中考英语专项突破：阅读理解精练(16)

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1、中考英语专项突破：阅读理解精练(16)　　Thereisnotenoughoilintheworldnow.Astimegoesby,itbecomeslessandless,sowhatarewegoingtodowhenitrunsout?Perhapswewillgobacktousinghorses,carriagesandbicycles.　　IntheSecondWorldWar,somepeopledidn’tusegasmadefrompetroleumintheircars.Theymadegasfromwoodandplantsinstead.Thecar

2、didn’tgofast,buttheyran,sothiswasbetterthannothing.However,inthefuture,wecan’tcutdownallourtreestomakegas;weneedourtreesforotherthings,too.　　Besidesdifferenttypesofgas,wecanalsouseelectricitytorunourcars，butfirstwemustmaketheelectricity!Somecountrieshavecoalandtheymakeelectricitywiththat,bu

3、twemightnotalwayshavecoal,either.Othercountrieshavebig,strongrivers,andtheycanusethepowerofwatertoturnturbinesandmakeelectricitymoreeasilyandcheaply.　　Wearealsoabletogetpowerfromtheoceantides.Weputturbinesintothemouthoftheriver.Thenthetidecomesin,thewaterturnstheturbinesandthenitgoesout,itt

4、urnsthemagain.　　Whichofthesewayswillbeusedtorunourcarsinthefuture？　　51.Whenmightpeoplehavetogobacktousinghorsesandcarriages？　　A.Whentheyarepoor.　　B.Whentheyrunoutofoil.　　C.WhentheyneedmoreWhentherearen’tanybigtreesintheworld.　　52.WhatdidsomepeopleusetomakegasintheSecondWorldWar？　　A.Water　　B

5、.Coal　　C.Woodandplants　　D.Tides　　53.Howmanywaysaresuggestedtomakeelectricityinthepassage？　　A.2　　B.5　　C.4　　D.3　　54.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue？　　A.Thereismorepetroleumthanwecanusenow.　　B.Treesareneededforsomeotherthingsbesidesmakinggas.　　C.Wegotelectricityfromoc

6、eantidesintheolddays.　　D.Gaswasn’tusedtoruncarsintheSecondWorldWar.　　55.Thepassageismainlyabout________.　　A.howtorunourcars　　B.whattodowhenoilrunsout　　C.differenttypesofgas　　D.thewaystomakeelectricity