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1. Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:美国阿拉斯加北极国家野生动物保护区。2001年,美国众议院通过了一项基于布什提出的在那里进行石油开采的议案。该议案遭到环境保护主义组织的反对。因此,目前在该区禁止开采石油。
" {9 c2 \# }; s) d/ h 2. tonnes:公吨(=1,000公斤)。不同于ton。 ton:在美国等于二千磅(=0.907公吨),所以称作short ton:短吨。4 E) g& n0 D0 x3 a( [
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1. “...we will need to cure our addiction to oil.” Why does the author say so?
4 ]7 l2 S, ]% Y' L, N/ {6 j A Most of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun.
. w Y. a/ D9 K& P) I5 ~- B8 i B Oil supply is increasing all the time.
" i$ |- ]6 h9 C# @& |6 I/ e9 c C Demand for oil is increasing all the time.
% I) B0 J K1 i; C: @* H. `: ^# U D Oil supply is decreasing.4 @/ [' n3 ~4 ], u- R
2. Which of lhe following statements is NOT meant by the author,according to the second paragraph?
% ]9 m6 p0 X6 {5 L# c- @) ~/ B+ v6 a A Wood wets the fuel of choice before coal.
* `( }- k: V. O B The use of coal is declining.
! R2 L$ c6 ~. }0 t0 o8 ^# B0 T2 F C Coal is the most environmentally unfriendly fuel next to oil.
0 s# F6 x5 |, n D Coal reserves are plentiful and will be likely to become the major fuel of ! C C7 o$ N- e3 I9 u5 m# u
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4 r% S, W5 b8 O4 [! n) @1 X* q 3. Which country is the biggest consumer of petroleum?
5 v& Y' `0 f+ j7 T# \' w A The United States.
: c7 R0 T& T( c6 E B Russia.
& {/ t' k( M) S# I5 K$ V: D) ` C Norway.
9 s0 `' }6 D: Y$ ~6 Q, R) X D Venezuela.& }7 O0 I+ d# m: Q$ M8 C
4. What do experts say about the earth’s fuel reserves?0 B* t% a& f' q, h* R+ z x
A The earth’s fuel reserves will be accessible for the next 50 years.
; {0 F, E3 A* C/ J/ n B There will soon be an energy crisis.8 Z' u0 j0 C* h/ M# w# q
C Conventional reserves will soon become inaccessible.
7 W, e4 M( s6 c1 P# ^- G D Fuel demand will decline.6 a4 a& k- O; U: V/ w
5. What is NOT the result of consuming fossil fuels according to the last paragraph?
3 a6 M4 c7 T' y A Rainforests will be destroyed.
% [8 r. g- {0 x6 @ B Arctic ice will be melted.) b' j1 G1 G7 C; @
C The earth’s temperature will be raised.+ r0 E7 e# L/ ~ Z$ ?3 A, G
D The sea level will go up.
- P4 L/ L6 e" b5 e 答案与题解:
, C5 n% ^6 a7 z. Y, {, D 1. D 答案在第一段最后一句中。这里的xupplies指oil supplies。
: c8 c' ]7 Q: J9 D9 o+ J 2. C 短文的第二段告诉我们,木材曾经是主要燃料来源,然后被煤所替代;白人们开始采油后,对煤的需求下降了,但因为煤的储量远大于石油,它可能又会成为主要燃料,尽管它对环境最具破坏力。所以A、B、D均是作者的意思,而C不是。ncxt to oil除石油以外。 l a& H# Y- e
3. A 文章的第三段说,美国消耗全世界四分之一的石油。
/ p' D5 `- V4 R+ V 4. B 答案在第五段第二句中。该段第一句说,地球上的燃料储量将在50年内耗尽,所以A不是正确选择;第三句的意思是,常规燃料的获取将变得困难,而不是不可获得,所以C也不是正确选择;D明显不是作者的意思。
8 N! A. W+ ]" i3 e6 s' C 5. D 选项A、B、I:都是最后一段中所表达的意思,所以D是正确选择。</p> |