单选集

  • A. Pacific war
  • B. Gloomy world
  • C. Putin’s commemorating speech
  • D. China’s determination
  • E. Schroeder’s plea for forgiveness
  • F. World’s worst disaster

Paragraph 4 ______

Thirst for Oil

Worldwide every day, we devour the energy equivalent of about 200 million barrels of oil. Most of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun. In fact enough energy from the Sun hits the planet’s surface each minute to cover our needs for an entire year, we just need to find an efficient way to use it. So far the energy in oil has been cheaper and easier to get at. But as supplies dwindle, this will change, and we will need to cure our addiction to oil.
Burning wood satisfied most energy needs until the steam-driven industrial revolution, when energy-dense coal became the fuel of choice. Coal is still used, mostly in power stations, to cover one quarter of our energy needs, but its use has been declining since we started pumping up oil. Coal is the least efficient, unhealthiest and most environmentally damaging fossil fuel, but could make a comeback, as supplies are still ple.ntiful; its reserves are five times larger than oil’s.
Today petroleum, a mineral oil obtained from below the surface of the Earth and used to produce petrol, diesel oil and various other chemical substances, provides around 40% of the world’s energy needs, mostly fuelling automobiles. The US consumes a quarter of all oil, and generates a similar proportion of greenhouse gas emissions.
The majority of oil Comes from the Middle East, which has half of known reserves. But other significant sources include Russia, North America, Norway, Venezuela and the North Sea. Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could be a major new US source, to reduce reliance on foreign imports.
Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years, though opinions and estimates vary. We could fast reach an energy crisis in the next few decades, when demand exceeds supply. As conventional reserves become more difficult to access, others such as oil shales and tar sands may be used instead. Petrol could also be obtained from coal.
Since we started using fossil fuels, we have released 400 billion tons of carbon, and burning the entire reserves could eventually raise world temperatures by 13~C. Among other horrors, this would result in the destruction of all rainforests and tile inching of all Arctic ice.
What is NOT the result of consuming fossil fuels according to the last paragraph

A:Rainforests will be destroyed. B:Arctic ice will be melted. C:The earth’s temperature will be raised. D:The sea level will go up.

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? ?There seem to be two main reasons that women cry more often. One is biological. Up to age 12, boys and girls cry equally often. From then until age 18, the level of the hormone prolactin(催乳激素) rises in young women, until their blood contains 60 per-cent more than men’ s. And prolactin affects the production of tears.
? ?On the sociological side, men in particular are conditioned out of crying. From the age of 12 or 13, boys are told that crying shows a loss of control, that it is a sign of weakness. If men step outside the norm and show their feelings in the workplace, they run the risk of getting labels attached that are not complimentary.
? ?Researches on conversations show that women are more likely to talk about feelings, men about activities. This is a reflection of our socialization. Also, men are more likely to express their opinions. It gives rise to women feeling enormous frustration about getting their views across. When women are crying at work, it’s often out of sheer frustration, about not being able to get their needs identified, known, put across, and getting a response to them…There is a sense of "I’m not being taken seriously." The trouble is, if a woman cries in this situation, men are likely to say, "She’s far too emotional." There are, though, a couple of arenas(活动场所) in which it seems to be acceptable for men to be emotional: sports and especially more recently, politics. An essay in Times magazine once reported on timely tears from former Presidents George Bush and Richard Nixon. The Times essay says 1988 presidential candidate Patricia Schroeder’ s tears led some to describe her as "just another weak woman, temperamentally unfitted for the presidency". It concludes: "Men may weep, but women must prove them- selves made of sterner stuff."
What is the writer’s purpose in telling us an essay in Times magazine?

A:President George Bush and Richard Nixon were very emotional. B:Patricia Schroeder often use tears timely to touch people. C:In politics, people may accept men’s tears. D:Women are not fit for politics.

60th Anniversary Ceremony in Moscow 　　1　With thousands of soldiers and war veterans parading across Moscow’s Red Squareand fighter jets screaming overhead， Russia celebrated the 60th anniversary of defeating Nazi Germany. More than 50 world leaders， including China’s President Hu Jintao， attended the ceremony. 　　2　Speaking at the start of the parade， Russia’s President Vladimir Putin praised all those who fought for freedom and independence. "The war shows that resorting to force to solve problems will result in tragedy for the world， so a peaceful order should be safeguarded （护卫） based on security， justice and cultural exchange，" Putin said. "Faced with the real threat of terrorism today， we must remain faithful to the memory of our fathers. It is our duty to defend a world order based on security and justice and on a new culture of relations among nations that will not allow a repeat of any war， neither ’cold’ nor ’hot’，" he continued. 　　3　The Second World War is perhaps the most catastrophic （灾难性的） event that mankind has ever suffered. The war affected 80 per cent of the world’s people at that time， from 61 countries， and claimed 55 million lives. 　　4　After the celebration， President Hu said that peace， development and cooperation were the future. "China will unswervingly （坚定地） follow the road of peace and development and will make a joint effort with all nations to contribute to safeguarding world peace and promoting development，" he said. 　　5　German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder asked Russia for forgiveness for the suffering Germany inflicted （造成） during the Second World War in an article in Sunday’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. "Today we ask forgiveness for the suffering inflicted upon the Russian people and other peoples at the hands of Germans and in the name of Germans，" Schroeder said. 　　6　President Hu and the other leaders also joined a wreath （花圈） laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers on Monday. 23 Paragraph 2_____________. 24 Paragraph 3_____________. 25 Paragraph 4_____________. 26 Paragraph 5_____________.

A:Pacific war B:Gloomy world C:Putin’s commemorating speech D:China’s determination E:Schroeder’s plea for forgiveness F:World’s worst disaster

6Oth Anniversary Ceremony in Moscow 　　1　With thousands of soldiers and war veterans parading across Moscow’s Red Square and fighter jets screaming overhead， Russia celebrated the 60th anniversary of defeating Nazi Germany. More than 50 world leaders， including China’s President Hu Jintao， attended the ceremony. 　　2　Speaking at the start of the parade， Russia’s President Vladimir Putin praised all those who fought for freedom and independence. "The， war shows that resorting to force to solve problems will result in tragedy for the world， so a peaceful order should be safeguarded （护卫） based on security， justice and cultural exchange，" Putin said. "Faced with the real threat of terrorism today， we must remain faithful to the memory of our fathers. It is our duty to defend a world order based on security and justice and on a new culture of relations among nations that will not allow a repeat of any war， neither ’cold’ nor ’hot’，" he continued. 　　3　The Second World War is perhaps the most catastrophic （灾难性的） event that mankind has ever suffered. The war affected 80 per cent of the world’s people at that time， from 61 countries， and claimed 55 million lives. 　　4　After the celebration， President Hu said that peace， development and cooperation were the future. "China will unswervingly （坚定地）， follow the road of peace and development and will make a joint effort with all nations to contribute to safeguarding world peace and promoting development，" he said. 　　5　German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder asked Russia for forgiveness for the suffering Germany inflicted （造成） during the Second World War in an article in Sunday’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. "Today we ask forgiveness for the suffering inflicted upon the Russian people and other peoples at the hands of Germans and in the name of Germans，" Schroeder said. 　　6　President Hu and the other leaders also joined a wreath （花圈） laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers on Monday. 23 Paragraph 2__________. 24 Paragraph 3__________. 25 Paragraph 4__________. 26 Paragraph 5__________.

A:Gloomy world B:Putin’s commemorating speech C:China’s determination D:Schroeder’s plea for forgiveness E:World’s worst disaster F:Pacific war

6Oth Anniversary Ceremony in Moscow 　　1　With thousands of soldiers and war veterans parading across Moscow’s Red Square and fighter jets screaming overhead， Russia celebrated the 60th anniversary of defeating Nazi Germany. More than 50 world leaders， including China’s President Hu Jintao， attended the ceremony. 　　2　Speaking at the start of the parade， Russia’s President Vladimir Putin praised all those who fought for freedom and independence. "The， war shows that resorting to force to solve problems will result in tragedy for the world， so a peaceful order should be safeguarded （护卫） based on security， justice and cultural exchange，" Putin said. "Faced with the real threat of terrorism today， we must remain faithful to the memory of our fathers. It is our duty to defend a world order based on security and justice and on a new culture of relations among nations that will not allow a repeat of any war， neither ’cold’ nor ’hot’，" he continued. 　　3　The Second World War is perhaps the most catastrophic （灾难性的） event that mankind has ever suffered. The war affected 80 per cent of the world’s people at that time， from 61 countries， and claimed 55 million lives. 　　4　After the celebration， President Hu said that peace， development and cooperation were the future. "China will unswervingly （坚定地）， follow the road of peace and development and will make a joint effort with all nations to contribute to safeguarding world peace and promoting development，" he said. 　　5　German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder asked Russia for forgiveness for the suffering Germany inflicted （造成） during the Second World War in an article in Sunday’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. "Today we ask forgiveness for the suffering inflicted upon the Russian people and other peoples at the hands of Germans and in the name of Germans，" Schroeder said. 　　6　President Hu and the other leaders also joined a wreath （花圈） laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers on Monday. 23 Paragraph 2__________. 24 Paragraph 3__________. 25 Paragraph 4__________. 26 Paragraph 5__________.

A:Gloomy world B:Putin’s commemorating speech C:China’s determination D:Schroeder’s plea for forgiveness E:World’s worst disaster F:Pacific war

6Oth Anniversary Ceremony in Moscow 　　1　With thousands of soldiers and war veterans parading across Moscow’s Red Square and fighter jets screaming overhead， Russia celebrated the 60th anniversary of defeating Nazi Germany. More than 50 world leaders， including China’s President Hu Jintao， attended the ceremony. 　　2　Speaking at the start of the parade， Russia’s President Vladimir Putin praised all those who fought for freedom and independence. "The， war shows that resorting to force to solve problems will result in tragedy for the world， so a peaceful order should be safeguarded （护卫） based on security， justice and cultural exchange，" Putin said. "Faced with the real threat of terrorism today， we must remain faithful to the memory of our fathers. It is our duty to defend a world order based on security and justice and on a new culture of relations among nations that will not allow a repeat of any war， neither ’cold’ nor ’hot’，" he continued. 　　3　The Second World War is perhaps the most catastrophic （灾难性的） event that mankind has ever suffered. The war affected 80 per cent of the world’s people at that time， from 61 countries， and claimed 55 million lives. 　　4　After the celebration， President Hu said that peace， development and cooperation were the future. "China will unswervingly （坚定地）， follow the road of peace and development and will make a joint effort with all nations to contribute to safeguarding world peace and promoting development，" he said. 　　5　German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder asked Russia for forgiveness for the suffering Germany inflicted （造成） during the Second World War in an article in Sunday’s Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper. "Today we ask forgiveness for the suffering inflicted upon the Russian people and other peoples at the hands of Germans and in the name of Germans，" Schroeder said. 　　6　President Hu and the other leaders also joined a wreath （花圈） laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers on Monday. 23 Paragraph 2__________. 24 Paragraph 3__________. 25 Paragraph 4__________. 26 Paragraph 5__________.

A:Gloomy world B:Putin’s commemorating speech C:China’s determination D:Schroeder’s plea for forgiveness E:World’s worst disaster F:Pacific war

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