2014年职称英语考试综合类的阅读理解习题2
<p> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Heating">Heating</span></p><p> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="War">War</span>. <span word="Typically">Typically</span>, <span word="coalburning">coalburning</span> <span word="furnacesfueled">furnacesfueled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="systems">systems</span>.<span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1960.<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="uses">uses</span>.<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>，<span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="vulnerablethan">vulnerablethan</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="War">War</span>.<span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>.<span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p> <span word="Electric">Electric</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="dominates">dominates</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="winters">winters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northwest">Northwest</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="air">air</span>.<span word="conditioning">conditioning</span>.<span word="Bottled">Bottled</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>.<span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>，<span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="pipelines">pipelines</span>.<span word="Wood">Wood</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="counties">counties</span>.</p><p> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="heating">heating</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span>11 <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.，<span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commendableefficiency">commendableefficiency</span> <span word="record">record</span>：<span word="from">from</span> 1978 <span word="to">to</span> 1997，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> 44 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> 33 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="size">size</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span>。<span word="however">however</span>, <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="mat">mat</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="by">by</span> 14 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.<span word="That">That</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> 2 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>.</p>
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