2022年职称英语理工类B阅读试题2

2022职称英语理工类B阅读试题2NaturalGas

Naturalgasisproducedfromreservoirsdeepbeneaththeearth”ssurface．Itisafossilfuel，meaningthatitisderivedfromorganicmaterialburiedintheearthmillionsofyearsago.Themaincomponentofnaturalgasismethane(甲烷).

Thepopularityanduseofcleannaturalgashasincreaseddramaticallyoverthepast50yearsasDipelineinfrastructure(根底设施)hasbeeninstalledtodeliveritconvenientlyandeconomicallytomillionsofresidential，commercialandindustrialcustomersworldwide．Today，naturalgasserviceisavailableinall50states，andistheleadingenergychoiceforfuelingAmericanhomesandindus-tries．Morethan65millionAmericanhomesusenaturalgas．Infact，naturalgasisthemosteco-nomicalsourceforhomeenergyneeds，costingone-thirdasmuchaselectricity.Inadditiontoheat-inghomes，muchofthegasusedintheUnitedStatesisusedasarawmaterialtomanufactureawidevarietyofproducts，frompaint，tofibersforclothing，toplasticsforhealthcare，computingandfur-nishings．Naturalgasisalsousedinasignificantnumberofnewelectricity-generatingpowerplants.

Naturalgasisoneofthesafestandcleanestfuelsavailable．Itemitslesspollutionthanotherfossilfuels．dioxide(二氧化碳)andwatervapor-thesamesubstancesemittedwhenhumansex-hale．Comparedwithsomeotherfossilfuels，naturalgasemitstheleastamountofcarbondioxidein-totheairwhencombusted(燃烧)-makingnaturalgasthecleanestburningfossilfuelofall．Theindustryalsoissubjecttosubstantialfederalregulationintheareasofproductionanddistribution，whichhelpensureitisprovidedtoconsumerssafelyandcleanly．

TheUnitedStatesconsumesaboutone-thirdoftheworld”snaturalgasoutput，makingitthelar-gestgasconsumingregionintheworld．TheU．S．DepartmentofEnergy”sEnergyInformationAd-ministrationforecaststhatnaturalgasdemandwillgrowbymorethan50percentby2025.

Therearehugereservesofnaturalgasbeneaththeearth”ssurface．Thelargestreservesofnatu-ralgascanbefoundinRussia，WestandNorthAfricaandtheMiddleEast．LNG(液化自然气)hasbeenproduceddomesticallyandimportedintheUnitedStatesformorethanfourdecades.To-day，theleadingimportersofLNGareJapan，Korea，FranceandSpain.

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A．Popularityanduseofnaturalgas

B．Naturalgasreservesandsupply

C．Naturalgasprices

D．Cleanfuelofchoice

E．Disadvantagesofnaturalgas

F．Naturalgasconsumption

27．Naturalgasisstoreddeep________.

28．Naturalgasisrecognizedasthemosteconomicalenergysource________.

29．Whenmanufacturingmanyproducts，peoplecommonlyusenaturalgas________.

30．Itisestimatedthatby2050thatnaturalgasdemandintheUnitedStateswillincrease________.

A．overthepast5