科普环保类阅读理解选编（4）2016高考英语阅读练习科普环保类Learning English well is a great challenge, but with the help from technology（技术） it can be as easy as a piece of cake. As well as the classroom, teachers and textbooks, the Internet, TV and radio programs can play an active role in helping learn English. The Internet is full of rich and up-to-date information. English learners might wish to try http:/www.in2english.com.cn. It provides cultural information about Britain.Another useful website for middle school students and teachers is: Besides reading 21st Century School Edition online, students are also invited to put their views on different topics up on the website. Compared with the Internet, TV programs have their own advantages（优点）: one does not have to sit at a computer and one can hear and watch the programs much better. One popular English-learning program is called Modern English. This focuses on spoken English in practical situations such as taking photos and shopping. If you watch Beijing Television Channel 8, you might see a program titled Study Abroad. Cartoons are used to explain how to use the word in daily life. Listening to the radio may not be a new way to learn English but it is easy. China Radio International airs a program called Studio Classroom at 6:30 a.m. every day. This 25-minute program is aimed at middle school students and covers subjects from current news to travel and history, all in simple language.【小题1】The author wants the readers to know that learning English _. Ais very difficult for usBis very easy for usCis neither easy nor difficultDcan be much easier with the help of technology【小题2】 One can practise spoken English in everyday situations in _. AStudio ClassroomB21st Century School EditionCStudy AbroadDModern English【小题3】According to the author, TV programs are better than programs on the Internet because they _. Acan let you hear and watch the programs much betterBcost you nothingChave more English passagesDhave English courses whenever you need them【小题4】 Whats the main idea of this passage? AIt introduces some websites of learning EnglishBIt introduces some TV and radio programs of learning EnglishCIt gives suggestions on learning English in modern waysDIt explains different English courses 2016高考英语阅读练习科普环保类Energy independence It has a nice ring to it Doesnt it？ If you think so， youre not alone，because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades， and never more so than in the past few years， when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession（经济衰退） Energy independenceand its rhetorical（修辞的） companionenergy securityare， however，slippery concepts that are rarely though through What is it we want independence from， exactly？ Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oilBut there are reasons that we buy all that old from elsewhereThe first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running Yes， there is a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available， and more may become available， but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction Second， Americans have basically decided that they dont really want to produce all their own oil They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports？ Third， there are benefits to trade It allows for economic efficiency， and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do， we benefit And although you dont read about this much， the United States is also a large exporter of oil products， selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and， in fact， relies on that steady flow to maintain ite economy When that flow is interrupted， we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices At the same time， we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world【小题1】From the passage， we know that biofuels Akeep Americas economy running healthilyBprove to be a good alternative to petroleumCdo not provide a sustainable energy supplyDcause serious damage to the environment【小题2】Why does America rely heavily on oil imports？ AIts own oil production falls short of demandBIts own oil reserves are quickly running outCIt wants to keep Its own environment undamagedDIt wants to expand its storage of crude oil【小题3】W