2015职称英语理工类阅读理解专项训练(2)
<p> <span word="Thirst">Thirst</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span></p><p> <span word="Werldwide">Werldwide</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="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="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><p> <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>.</p><p> 1. ...<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>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="so">so</span>?</p><p> <span word="B">B</span> <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="supply">supply</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>.</p>
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