职称英语阅读理解综合类真题(2)
<p> <span word="Home">Home</span> <span word="Heating">Heating</span> <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>. <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>. <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>. <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.<span word="Solarheating">Solarheating</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>;<span word="in">in</span> 2000 <span word="only">only</span> 47.000 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="relied">relied</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 36 <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="A">A</span> 1978. <span word="B">B</span> 1960. <span word="C">C</span> 1997. <span word="D">D</span> 2000. 37 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Gas">Gas</span>. <span word="B">B</span> <span word="Electricity">Electricity</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="Wood">Wood</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span>. 38 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="consumedin">consumedin</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 3 <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="used">used</span>. <span word="B">B</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>. <span word="C">C</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="pumped">pumped</span>. 39 <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span>-<span word="paragraph">paragraph</span> 3，<span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="consumed">consumed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="heating">heating</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="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="A">A</span> 33 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="B">B</span> 31 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="C">C</span> 21 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="D">D</span> 14 <span word="percent">percent</span>. 40 <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="true">true</span>，<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="article">article</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>. <span word="B">B</span> <span word="Bottled">Bottled</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="is">is</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="C">C</span> <span word="Equipment">Equipment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="considerably">considerably</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>. <span word="D">D</span> <span word="Solar">Solar</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000. 答案解析 36.<span word="B">B</span> 该题问的是：天然气到什么时候才变成主要的燃料?第一段中的第三句话是这么说的：天然气到1960年已经变成了主要的燃料。因此<span word="B">B</span>是正确的答案。 37.<span word="D">D</span> 该题问的是：在新英格兰什么燃料是最主要的?第一段的最后一句话是这么说的：在少数地区，如新英格兰，石油仍然是最主要的燃料。 38.<span word="A">A</span> 该题问的是：第三段中的<span word="consumed">consumed</span>，下面哪一个词替换它最为合适? <span word="consumed">consumed</span>是用掉的意思。最佳选择是<span word="used">used</span>。<span word="burned">burned</span>是烧掉， <span word="delivcrol">delivcrol</span>是传送，<span word="pumped">pumped</span>是用泵抽。 39.<span word="D">D</span>该题问的是：根据第三段，在今后20年里用于家庭供暖的能源将增加多少?第三段有这么一句话：然而，美国能源部预测，在今后20年里用于家庭供暖的能源将增加40%。 40.<span word="D">D</span> 该题问的是：根据本文，下面的哪一个陈述句是错的?文章的最后一句话是这么说的：由于太阳供暖的价格高并且大多数地区冬天阳光少，从来不为大家普遍使用;2000年里只有47 000个家庭依靠它。 </p>
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