第二章 能源的前世今生 Energy: Its Past & Present：本章介绍传统能源的的前世和今生：主要介绍化石燃料（煤、石油、天然气）的起源、分布、产量和用途。2.1Fossil Fuels 化石燃料:本节介绍化石燃料的起源，包含的种类以及使用化石燃料的优/缺点.[多选题]Across much of Asia, coal demand grows due to its ( ).选项:[availability, efficiency, affordability, nonrenewable]
2.2Coal 煤炭:本节介绍煤的起源、分布、用途、产量和消耗，以及和煤相关的英语典故。
2.3Petroleum 石油:本节介绍石油的起源：两种假说的碰撞;石油的储量和用途。
2.4Natural Gas 天然气:本节介绍天然气的形成、分布、产量、用途以及天然气的未来。
[单选题]
China is the largest coal ( ) country in 2017.
选项:[reserve, production , export, import]
[单选题]
( ) is not a real coal, but only a precursor.
选项:[Anthracite, Bituminous coal, Peat, Lignite]
[多选题]The most significant uses of coal are in ( ).选项:[steel production, liquid fuel, electricity generation, cement manufacturing]
[单选题]In China, most natural gas is distributed in ( ).选项:[mountains, plains, plateaus, basins ]
[多选题]Petroleum is a ( ) mixture of solid, liquid, and gaseous hydrocarbons that occurs naturally beneath the Earth's surface.选项:[flammable, thin, thick, yellow-to-black]
[多选题]According to the report by EIA in 2018, the top three countries by oil production are ( ).选项:[Saudi Arabia, the USA, Russia, Iran]
[判断题]Fossil fuels originated from dinosaurs.选项:[对, 错]
[单选题] A tale of two Europes means ( ).选项:[poor Europe and rich Europe, some countries in western Europe with coal exit and some countries in Eastern Europe not announcing coal phase-out, Western Europe and Eastern Europe, Northern Europe and Southern Europe]
[多选题]According to a report by British Petroleum (BP), Large supplies of coal are known to exist (proven reserves) or thought to be available in ( ).选项:[Asia, South America, Europe, North America]
[单选题]
Slightly more than half of the world’s proven reserves are located in ( ).
选项:[Soviet Union, America, Latin America, the Middle East][判断题]The word “petroleum” originated in Latin which means “rock oil”.选项:[对, 错]
[判断题]To carry coals to Newcastle is like to pour sand on the beach.选项:[错, 对]
[判断题]In order to reduce the consumption of coal , China has tried its best to invest in renewable energy and to adopt new technology to improve the efficiency in industry. 选项:[对, 错]
[多选题]In the argument about the origin of oil, scientists should avoid letting ( ) prevent them from accepting the truth, whatever that proves to be.选项:[politics, scientific competition, energy shortage, previous ideas]
[单选题]The abiotic theory is developed in ( ) during the Cold War, as it needed to be self sufficient in terms of producing its own energy.选项:[Germany, America, Soviet Union, China]
[多选题]Which of the following are fossil fuels?选项:[natural gas, renewable, coal, petroleum]
[判断题]Oil and natural gas are often found in similar areas, although natural gas will almost certainly be higher in the ground and under less pressure than oil.选项:[对, 错]
