注釋:
1. Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:美國阿拉斯加北極國家野生動物保護(hù)區(qū)。2001年,美國眾議院通過了一項基于布什提出的在那里進(jìn)行石油開采的議案。該議案遭到環(huán)境保護(hù)主義組織的反對。因此,目前在該區(qū)禁止開采石油。
2. tonnes:公噸(=1,000公斤)。不同于ton。 ton:在美國等于二千磅(=0.907公噸),所以稱作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)是主要燃料來源,然后被煤所替代;白人們開始采油后,對煤的需求下降了,但因為煤的儲量遠(yuǎn)大于石油,它可能又會成為主要燃料,盡管它對環(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,美國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,地球上的燃料儲量將在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。
1. Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge:美國阿拉斯加北極國家野生動物保護(hù)區(qū)。2001年,美國眾議院通過了一項基于布什提出的在那里進(jìn)行石油開采的議案。該議案遭到環(huán)境保護(hù)主義組織的反對。因此,目前在該區(qū)禁止開采石油。
2. tonnes:公噸(=1,000公斤)。不同于ton。 ton:在美國等于二千磅(=0.907公噸),所以稱作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)是主要燃料來源,然后被煤所替代;白人們開始采油后,對煤的需求下降了,但因為煤的儲量遠(yuǎn)大于石油,它可能又會成為主要燃料,盡管它對環(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,美國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,地球上的燃料儲量將在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。