GRE阅读高频机经原文及题目：能源消费（逻辑）
<p> 20. 能源消费</p><p> <span word="Between">Between</span> 1970 <span word="and">and</span> 1980, <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="peaked">peaked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="declined">declined</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1980 <span word="total">total</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970 <span word="level">level</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="substantially">substantially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="Industry">Industry</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="instituted">instituted</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p> <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="weakens">weakens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="argument">argument</span>?</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span>-<span word="priced">priced</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p> <span word="Total">Total</span> <span word="residential">residential</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1980 <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1970</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> 1970.</p><p> <span word="Industrial">Industrial</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1970 <span word="to">to</span> 1980 <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1960 <span word="to">to</span> 1970.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disproportionately">disproportionately</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>-<span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="industries">industries</span>.</p><p> </p>
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