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1、ReadingComprehension-5PassageOneIsthereenoughoilbeneaththeArcticNationalWildlifeRefuge(保护区)(ANWR)tohelpsecureAmerica’senergyfuture?PresidentBushcertainlythinksso.HehasarguedthattappingANWR’soilwouldhelpeaseCalifornia’selectricitycrisisandprovideamajorboost(推进)tothecountry’sene

2、rgyindependence.Butnooneknowsforsurehowmuchcrudeoilliesburiedbeneaththefrozenearth.withthelastgovernmentsurvey,conductedin1998,projectingoutputanywherefrom3billionto16billionbarrels.Theoilindustrygoeswiththehighendoftherange,whichcouldequalasmuchas10%ofU.S.consumptionforaslong

3、assixyears.Bypumpingmorethan1millionbarrelsadayfromthereserveforthenexttwothreedecades,lobbyistsclaim,thenationcouldcutbackonimportsequivalenttoallshipmentstotheU.S.fromSaudiArabia.Soundsgood.Anoilboomwouldalsomeanamultibillion-dollarwindfall（意外之财）intaxrevenues,royalties(开采权使用

4、费)andleasingfeesforAlaskaandtheFederalGovernment.Bestofall,advocates提倡者,鼓吹者ofdrillingsay,damagetotheenvironmentwouldbeinsignificant.“We’veneverhadadocumentcaseofoilrigchasingdeeroutontothepackice.”saysAlaskaStateRepresentativeScottOgan.Notsofar,sayenvironmentalists.Stickingtot

5、helowendofgovernmentestimates,theNationalResourcesDefenseCouncilsaystheremaybenomorethan3.2billionbarrelsofeconomicallyrecoverableoilinthecoastalplainofANWR,adropinthebucketthatwoulddovirtuallynothingtoeaseAmerica’senergyproblems.Andconsumerswouldwaituptoadecadetogainanybenefi

6、ts,becausedrillingcouldbeginonlyaftermuchbargainingoverleases,environmentalpermitsandregulatoryreview.AsforANWR’simpactontheCaliforniapowercrisis,environmentalistspointoutthatoilisresponsibleforonly1%oftheGoldenState’selectricityoutput–andjust3%ofthenation’s.21.WhatdoesPreside

7、ntBushthinkoftappingoil(产油)inANWR?A)Itwillexhaustthenation’soilreserves.B)ItwillhelpsecurethefutureofANWR.C)Itwillhelpreducethenation’soilimportsD)ItwillincreaseAmerica’senergyconsumption22.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthattheAmericanoilindustry_______A)believesthatdrillingfor

8、oilinANWRwillproducehighyields(产量)B)tendstoexaggerate(夸大)Amer