2014年职称英语理工类C级阅读理解精华练习(1)
<p> <span word="Thirst">Thirst</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="OilWerldwide">OilWerldwide</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="devour">devour</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energyequivalent">energyequivalent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 200 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="barrels">barrels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span>.<span word="MoHt">MoHt</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="year">year</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="at">at</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="dwindle">dwindle</span>，<span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="change">change</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cure">cure</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="addiction">addiction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.</p><p> <span word="Burning">Burning</span> <span word="wood">wood</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steam">steam</span>-<span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span>，<span word="when">when</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>-<span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>.<span word="Coal">Coal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="used">used</span>，<span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="orle">orle</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="wc">wc</span> <span word="Staned">Staned</span></p><p> <span word="pumping">pumping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.<span word="Coal">Coal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span>，<span word="unhealthiest">unhealthiest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="plentiful">plentiful</span>;<span word="its">its</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="oils">oils</span>.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="obtained">obtained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span>，<span word="diesel">diesel</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="substances">substances</span>，<span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="around">around</span> 40% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>，<span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="fuelling">fuelling</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="consumes">consumes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="generates">generates</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="greenhouse">greenhouse</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="Comes">Comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>，<span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>，<span word="Norway">Norway</span>，<span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>.<span word="Alaskas">Alaskas</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="Refuge">Refuge</span>1 <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="source">source</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="reliance">reliance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>.</p>
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