As demand for power and fuel grows steadily in the coming decades, we must consi

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As demand for power and fuel grows steadily in the coming decades, we must consider every possible energy source（来源）on hand if we"re to meet the world"s needs. And because clean natural gas is found in great plenty, there is little doubt that it will play a major role on the world energy stage in this century, much like oil did in the last. But, like oil, gas reserves are concentrated in just a few places in the world, usually far from where they"re needed most. And that"s only part of the challenge. The world has had well over 100 years to search for oil and to build the necessary facilities（设施）to bring it to market; the natural gas facilities, particularly when it comes to liquefied（液化）natural gas（LNG）, are not nearly as developed.
So what needs to be done? On the supply side, producing nations need policies that allow for better development of their natural gas in an open, stable business environment, not one in which the rules of the game change without warning. The governments of consuming nations, on the other hand, must make policies for sustainable（可持续的）development to ensure they"ll have enough supplies in the future. That means building the related facilities, including LNG stations. This, in turn, will require coastal areas to allow these necessary, but not necessarily pretty, facilities to be built in their backyards. And energy companies have a responsibility to be good neighbors in those areas by operating these facilities responsibly and safely. They must also continue to put in the billions of dollars needed to build the complex transport and storage facilities required to bring more gas to market.
Expanding and diversifying（使多样化）energy sources by using more natural gas could lead to lower fuel prices and to greater energy security. We"ve taken some of the steps to get started, but we need your help to get the rest of the way.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Gas played a major part in the 20th century.

B．Natural gas facilities are far from satisfactory.

C．Gas reserves are widely spread around the world.

D．Necessary facilities are ready to bring gas to market.

小题2: The underlined word "one"（in Paragraph 2）refers to _____________.

A．a gas supply side	B．a business environment
C．a gas consuming nation	D．a policy for gas development

小题3:Consuming nations of natural gas need to ___________.

A．change the rules of the game

B．open markets in their backyards

C．build pretty facilities along the coast

D．have long-term policies for gas supply

小题4: The main purpose of the passage is to _______.

A．warn people of the lack of power and fuel

B．discuss the importance of oil and natural gas

C．call for better use and development of natural gas

D．instruct people how to make use of energy sources

小题5: The passage might be followed by a paragraph about

A．what kind of help you can offer

B．where energy sources are concentrated

C．which countries are in great need of gas

D．what problems of energy sources we may face

答案

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A

解析

试题分析：随着燃料、电力需求的增多，在未来的能源舞台上天然气将起着非常重要的作用。在本文中作者介绍了在天然气利用上所存在的一些问题，比如天然气管道等相关设施的落后会成为制约天然气利用的不利因素，作者呼吁要更多的关注天然气的利用和开发。
小题1:B细节理解题。根据文章首段末句the natural gas facilities, particularly when it comes to liquefied natural gas, are not nearly as developed.可知天然气设施的建设还不能达到让人们满意的程度，所以答案选B。
小题2:B词义判断题。根据上句that allow for better development of their natural gas in an open, stable business environment,可知“one”指代一种商业环境。
小题3:D细节理解题。根据第二段The governments of consuming nations, on the other hand, must make policies for sustainable（development to ensure they"ll have enough supplies in the future.可知D选项正确。
小题4:C推理判断题。文章首段提出在未来的能源舞台上天然气将起着举足轻重的作用，但是相关设施的欠缺却制约了对天然气的充分利用，然后作者在第二段提出了具体的措施，第三段呼吁人们的帮助，由此可知文章的目的是呼吁对天然气更好的利用和发展，故C选项正确。
小题5:A推理判断题。根据文章末段We"ve taken some of the steps to get started, but we need your help to get the rest of the way.可以推断下段要提到的是具体需要人们哪些帮助，故A选项正确。