According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, the number of solar panels installed(安装)has grown rapidly in the past decade, and it has to grow even faster to meet climate goals. But all of that growth will take up a lot of space, and though more and more people accept the concept of solar energy, few like large solar panels to be installed near them.
Solar developers want to put up panels as quickly and cheaply as possible, so they haven’t given much thought to what they put under them. Often, they’ll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.
“Solar projects need to be good neighbors,” says Jordan Macknick, the head of the Innovative Site Preparation and Impact Reductions on the Environment(InSPIRE)project. “They need to be protectors of the land and contribute to the agricultural economy.” InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land. One of the easiest low-impact solar strategies is providing habitat for pollinators(传粉昆虫).
Habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change have caused dramatic declines in pollinator populations over the past couple of decades, which has damaged the U.S. agricultural economy. Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use. Conservation organizations put out pollinator-friendliness guidelines for home gardens, businesses, schools, cities—and now there are guidelines for solar farms.
Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction. “These pollinator-friendly solar farms can have a valuable impact on everything that’s going on in the landscape,” says Macknick.
(1).What do solar developers often ignore?
A.The decline in the demand for solar energy.
B.The negative impact of installing solar panels.
C.The rising labor cost of building solar farms.
D.The most recent advances in solar technology.
(2).What does InSPIRE aim to do?
A.Improve the productivity of local farms.
B.Invent new methods for controlling weeds.
C.Make solar projects environmentally friendly.
D.Promote the use of solar energy in rural areas.
(3).What is the purpose of the laws mentioned in paragraph 4?
A.To conserve pollinators.
B.To restrict solar development.
C.To figureersify the economy.
D.To ensure the supply of energy.
(4).Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A.Pollinators: To Leave or to Stay
B.Solar Energy: Hope for the Future
C.InSPIRE: A Leader in Agriculture
D.Solar Farms: A New Development
原文翻译：
根据太阳能工业协会的数据，太阳能电池板的安装数量在过去十年中迅速增长，为了实现气候目标，它必须更快地增长。但所有这些增长将占用大量空间，尽管越来越多的人接受太阳能的概念，但很少有人喜欢在他们附近安装大型太阳能电池板。
太阳能开发商希望尽可能快速和廉价地安装电池板，所以他们没有考虑在电池板下面安装什么。通常，他们最后会用小石头填满这片区域，并使用化学物质来控制杂草。其结果是，许多社区，特别是在农业地区，将太阳能农场视为土壤的破坏者。
“太阳能项目需要成为好邻居，”创新场地准备和减少环境影响(InSPIRE)项目负责人乔丹·麦克尼克说。“他们需要成为土地的保护者，为农业经济做出贡献。”InSPIRE正在研究“低影响”太阳能开发的实用方法，重点是以一种对土地更友好的方式建立和运营太阳能农场。最简单的低影响太阳能策略之一是为传粉媒介提供栖息地。
在过去的几十年里，栖息地的丧失、农药的使用和气候变化导致了传粉昆虫数量的急剧下降，这损害了美国的农业经济。超过28个州已经通过了与传粉者栖息地保护和农药使用有关的法律。环保组织为家庭花园、企业、学校和城市发布了对传粉媒介友好的指导方针，现在又有了太阳能农场的指导方针。
在过去的几年里，许多太阳能农场开发商把太阳能电池板下的空间变成了各种传粉昆虫的庇护所，从而改善了土壤，减少了碳排放。“这些对传粉媒介友好的太阳能农场可以对景观中发生的一切产生宝贵的影响，”麦克尼克说。
（1）.太阳能开发商经常忽视什么?
A.对太阳能需求的下降。
B.安装太阳能电池板的负面影响。
C.建设太阳能农场的劳动力成本不断上升。
D.太阳能技术的最新进展。
（2）.InSPIRE的目标是什么?
A.提高当地农场的生产力。
B.发明控制杂草的新方法。
C.使太阳能项目对环境友好。
D.在农村推广利用太阳能。
（3）.第4段提到的法律的目的是什么?
A.保护传粉昆虫。
B.限制太阳能的发展。
C.使经济多样化。
D.确保能源供应。
（4）.下面哪个是这篇文章最好的标题?
A.传粉者:离开或留下
B.太阳能:未来的希望
C.激励:农业的领导者
D.太阳能农场:一个新的发展
答案：
1. B2. C3. A4. D
解析：
导语
本文是一篇说明文。介绍的是用一种更加友好的方式建立一种新型的太阳能农场，这种新型的农场更有利于保护各种传粉昆虫，从而促进农业的发展。
(1)题详解
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Often, they’ll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.(通常，他们最终会用小石头填满该地区，并使用化学物质来控制杂草。结果是，许多社区，特别是在农业地区，将太阳能农场视为土壤的破坏者。)”可知，太阳能开发者采用不环保的方式处理太阳能板安装后产生的问题，导致人们把太阳能农场看作是土壤的破坏者，由此可以推断，开发者在安装太阳能板后忽略了其带来的负面影响。故选B项。
(2)题详解
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land.(InSPIRE正在研究“低影响”太阳能开发的实用方法，其重点是以对土地更友好的方式建立和运营太阳能农场。)”可知，InSPIRE采用有好的方式建立和运营太阳能农场，也就是使得太阳能农场更加环保。故选C项。
(3)题详解
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use.(超过28个州通过了与传粉媒介栖息地保护和农药使用有关的法律。)”可知，这些法律都是与保护传粉者栖息地和农药使用相关，所以这些法律的目的是保护授粉者。故选A项。
(4)题详解
主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction.(在过去的几年里，许多太阳能农场开发商将太阳能电池板下的空间改造成各种传粉媒介的庇护所，从而改善了土壤并减少了碳排放。)”可知，现在的太阳能农场在过去的几年里已经得到了很大的发展，更重要的是太阳能农场也变得更加的环保，这将是未来发展农业的新趋势，再结合全文对太阳农场的发展过程的介绍可以判断，本文主题是介绍太阳能农场。故选D项。
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