Officials say the islands of Tokelau in the South Pacific Ocean have become the world's f

Officials say the islands of Tokelau in the South Pacific Ocean have become the world's first territory totally powered by the sunThe move is expected to save money and ease the environmental burden of depending on imported fossil fuels

Tokelau's three main atolls(环状珊瑚岛)or islandsnow have enough solar capacity to meet all of their electricity needsUntil nowTokelau has been 100dependent on diesel (柴油) for producing electricityThat has burdened the country with heavy economic and environmental costs

The three atolls of Tokelau are about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are administered by New Zealand

Each atoll received its own solar power grid (电网)systemNew Zealand officials estimated the cost of the project to build the three solar grids at around seven million dollarsThe last of the grids has been completed

It is estimated that oil imports make up to 30of national income in some parts of the PacificThe move to solar power could save Tokelau about one million dollars a yearTokelau will now be able to spend more on social programs to help its citizens

Other South Pacific islands are attempting similar projectsThe island nations of Samoa and Tuvalu are aiming to get all of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020The Cook Islands plans to start moving to solar panels and wind turbinesAnd most houses in the South Pacific groups of islands will begin to use solar water heaters

East Timor's government has promised that no households in the capitalDiliwould be using firewood for cooking by 2015It also says 50of the country's electricity will come from renewable sources by the end of the decade

New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says the country will hold a Pacific energy summit in March this yearHe said the meeting would build on the success of clean and affordable energy solutions for TokelauTongaand the Cook Islands

71According to the text       makes Tokelau develop renewable energy project

Athe country's heavy economic and environmental burden

Bthe country's abundant solar and wind sources

Cthe country's excellent location in the Pacific

DNew Zealand's administration and strong support

72We can know Tokelau used to spend about       dollars on oil imports every year

Aseven million               Bone million

Cthree million                   Dfour million

73What can we learn from the text?

ASome houses in Tokelau still lack solar capacity

BTokelau has partly depended on fuel electricity

CTokelau doesn't use imported diesel to produce electricity now

DNot every atoll has its own solar power grid system in Tokelau

74All the island nations except      will get all of their electricity from renewable sources by 2020

ASamoa          BTuvalu          CTokelau                  DEast Timor

75The text is mainly about       

ATokelau's solar power project

BSouth Pacific islandsrenewable energy project

CTokelau's social programme to help its citizens

Dthe development of solar water heaters

答案

ABCDB

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