Energyiseverywhere.Weuseenergytomovethemouseforacomputertojumpshoutwalkandrun.

 ElectricityisaformofenergyanditiswhatpowerstheTVhairdryermobilefridgeelectrictoothbrushandmore!Ourgrowingneedforenergyisoneoftheproblemsoftheworldtodaybecauseproducingelectricityalsoproducespollution.

 Herearesomesimplewaystomakeabigdifferencewhenusingelectricity.

 Onoroff?Leavingtelevisionsandcomputersonwiththelittleredlightshowingstilluseselectricityeventhoughtheymightlooklikethey'returnedoff.Tostopthisyoucanturnthemoffonthewall.

 Lightsoff!Turningofflightswhenyou'renotintheroomcansavealotofenergy.

 Fridgedoorclosed.Thefridgeisanimportantpartofthekitchen.Itkeepsfoodfreshcoolandhealthy!Butittakesalotofenergytokeepcoolsohelpitbynotleavingthefridgedooropenorputtinghotthingsinside.

 Usethesun'senergy.Anincreasingnumberofpeoplearefittingsolarpanels(太阳能板)totheirhouses.Theycreateelectricityfromsunlightwhichcanthenbeusedtopowertheirhomes.Solarheatingpanelsmakehotwaterreducingtheneedforelectricityorgastoheatwater.

( )1.Theunderlinedword"powers"means"       ”inChinese.

   A.散发   B.动力   C.使……运转   D.权利

( )2.Whatcanwedotosaveenergyaccordingtothepassage?

   A.Turnoffthelightswhenyou'renotintheroom.

   B.Leavetelevisionsandcomputersonwiththelittleredlight.

   C.Don'tusethesolarpanelstocreateelectricity.

   D.Leavethefridgedooropenorputthehotthingsinside.

( )3.Thereare      waystosaveelectricityinthepassage.

   A.three   B.four   C.five   D.six

( )4.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

   A.Wedon'thaveanyenergyproblemstoday.

   B.Electricityfromsunlightcanbeusedtopowerthehomes.

   C.Thefridgecankeepfoodfreshcoolandhealthy.

   D.Whenweproduceelectricityitproducespollutiontoo.

( )5.Thepassagemainlytellsus       .

   A.howtocreateelectricityfromsunlight   

  B.howtousethefridgecorrectly