2014年GRE考试阅读素材汇集（三）
<p> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span></p><p> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Citys">Citys</span> <span word="subway">subway</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="pumps">pumps</span>.</p><p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nassau">Nassau</span>, <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pump">pump</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="thats">thats</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="Cuomo">Cuomo</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Superstorm">Superstorm</span> <span word="Sandy">Sandy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorks">Yorks</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>.</p><p> <span word="These">These</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circulatory">circulatory</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="circulatory">circulatory</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="paralyze">paralyze</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="citys">citys</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="archaic">archaic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obsolete">obsolete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bury">bury</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="underground">underground</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="Otto">Otto</span> <span word="Lynch">Lynch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="Line">Line</span> <span word="Systems">Systems</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</span>.</p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="onshore">onshore</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="mix">mix</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="theyve">theyve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="forever">forever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="fix">fix</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sight">sight</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="theres">theres</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p>
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