六级Renewables account for only a small share of global primary energy consumption, which is still dominated by fossil fuels—30% each for coal and oil, 25% for natural gas.

可再生能源只占全球一次能源消费的一小部分，而化石燃料仍占主导地位——煤炭和石油各占30%，天然气占25%。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Coal and natural gas are mainly used for electricity generation, whereas oil is used mostly to power transportation, yet the prices of all these energy sources are linked.

煤炭和天然气主要用于发电，而石油主要用于运输，但所有这些能源的价格都是相关联的。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级That’s energy in all forms--oil, gas, coal, nuclear, solar and even wind power.

这是所有形式的能源——石油、天然气、煤炭、核能、太阳能，甚至风能。

2015年12月听力原文

六级Coal prices also are low, owing to over-supply and the scaling-down of demand, especially from China, which burns half of the world's coal.

煤炭价格也很低，这是由于供应过剩和需求减少，特别是来自中国的需求，中国燃烧了世界一半的煤炭。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Unfortunately, the current low prices for oil, gas, and coal may provide little incentive for research to find even cheaper substitutes for those fuels.

不幸的是，目前石油、天然气和煤炭的低价格可能无法激励研究寻找更便宜的替代燃料。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级The prices of coal are low as a result of over-supply and decreasing demand.

由于供过于求和需求减少，煤炭价格很低。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible.

当你听到人们谈论向任何类型的能源快速过渡时，无论是从煤炭到核能的转换，还是从汽油动力汽车到电动汽车的转换，甚至是从白炽灯到荧光灯的转换，了解能源系统的惯性和动量可以帮助你决定他们的计划是否可行。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline -powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light

当你听到人们谈论要快速过渡到任何一种能源时，无论是从煤炭到核能的转换，还是从汽油动力汽车到电动汽车的转换，甚至是从白炽灯到荧光灯的转换

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Dakota Gasification of North Dakota captures CO2 at a plant that converts coal into synthetic natural gas.

北达科他州的达科他气化公司在一家将煤转化为合成天然气的工厂捕获二氧化碳。

2012年6月阅读原文

四级It's commonly known that certain diseases are linked with occupations like lung disease in coal miners.

众所周知，某些疾病与煤矿工人的肺病等职业有关。

2016年12月阅读原文

四级Decades of working over coal fires in tight, closed spaces with little fresh airto ensure his dishes would not get col had fatally damaged his lungs.

几十年来，他一直在密闭的空间里研究煤火，几乎没有新鲜空气，以确保他的盘子不会被烧坏，这严重损害了他的肺。

2018年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

四级There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal and other natural resources.

还有一些公共土地含有石油、煤炭和其他自然资源。

2016年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

四级This is similar to what's happening in the coal and oil industries, a situation that fuels much of the current political discontent in this county.

这类似于煤炭和石油行业正在发生的情况，这种情况助长了该县当前的政治不满情绪。

2018年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级The treaty banning mining here, shielding 116 coveted ( ' , 令人垂涎的) reserves of iron ore, coal and chromium, comes up for review in 2048.

禁止在此采矿的条约，保护了116个梦寐以求的（“，令人垂涎的) 铁矿石、煤炭和铬的储量将于2048年进行审查。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Some coal power plants in the United States have operated for more than 70 years! The oldest continuously operated commercial hydro-electric plant in the United States is on New York's Hudson River, and it went into commercial service in 1898.

美国的一些燃煤电厂已经运行了70多年！美国最古老的持续运行的商业水力发电厂位于纽约哈德逊河上，并于1898年投入商业运行。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级It is one thing to say that we are going to shift 30 percent of our electricity supply from, say, coal to nuclear power in 20 years.

可以说，我们将在20年内将30%的电力供应从煤炭转移到核能，这是一回事。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Some propose storing the CO2 in coal mines or liquid storage in the ocean, Shell favors storing CO2 in deep geological structures such as saline(盐的) formations and exhausted oil and gas fields that exist throughout the world

一些人建议将二氧化碳储存在煤矿或海洋中，壳牌公司则倾向于将二氧化碳储存在深层地质结构中，如盐碱地(盐的) 世界各地存在的地层和废弃油气田

2012年6月阅读原文

六级Lending is the coal to our engine, so we want to make more loans.

贷款是我们引擎的动力，所以我们想发放更多的贷款。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级The treaty banning mining here, shielding coveted reserves of iron ore, coal and chromium, comes up for review in 2048.

禁止在这里采矿的条约，保护了人们梦寐以求的铁矿石、煤炭和铬储量，将于2048年进行审查。

2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

考研President Trump has underlined fossil fuels – especially coal – as the path to economic growth.

特朗普总统强调化石燃料——特别是煤炭——是经济增长之路。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

考研While fossil fuels – coal, oil, gas – still generate roughly 85 percent of the world's energy supply, it's clearer than ever that the future belongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar.

尽管化石燃料——煤炭、石油、天然气——仍占世界能源供应的85%左右，但比以往任何时候都更清楚的是，未来属于风能和太阳能等可再生能源。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Some propose storing the CO2 in coal mines or liquid storage in the ocean, Shell favors storing CO2 in deep geological structures such as saline(盐的) formations and exhausted oil and gas fields that exist throughout the world.

一些人建议将二氧化碳储存在煤矿或海洋中，壳牌公司则倾向于将二氧化碳储存在深层地质结构中，如盐碱地(盐的) 存在于世界各地的地层和废弃油气田。

2012年6月阅读原文

六级When you hear people speaking of making a rapid transition toward any type of energy, whether it is a switch from coal to nuclear power, or a switch from gasoline-powered cars to electric cars, or even a switch from an incandescent to a fluorescent light, understanding energy system inertia and momentum can help you decide whether their plans are feasible.

当你听到人们谈论向任何类型的能源快速过渡时，无论是从煤炭转向核能，还是从汽油动力汽车转向电动汽车，甚至是从白炽灯转向荧光灯，了解能源系统的惯性和动量可以帮助你决定他们的计划是否可行。

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题（二）

六级It is estimated that extreme weather conditions have endangered the lives of millions of African children The prices of coal are low as a result of over-supply and decreasing demand.

据估计，极端天气条件已危及数百万非洲儿童的生命

2017年6月六级真题（卷一）

六级Lighting eats up 20 percent of the world’s electricity, or the equivalent of roughly 600,000 tons of coal a day.

照明消耗了世界20%的电力，相当于每天大约60万吨煤炭。

2007年12月英语六级真题

四级Decades of working over coal fires in tight, closed spaces with little fresh air (to ensure his dishes would not get cold) had fatally damaged his lungs.

几十年来，他在狭小、封闭、几乎没有新鲜空气的空间里处理煤火（以确保他的盘子不会变冷），这对他的肺部造成了致命的损害。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第2套）

四级This is similar to what’s happening in the coal and oil industries, a situation that fuels much of the current political discontent in this country.

这与煤炭和石油行业的情况类似，这种情况在很大程度上加剧了这个国家当前的政治不满。

2018年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

考研But electricity has to be made, too, and to make it huge quantities of fuel are required — oil, coal, gas and nowadays even uranium.

但电力也必须制造，而且制造电力需要大量的燃料——石油、煤炭、天然气，现在甚至铀。

1983年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Some minerals, for example coal and oil, were originally living substances; others, like iron, never had life.

一些矿物，例如煤和石油，最初是有生命的物质；其他人，像铁一样，从来没有生命。

1984年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Coal and oil are the remains of plants and animals.

煤和石油是动植物的残骸。

1984年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研But many shippers complain that for heavy bulk commodities traveling long distances, such as coal, chemicals, and grain, trucking is too costly and the railroads therefore have them by the throat.

但许多托运人抱怨说，对于长途运输的重型大宗商品，如煤炭、化学品和粮食，卡车运输成本太高，因此铁路公司对它们穷追不舍。

2003年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题