考研The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.

该公司是新英格兰的一家主要能源供应商，上周在佛蒙特州宣布违背遵守严格核法规的长期承诺，引发了合理的愤怒。

2012年考研阅读原文

四级Their babies retain the ability to produce their own chlorophyll, though they can't generate energy from sunlight until they've eaten enough algae to steal the necessary genes, which they can't yet produce on their own.

他们的孩子保留了自己产生叶绿素的能力，尽管他们在吃了足够多的海藻以窃取必要的基因之前无法从阳光中产生能量，而这些基因是他们自己还无法产生的。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级Many scientists have studied the green sea slugs to confirm that they are actually able to create energy from sunlight.

许多科学家对绿色海蛞蝓进行了研究，以证实它们确实能够从阳光中产生能量。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级Our society depends on them being able to make critical decisions about their own medical treatment say, or what we must do about global energy needs and demands.

我们的社会依赖于他们能够对自己的医疗做出关键决定，比如说，或者我们必须对全球能源需求和需求做些什么。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级So, Soupios explains, it is not worth it to waste our physical, intellectual and spiritual energy worrying about things that are beyond our control.

因此，苏皮奥斯解释说，浪费我们的身体、智力和精神能量担心我们无法控制的事情是不值得的。

2016年6月阅读原文

考研Stemming climate change, for example, is as much about changing consumption patterns and promoting tax acceptance as it is about developing clean energy.

例如，遏制气候变化既关乎发展清洁能源，也关乎改变消费模式和促进税收接受。

2013年考研阅读原文

六级All the forecasts, plans, and anticipations cited above have failed so miserably because their authors and promoters thought the transitions they hoped to implement would proceed unlike all previous energy transitions, and that their progress could be accelerated in an unprecedented manner.

上述所有预测、计划和预期都惨遭失败，因为它们的作者和推动者认为，他们希望实现的转型将不同于以往所有的能源转型，并且可以以前所未有的方式加速其进展。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级As Vaclav Smil points out, "All the forecasts, plans, and anticipations cited above have failed so miserably because their authors and promoters thought the transitions they hoped to implement would proceed unlike all previous energy transitions, and that

正如瓦茨拉夫·斯米尔（Vaclav Smil）所指出的，“上述所有预测、计划和预期都失败得如此惨烈，因为它们的作者和发起人认为，他们希望实现的转型将不同于以往所有的能源转型，而且

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级The liquid is maintained above its melting point until steam is required, at which point the liquid is allowed to turn back into a solid, releasing its stored energy.

液体保持在其熔点以上，直到需要蒸汽，在这一点上液体可以变回固体，释放其储存的能量。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级Efforts to accelerate the current energy transitions didn't succeed as expected.

加速当前能源转型的努力并没有如预期的那样成功。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet.

今天的电池突破是在全世界都在寻求将现代能源的使用范围扩大到十几亿没有电池的人的时候出现的，同时也在减少使地球变暖的燃料。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Today's battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern energy access to the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on fuels that warm the planet.

今天的电池突破是在全世界都在寻求将现代能源的使用范围扩大到十几亿没有电池的人的时候出现的，同时也在减少使地球变暖的燃料。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级According to the Centre for Strategic and International Studies,about three quarter of energy we use to move things, including ourselves, accomplishes no useful work.

根据战略与国际研究中心（CentreforStrategicalandInternationalStudies）的数据，我们用于移动物体（包括我们自己）的能源中，约有四分之三无法完成任何有用的工作。

2015年12月听力原文

高考In modern man, the brain accounts for about 2-3%of total body weight but it consumes 25% of the body's energy when the body is at rest.

在现代人中，大脑约占总体重的2-3%，但在身体休息时，它消耗了身体能量的25%。

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文

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The production and application of fertilisers and pesticides account for the largest part of energy use in the modern industrialised agricultural process.

在现代工业化农业过程中，化肥和杀虫剂的生产和应用占能源使用的最大部分。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级If not corrected by the appropriate carbon price, low fossil fuel prices are not accurately signaling to markets the true social profitability of clean energy.

如果不通过适当的碳价格加以纠正，低化石燃料价格就不能准确地向市场表明清洁能源的真正社会盈利能力。

2017年6月阅读原文

高考And because the process of recycling steel is less polluting than making new steel, we've also achieved the following significant savings; in energy use—47% to 74%; in air pollution—85%; in water pollution—35%; in water use—40%.

由于回收钢材的过程比制造新钢材污染少，我们还实现了以下显著节约；在能源使用方面——47%至74%；空气污染-85%；水污染中-35%；在用水方面——40%。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级Energy Usage: Energy is an essential resource across the entire food production cycle, with estimates showing an average of 7-10 calories of input being required in the production of one calorie of food.

能源使用：能源是整个食品生产周期的基本资源，据估计，生产一卡路里食品平均需要7-10卡路里的投入。

2013年12月阅读原文

高考But the most sensible form of adaptation is surely to adapt our energy systems to emit less carbon pollution.

但最明智的适应方式无疑是调整我们的能源系统，以减少碳污染。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

六级Energy to power machinery, both on the farm and in the storage and processing facilities, adds to the energy total, which currently represents about 3.1% of annual global energy consumption.

农场、储存和加工设施中的能源-动力机械增加了能源总量，目前约占全球年能源消耗量的3.1%。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研In March, for the first time, wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US, reported the US Energy Information Administration.

据美国能源信息管理局（US Energy Information Administration）报告，3月份，风能和太阳能首次占美国发电量的10%以上。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

先进的照明、电机和建筑设计有助于节约大量能源，从而防止污染。

2014年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

考研She exhibits the idealism common to many advocates of sustainability, be it in food or in energy.

她展示了许多可持续发展倡导者所共有的理想主义，无论是在食品方面还是在能源方面。

2013年考研阅读原文

六级In the past, the young have eagerly participated in national service and civic affairs, often with lots of energy and idealism.

过去，年轻人热切地参与国家服务和公民事务，往往充满活力和理想主义。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级The "energy crisis" of 1973-1974 in the United States demonstrated how the price of oil can affect US government policies and the energy-using .

1973-1974年美国的“能源危机”表明了石油价格如何影响美国政府的政策和能源使用。

2013年6月阅读原文

六级Of the 300 employees participating in the study, those who experienced high levels of telepressure were more likely to agree with statements assessing burnout, like I've no energy for going to work in the morning, and to report feeling fatigued and unfocused.

在参与这项研究的300名员工中，那些经历过高水平远程压力的人更可能同意评估工作倦怠的说法，比如我早上没有精力去上班，并且报告说感觉疲劳和注意力不集中。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Of the 300 employees participating in the study, those who experienced high levels of telepressure were more likely to agree with statements assessing burnout, like "I've no energy for going to work in the morning", and to report feeling fatigued and unfo

在参与这项研究的300名员工中，那些经历过高水平远程压力的员工更可能同意评估工作倦怠的说法，比如“我早上没有精力去上班”，并报告感到疲劳和不适

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Some people are too subordinate to others' opinions, too focused on decision consensus, too silent about their own point of view, too agreeable to take things on when they don't have time or energy.

有些人太服从别人的意见，太专注于决策共识，对自己的观点太沉默，在没有时间和精力的情况下太容易接受事情。

2019年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

四级Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside air.

1939年以前建造的房屋每平方英尺能耗比2000年以后建造的房屋每平方英尺能耗高出50%，这主要是因为随着时间的推移，微小的裂缝和缝隙会扩大，让更多的外部空气进入。

2010年6月阅读原文

六级Unfortunately for them ( ' , and often the taxpayers), our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier: they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia ( ' , meaning it takes a lot of energy to set them moving), and they have a lot of momentum once they are set in motion.

不幸的是，对他们（通常是纳税人）来说，我们的能源系统有点像一艘航空母舰：它们的价格高得令人难以置信，它们的建造寿命很长，它们有巨大的惯性（这意味着需要大量的能量才能使它们移动），一旦它们启动，它们就有很大的动力。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Unfortunately for them and often the taxpayers, our energy systems are a bit like an aircraft carrier : they are unbelievably expensive, they are built to last for a very long time, they have a huge amount of inertia meaning it takes a lot of energy to se

不幸的是，对他们和纳税人来说，我们的能源系统有点像航空母舰：它们的价格高得让人难以置信，它们的建造寿命很长，它们有巨大的惯性，这意味着需要大量的能源才能使用

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

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 is because the engineers, designers, regulators, operators, and all of the other skilled people needed for the new energy industry are specialists who have to be trained first ( ' , or retrained, if they are the ones being laid off in some related industry), and education, like any other complicated endeavor, takes times.

这是因为工程师、设计师、监管者、运营商以及新能源行业所需的所有其他技术人员都是必须首先接受培训的专家（如果他们是相关行业的下岗人员，则必须接受再培训），而教育就像任何其他复杂的工作一样需要时间。

2015年12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

高考Among the bag makers' arguments: many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport.

在制袋商的论点中：许多禁止购物的城市仍然允许购物者购买纸袋，纸袋很容易回收，但生产和运输需要更多的能源。

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级Policymakers should not allow low energy prices to derail the clean energy transition.

决策者不应允许低能源价格破坏清洁能源转型。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级But Sadoway isn't alone in trumpeting energy storage as a missing link to a cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable energy future.

但萨多威并不是唯一一个鼓吹能源储存是通往更清洁、更高效、更公平的能源未来的缺失环节的人。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级Wheat production takes 50% of its energy input for these two items alone.

仅这两个项目，小麦生产就占其能源投入的50%。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级If you want to change his course, you have only a few choices: you can stop him, transferring ( ' , possibly painfully) some of his kinetic energy ( ' , 动能 ) to your own body, or you can approach alongside and slowly apply pressure to gradually alter his course.

如果你想改变他的路线，你只有几个选择：你可以阻止他，转移（可能是痛苦地）他的一些动能，动能 ) 或者你可以靠近他，慢慢施加压力，逐渐改变他的路线。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级If you want to change his course, you have only a few choices: you can stop him, transferring possibly painfullysome of his kinetic energy to your own body, or toucan approach alongside and slowly apply pressure to gradually alter his course.

如果你想改变他的路线，你只有几个选择：你可以阻止他，可能痛苦地将他的一些动能转移到你自己的身体，或者巨嘴鸟靠近并慢慢施加压力，逐渐改变他的路线。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级Robots already save us time, money and energy.

机器人已经为我们节省了时间、金钱和能源。

2016年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

考研In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principal energy source.

在世界许多地方，可再生能源已经是一种主要能源。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness.

母亲们为孩子投入的情感、身体和精神能量可能是永无止境的，但孩子也是巨大快乐和幸福的源泉。

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级By raising relative demand for clean energy sources, a carbon price would also help align the market return to clean-energy innovation with its social return, spurring the refinement of existing technologies and the development of new ones.

通过提高对清洁能源的相对需求，碳价格还将有助于使清洁能源创新的市场回报与其社会回报保持一致，刺激现有技术的改进和新技术的开发。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级Alternative forms of energy- bio-fuels, wind and solar, to name a few are certainly being funded and developed, and will play a growingrolein the world's energy supply.

替代能源形式——生物燃料、风能和太阳能等，肯定正在得到资助和开发，并将在世界能源供应中发挥越来越大的作用。

2011年12月阅读原文

四级But experts say that even when combined , alternative energy sources will likely meet only about 30% of the world's energy needs by

但专家表示，即使综合起来，到2020年，替代能源也可能只能满足世界能源需求的30%左右

2011年12月阅读原文

四级For example, even with significantinvestments, such as the $93 million for wind energy development included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, important alternative energy sources such as wind and bio-fuels comprise only about 1% of the market today

例如，即使有重大投资，如《美国复苏和再投资法案》中包含的9300万美元风能开发，重要的替代能源，如风能和生物燃料，也只占当今市场的1%左右

2011年12月阅读原文

四级Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will likely come from a lot solutions ons both traditional and alternative

能源和可持续发展专家表示，我们未来能源需求的答案可能来自于许多传统和替代能源的解决方案

2011年12月阅读原文

六级Even utility companies, which have long viewed batteries and alternative forms of energy as a threat, are learning to embrace the technologies as enabling rather than disrupting.

即使是长期以来一直将电池和替代能源视为威胁的公用事业公司，也在学习将这些技术视为一种使能而非破坏。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级What are suggested as renewable and less-polluting energy alternatives?

什么是可再生和污染较少的能源替代品？

2012年6月阅读原文

六级Customers can bring shoes of any brand into an Adidas store to be shredded and turned into alternative fuels for energy creation instead of being burned as trash.

顾客可以将任何品牌的鞋子带进阿迪达斯商店，将其粉碎，并将其转化为可替代的能源，而不是作为垃圾焚烧。

2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

考研What Washington does – or doesn't do – to promote alternative energy may mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.

在全球思维转变之际，华盛顿在促进替代能源方面所做的或不做的事情可能会越来越少。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级However, David Reay, professor of carbon management, argues that, although microwaves use a great deal of energy, their emissions are minor compared to those from cars.

然而，碳管理教授大卫·雷伊（David Reay）认为，尽管微波使用大量能源，但与汽车相比，其排放量较小。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

高考Recycling plastics and aluminum, for instance, uses only 5% to 10% as much energy as producing new plastic or smelting aluminum.

例如，回收塑料和铝所消耗的能源仅为生产新塑料或冶炼铝的5%至10%。

2017年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考No one will ever know what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a distinguished writer.

没有人会知道是什么样的才能、野心、精力和运气使狄更斯成为如此杰出的作家。

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

六级For example, the United Arab Emirates has endorsed an ambitious target to draw 24% of its primary energy consumption from renewable sources by 2021.

例如，阿拉伯联合酋长国已经批准了一项雄心勃勃的目标，即到2021年，可再生能源占其一次能源消费的24%。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级Among common kitchen appliances used for cooking, microwaves are the most energy efficient, followed by a stove and finally a standard oven.

在用于烹饪的普通厨房用具中，微波炉是最节能的，其次是炉子，最后是标准烤箱。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级An enormous amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses.

大量的能源和资源用于建造这些房屋。

2010年6月阅读原文

六级Furthermore, this figure does not reflect the fact that large amounts of land, energy, fertilisers and water have also been lost in the production of foodstuffs which simply end up as waste.

此外，这一数字并没有反映出大量土地、能源、化肥和水也在食品生产过程中流失的事实，而这些食品最终只是作为废物。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级"Supplying power to trains in this way would offer the shortest distance from well to wheels," he says, "with the least amount of energy lost."

“以这种方式为火车供电将提供从油井到车轮的最短距离，”他说，“能量损失最少。”

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

高考According to the analysis of Babbitt's team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.

根据巴比特团队的分析，旧的台式显示器和带有阴极射线管的盒式电视是最差的设备，它们的能耗和温室气体排放量在1992年至2007年间翻了一番多。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级Leah easily could have fallen into a trap of feeling content; instead, her energy sparked a period of experimentation and renewal.

莉亚很容易就陷入了满足感的陷阱；相反，她的精力激发了一段时间的实验和更新。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Notwithstanding important recent progress in developing renewable fuel sources, low fossil fuel prices could discourage further innovation in, and adoption of, cleaner energy technologies.

尽管最近在开发可再生能源方面取得了重要进展，但较低的化石燃料价格可能会阻碍清洁能源技术的进一步创新和采用。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级of annual global energy consumption.

每年全球能源消耗的百分比。

2013年12月阅读原文

六级Another type of momentum we have to think about when planning for changes in our energy systems is labor- pool momentum.

在计划能源系统的变化时，我们必须考虑的另一种动力是劳动力池动力。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级Another team at Nagoya University in Japan has tested calcium compound as an energy storage material.

日本名古屋大学的另一个研究小组测试了钙化合物作为一种储能材料。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级Another type of momentum we have to think about when planning for changes in our energy systems is labor-pool momentum.

在规划能源系统变化时，我们必须考虑的另一种动力是劳动力池动力。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

四级Energy and sustainability experts say the answer to our future energy needs will likely come from a lot solutions ons both traditional and alternative.

能源和可持续发展专家表示，我们未来能源需求的答案可能来自于许多传统和替代能源的解决方案。

2011年12月阅读原文

六级With production anticipated to increase by 25% between now and 2030, sustainable energy sourcing will become an increasingly major issue

从现在到2030年，预计产量将增长25%，可持续能源采购将成为一个日益重要的问题

2013年12月阅读原文

四级Further, the energy used by microwaves is lower than any other from of cooking.

此外，微波使用的能量比任何其他烹饪方法都要低。

2019年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

四级The sea slugs are so good at gathering energy from the sun that they can live up to nine months without having to eat any food.

海蛞蝓非常善于从太阳收集能量，它们可以在不吃任何食物的情况下活上九个月。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become prosumers, who produce and consume their own energy on-site?No one knows which – if any – battery technology will ultimately dominate, but one thing remains clear: The future of energy is in how we store it.

随着越来越多的人成为现场生产和消费自己能源的消费者，花了几十年和数十亿美元建成的集中式电网会发生什么？没有人知道哪种（如果有的话）电池技术将最终占据主导地位，但有一点仍然很清楚：能源的未来在于我们如何储存能源。

2016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, 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That is because the engineers, designers, regulators, operators, and all of the other skilled people needed for the new energy industry are specialists who have to be trained first or retrained, if they are the ones being laid off in some related industry

这是因为新能源行业所需的工程师、设计师、监管者、运营商和所有其他技术人员都是专家，如果他们是相关行业的下岗人员，则必须首先接受培训或再培训

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

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

四级In recent years, a growing body of research has shown that our appetite and food intake are influenced by a large number of factors besides our biological need for energy, including our eating environment and our perception of the food in front of us.

近年来，越来越多的研究表明，除了我们对能量的生理需求外，我们的食欲和食物摄入还受到许多因素的影响，包括我们的饮食环境和我们对面前食物的感知。

2013年12月阅读原文

四级So large is the Pacific, covering 30% of the planet's surface, that the specific energy generated by its warming is enough to touch off a series of weather changes around the world.

太平洋如此之大，覆盖了地球表面的30%，其变暖所产生的特定能量足以引发全球一系列天气变化。

2015年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

四级To arouse Americans' awareness of the energy crisis.

唤起美国人对能源危机的意识。

2014年6月阅读原文

六级The roots of his speech, given in March at the roundtable meeting of environment and energy ministers from the G20 group of nations, stretch back to 1972, and the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm.

他3月份在G20国家集团环境和能源部长圆桌会议上发表的演讲可以追溯到1972年，也可以追溯到斯德哥尔摩的联合国人类环境会议。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级Dr.Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the world's energy future.

麻省理工学院的唐纳德·萨多威博士创办了自己的电池公司，希望改变世界能源的未来。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级The urgency of slowing down-to find the time and space to think-is nothing new, of course, and wiser souls have always reminded us that the more attention we pay to the moment, the less time and energy we have to place it in some larger context.

当然，放慢脚步寻找思考的时间和空间的紧迫性并不是什么新鲜事，更聪明的灵魂总是提醒我们，我们对当下的关注越多，我们就越没有时间和精力把它放在更大的环境中。

2012年12月阅读原文

六级If we could figure out how to improve the efficiency with which we use energy, we can do a lot of work with the energy that is available.

如果我们能够找到提高能源使用效率的方法，我们就可以利用现有的能源做很多工作。

2015年12月听力原文

六级Other studies show that simply providing the facility for people to compare their energy use with the local average is enough to cause them to modify their behaviour.

其他研究表明，简单地为人们提供能源使用与当地平均水平进行比较的设施就足以使他们改变自己的行为。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级But renewable energy will have to displace fossil fuels to a much greater extent in the future to avoid unacceptable climate risks.

但未来可再生能源必须在更大程度上取代化石燃料，以避免不可接受的气候风险。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级They develop green energy to avoid dependence on oil import

他们开发绿色能源以避免依赖石油进口

2012年6月阅读原文

六级To recover the energy, the gas is fed back over the calcium oxide.

为了回收能量，气体通过氧化钙反馈。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

高考That's bad news for the environment – and our wallets – as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the news ones that do the same things.

这对环境和我们的钱包来说都是坏消息，因为这些过时的设备比做同样事情的新闻设备消耗更多的能源。

2018年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

高考However, longer-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make.

然而，更持久的可重复使用的袋子通常需要更多的能量来制造。

2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级Part of the reason this ban is being discussed and implemented is because energy officials see that they will not reach their emissions goals by 2050 if they do not eliminate a large portion of vehicle emissions.

讨论和实施这项禁令的部分原因是能源官员认为，如果他们不消除大部分汽车排放，到2050年他们将无法实现排放目标。

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

六级Every year, people in America use energy equal to over 30million barrels of oil each day.

每年，美国人每天消耗的能源相当于3000多万桶石油。

2015年12月听力原文

六级Cialdini conducted a study in San Diego in which coat hangers bearing messages about saving energy were hung on people's doors.

夏尔迪尼在圣地亚哥进行了一项研究，在研究中，人们的门上挂着印有节能信息的衣架。

2015年12月阅读原文

四级To prepare for this before winter, these animals eat extra food to become fat, which gives them the energy they need while they sleep.

为了在冬季来临前做好准备，这些动物会吃额外的食物来变胖，这给了它们睡觉时所需的能量。

2017年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级Viewed from scientists’ standpoint, allthe energy contained in fuel either now or in the future becomes heat.

从科学家的角度来看，无论是现在还是将来，燃料中包含的所有能量都变成了热量。

2015年12月听力原文

六级What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become "prosumers," who produce and consume their own energy on-site?

随着越来越多的人成为“消费者”，他们在现场生产和消费自己的能源，花了几十年和数十亿美元建成的中央电网会发生什么？

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级The demand for energy resources may compel renegotiation of Antarctica's treaties before their expiration.

对能源的需求可能迫使南极洲条约在到期前重新谈判。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研But that message did not play well with many in Iowa, where wind turbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the state's electricity generation – and where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to power t

但这一信息在爱荷华州的许多人中并不受欢迎。在爱荷华州，风力涡轮机遍布农田，提供了该州36%的发电量。在爱荷华州，像微软这样的科技巨头正被清洁能源的可用性所吸引

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Energy to drive a steam locomotive can be stored in other materials besides water.

驱动蒸汽机车的能量可以储存在水以外的其他材料中。

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

六级As I said, we need to understand the best ways of avoiding climate change and this will involve a huge transition to low-carbon energy systems and the transition is a tremendous priority.

正如我所说，我们需要了解避免气候变化的最佳方式，这将涉及到向低碳能源系统的巨大转型，而这一转型是一个巨大的优先事项。

2016年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

考研So keep it simple: "Hi", "Hey" or "Hello"—do the best you can to gather all of the enthusiasm and energy you can, put on a big smile and say "Hi".

所以，保持简单：“嗨”、“嗨”或“你好”-尽你所能收集所有的热情和能量，面带微笑，说“嗨”。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ