题目
第1题
China was bound to 11 the US in terms of total energy consumption sooner or later, and according to IEA 12 , it happened in 2009.
One long-term factor behind this development is China's population – more than four times 13 of the US – with a growing appetite for consumer goods that need energy to use and to 14 .
The other key reason is China's rapid economic growth, an annual average of 10% 15 the last two decades, compared with a much slower 2.6% in the United States. Much of China's economic growth has been in industry and construction, which are big energy users.
The timing of China overtaking the US also reflects the global financial crisis, which 16 the American economy much harder and so had a bigger 17 on the country's energy use.
China's new 18 in energy consumption is yet another indicator of its growing influence in the global economy especially in international energy markets.
But while China's total energy consumption has, according to the IEA, overtaken the US, it's still far behind in terms of energy use per person, by a factor of more than three. Chinese officials have said the IEA's data are unreliable, and fail to 19 what they call their relentless efforts to cut energy use and emissions.
The response probably reflects China's sensitivity to criticism of its growing global influence. But the IEA's analysis is not a criticism. A senior official at the agency described China's growing energy consumption as legitimate, 20 its population.
11. A. overtake B. less C. much D. little
12. A. counts B. calculations C. multiplications D. outcomes
13. A. which B. as C. such D. that
14. A. turn down B. turn in C. manufacture D. fabricate
15. A. on B. beneath C. over D. under
16. A. hits B. hitting C. being hit D. hit
17. A. impact B. impacting C. effects D. effect
18. A. lead B. leader C. heading D. head
19. A. a time B. a stage C. an age D. a period
20. A. a presence B. an appearance C. an expression D. a disclosure
第2题
Text B
The “ standard of living” of any country means the average persons share of the goods
and services which the country produces. A country's standard of living, therefore, depends
first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this sense is not money, for
we do not live on money but on things that money can buy.- "goods" such as food and cloth-
ing, and "services" such as transport and entertainment.
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have
an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country' s natural re-
sources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of
the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable
climate; other regions possess none of them.
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Some countries are per-
haps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars,
and for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. 'Sound and stable
political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natu-
ral resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country
equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical
efficiency of a country's people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled
workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers
are largely unskilled.
A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced
and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through
international trade. For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs' and other agricultural
products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes
it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural
products that would otherwise be lacking. A country's wealth is, therefore, much influenced by
its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its
manufactures.
69. The standard of living in a country is determined by___________
A. its goods and service.
B. the type of wealth produced.
C. how well it can create wealth.
D. what an ordinary person can share.
第9题
Motivation is not an important factor in second language acquisition except.()
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