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  3. The fact is, the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twenty years now. Not only has demand been

The fact is, the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twenty years now. Not only has demand been

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问题     The fact is, the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twenty years now. Not only has demand been【C1】______, but the oil we have been finding is coming from places that are【C2】______to reach. At the same time, more of this newly【C3】______oil is of the type that requires a greater investment to【C4】______. And because demand for this precious resource will grow, according to some, by over 40 percent by 2025, fueling the world’s economic【C5】______will take a lot more energy from every possible source.
    The energy industry needs to get more from existing fields while continuing to search for new【C6】______. Automakers must continue to improve fuel efficiency and perfect hybrid(混合动力的)vehicles. Technological improvements are needed so that wind, solar and hydrogen can be more【C7】______parts of the energy equation. Governments need to formulate energy policies that promote【C8】______and environmentally sound development. Consumers must be willing to pay for some of these solutions, while practicing conservation efforts of their own.
    Inaction is not an【C9】______. So let’s work together to balance this equation. We are taking some of the【C10】______needed to get started, but we need your help to go the rest of the way.
A)consequently I)feasible
B)cultivate J)growth
C)declining K)option
D)derived L)refine
E)difficult M)reserves
F)discovered N)soaring
G)economically O)steps
H)exception
【C2】
选项
答案E
解析 空格所在句为that引导的定语从句，修饰places，可以理解为此处是想说places are37 to reach，由此可判断，空格处需要填入形容词，修饰places，本句前半句中说，石油需求量在上升，由not only…but…句型可知，此处所说到的新发现的石油油田所在地也应该不容易抵达。由此确定形容词difficult，为本题答案，意思为“困难的，艰难的”。备选词中的形容词比较多，但能够形容places并与to reach相搭配的只有difficult，虽然feasible也可以和to reach搭配，但它的意思为“可行的，能实行的”，不符合句意，可以排除。
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