【TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld’smostearthquake­prone(有地震倾向的)countriescouldbecomepartofitslong­termenergysolution.WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan’stensofthousandsofhotspringscould】

　　TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld’smostearthquake­prone(有地震倾向的)countriescouldbecomepartofitslong­termenergysolution.

　　WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan’stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.

　　AlthoughJapanesehigh­techcompaniesareleadersingeothermal(地热的)technologyandexportit，itsuseislimitedinthenation.

　　“Japanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergy，”said YoshiyasuTakefuji，aleadingresearcherofthermal­electricpowerproduction.

　　ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch11,2011causedareactionagainstatomicpower，whichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan’senergyneeds，andincreasedinterestinalternativeenergies，whichaccountedforonly8percent.

　　ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergy，followingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds.

　　Fornow，geothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapan，whichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower.

　　Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories.AnotherproblemisthatJapan’spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden.

　　“Wecan’tevendig10cminsidenationalparks.”saidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectric，addingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow.

　　ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaid，“Producingelectricityusinghotspringsisadecades­longproject.Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldeclineintheshortterm.”

　　TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashington，US，believedJapancouldproduce80000megawatts(兆瓦)andmeetmorethanhalfitselectricityneedswithgeothermaltechnology.

　　JapanesegiantssuchasToshibaarealreadygloballeadersingeothermaltechnology，witha70percentmarketshare.In2010，FujiElectricbuilttheworld’slargestgeothermalfactoryinNewZealand.

　　小题1:Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AlternativeenergiesinJapan