2014年6月第3套无听力.doc

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第三套） Part III Reading Comprehension （40 minutes） Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage. The fact is, the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twenty years now. Not only has demand been ___36___, but the oil we have been finding is coming from places that are ___37___ to reach. At the same time, more of this newly ___38___ oil is of the type that requires a greater investment to ___39___. And because demand for this precious resource will grow, according to some, by over 40 percent by 2025, fueling the world’s economic ___40___will take a lot more energy from every possible source. The energy industry needs to get more from existing fields while continuing to search for new ___41___. Automakers must continue to improve fuel efficiency and perfect hybrid（混合动力的） vehicles. Technological improvements are needed so that wind, solar and hydrogen can be more ___42___ parts of the energy equation. Governments need to formulate energy policies that promote ___43___and environmentally sound development. Consumers must be willing to pay for some of these solutions, while practicing conservation efforts of their own. Inaction is not an ___44___. So let’s work together to balance this equation. We are taking some of the ___45___ needed to get started, but we need your help to go the rest of the way. A） consequently I） feasible B） cultivate J） growth C） declining K） option D） derived L） refine E） difficult M