注釋?zhuān)?BR> 1． Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge：美國(guó)阿拉斯加北極國(guó)家野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)。2001年，美國(guó)眾議院通過(guò)了一項(xiàng)基于布什提出的在那里進(jìn)行石油開(kāi)采的議案。該議案遭到環(huán)境保護(hù)主義組織的反對(duì)。因此，目前在該區(qū)禁止開(kāi)采石油。
2． tonnes：公噸(=1，000公斤)。不同于ton。 ton：在美國(guó)等于二千磅(=0．907公噸)，所以稱(chēng)作short ton：短噸。
練習(xí)：
1． “．．．we will need to cure our addiction to oil．” Why does the author say so?
A Most of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun．
B Oil supply is increasing all the time．
C Demand for oil is increasing all the time．
D Oil supply is decreasing．
2． Which of lhe following statements is NOT meant by the author，according to the second paragraph?
A Wood wets the fuel of choice before coal．
B The use of coal is declining．
C Coal is the most environmentally unfriendly fuel next to oil．
D Coal reserves are plentiful and will be likely to become the major fuel of
choice．
3． Which country is the biggest consumer of petroleum?
A The United States．
B Russia．
C Norway．
D Venezuela．
4． What do experts say about the earth’s fuel reserves?
A The earth’s fuel reserves will be accessible for the next 50 years．
B There will soon be an energy crisis．
C Conventional reserves will soon become inaccessible．
D Fuel demand will decline．
5． What is NOT the result of consuming fossil fuels according to the last paragraph?
A Rainforests will be destroyed．
B Arctic ice will be melted．
C The earth’s temperature will be raised．
D The sea level will go up．
答案與題解：
1． D 答案在第一段最后一句中。這里的xupplies指oil supplies。
2． C 短文的第二段告訴我們，木材曾經(jīng)是主要燃料來(lái)源，然后被煤所替代；白人們開(kāi)始采油后，對(duì)煤的需求下降了，但因?yàn)槊旱膬?chǔ)量遠(yuǎn)大于石油，它可能又會(huì)成為主要燃料，盡管它對(duì)環(huán)境破壞力。所以A、B、D均是作者的意思，而C不是。ncxt to oil除石油以外。
3． A 文章的第三段說(shuō)，美國(guó)消耗全世界四分之一的石油。
4． B 答案在第五段第二句中。該段第一句說(shuō)，地球上的燃料儲(chǔ)量將在50年內(nèi)耗盡，所以A不是正確選擇；第三句的意思是，常規(guī)燃料的獲取將變得困難，而不是不可獲得，所以C也不是正確選擇；D明顯不是作者的意思。
5． D 選項(xiàng)A、B、I：都是最后一段中所表達(dá)的意思，所以D是正確選擇。
2． tonnes：公噸(=1，000公斤)。不同于ton。 ton：在美國(guó)等于二千磅(=0．907公噸)，所以稱(chēng)作short ton：短噸。
練習(xí)：
1． “．．．we will need to cure our addiction to oil．” Why does the author say so?
A Most of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun．
B Oil supply is increasing all the time．
C Demand for oil is increasing all the time．
D Oil supply is decreasing．
2． Which of lhe following statements is NOT meant by the author，according to the second paragraph?
A Wood wets the fuel of choice before coal．
B The use of coal is declining．
C Coal is the most environmentally unfriendly fuel next to oil．
D Coal reserves are plentiful and will be likely to become the major fuel of
choice．
3． Which country is the biggest consumer of petroleum?
A The United States．
B Russia．
C Norway．
D Venezuela．
4． What do experts say about the earth’s fuel reserves?
A The earth’s fuel reserves will be accessible for the next 50 years．
B There will soon be an energy crisis．
C Conventional reserves will soon become inaccessible．
D Fuel demand will decline．
5． What is NOT the result of consuming fossil fuels according to the last paragraph?
A Rainforests will be destroyed．
B Arctic ice will be melted．
C The earth’s temperature will be raised．
D The sea level will go up．
答案與題解：
1． D 答案在第一段最后一句中。這里的xupplies指oil supplies。
2． C 短文的第二段告訴我們，木材曾經(jīng)是主要燃料來(lái)源，然后被煤所替代；白人們開(kāi)始采油后，對(duì)煤的需求下降了，但因?yàn)槊旱膬?chǔ)量遠(yuǎn)大于石油，它可能又會(huì)成為主要燃料，盡管它對(duì)環(huán)境破壞力。所以A、B、D均是作者的意思，而C不是。ncxt to oil除石油以外。
3． A 文章的第三段說(shuō)，美國(guó)消耗全世界四分之一的石油。
4． B 答案在第五段第二句中。該段第一句說(shuō)，地球上的燃料儲(chǔ)量將在50年內(nèi)耗盡，所以A不是正確選擇；第三句的意思是，常規(guī)燃料的獲取將變得困難，而不是不可獲得，所以C也不是正確選擇；D明顯不是作者的意思。
5． D 選項(xiàng)A、B、I：都是最后一段中所表達(dá)的意思，所以D是正確選擇。