2009年12月英語四級考試巔峰閱讀訓練(33)

　　3. Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that _________

　　A) it can cause serious damage to the environment

　　B) it can do little to solve U.S. energy problems

　　C) it will drain the oil reserves in the Alaskan region

　　D) it will not have much commercial value

　　4. What do the environmentalists mean by saying “Not so fast” (Line 1, Para .3)?

　　A) Oil exploitation takes a long time

　　B) The oil drilling should be delayed

　　C) Don’t be too optimistic

　　D) Don’t expect fast returns

　　5. It can be learned from the passage that oil exploitation beneath ANWR’s frozen earth ______.

　　A) remains a controversial issue

　　B) is expected to get under way soon

　　C) involves a lot of technological problems

　　D) will enable the U.S. to be oil independent

　　這是一篇報道性的文章。文中就美國阿拉斯加州北極地區(qū)國家野生動植物保護區(qū)(ANWR)地下資源是否開發(fā)，以保證美國未來能源的需要，列出了正反兩方面的意見。布什總統(tǒng)主張開放這一地區(qū)的地下資源，是有業(yè)內也積極響應;但環(huán)保主義者卻提出反對意見，認為此舉杯水車薪(a drop in the bucket),無濟于事。

　　1.本題為細節(jié)題，答案是C：(布什總統(tǒng)認為)這將有助于減少國家的石油進口。

　　根據第1段第3句He has argued that tapping ANWR's oil would help ease California's electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country's energy independence可作出判斷。boost to the country's energy independence(推進國家的能源自主)即“有助于減少國家的石油進口”，所以正確答案為C。