nd consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output — and just 3% of the nation’s.【2005年6月】
而且，消費(fèi)者要等上十年才能用上產(chǎn)自那里的石油。因?yàn)椋毜媒?jīng)過多輪有關(guān)租金的討價(jià)還價(jià)及環(huán)境勘測和法定審查后才能鉆井取油。針對北極國家野生動物保護(hù)區(qū)(ANWR)的石油能否緩解加州的能源危機(jī)這一說法，環(huán)保主義者指出，北極國家野生動物保護(hù)區(qū)(ANWR)的石油僅能為加利福尼亞州供應(yīng)其所需電力的1%；就對全美國而言，這一數(shù)字也僅為3%。
1. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR ?
A)It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves.
B)It will help secure the future of ANWR.
C)It will help reduce the nation’s oil imports.
D)It will increase America’s energy consumption.
2. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry.
A)believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields
B)tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oil
C)shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR
D)expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia
3. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that.
A)it can cause serious damage to the environment
B)it can do little to solve U.S. energy problems
C)it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region
D)it will not have much commercial value
4. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line 1, Para.3)?
A)Oil exploitation takes a long time.
B)The oil drilling should be delayed.
C)Don’t be too optimistic.
D)Don’t expect fast returns.
5. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth.
A)remains a controversial issue
B)is expected to get under way soon
C)involves a lot of technological problems
D)will enable the U.S. to be oil independent secureadj.
而且，消費(fèi)者要等上十年才能用上產(chǎn)自那里的石油。因?yàn)椋毜媒?jīng)過多輪有關(guān)租金的討價(jià)還價(jià)及環(huán)境勘測和法定審查后才能鉆井取油。針對北極國家野生動物保護(hù)區(qū)(ANWR)的石油能否緩解加州的能源危機(jī)這一說法，環(huán)保主義者指出，北極國家野生動物保護(hù)區(qū)(ANWR)的石油僅能為加利福尼亞州供應(yīng)其所需電力的1%；就對全美國而言，這一數(shù)字也僅為3%。
1. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR ?
A)It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves.
B)It will help secure the future of ANWR.
C)It will help reduce the nation’s oil imports.
D)It will increase America’s energy consumption.
2. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry.
A)believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields
B)tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oil
C)shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR
D)expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia
3. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that.
A)it can cause serious damage to the environment
B)it can do little to solve U.S. energy problems
C)it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region
D)it will not have much commercial value
4. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line 1, Para.3)?
A)Oil exploitation takes a long time.
B)The oil drilling should be delayed.
C)Don’t be too optimistic.
D)Don’t expect fast returns.
5. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth.
A)remains a controversial issue
B)is expected to get under way soon
C)involves a lot of technological problems
D)will enable the U.S. to be oil independent secureadj.