2015综合类职称英语阅读理解考试辅导(三)
<p> <span word="Renewable">Renewable</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Sources">Sources</span></p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</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="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="pover">pover</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="one">one</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="it">it</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="Natural">Natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="plug">plug</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 22<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="predict">predict</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="reserves">reserves</span> <span word="within">within</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="Less">Less</span>-<span word="polluting">polluting</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="solution">solution</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Renewable">Renewable</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hydroelectric">Hydroelectric</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="supplying">supplying</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="gorges">gorges</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USs">USs</span> <span word="Hoover">Hoover</span> <span word="Dam">Dam</span>, <span word="its">its</span> 26 <span word="turbines">turbines</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="of">of</span> 18 <span word="coal">coal</span>-<span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> 3% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 2003, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harness">harness</span> <span word="tidal">tidal</span> <span word="currents">currents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Norway">Norway</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="windmill">windmill</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turbines">turbines</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="generation">generation</span><span word="quadrupling">quadrupling</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="between">between</span> 1999 <span word="and">and</span> 2005. <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="consist">consist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="turbines">turbines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="Wind">Wind</span> <span word="farms">farms</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="onshore">onshore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offshore">offshore</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="spots">spots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="unpopular">unpopular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="turbines">turbines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="benign">benign</span><span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="ecological">ecological</span> <span word="footprint">footprint</span>, <span word="altering">altering</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lilling">lilling</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="Migrating">Migrating</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="europes">europes</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="wil">wil</span> <span word="power">power</span> 200,000 <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UKs">UKs</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="onefifth">onefifth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="wind">wind</span>, <span word="by">by</span> 2020. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unreliable">unreliable</span>.</p>
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