country's long tradition of environmental awareness. B. the country's previous experience of oil shortage. C. the country's grave shortage of natural resources. D. the country's abundant wind resources.
25、 Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage? A. Not to save energy could lead to serious consequences. B. Energy saving efforts can be painful but positive. C. Energy saving cannot go together with economic growth. D. Denmark is a powerful leader in the global wind market. TEXT D
The first clue came when I got my hair cut. The stylist offered not just the usual coffee or tea but a complimentary nail-polish change while I waited for my hair to dry. Maybe she hoped this little amenity would slow the growing inclination of women to stretch each haircut to last four months while nursing our hair back to whatever natural color we long ago forgot.
Then there was the appliance salesman who offered to carry my bags as we toured the microwave aisle. When I called my husband to ask him to