2015考研英语阅读美国煤炭的燃眉之急
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="FREIGHT">FREIGHT</span> <span word="train">train</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coalcovered">coalcovered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="dusting">dusting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="snaked">snaked</span> <span word="throughthe">throughthe</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="valley">valley</span>, <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="valleywas">valleywas</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snowy">snowy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="daysinto">daysinto</span> 2012 <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> 1982, 1942 <span word="or">or</span>1922: <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="mined">mined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Appalachia">Appalachia</span> <span word="andcarried">andcarried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>.</p><p> 一列货运火车装载着十二车煤炭，煤炭上覆盖着一层薄薄的白雪，火车迂回地行进于狭窄的山谷之间，时而沿着这一条双车道高速公路行驶，时而又穿过那一条。峡谷寂静而多雪，尽管这已经是进入2012年以来的的第二天了，然而在阿帕拉契亚，这样的一天也可以发生在1982年,1942年或者是1922年：一个世纪以来，煤炭在这里挖掘，并不断用火车运走。</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="electricitythan">electricitythan</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>. <span word="Production">Production</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2008, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>, <span word="forwhich">forwhich</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="appetite">appetite</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Appalachia">Appalachia</span>, <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="them">them</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011 <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theAppalachian">theAppalachian</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1997. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Powder">Powder</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Basin">Basin</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="spans">spans</span> <span word="Wyoming">Wyoming</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Montana">Montana</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pastdecade">pastdecade</span>, <span word="relieving">relieving</span> <span word="overmined">overmined</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="InformationAdministration">InformationAdministration</span> <span word="reckons">reckons</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="forthe">forthe</span> <span word="next">next</span> 200 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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