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o less vulnerable(脆弱的)than oil is to War．Oil remains the most important fuel in a few areas．such as New England．
Electric heating dominates most areas with mild winters and cheap electricity, including the South and the Northwest．It was made popular at least in the South by the low cost of adding
electric heating to new houses built with air．conditioning．(职称英语考试网 www.yingyukaoshi.com)Bottled gas．which is somewhat more expensive than utility gas，is the fuel of choice in rural areas not served by utility pipelines．Wood is the leading heating fuel in just a few rural counties．
Home heating，which accounts for less than 7 percent of a11 energy consumed in the U．S．，
has had a commendable(值得赞扬的)efficiency record：from 1978 to 1997，the amount of fuel
consumed for this purpose declined 44 percent despite a 33 percent increase in the number of
housing units and an increase in house size．The U．S．Department of Energy。however, forecasts
mat energy used in home heating will rise by 14 percent over the next two decades．That rise is small considering an expected 2 1 percent increase in the number of houses and the trend toward larger houses．
Natural gas and electricity will probably dominate the home heating market for the next two decades．Solar(太阳的)heating never became popular because of cost and limited winter
sunlight in most areas；in 2000 only 47.000 homes relied on it．
36 Natural gas didn’t become the leading fuel until
A 1978．
B 1960．
C 1997． ’
D 2000．
37 What fuel is the dominant fuel in New England?
A Gas．
B Electricity．
C Wood．
D Oil．
38 The word “consumed’’ in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by
A used．
B burned．
C delivered．
D pumped．
39 According to-paragraph 3，energy consumed in home heating over the next two decades
will increase by
A 33 percent．
B 31 percent．
C 21 percent．
D 14 percent．
40 Which of the following statements is NOT true，according to the article?
A Natural gas comes partly from Canadian fields．
B Bottled gas is more expensive than utility gas．
C Equipment for home heating has been considerably improved．
D Solar heating dominated America in 2000．
第三篇
Sleepless at Night
It was a normal summer night．Humidity(湿气)hung in the thick air．
I couldn’t go to sleep，partly because of my cold and partly because of my expectations for the next day．My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a surprise．
Sweat stuck to my aching body．Finally, gathered enough strength to sit up．I looked out of my small window into the night．There was a big bright moon hanging in the sky, giving off a magic light．
I couldn’t stand the pressure anymore，SO I did what I always do to make myself feel better．I went to the bathroom and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste．I cleaned my teeth as if there was no tomorrow．Back and forth，up and down．
Then I walked downstairs to look for some signs of movement，some life．Gladiator, my cat, frightened me as he meowed(喵喵地唱出)his sad song．He was on t11e old orange couch(长沙发)，sitting up on his front legs，waiting for something to happen．He looked at me as if to say I“I’m lonely, pet me．I need a good hug(紧抱)．”Even the couch begged me to sit on it．
In one movement I settled down onto the soft couch．This couch represented my parents’marriage，my birth，and hundreds of other little events．
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily．My mind was f