Question

任务型阅读。

There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less. So what are we going to do when oil runs out? Maybe we need the horses again.

In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas made from petroleum(石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas.

Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity to run our cars, but first we must make electricity! Some countries have coal and make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines(涡轮机) and make electricity easily and cheaply.

We are also able to get power from the ocean tides(海潮). When the tide comes in , the water turns the turbines and when it goes out, it turns them again.

1.Is there enough oil in the world now?

2.When might people have to go back to use horses?

3.What did some people use to make gas in the Second World War?

4.What are you able to get from the ocean tides?

Answer

1.No, there isn’t.

2.When oil runs out.

3.They made gas from wood and plants.

4.We are able to get power from the ocean tides.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是世界上的石油随着时间的推移变得越来越少，或许我们将又回到使用马车的时代。文章讲述，第二次世界大战中，人们使用树木和植物来制造天然气，将来，我们将不可能砍倒所有的树来制造天然气。因此，我们可以使用电力驱动汽车，一些国家用煤发电，一些国家利用水的力量推动涡轮机，使电力更容易和便宜。有些还利用海洋潮汐能发电。这些方法将用于运行我们未来的汽车。

1.根据短文“There is not enough oil in the world now. ”的描述可知，现在世界上的石油不够了，因此回答是否定的，故应答：No, there isn’t.

2.根据短文“So what are we going to do when oil runs out? Maybe we need the horses again.”的描述可知， 当石油用完的时候，也许我们又会回到马车时代。故应答：When oil runs out.

3.根据短文“In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas made from petroleum(石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead.”的描述可知，在第二次世界大战的时候，人们使用树木和植物来制造天然气。故应答：They made gas from wood and plants.

4.根据短文 “We are also able to get power from the ocean tides”的描述可知，我们可以从潮汐中获得电能。故应答：We are able to get power from the ocean tides.

考点：环保类短文阅读。