高考英语 考前突破阅读理解能力 社会生活 巴拿马政府下令拉闸限电素材.doc

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1、巴拿马政府下令拉闸限电ThePanamaniangovernmenthasorderedschoolstocloseandgovernmentofficestoreducetheiropeninghoursasthecountrysuffersfromapowershortage.巴拿马正面临电力短缺的窘境，政府下令关闭学校以及政府办公室以节约能源。 Italsodeclaredadroughtemergencyinathirdofthecountry. Panamaderivesmorethanhalfofitsen

2、ergyfromhydroelectric（水力发电的）powerandalackofrainhashitthesupplyhard. Governmentofficialssaidtheyhadbeenforcedtotakethemeasuresafterpreviousdrivestosaveenergyhadfailedtomakemuchdifference. 'Havoc' Officialssaidbars,nightclubs,cinemasandsupermarketswouldalsoberequi

3、redtoclosebetween22:00(03:00GMT)and06:00(11:00GMT)localtimefromMondaytoThursday. Businesseshavebeenaskedtoturnofftheirairconditioningbetween11:00(16:00GMT)and15:00(20:00GMT).  PresidentRicardoMartinelliaskedPanamanians"tosaveenergybecausethelackofrainisreallycau

4、singhavoc（大破坏，浩劫）withourelectricitysystem". Hydroelectricpoweraccountedforalmost60%ofPanama'selectricitygenerationin2010,accordingtotheUSEnergyInformationSystem. GovernmentministerRobertoHenriquezsaidhehopedthemeasureswouldpreventmoredrasticenergyshortages "Ifwe

5、sticktothiswecancertainlypreventfurthercutswhichcouldseriouslyaffectthecountry'seconomy,"hesaid.  PanamahasthefastestgrowingeconomyinLatinAmericawitharateofmorethan10%for2012,accordingtothegovernment'sstatisticagency.  Officialssaidtheywouldre-assessonSundaywhet

6、hertolifttherestrictionsandre-openschools,butwithnorainforecasttheycalledoncitizenstocurbtheirenergyconsumptionasmuchaspossible.1