语篇阅读高分练(四)

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1、.语篇阅读高分练(四)Ⅰ.阅读理解AEnergyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthinkso，you’renotalone，becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades，andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears，whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.“Energyind

2、ependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are，however，slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythrough，though.Whatisitthatwewantindependencefrom，exactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoilfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthat

3、weneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes，thereisatrickle(涓涓细流)ofbiofuel(生物燃料)available，andmoremaybecomeavailable，butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second，Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserv

4、eovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareofflimitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?Third，therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeco

5、nomicefficiency，andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo，webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch，theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts，sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagre

6、atdealofenergyand，infact，reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted，wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices，atthesametime，wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworld.1．Whatdoestheauthorth

7、inkofbiofuels?A．TheykeepAmerica’seconomyrunninghealthily.B．Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.C．Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.D．Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment...答案　D解析　作者态度题。根据文章第四段的“...butmostbiofuelscaus