[解析]
(1)A.细节理解题。由第一段because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades,(因为能源独立是美国总统几十年来的梦想。),可知,美国能源独立听起来很有吸引力。故选A项。
(2)D.细节理解题。由第五段中的Second,Americans have basically decided that they don't really want to produce all their own oil.They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad.Vast areas of the United States are off﹣limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection.(第二,美国人基本上已经决定,他们并不真的想生产所有自己的石油。相比从国外进口石油,美国人更看重环境质量。美国广大地区以环境保护的名义禁止石油勘探和生产。),可知美国严重依赖石油进口,是因为美国希望自己的环境不受损害。故选D项。
(3)B.推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的Third,there are benefits to trade.It allows for economic efficiency,and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do,we benefit.(第三,石油贸易也有好处。它考虑到了经济效益,当我们从生产成本比我们低的地方买东西时,我们就会受益。),可知石油贸易提高了经济效益。故选B项。
(4)A.推理判断题。根据第三段But there are reasons that we buy all that old from elsewhere.(但我们从其他地方购买石油是有原因的。)以及第四、五、六段的首句可知,文章分析了美国进口石油的三个原因,因此作者写这篇文章的目的是想证明美国对石油进口的依赖是合理的。故选A项。