Not so far, say environmentalists. Sticking to the low end of government estimates, the National Resources Defense Council says there may be no more than 3. 2 billion barrels of economically recoverable oil in the coastal plain of ANWR, a drop in the bucket that would do virtually nothing to ease America s energy problems. And consumers would wait up to a decade to gain any benefits, because drilling could begin only after much bargaining over leases, environmental permits and regulatory review. As for ANWR s impact on the California power crisis, environmentalists point out that oil is responsible for only 1%of the Golden State s electricity output and just 3%of the nation s.
21.What does President Bush think of tapping oil in ANWR?
A) It will exhaust the nation s oil reserves.
B) It will help secure the future of ANWR.
C) It will help reduce the nation s oil imports.
D) It will increase America s energy consumption.
22.We learn from the second paragraph that the American oil industry ________.
A) believes that drilling for oil in ANWR will produce high yields
B) tends to exaggerate America s reliance on foreign oil
C) shows little interest in tapping oil in ANWR
D) expects to stop oil imports from Saudi Arabia
23.Those against oil drilling in ANWR argue that ________.
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