全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)快速閱讀第一冊(cè)u(píng)nit10(素文整理)

1、Unit10I.Directions:Readthefollowingpassagesthenthebestchoicefeachofthequestionsincompletestatements.Passage1快速閱讀自查表快速閱讀自查表閱讀和練習(xí)應(yīng)完成的時(shí)間：6分34秒實(shí)際完成時(shí)間：做對(duì)的練習(xí)題數(shù)記錄：Thewldisrunningoutofoilenergyexpertsbelievethattherecouldbeserio

2、usshtagesintenyearstime.Governmentsaresearchingfasuitablealternativebutsofarithasbeeninvain.Theyareconsideringhowtheycanmakebetteruseofthetwoothermajfuelscoalnaturalgasbuttheyhavefoundthatneithercantaketheplaceofoilinter

3、msofeconomy.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenagrowingconcernftheenvironmentcoalisnotapopularfuelwithenvironmentalists.Coalminesareuglytheirdevelopmenthasaseriouseffectonanimalplantlifecoalitselfisaheavypollutant.Naturalgasthepur

4、estofthethreefuelsisalsothemostlimitedinsupply.Theanswerwouldseemtolieinnuclearpowerstations.Theyneedverylittlefueltoproduceenmousamountofpowertheydonotpollutetheatmosphere.Theirdangershoweveraresogreatthecostofbuildingt

5、hemissohighthatsomegovernmentsareunwillingtoinvestinthem.NotonlycouldoneaccidentinasinglenuclearpowerstationspreadasmuchradioactivityasathousHiroshima(廣島)atombombsbuttheradioactivewastefromthesestationsisextremelydangero

6、usfonehundredthousyears.SoistherenopossiblealternativetonuclearpowerWellthereareseveralbutnoneofthemseemslikelytosatisfyfuturewldenergydems.Scientistshaverecentlyturnedtheirattentiontonaturalsourcesofenergy:thesuntheseat

7、hewindhotsprings.Ofthesethesunseemsthemostpromisingsourcefthefuture.Houseshavealreadybeenbuiltwhichareheatedentirelybysolar(太陽(yáng)的)energy.Howeversolarenergycanonlybecollectedduringdaylighthoursincountrieswheretheweatherisun

8、reliableanalternativeheatingsystemhastobeincluded.Anothersourceofenergywhichcouldbemewidelyusedisthatgeneratedbywatersteamfromundertheearth.ThisfmofenergyisalreadybeingusedinNewZealIcelverysuccessfullyinItalywhereitinfac

9、tgeneratesaquarterofthenationselectricity.Manyscientistsareoptimistic(樂(lè)觀的)thatnewwaysofgeneratinglargeamountsofenergywillbesuccessfullydevelopedbutatthesametimetheyfeartheconsequences.Ifthewldpopulationgoesonincreasingat

10、itspresentrateeach快速閱讀自查表快速閱讀自查表閱讀和練習(xí)應(yīng)完成的時(shí)間：5分44秒實(shí)際完成時(shí)間：做對(duì)的練習(xí)題數(shù)記錄：WhatwillcitiesofthefuturebelikeWilltheyhavethesameproblemsasourpresentcitieswilltheybewonderfulplacestoliveinWhatcitiesofthefuturewillbelikedependsonhowwe

11、plancitiestoday.Peoplecalledcityplannerslookfwaystosolvecityproblems.Ascityplannersarespecialiststheylookaheadtothefuture.Theylookfwaystohelpcitiestogrow.Sometimestheyevenplanwholenewcities.Cityplannerswryabouttheproblem

12、sofCBDs(CentralBusinessDistrict).HowcanthesebusyareasmeettheneedsofbothpeoplebusinessesThecityofFresnoCalifniahaswkedoutgoodanswerstothisquestion.NotlongagotheCBDtherewascrowdedugly.Itwashardtowalktherebecausetherewereso

13、manycarstrucks.shoppershadnoroomtopark.HoweverFresnoscityplannersdecidedtochangethecitysCBD.Firsttheymadeitmuchnicertolookat.Theyplantedtrees.Theybuiltfountainswalkwaysplayareas.ThentheyfixeduptheolderbuildingsintheCBDev

14、enbuiltnewones.ThenthecityplannerssaidthatnocarscoulddriveintotheCBD.PeoplecouldparktheircarsinnearbygaragebuttheyeitherhadtowalkintotheCBDdriveinlittleelectriccars.TodayFresnosCBDisagoodplacetovisit.Itisverynicetowalkin

15、ithasmanyprettythingstolookat.Manycitiestodaydonothaveenoughspacefnewbuildings.Alltheirlisusedup.Onewaytofindspaceistolookinanewdirectionup.Allcitieshavealotofunusedairspace.Afewyearsagoanairlinewantedtoputupanewbuilding

16、.TheywantedtobuilditinthecenterofManhattanIsl.ButManhattanisthemostcrowdedpartofNewYkCity.UnusedlonManhattanwouldhavebeenveryhardtofind.Theairlinesolveditsproblembyusingairspace.Thatistheyputuptheirbuildingoveranotherbui