职称英语理工类阅读理解备考之经典习题(7)
<p> <span word="Thirst">Thirst</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <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> <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>. <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>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="released">released</span> 400 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span>2 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="temperatures">temperatures</span> <span word="by">by</span> 13℃.<span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="horrors">horrors</span>，<span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rainforests">rainforests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tile">tile</span> <span word="inching">inching</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="ice">ice</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>：美国阿拉斯加北极国家野生动物保护区。2001年，美国众议院通过了一项基于布什提出的在那里进行石油开采的议案。该议案遭到环境保护主义组织的反对。因此，目前在该区禁止开采石油。 练习： <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Most">Most</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="C">C</span> <span word="Demand">Demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lhe">lhe</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span>，<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>? <span word="B">B</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="declining">declining</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="Coal">Coal</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="plentiful">plentiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span>? <span word="B">B</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="earths">earths</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Conventional">Conventional</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="inaccessible">inaccessible</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consuming">consuming</span> <span word="fossil">fossil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>? <span word="B">B</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="melted">melted</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="C">C</span> 短文的第二段告诉我们，木材曾经是主要燃料来源，然后被煤所替代;白人们开始采油后，对煤的需求下降了，但因为煤的储量远大于石油，它可能又会成为主要燃料，尽管它对环境最具破坏力。所以<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="D">D</span>均是作者的意思，而<span word="C">C</span>不是。<span word="ncxt">ncxt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>除石油以外。 <span word="B">B</span> 答案在第五段第二句中。该段第一句说，地球上的燃料储量将在50年内耗尽，所以<span word="A">A</span>不是正确选择;第三句的意思是，常规燃料的获取将变得困难，而不是不可获得，所以<span word="C">C</span>也不是正确选择;<span word="D">D</span>明显不是作者的意思。</p>
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