The oil resources which are left will not last very long. This means that all vehicles such as cars, trains, buses, planes and ships that need oil to work will not be able to run. So it will be necessary to develop a new system of transport which uses a fuel more than oil. Electric vehicles are one possibility. In Britain, most families have at least one car and this car is used every day. It could be that only one person in the family drives the car to work or for shopping. The number of cars on the road which are almost empty perhaps helps to explain why the oil is used up so quickly. The family car is a very useful form of transport but it is also a great waste of energy, especially if it is compared with buses or trains. Much petrol is used by a car which is traveling at 120 kilometers an hour. Clearly, it would be better if there were fewer cars on the road and more speed limits so that the oil which is left will last as long as possible.
About 25% of Britain’s total consumption of energy is domestic—it is used only in the home. Just over 20% is used for transport. Most of the energy is used in industry. It is difficult to suggest any possible energy conservation in industry because many of the suggestions would mean that some people would lose their jobs. It is important that industry produces the same amount of products using the same amount of workers.
Obviously, conservation is not going to be the answer to the energy crisis（危機）. The most it can do is to give more time for a better solution to be found. The more time which is available for new sources of energy to be developed, the better it is because there is still a lot of work to be done in order to find suitable, safe methods of producing energy.
小題1:In Britain, what reason could help to explain why oil is used up very quickly?
A．People use cars every day.
B．Most families have at least one car.
C．Many cars on the road are almost empty.
D．Electric vehicles are used.
小題2:Which of the following is true?
A．Compared with buses and trains, the family car is useful and can save energy.
B．A car driving at the speed of 80 kilometers per hour uses half as much petrol as a car traveling at 160 kilometers per hour.
C．It is possible for people to develop vehicles.
D．Limitation of the number of cars on the road and their speed will help the oil last longer.
小題3:What does the underlined word “domestic” mean in Paragraph Two?
A．For household use.B．On the road.
C．Slow driving.D．Fast driving.
小題4:What is a better way to solve the problem of the energy crisis?
A．Governments should cut down the number of family cars on the road.
B．The speed of vehicles must be limited.
C．New sources of energy should be found and developed.
D．Factories should cut down on production.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：文章介紹了美國石油使用的現(xiàn)狀和原因，及如何解決問題，除了限制車輛和車速，還有開放新能源。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：The number of cars on the road which are almost empty perhaps helps to explain why the oil is used up so quickly.可知路上的車是空的可以解釋為什么美國的油用的太快。選C
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：it would be better if there were fewer cars on the road and more speed limits so that the oil which is left will last as long as possible.可知限制車輛和速度會幫助油使用時間更長。選D。
小題3:猜詞題：從第二段的句子：it is used only in the home. 可知這個單詞是家用的。選A
小題4:推理題：從最后一段的句子：The more time which is available for new sources of energy to be developed, the better it is because there is still a lot of work to be done in order to find suitable, safe methods of producing energy.可知新能源應該被找到被開發(fā)。選C。
C
點評：環(huán)保類短文會有一些專業(yè)術語，但并不影響做題，在解答這類問題時要求學生抓住題干文字信息，采用針對性方法進行閱讀，答案在文章中可以直接找到。這道猜詞題也從上下文很容易猜出。
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