首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Energy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has be
Energy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has be
admin
2017-02-11
74
问题
Energy independence. It has a nice ring to it. Doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re 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.
"Energy independence" and its rhetorical(修辞的)companion "energy security" are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely thought through. What is it we want independence from, exactly?
Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhere.
The 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 don’t 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 don’t 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 its 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.
What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
选项
A、To justify America’s dependence on oil imports.
B、To arouse Americans’ awareness of the energy crisis.
C、To stress the importance of energy conservation.
D、To explain the increase of international oil trade.
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/OUi7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Peopleintheirsixtiesshouldgotouniversitytoretrainbecausetheywillbeexpectedtoworkforlongerbeforeretirement,t
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledRecreationalActivities.Youshouldwriteatleast12
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthefollowingquestion.Youshouldwriteatleast120words
It’sverypopulartoseecollegeanduniversitystudentsspendingtheirvacationpartyinginawarmbarwithnoparentsaroundi
It’sverypopulartoseecollegeanduniversitystudentsspendingtheirvacationpartyinginawarmbarwithnoparentsaroundi
A、Everyoneisn’tinterestedinothers’privacy.B、Weathermeansalotforwesterners.C、Itisn’tpropertotalkaboutprivacy.D
A、Languagesaresometimesinseparablewithcultures.B、Aforeigncultureismoreimportantthanitslanguage.C、Oneshouldlearn
Companiesaroundtheglobehaveworktodotoimproveworkersatisfaction,becausethreeintenemployeessaytheirworkplaceis
Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimeshowever,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Int
Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimeshowever,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Int
随机试题
某村庄的村民,食用发霉粮食后,突发一过性发热、呕吐、厌食,随后出现黄疸、水肿,到医院检查有肝功能异常。患病村民可能是
A.归脾汤B.酸枣仁汤C.天王补心丹D.朱砂安神丸E.甘麦大枣汤
A.外毒素B.菌毛C.鞭毛D.荚膜E.芽胞肺炎链球菌的主要致病物质是
不能用其蒸气灭菌的是
以下属于无民事行为能力人的是()。
城镇职工基本医疗保险实行( )。
冲击疗法的治疗协议包括()。
劳动经济学的研究对象包括()。
根据下列材料回答问题。2012年,F省社会保险工作年度目标任务如下:城镇基本养老保险目标任务为725.00万人,城镇基本医疗保险目标任务为1260.00万人,失业保险目标任务为428.50万人,工伤保险目标任务为504.00万人,生育保险目标任务为453
Giventhechoice,youngerprofessionalsaremostinterestedinworkingattechcompanieslikeAppleandgovernmentagencieslike
最新回复
(
0
)