专业英语八级（阅读）模拟试卷7（共196题）

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专业英语八级(阅读)模拟试卷第1套

一、选择题(本题共22题，每题1.0分，共22分。)

(1)LastFridaymorning,Britainawoketothedevastationofwar.Thedestructioncame

notinvillagesleveledandlivesdestroyed,butinmeannihilationofapoliticalparly.

ThoughLabourstillretainscontrolofParliament,TonyBlair'spartywasreducedtoa

smokingruininnationwidecouncilelections.(2)Il'sasorryendforMr.Blair,whosays

he'sreadytostepdownafteradecadeasprimeminister.Themanwhore-inventedme

socialistLabourPartyintoamodern,third-waypoliticaldynamonowseestheIraqwar

dismantlingoneofthemostformidablepoliticalmachinesinBritishhistory.(3)When

angerfadesandregretsettlesin,historianswilljudgetheIraqwaratragedyof

Shakespeareanproportions.Blairisnotthefirstleadertodisregardthecomplicated

politicalhistoryoftheMiddleEast,butBritonsexpectedbetteroftinsdeeplyintelligent

man.Despitealltheevidenceofperfidy,heseemstohavehadanoblepurpose,butthat

makeshisfailureallthemoretragic.HebelievedthatBritain,becauseofitshistorical

status,wasduty-houndtointerveneandthatitwasuniquelyplacedtoactasamoderating

influenceonPresidentBush.Mr.Bush,however,wasimmunetomoderation.British

statecraftwascrushedbyAmericanadventurism.(4)TheIraqfiascomuddlesthe

assessmentofBlair'sotherwiseenormouslysuccessfulprimeministership.Withoutthe

war.Labourwouldstilldominatethepolls,andthefateoftheToryPartyleaderDavid

Cameronwouldlookpainfullysimilartothatofhisthreehaplesspredecessors.Thepast

10yearshavebroughtgenuineLabourdominance,andtheToriesnolongerseemtobe

thenaturalpartyofgovernment.(5)ThatachievementwillinlimecometodwarftheIraq

debacle.TheBlairdecadewillrightlybeseenasarevolutioninBritishpoliticsmore

profoundandlong-lastingthanthatofMargaretThatcher.WhenIcametoBritainin

1980,Ms.Thatcherhadcleavedthecountry,dividingthepopulationinto"them"and

"us".Politicswasaritualofidentity,anexpressionofantagonism.Oneknewwhomto

hatebythesoundoftheiraccent.(6)Today,thankstoBlair,issuesarcblurred,labels

largelyirrelevant.Classandpartylinesarcnolongerpreciselydrawn.Torypoliticians

pretendtobeprogressive,whileLabourpromotesilliberalpoliciessuchaselectronic

lagging.Theword"socialism"ishardlyeverused,certainlyneverwithsincerity.

(7)Thatcherdominatedpoliticsinthe1980sbyturningacrimonyintoadvantage.Shedid

notseemiomind(hatmoreihanhalfthenationhatedher.Blair'sdominationwasentirely

different.LikeThatcher,heappearedinvincible,yet,unlikeher,fewcared.Themost

remarkablefeatureoftheBlairyearswastheabsenceofstrife.Blairwasaconsensus

politician,thebestBritainhaseverseen.Heremovedthedogmatismfrompolitics;he

erasedthepartyline.(8)Consensuscameatthecostofideology.Governmenttodayis

basednotonbeliefs,butonshort-termconsiderationsofpoliticalprudence.Today,

Britishpoliticsisoftenacaseof"maythebestcynicwin."(9'BeforeBlair,theBritish

electoralsystemforcedLabourtobeinclusive;inordertohaveanypossibilityof

governing,ithadtoembracesocialists,workers,andmiddle-classliberals.Thougha

broadchurch,italwayshaddevoutbelievers.Ferventvaluesrestrictedtheparly's

success.(10)While(heToriesknewhowtotrimtheirpoliciestothepoliticalwind,

Labourwasanchoredbyprinciple.Thereweretoomanypartymembersaddictedtothe

purityofalostcause—beitsocialismorunilateralnucleardisarmament;Blaircured

Labourofthe"curse"ofprinciple.Inhisquest,hebenefitedimmenselyfromthedemise

ofliberalismandthediscreditingofsocialismacrosstheWesternworld.(Il)His

longevityasleaderowedmuchtothefactthathewasnotburdenedbysacredtruths.Nor,

itseems,weretheBritishpeople.AstheBlairdecadehasdemonstrated,apeoplewho

believeinnothingarcimmenselyeasytogovern.Andwhatofthefuture?Blairwillsoon

handofftoGordonBrown,hislong-servingchancelloroftheexchequer,whoinheritsa

partyinruins.Despitehisprominence,Mr.Brownremainsamysteryman.Heissaidto

haveopposedtheIraqintervention.(12)Donot,however,betontherebirthofideologyin

Britain.Brown'ssuccesswillbedeterminedlargelybyhiswillingnesstoabandon

principle.Inyearstocome,historianswillarguewhetherBlairwasanarchitectofdestiny

orafloateronthetideofcircumstance.Historystudentswillassesshiscredentialsasa

greatman.Noone,however,willdoubthisstatusasaharbingerofanagewhenideology

isnothingandpowereverything.

1、WhenBlairresigned,theLabour.

A、wasnotthenaturalpartyofgovernment

B、hadseverelylosttheParliamentelections

C、wasstillholdingthepowerofthekingdom

D、hadreducedtoruinsinthepasttenyears

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第1段第3句提到，工党仍然持有议会的控制权。根据英国的政治制

度，控制议会的党为执政党，所以工党仍然执掌着英国，故C正确。

2、Whichof(hefollowingisNOT(heimpressionBlairhasgiventothepublic?

A、Intelligent.

B、Successful.

C、Competent.

Progressive.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第6段第3句提到，正当保守党政客们故作进步之时，工党却推行诸

如电子跟踪之类的狭隘政策，说明布莱尔并未留下“进步”形象，故选D。第6、7

段提到，什莱尔采取了与撒切尔夫人不同的方法称雄政坛，表现出睿智和能干；第

5段第2句提到，布莱尔执政的10年被视为比撒切尔夫人更深层次、影响时间更

长的政治革命，说明布莱尔给人留下了成功的印象，故A、B、C均不能选。

3、ThecomparisonbetweenBlairandThatchersuggeststhat.

A、therewerelesspeoplethathatedBlairthanthathatedThatcher

Thatchershouldbecriticizedforherpoliciesinthe1980s

C、thewaythatBlairsucceededwasdifferentfromthatofThatcher

D^bothBlairandThatcherdominatedthepoliticsduringtheirterms

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第5段讲撒切尔夫人分裂了英国，把人们分成“他们”和“我们”，因而

招致半数以上国人的仇视，但她在20世纪80年代称霸政坛；而第7段讲布莱尔模

糊界限，消除冲突，根除教条主义，也取得了成功。由此可知。两人各有不同的成

功之道，故选C。

4、Whichofthefollowingimpliesacontrast?

A、Thatachievementwillintimecome(odwarftheIraqdebacle.

B、Despitealltheevidenceofperfidy,heseemstohavehadanoblepurpose.

C、Politicswasaritualofidentity,anexpressionofantagonism.

D、Hislongevityasleaderowedmuchto(hefactthathewasnotburdenedbysacred

(ruths.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：A中相互对比的是achievement和debacle。本句话的意思是“很快工

党所取得的成就就会大大超过它在伊拉克的惨败

(1)LastFridaymorning,Britainawoketothedevastationofwar.Thedestructioncame

notinvillagesleveledandlivesdestroyed,butinmeannihilationofapoliticalparty.

ThoughLabourstillretainscontrolofParliament,TonyBlair'spartywasreducedtoa

smokingruininnationwidecouncilelections.(2)It'sasorryendforMr.Blair,whosays

he'sreadytostepdownafteradecadeasprimeminister.Themanwhore-inventedme

socialistLabourPartyintoamodern,third-waypoliticaldynamonowseestheIraqwar

dismantlingoneofthemostformidablepoliticalmachinesinBritishhistory.(3)When

angerfadesandregretsettlesin,historianswilljudge(heIraqwaratragedyof

Shakespeareanproportions.Blairisnotthefirstleadertodisregardthecomplicated

politicalhistoryof(heMiddleEast,butBritonsexpectedbelteroftinsdeeplyintelligent

man.Despiteall(heevidenceofperfidy,heseemstohavehadanoblepurpose,butthat

makeshisfailureallthemoretragic.HebelievedthatBritain,becauseofitshistorical

status,wasduty-boundtointerveneandthatitwasuniquelyplacedtoactasamoderating

influenceonPresidentBush.Mr.Bush,however,wasimmunetomoderation.British

statecraftwascrushedbyAmericanadventurism.(4)TheIraqfiascomuddlesthe

assessmentofBlair'sotherwiseenormouslysuccessfulprimeministership.Withoutthe

war,Labourwouldstilldominatethepolls,andthefateoftheToryPartyleaderDavid

Camcronwouldlookpainfullysimilartothatofhisthreehaplesspredecessors.Thepast

10yearshavebroughtgenuineLabourdominance,andtheToriesnolongerseemtobe

thenaturalpartyofgovernment.(5)Tha(achievementwillinlimecometodwarftheIraq

debacle.TheBlairdecadewillrightlybeseenasarevolutioninBritishpoliticsmore

profoundandlong-lastingthanthatofMargaretThatcher.WhenIcametoBritainin

1980,Ms.Thatcherhadcleavedthecountry,dividingthepopulationinto"them"and

"us".Politicswasaritualofidentity,anexpressionofantagonism.Oneknewwhomto

hatebythesoundoftheiraccent.(6)Today,thankstoBlair,issuesareblurred,labels

largelyirrelevant.Classandpartylinesarenolongerpreciselydrawn.Torypoliticians

pretendtobeprogressive,whileLabourpromotesilliberalpoliciessuchaselectronic

tagging.Theword"socialism"ishardlyeverused,certainlyneverwithsincerity.

(7)Thalcherdominatedpoliticsinthe1980sbyturningacrimonyintoadvantage.Shedid

notseemtomindthatmorethanhalf(henationhatedher.Blair'sdominationwasentirely

different.LikeThatcher,heappearedinvincible,yet,unlikeher,fewcared.Themost

remarkablefeatureoftheBlairyearswastheabsenceofstrife.Blairwasaconsensus

politician,thebestBritainhaseverseen.Heremovedthedogmatismfrompolitics;he

erasedthepartyline.(8)Consensuscameatthecostofideology.Governmenttodayis

basednotonbeliefs,butonshort-termconsiderationsofpoliticalprudence.Today,

Britishpoliticsisoftenacaseof"maythebestcynicwin."(9'BeforeBlair,theBritish

electoralsystemforcedLabourtobeinclusive;inordertohaveanypossibilityof

governing,ithadtoembracesocialists,workers,andmiddle-classliberals.Thougha

broadchurch,italwayshaddsvoutbelievers.Ferventvaluesrestrictedtheparty's

success.(lO)WhilctheToriesknewhowtotrimtheirpoliciestothepoliticalwind,

Labourwasanchoredbyprinciple.Thereweretoomanypartymembersaddictedtothe

purityofalostcause—beitsocialismorunilateralnucleardisarmament;Blaircured

Labourofthe"curse"ofprinciple.Inhisquest,hebenefitedimmenselyfromthedemise

ofliberalismandthediscreditingofsocialismacross(heWesternworld.(1l)His

longevityasleaderowedmuchtothefactthathewasnotburdenedbysacred(ruths.Nor,

itseems,were(heBritishpeople.As(heBlairdecadehasdemonstrated,apeoplewho

believeinnothingareimmenselyeasytogovern.Andwhatofthefuture?Blairwillsoon

handofftoGordonBrown,hislong-servingchancelloroftheexchequer,whoinheritsa

partyinruins.Despitehisprominence,Mr.Brownremainsamysteryman.Heissaidto

haveopposedtheIraqintervention.(12)Donot,however,betontherebirthofideologyin

Britain.Brown'ssuccesswillbedeterminedlargelybyhiswillingnesstoabandon

principle.Inyearstocome,historianswillarguewhetherBlairwasanarchitectofdestiny

orafloateronthetideofcircumstance.Historystudentswillassesshiscredentialsasa

greatman.Noone,however,willdoubthisstatusasaharbingerofanagewhenideology

isnothingandpowereverything.

5、WhenBlairresigned,theLabour.

A^wasnotthenaturalpartyofgovernment

B、hadseverelylosttheParliamentelections

C、wasstillholdingthepowerofthekingdom

hadreducedtoruinsinthepasttenyears

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第I段第3句提到，工党仍然持有议会的控制权。根据英国的政治制

度，控制议会的党为执政党，所以工党仍然执掌着英国，故C正确。

6、WhichofthefollowingisNO1theimpressionBlairhasgiventothepublic?

A^Intelligent.

B、Successful.

C、Competent.

D、Progressive.

标准答案：D

知识点解析：第6段第3句提到，正当保守党政客们故作进步之时，工党却推行诸

如电子跟踪之类的狭隘政策，说明布莱尔并未留下“进步”形象，故选D。第6、7

段提到，布莱尔采取了与撒切尔夫人不同的方法称雄政坛，表现出睿智和能干；第

5段第2句提到，布莱尔执政的10年被视为比撒切尔夫人更深层次、影响时间更

长的政治革命，说明布莱尔给人留下了成功的印象，故A、B、C均不能选。

7、ThecomparisonbetweenBlairandThatchersuggeststhat.

A、therewerelesspeoplethathatedBlairthanthathatedThatcher

B、Thatchershouldbecriticizedforherpoliciesinthe1980s

C、thewaythatBlairsucceededwasdifferentfromthatofThatcher

D、bothBlairandThatcherdominatedthepoliticsduringtheirterms

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第5段讲撒切尔夫人分裂了英国，把人们分成“他们”和“我们”，因而

招致半数以上国人的仇视，但她在20世纪80年代称霸政坛；而第7段讲布莱尔模

糊界限，消除冲突，根除教条主义，也取得了成功。由此可知。两人各有不同的成

功之道，故选C。

8、Whichofthefollowingimpliesacontrast?

A、Thatachievementwillinlimecome(odwarftheIraqdebacle.

B、Despitealltheevidenceofperfidy,heseemstohavehadanoblepurpose.

C、Politicswasaritualofidentity,anexpressionofantagonism.

D、Hislongevityasleaderowedmuchto(hefactthathewasnotburdenedbysacred

(ruths.

标准答案：A

知识点解析：A中相互对比的是achievement和debacle0本句话的意思是“很快工

党所取得的成就就会大大超过它在伊拉克的惨败

(1)TheParis-basedInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),initsannualforecast,saida

numberoffactors,includingthesoaringcostofoil,willcontributetoaboomincoal.

Agingandless-productiveoilfieldsandresistanceamongmajoroilexporterstobuild

spareoilcapacitywillmakecrudeoilandnaturalgasmoreexpensiveandprompt

developingcountriestoturnincreasinglytotheworld'sdirtiestfossilfuel.(2)Theannual

WorldEnergyOutlook,releasedasU.S.benchmarkcruderose20centsto$96.90a

barrelon(heNewYorkMercantileExchangetradingWednesdaymorning,alsodetailsa

continuedsurgeinoildemandthatcouldresultinaserioussupplycruncharound2015.

Theagency,whichactsasanenergythinktankfundedbytheworld's26most-advanced

economies,portraysaworldmatby2030willbeconsuming55%moreenergythanitis

now,withalmosthalfofmegrowthbecauseofsoaringdemandinChinaandIndia.

Whileoilwillremainmeworld'slargestsourceofenergyintermsofmetrictonsofoil

equivalent,at32%,coal'sshareisexpectedtojumpto28%,upfrom25%now,

contributingtoa57%increaseincarbonemissions.(3)Baningunforeseenchangesin

governmentpolicytoreduceoilconsumption,meIEApredictsthatworldwideoil

demandwillhit116millionbarrelsadayby2030,upfromabout85millionbarrelsaday

now.Electricityusewillnearlydouble,witiimostofmeglobe'snewplantsburningcoal.

(4)Fornearlyalleconomies,metoughquestionisonthesupplyside.TheIEAforeseesa

boostinproductionfromnewfieldsin(heMiddleEast,particularlySaudiArabia,but

warnsmat"itisveryuncertain"whetherthesenewsources"willbesufficientto

compensateforthedeclineinoutputatexistingfields"intheMiddleEastandamong

otherbigproducerssuchasRussia,MexicoandVenezuela.(5)Theresultingpinchin

supplycouldresultin"anabruptescalationinoilprices"around2015,aneventme

agencysaid"cannotberuledout".Thedramaticriseinoilpricestonearly$100abarrel

fromabout$50inearlyJanuaryhasinvigorateddebateoverwhemeroilpriceswillgofar

higherincomingyears,orwilltaperofffromaspikethatsomecriticsinsistislargely

drivenbyspeculation.(6)ThcIEAbluntlysaysconsumersandgovernmentsgloballyare

doingtoolittletoimproveenergy-supplysecurityandtocutpollution.Evenunderme

mostoptimisticassumptions,globalcarbonemissions-themainculpritblamedfor

globalwanning—willbe25%higherin2030fromtoday'slevels.(7)"Thcpathwaywe're

onisnotsustainable"bothformehealthofmeenvironmentandforsecuringstable

energysuppliesintnefuture,IEAExecutiveDirectorNobuoTanakatoldjournalistsin

London."Timeisrunningout."(8)ChinaandIndiaaresettingthetoneofglobalenergy

marketswithmesizeoftheirpopulations,eachoveronebillion,anddouble-digit

economicgrowthrates.TheIEApredictsmatmetwoAsiancountriescombinedwill

importmoreoilin2030(hanJapanandmeU.S.dotoday.ChinaandIndiaalsowill

accountfor80%ofthegrowthincoalconsumptionoverthenexttwodecades,with

ChinatappingabundantdomesticsuppliesbutIndiahavingtoimportmoreofwhatit

needs.(9)WhiletheIEAfocuseditsmostrecentoutlookonChinaandIndia,italso

forecastboomingdemandintheMiddleEast.Oilusethereisexpectedtohit7.9million

barrelsadayby2015,morethantwicethepredicteddemandinIndia.(lO)Although

Chinaistakingmeasurestomitigateglobal-warmingemissions,theAsiangiantisto

becometheworld'sbiggestpollutertinsyearinabsolutetermsandthelargestenergy

consumer,aheadoftheU.S.,shortlyafter2010,basedoncurrenttrends,accordingtothe

IEAoutlook.Onapcr-capita-cmissionsbasis,theU.S.isexpectedtoremaintheworld's

biggestgreenhousegasproduceroverthenexttwodecades.(11)Rcncwablcenergy

sourcessuchassolarwillgrowinuseincertainareas,liketheU.K.,butmecurrent

logisticalchallengesandcostsofusinganddevelopingmemmeanallrenewableenergy

sourceswillremainafractionoftotalenergyusegloballyin2030atabout10%,

unchangedfromtoday.(12)TheIEAsaysimprovedenergyefficiency,technical

improvementsforburningcoalmorecleanly,andbuildingmorenuclearpowerplants,

whichemitalmostnocarbonemissions,aresomeoftheresponsesconsumersand

governmentsmusttaketoeaseenergy-supplyconcernsandtocutcarbongases.

9、AccordingtotheannualWorldEnergyOutlook,.

A^coalconsumptionisexpectedtogrowduetoanumberoffactors

B、thecontinuedsurgeinoildemandwillpushupoilsupplyby2015

C、ChinaandIndiawillbeconsuming55%moreenergythanitisnow

D^coalisexpectedtobemeworld'slargestsourceofenergyat28%

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章首句提到，IEA的年度报告指出，油价飙升等众多因素将继续刺

激煤炭的使用，故选A。

10^Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheprospectofrenewableenergyuseinthe

foreseeablefutureis.

A、positive

B、neutral

C、negative

D、impossibletoknow

标准答案：B

知识点解析：倒数第2段提到，可再生能源在一些国家将得到更广泛的使用，但由

于目前的物流难题及开发和应用成本的问题，可再生能源到2030年时在全部能源

中所占比例仍将与目前一样。由此可知，作者对可再生能源的前景有褒有贬，是中

立态度，故选B。

11>WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A、Consumersandgovernmentshavenotbeenactivelyinvolvedincuttingpollution.

B、China'scoalconsumptionoverthenexttwodecadesisexpectedtobeself-sufficient.

C、Chinaisgoingtobetheworld'sbiggestpolluterinthenexttwodecadesinall

respects.

D、Consumersandgovernmentscanhelpeaseenergyshortageandimprove

environment.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第10段第2句提到，按人均排放量，美国仍将是全球最大的温室气

体排放国，由此可知，C中的inanaspecls是不成立的，故选C。由第6段首句、

第8段末句及末段可知，A、B、D符合文意。

(1)ThcParis-basedInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA),initsannualforecast,saida

numberoffactors,includingthesoaringcostofoil,willcontributetoaboomincoal.

AgingandIcss-productivcoilfieldsandresistanceamongmajoroilexporterstobuiid

spareoilcapacitywillmakecrudeoilandnaturalgasmoreexpensiveandprompt

developingcountriestoturnincreasinglytotheworld'sdirtiestfossilfuel.(2)Theannual

WorldEnergyOutlook,releasedasU.S.benchmarkcruderose20centsto$96.90a

barrelontheNewYorkMercantileExchangetradingWednesdaymorning,alsodetailsa

continuedsurgeinoildemandthatcouldresultinaserioussupplycruncharound2015.

Theagency,whichactsasanenergythinktankfundedby(heworld's26most-advanced

economies,portraysaworldmatby2030willbeconsuming55%moreenergythanitis

now,withalmosthalfofmegrowthbecauseofsoaringdemandinChinaandIndia.

Whileoilwillremainmeworld'slargestsourceofenergyintermsofmetrictonsofoil

equivalent,at32%,coal'sshareisexpectedtojumpto28%,upfrom25%now,

contributingtoa57%increassincarbonemissions.(3)Barringunforeseenchangesin

governmentpolicytoreduceoilconsumption,meIEApredictsthatworldwideoil

demandwillhit116millionbcirrelsadayby2030,upfromabout85millionbarrelsaday

now.Electricityusewillnearlydouble,witiimostofmeglobe'snewplantsburningcoal.

(4)Fornearlyalleconomies,metoughquestionisonthesupplyside.TheIEAforeseesa

boostinproductionfromnewfieldsintheMiddleEast,particularlySaudiArabia,but

warnsmat"itisveryuncertain"whetherthesenewsources"willbesufficientto

compensateforthedeclineinoutputatexistingfields"intheMiddleEastandamong

otherbigproducerssuchasRussia,MexicoandVenezuela.(5)Theresultingpinchin

supplycouldresultin"anabruptescalationinoilprices"around2015,aneventme

agencysaid"cannotberuledout".Thedramaticriseinoilpricestonearly$100abarrel

fromabout$50inearlyJanuaryhasinvigorateddebateoverwhemeroilpriceswillgofar

higherincomingyears,orwilltaperofffromaspike(hatsomecriticsinsistislargely

drivenbyspeculation.(6)TheIEAbluntlysaysconsumersandgovernmentsgloballyare

doingtoolittletoimproveenergy-supplysecurityandtocutpollution.Evenunderme

mostoptimisticassumptions,globalcarbonemissions-themainculpritblamedfor

globalwarming—willbe25%higherin2030fromtoday'slevels.(7)"Thepathwaywe're

onisnotsustainable"bothformehealthofmeenvironmentandforsecuringstable

energysuppliesinmefuture,IEAExecutiveDirectorNobuoTanakatoldjournalistsin

London."Timeisrunningout."(8)ChinaandIndiaarcsettingthetoneofglobalenergy

marketswithmesizeoftheirpopulations,eachoveronebillion,anddouble-digit

economicgrowthrates.TheIEApredictsmatmetwoAsiancountriescombinedwill

importmoreoilin2030thanJapanandmeU.S.dotoday.ChinaandIndiaalsowill

accountfor80%ofthegrowthincoalconsumptionoverthenexttwodecades,with

ChinatappingabundantdomesticsuppliesbutIndiahavingtoimportmoreofwhatit

needs.(9)While(heIEAfocuseditsmostrecentoutlookonChinaandIndia,italso

forecastboomingdemandintheMiddleEast.Oiluse(hereisexpectedlohit7.9million

barrelsadayby2015,morethantwicethepredicteddemandinIndia.(lO)Although

Chinaistakingmeasurestomitigateglobal-warmingemissions,theAsiangiantisto

becometheworld'sbiggestpollutertinsyearinabsolutetermsandthelargestenergy

consumer,aheadoftheU.S.,shortlyafter2010,basedoncunenttrends,accordingtothe

IEAoutlook.Onaper-capita-eniissionsbasis,theU.S.isexpectedtoremaintheworld's

biggestgreenhousegasproduceroverthenexttwodecades.(11)Renewab!eenergy

sourcessuchassolarwillgrowinuseincertainareas,liketheU.K.,butmecurrent

logisticalchallengesandcostsofusinganddevelopingmemmeanallrenewableenergy

sourceswillremainafractionoftotalenergyusegloballyin2030atabout10%,

unchangedfromtoday.(12)ThcIEAsaysimprovedenergyefficiency,technical

improvementsforburningcoalmorecleanly,andbuildingmorenuclearpowerplants,

whichemitalmostnocarbonemissions,aresomeoftheresponsesconsumersand

governmentsmusttaketoeaseenergy-supplyconcernsandtocutcarbongases.

12、AccordingtotheannualWorldEnergyOutlook,.

A^coalconsumptionisexpectedtogrowduetoanumberoffactors

B、thecontinuedsurgeinoildemandwillpushupoilsupplyby2015

C、ChinaandIndiawillbeconsuming55%moreenergythanitisnow

D^coalisexpectedtobemeworld'slargestsourceofenergyal28%

标准答案：A

知识点解析：文章首句提到，IEA的年度报告指出，油价纲升等众多因素将继续刺

激煤炭的使用，故选A。

13、Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheprospectofrenewableenergyuseinthe

foreseeablefutureis.

A、positive

B、neutral

C、negative

D、impossibletoknow

标准答案：B

知识点解析：倒数第2段提到，可再生能源在一些国家将得到更广泛的使用，但由

于H前的物流难题及开发和应用成本的问题，可再生能源到2030年时在全部能源

中所占比例仍将与目前一样。由此可知，作者对可再生能源的前景有褒有贬，是中

立态度，故选B。

14、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A、Consumersandgovernmentshavenotbeenactivelyinvolvedincuttingpollution.

B、China'scoalconsumptionoverthenexttwodecadesisexpectedtobeself-sufficient.

C、Chinaisgoingtobetheworld'sbiggestpolluterinthenexttwodecadesinall

respects.

D^Consumersandgovernmentscanhelpeaseenergyshortageandimprove

environment.

标准答案：C

知识点解析：第10段第2句提到，按人均排放量，美国仍将是全球最大的温室气

体排放国，由此可知，C中的inanaspects是不成立的，故选C。由第6段首句、

第8段末句及末段可知，A、B、D符合文意。

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