专业英语四级精选阅读50篇——Crisis
<p> <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>! <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="win">win</span>? <span word="A">A</span> <span word="bluebird">bluebird</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sparrow">sparrow</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nests">nests</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="maple">maple</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slower">slower</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="dogwood">dogwood</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="need">need</span>. <span word="Oil">Oil</span> <span word="competes">competes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plants">plants</span>!</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>, <span word="sunlight">sunlight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="people">people</span>! <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="someday">someday</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gone">gone</span>!</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="alternate">alternate</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span>, <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nonrenewable">nonrenewable</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p><p> <span word="Solar">Solar</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="coal">coal</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nonrenewable">nonrenewable</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p><p> <span word="Solar">Solar</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="renewable">renewable</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="conserve">conserve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>? <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="around">around</span>?</p><p> <span word="Useful">Useful</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span>:</p><p> 1. <span word="bluebird">bluebird</span> 蓝知更鸟</p><p> 2. <span word="sparrow">sparrow</span> 麻雀</p><p> 3. <span word="dogwood">dogwood</span> 山茱萸</p><p> 4. <span word="power">power</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> 发电厂，发电站</p><p> 5. <span word="alternate">alternate</span> 替换物</p><p> 6. <span word="nonrenewable">nonrenewable</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> 不可再生资源</p>
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