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[单项选择] When George W Bush delivered his State of the Union Address this past January, three words appeared that had not previously been heard from the Oval Office: Switchgrass, stalks and woodchips.
Bush’’s signals on renewable energy have been decidedly mixed. Shortly before he visited the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Colorado last February, a $5 million funding shortfall forced the lab to lay off 32 workers. Bush blamed the layoffs, and NREL got its funding back.
Switchgrass is a fast-growing perennial plant native to the central and eastern U.S. and tolerant of many different soil types. To make cellulosic ethanol, switchgrass — or any cellulose-based plant — is broken down to make sugar, then fermented to make the fuel. Supporters say that when blended with petroleum products, ethanol from switchgrass results in a net energy gain of 334 percent, compared to just 21 percent for corn-based ethanol.
The cellulosic process has been invented and is being re
A. Bush forced the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to lay off workers
B. Bush visited the lab (NREL) before the laid-off of 32 workers
C. the 32 workers might be reemployed after Bush’’s visit
D. Bush carried $ 5 million cash to the NREL when he visited there
