四级考试阅读备考笔记（50）

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　A breakthrough in the provision of energy from the sun for the European Economic Community could be brought forward by up to two decades, if a modest increase could be provided in the EECs research effort in this field, according to the senior EEC scientists engaged in experiments in solar energy at EECs scientific laboratories at Ispra near Milan.

　　注：1.provision 提供，来自 provide

　　2.modest 少量的，谦虚的

　　3.according to 之前是重点

　　The senior West German scientist in charge of the Communitys solar energy program, Mr. Joachim Gretz, told journalists that at present levels of research spending it was most unlikely that solar energy would provide as much as three percent of the Communitys energy requirements even after the year 2,000. But he said that with a modest increase in the present sums, devoted by the EEC to this work it was possible that the breakthrough could be achieved by the end of the next decade.

　　注：1.with 引导从句做状语

　　2.achieve 获得，达到

　　28. According to Mr. Gretz, the present sum of money will enable the scientists to provide ________.

　　A) a little more than 3% of the EECs needs after the

　　year 2000

　　B) 3% of the EECs needs before the year 2000

　　C) less than 3% of the EECs needs before the year 2000

　　D) only 3% of the EECs needs even after the year 2000

　　注：定位在文章第二段。

　　Mr. Gretz calculates that if solar energy only provided three percent of the EECs needs, this could still produce a saving of about a billion pounds in the present bill for imported energy each year. And he believes that with the possibility of utilizing more advanced technology in this field it might be possible to satisfy a much bigger share of the Communitys future energy needs.

　　注：1.bill 花费，请客的几种说法：Its on me/Its my treat/Let me have the bill

　　2.四级常出现的复杂宾语从句：that with...it is ....that/to...

　　3.share 分享，份量，份额

　　4.本段考试原则句：两个比较级more advanced 和 bigger share ，一个因果关系