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       nd consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR’s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1% of the Golden State’s electricity output — and just 3% of the nation’s.【2005年6月】
        
         而且，消费者要等上十年才能用上产自那里的石油。因为，须得经过多轮有关租金的讨价还价及环境勘测和法定审查后才能钻井取油。针对北极国家野生动物保护区(ANWR)的石油能否缓解加州的能源危机这一说法，环保主义者指出，北极国家野生动物保护区(ANWR)的石油仅能为加利福尼亚州供应其所需电力的1%；就对全美国而言，这一数字也仅为3%。
        
         1. What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR ?
         A)It will exhaust the nation’s oil reserves.

         B)It will help secure the future of ANWR.
         C)It will help reduce the nation’s oil imports.
         D)It will increase America’s energy consumption.
        
         2. We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry.
         A)believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields
         B)tends to exaggerate America’s reliance on foreign oil
         C)shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR
         D)expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia
        
         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 secureadj.