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1、天天增分(十八)满分48分，实战模拟，15分钟拿下高考客观题满分！姓名：________班级：________ Ⅰ.阅读理解AEnergyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn'tit?Ifyouthinkso,you'renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whent
2、hemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythrough，though.Whatisitthatwewantindependencefrom,exactly?Mostp
3、eoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoilfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle(涓涓细流)ofbiofuel(生物燃料)available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmost
4、biofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon'treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareofflimitst
5、ooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?Third，therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwe
6、buythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon'treadaboutthismuch，theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUni
7、tedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand，infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices，atthesametime，wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarke
8、tandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworld.1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbiofuels?A.TheykeepAmerica'seconomyrunninghealthily.B.Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.C.Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.D.Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.2
