2014年6月英语四级选词填空题原文及答案

大学英语四级考试在2014年6月14日上午已经结束了，文都教育第一时间为大家整理了四级考试选词填空题原文及答案，供参考。

Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.

Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

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 __36__, but the oil we have been finding is coming from places that are __37__ to reach. At the same time, more of this newly __38__ oil is of the type that requires a greater investment to __39__. And because demand for this precious resource will grow, according to some, by over 40 percent by 2025, fueling the world’s economic __40__ 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 __41__. 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 __42__ parts of the energy equation. Governments need to formulate energy policies that promote __43__ 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 __44__. So let’s work together to balance this equation. We are taking some of the __45__ needed to get started, but we need your help to go the rest of the way.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

【答案】

36. N) soaring
37. E) difficult
38. F) discovered
39. L) refine
40. J) growth
41. M) reserves
42. I) feasible
43. G) economically
44. K) option
45. O) step