限时阅读训练十四.docVIP

高一英语限时阅读训练(十四) 阅读理解 A With petroleum reserve（）decreasing, the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner, greener alernative．Though much eco-talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans, the biofel that looks more likely lo replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source: algae． Algae（）, like corn, soybeans, and other crops, grow photosynthesis（）and can be processed into fuel oil．However, they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such as soybeans, according to the U．S．Department of Energy．Many algae species also can grow inbe in short supply as the worlds population balloons． If you replaced all the diesel（）in the U．S． with soy biodiesel, it would ake half the land mass of the U.S. to grow those soybeans, says Matt Caspari, chief executive of Aurora Biofuels, a Berkeley, Calif-based private firm that specializes in algae oil technology．On the other hand, the Energy Department says that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States, it would require l5,000 square miles, which is a few thousand miles larger that Maryland（12,407se miles）, the 42 state in land area． Another bonus: Because algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space, theyre being tested at several power plants across the nation as a carbon absorber．Smokestack emissions （can be pumped directly into the ponds, feeding the algae while keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere． its just a question of cost, because no large-scale facilities have been built yet, Caspari says． 6．The underlined word yield in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _______． A．control B． C．grow D．produce 7．Compared with corn and soybeans, algae_____． A．may pollute water and soil B．provide much less energy Ccan grow in poor conditions D．need more special care 8．According to Paragraph 3, one of the advantages of algae fuel is that ____． A．it can be used more widely B．it is more easy to produce C．it needs much less land D．it costs