2023年考研外语考前密押卷8.pdfVIP

考研外语考前密押卷8

一、UseofEnglish

1、Energywillbeoneofthedefiningissuesofthiscentury.

Onethingisclear:theeraof(1)oilisover.Whatwe

alldonextwilldeterminehowwellwemeettheenergyneeds

oftheentireworldinthiscenturyand(2).

emandissoaringlike(3)before.Aspopulationsgrowand

economies(4),millionsinthedevelopingworldare

enjoyingthebenefitsofalifestyle,that(5)increasing

amountsofenergy.Infact,somesaythatin20yearstheworld

will(6)40%moreoilthanitdoestoday.Atthesametime,

manyoftheworldsoilandgasfieldsare(7)Andnew

energydiscoveriesaremainlyoccurringinplaceswhere

resourcesaredifficultto(8),physically,economically

andevenpolitically.Whengrowingdemandmeets(9)

supplies,theresultismore(10)forthesameresources.

Wecanwaituntilacrisisforcesustodosomething.(11)

wecan(12)toworkingtogether,andstartbyaskingthe

(13)questions:Howdowemeettheenergyneedsofthe

developingworldandthoseofindustrializednations?Whatrole

willrenewablesand(14)energiesplay?Whatisthebest

waytoprotectourenvironment?Howdoweaccelerateour

conservationefforts?(15)actionswetake,wemustlook

notjusttonextyear,(16)tothenext50years.

AtChevron,webelievethatinnovation,collaborationand

conservationarethe(17)onwhichtobuildthisnewworld.

Wecannotdothisalone.Corporations,governmentsandevery

citizenofthisplanetmustbepartofthesolutionas(18)

astheyarepartoftheproblem.We(19)scientistsand

educators,politiciansandpolicy-makers,environmentalists,

leadersofindustryandeachoneofyoutobepartof(20)

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