阅读下面的短文。每篇短文的后面有五个问题,每个问题有四个备选答案。请根据短文的内容选择最佳答案。每个试题计3分,共计15分。
Werldwide every day,we devour the energyequivalent of about 200 million barrels of Oil.MoHt of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun.In fact enough energy from the Sun hits the planets surface each minute to cover our needs for an entire year,we just need to find an efficient way to use it.So far the energy in oil has been cheaper and easier to get at.But as supplies dwindle,this will change,and we will need to cure our addiction to oil.
pumping up oil.Coal is the least efficient,unhealthiest and most environmentally damaging fossil fuel,but could make a comeback,as supplies are still plentiful;its reserves are five times larger than oils.
The majority of oil Comes from the Middle East,which has half of known reserves.But other significant sources include Russia,North America,Norway,Venezuela and the North Sea.Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge1 could be a major new US source,to reduce reliance on foreign imports.
Since we started using fossil fuels,we have released 400 billion tonnes2 of carbon,and burning the entire reserves could eventually raise world temperatures by 13℃.Among other horrors,this would result in the destruction of all rainforests and tile inching of all Arctic ice.
devourv.吞没,耗尽 dwindlev.减少
pumpv.用泵抽吸 accessibleadj.可使用的,可得到的5petrElp
reliancen.依赖,依靠 tar sand 沥青砂
注释:
2. tonnes:公吨。不同于ton。 ton:在美国等于二千磅,所以称作short ton:短吨。
1. ...we will need to cure our addiction to oil. Why does the author say so?
B Oil supply is increasing all the time.
D Oil supply is decreasing.
A Wood wets the fuel of choice before coal.
C Coal is the most environmentally unfriendly fuel next to oil.
3. Which country is the biggest consumer of petroleum?
B Russia.
D Venezuela.
A The earths fuel reserves will be accessible for the next 50 years.
C Conventional reserves will soon become inaccessible.
5. What is NOT the result of consuming fossil fuels according to the last paragraph?
B Arctic ice will be melted.
D The sea level will go up.
1. D 答案在第一段最后一句中。这里的xupplies指oil supplies。
3. A 文章的第三段说,美国消耗全世界四分之一的石油。
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。
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