四级听口晨读训练DAY3各位小伙伴，课前记得查阅听力原文中的生词读音和意思哦！2017.12（一）NewsReportTwo1.Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfiveyears,withthegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.2.CalledtheWattway,theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortswiththeFrenchroad-buildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.3.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofaninchthickandarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.4.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopofexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.5.Franceisn’tthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.6.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-foot-longbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.7.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopofexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.
