2015年职称英语考试试题理工类阅读理解模拟试题7.docVIP

2012年职称英语考试试题理工类阅读理解模拟试题7 　　内容摘要：2012年职称英语考试马上要开始了，小编为考生整理了职称英语考试试题理工类阅读理解相关练习，希望对考生有帮助，祝学习愉快！ 　　阅读下面的短文。每篇短文的后面有五个问题，每个问题有四个备选答案。请根据短文的内容选择最佳答案。每个试题计3分,共计15分 Thirst for Oil 　　Werldwide every day，we devour the energyequivalent of about 200 million barrels of Oil．MoHt of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun．In fact enough energy from the Sun hits the planet’s surface each minute to cover our needs for an entire year，we just need to find an efficient way to use it．So far the energy in oil has been cheaper and easier to get at．But as supplies dwindle，this will change，and we will need to cure our addiction to oil． 　　Burning wood satisfied most energy needs until the steam-driven industrial revolution，when energy-dense coal became the fuel of choice．Coal is still used，mostly in power stations，to cover orle quarter of our energy needs，but its use has been declining since wc Staned 　　pumping up oil．Coal is the least efficient，unhealthiest and most environmentally damaging fossil fuel，but could make a comeback，as supplies are still plentiful；its reserves are five times larger than oil’s． 　　Today petroleum，a mineral oil obtained from below the surface of the Earth and used to produce petrol，diesel oil and various other chemical substances，provides around 40% of the world’s energy needs，mostly fuelling automobiles．The US consumes a quarter of all oil，and generates a similar proportion of greenhouse gas emissions． 　　The majority of oil Comes from the Middle East，which has half of known reserves．But other significant sources include Russia，North America，Norway，Venezuela and the North Sea．Alaskas Arctic National Wildlife Refuge1 could be a major new US source，to reduce reliance on foreign imports． 　　Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years，though opinions and estimates vary．We could fast reach an energy crisis in the next few decades，when demand exceeds supply． As conventional reserves become more difficuh to access．others such as oil sha