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单选题Advertisement: The most flavorful olives in the world are kalamata olives. The more kalamata olives used to make a bottle of olive oil, the more flavorful the oil, and no company buys more kalamata olives than Zorba’s Olive Oil. Therefore, when you buy
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Advertisement: The most flavorful olives in the world are kalamata olives. The more kalamata olives used to make a bottle of olive oil, the more flavorful the oil, and no company buys more kalamata olives than Zorba’s Olive Oil. Therefore, when you buy Zorba’s Olive Oil, you’re buying the most flavorful olive oil available today. The reasoning presented in the advertisement is flawed because it overlooks the possibility that:
A
Not all of Zorba’s competitors use kalamata olives in their oil.
B
Zorba’s sells more olive oil than any other company.
C
The most flavorful olive oil is not necessarily the best olive oil.
D
Because of bulk discounts, Zorba’s pays less per kilogram of kalamata olives than does its competitors.
E
The number of kalamata olives harvested every year is far less than the number of Spanish olives harvested every year.
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第1题：
Text 3 Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return? Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel, up from less than $10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock, when prices quadrupled, and 1979-80, when they also almost tripled. Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Europe, taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were, and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price. Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption. Software, consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production. For each dollar of GDP (in constant prices) rich economies now use nearly 50% less oil than in 1973. The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that, if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year, compared with $13 in 1998, this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25-0.5% of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand, oil-importing emerging economies--to which heavy industry has shifted-have become more energy-intensive, and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that, unlike the rises in the 1970s, it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand. A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline. The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%, and in 1979 by almost 30%.
第51题：The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is
A global inflation.
B reduction in supply.
C fast growth in economy.
D Iraq's suspension of exports.
正确答案：B
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第2题：
共用题干
第三篇
Oil and Economy
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrupled,and 1979一1980,when they also almost tripled.Both previous shocks resulted in double一digit inflation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude oil have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(in constant prices)rich economies now use nearly 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25-0.S%of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980.On the other hand,oil-importing emerging economies一to which heavy industry has shifted一have become more energy一intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1970s,it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries______.
A:heavy industry becomes more energy-intensive
B:income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil prices
C:manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezed
D:oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP答案：D解析：根据题干可以定位到第一段的第二句话“Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December"，说明由于石油输出国决定降低供给量，使得油价上升。所以本题的答案是B选项。D选项不是该现象的主要原因，因为OPEC的相关决定才是能够影响石油价格的走势的主要原因。
根据题干可以定位到第三段的第三句话“In Europe , taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude oil have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past"，意思是说“在欧洲，税占汽油的零售价的4/5，因此相比以往，原油的价格变化对汽油零售价的影响不会很明显”。也就是说，税的增加会导致汽油价格的猛涨，而原油价格的变化带来的影响不会很大。本题的一个理解难点是“muted effect "，另外一个是“pump price "。 " mute”表示“哑巴的，无声的，沉默的”，和“effect”连用，表示 “影响不明显”；而“pump price”是一个很形象的说法，" pump”指的是“泵”，这里很形象地用 " pump”指代“汽油零售”。根据上述分析，可以得出答案是D选项。
根据本题的关键词“《经济展望》的估计”可以定位到“The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0 .25％一 0.5% of GDP"，也就是说，油价的上涨对GDP的影响很小，只有“0.25%—0.5%”。因此我们可以得出答案为D选项。
本题的几个选项需要通篇理解。文章第三段指出“油价的经济影响不会那么严重”，作者指出其原因是原油价格占汽油价格的比例不高，发达国家对石油的依赖减弱，此次涨价的背景不一样了。文章最后一段说这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的上涨不同，对各国的影响也基本没有反映出来，连物价都基本没有变动，也就是说，油价冲击已经不是那么可怕。所以答案是A选项。
本文作者主要讲的就是这次油价上涨的影响不大。尤其是第三段和最后一段的第一句话，强调人们不必担心此次油价上涨，因为这一次的情况与“20世纪70年代” 不同。由此可见作者的态度是“乐观的”。 -
第3题：
共用题干
第三篇
Oil and Economy
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrupled,and 1979一1980,when they also almost tripled.Both previous shocks resulted in double一digit inflation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude oil have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(in constant prices)rich economies now use nearly 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25-0.S%of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980.On the other hand,oil-importing emerging economies一to which heavy industry has shifted一have become more energy一intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1970s,it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is______.
A:global inflation
B:reduction in supply
C:fast growth in economy
D:Iraq's suspension of exports答案：B解析：根据题干可以定位到第一段的第二句话“Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December"，说明由于石油输出国决定降低供给量，使得油价上升。所以本题的答案是B选项。D选项不是该现象的主要原因，因为OPEC的相关决定才是能够影响石油价格的走势的主要原因。
根据题干可以定位到第三段的第三句话“In Europe , taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude oil have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past"，意思是说“在欧洲，税占汽油的零售价的4/5，因此相比以往，原油的价格变化对汽油零售价的影响不会很明显”。也就是说，税的增加会导致汽油价格的猛涨，而原油价格的变化带来的影响不会很大。本题的一个理解难点是“muted effect "，另外一个是“pump price "。 " mute”表示“哑巴的，无声的，沉默的”，和“effect”连用，表示 “影响不明显”；而“pump price”是一个很形象的说法，" pump”指的是“泵”，这里很形象地用 " pump”指代“汽油零售”。根据上述分析，可以得出答案是D选项。
根据本题的关键词“《经济展望》的估计”可以定位到“The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0 .25％一 0.5% of GDP"，也就是说，油价的上涨对GDP的影响很小，只有“0.25%—0.5%”。因此我们可以得出答案为D选项。
本题的几个选项需要通篇理解。文章第三段指出“油价的经济影响不会那么严重”，作者指出其原因是原油价格占汽油价格的比例不高，发达国家对石油的依赖减弱，此次涨价的背景不一样了。文章最后一段说这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的上涨不同，对各国的影响也基本没有反映出来，连物价都基本没有变动，也就是说，油价冲击已经不是那么可怕。所以答案是A选项。
本文作者主要讲的就是这次油价上涨的影响不大。尤其是第三段和最后一段的第一句话，强调人们不必担心此次油价上涨，因为这一次的情况与“20世纪70年代” 不同。由此可见作者的态度是“乐观的”。 -
第4题：
The best olive oil is obtained from olives that are harvested just after they ripen.A:preserved
B:squeezed
C: sorted
D:gathered答案：D解析：句意：最好的橄榄油是从一成熟就被采摘下来的橄榄中获取的。harvest意为“收获”, ripen意为“成熟”。D. gather意为“收集”，与harvest意思相近；A. preserve意为 “保存”;B. squeeze意为“挤压”;C. sort意为“分类”。 -
第5题：
共用题干
Thirst for Oil
Worldwide every day,we devour the energy equivalent of about 200 million barrels of oil. Most of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun. In fact enough energy from the Sun hits the planet's surface each minute to cover our needs for an entire year,we just need to find an efficient way to use it. So far the energy in oil has been cheaper and easier to get at. But as supplies dwindle,this will change,and we will need to cure our addiction to oil.
Burning wood satisfied most energy needs until the steam-driven industrial revolution,when energy-dense coal became the fuel of choice. Coal is still used,mostly in power sta-tions,to cover one quarter of our energy needs,but its use has been declining since we star-ted pumping up oil. Coal is the least efficient,unhealthiest and most environmentally dama-ging fossil fuel,but could make a comeback,as supplies are still plentiful:its reserves are five times larger than oil's.
Today petroleum,a mineral oil obtained from below the surface of the Earth and used to produce petrol,diesel oil and various other chemical substances,provides around 40% of the world's energy needs,mostly fuelling automobiles. The US consumes a quarter of all oil,and generates a similar proportion of greenhouse gas emissions.
The majority of oil comes from the Middle East,which has half of known reserves. But other significant sources include Russia,North America,Norway,Venezuela and the North Sea. Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could be a major new US source,to reduce reliance on foreign imports.
Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years,though opinions and estimates vary. We could fast reach an energy crisis in the next few decades, when demand exceeds supply. As conventional reserves become more difficult to access,oth-ers such as oil shales and tar sands may be used instead. Petrol could also be obtained from coal.
Since we started using fossil fuels,we have released 400 billion tonnes of carbon,and burning the entire reserves could eventually raise world temperatures by 13℃ .Among other horrors,this would result in the destruction of all rainforests and the melting of all
Arctic ice.“…we will need to cure our addiction to oil.”Why does the author say so?
A:Most of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun.
B: Oil supply is increasing all the time.
C: Demand for oil is increasing all the time.
D: Oil supply is decreasing.答案：D解析：题干意为“为什么作者说‘……我们需要改变我们对石油的依赖性’?”该题考查考生对短文中某个句子意思的理解，首先找到该句在短文中所在的语境：Worldwide ev-ery day,we devour the energy equivalent of about 200 million barrels of oil. Most of the en-ergy on Earth comes from the Sun. In fact enough energy from the Sun hits the planet's sur-face each minute to cover our needs for an entire year,we just need to find an efficient way to use it.So far the energy in oil has been cheaper and easier to get at. But as supplies dwindle, this will change, and we will need to cure our addiction to oil．第一段最后一句意为“但是当供应缩减时，情况就会改变，我们需要改变我们对石油的依赖性”。由此可知“我们需要改变我们对石油的依赖性”的原因是石油供应缩减，因此D项“石油供应在缩减”是答案。
题干意为“依据第二段内容来看，下面哪项内容不是短文中的作者想要表达的意思？”利用备选项中的细节信息词/短语wood , fuel of choice , coal , use of coal , most envi-ronmentally unfriendly fuel,oil, coal reserves作为定位线索，在第二段中快速识别与选项分别对应的句子：Burning wood satisfied most energy needs until the steam-driven industrial revolution,when energy-dense coal became the fuel of choice．Coal is still used,mostly in power stations,to cover one quarter of our energy needs,but its use has been declining since we started pumping up oil. Coal is the least efficient, unhealthiest and most environmentally damaging fossil fuel,but could make a comeback,as supplies are still plentiful:its reserves are five times larger than oil's．定位线索词分散在整个段落中，因此需要理解整个段落的意思。第一句提到“在蒸汽工业革命时代，高能煤成为首选燃料之前，燃木能满足大部分能源需求”。这与A项“燃木是煤作为燃料之前的首选燃料”意义一致；第二句提到“自从我们开始大量开采石油后，煤的使用就已经在逐渐减少”，这与B项“煤的使用在减少”意义一致；第三句提到“煤是使用效率最低，最不卫生，最不环保的化石燃料”，这与C项“煤对环境的危害性仅次于石油”不一致：依据短文内容来看煤对环境的危害排在第一位。因此该题答案为C。
题干意为“哪个国家是最大的石油消耗国？”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词/短语country , the biggest consumer of petroleum , the United States , Russia , Norway,Venezuela作为定位线索，在第三段找到相关句：Today petroleum, a mineral oil obtained from below the surface of the Earth and used to produce petrol,diesel oil and various otherchemical substances,provides around 40% of the world's energy needs,mostly fuelling au-tomobiles. The US consumes a quarter of all oil,and generates a similar proportion of green-house gas emissions．相关句（第三段最后一句）提到“美国消耗了世界上1/4的石油”，而除此以外短文中没有再提到其他的石油消耗国了。虽然选项C涉及到的挪威，选项D涉及到的委内瑞拉，选项B涉及到的俄罗斯在短文中也出现了，但它们都是作为石油产地国出现的，因此这三个选项都不是答案。所以答案为A。
题干意为“关于地球上的燃料储备，专家们是怎么说的？”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词/短语experts,earth's fuel reserves,next 50 years, energy crisis,convention-al reserves, fuel demand作为定位线索，在第五段中找到相关句：Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years, though opinions and estimates vary. We could fast reach an energy crisis in the next few decades,when demand exceeds supply. As conventional reserves become more difficult to access,others such as oil shales and tar sands may be used instead. Petrol could also be obtained from coal．定位线索词集中出现在第五段中。该段第一句提到“大多数专家预测人类将轻而易举地在50年内消耗掉现在所有的石油储备”。这与A项“地球的石油储备在下一个50年间仍然还将够用”不一致；第二句“未来的几十年间，当能源供不应求时我们会很快陷入能源危机”，这与B项“将很快出现能源危机”意思一致，因此选项B是答案，同时该句意思与D项“燃料需求将下降”不一致：短文提及“供不应求”，这意味着对能源的需求将会增加，而不是下降；第四句提到“当常规能源不容易获得时，代之使用的可能是诸如油页岩和沥青砂等能源”，短文提到“常规能源不容易获得”，不是说“不能获得”，因此C项“很快将不能获得常规能源”与短文内容不一致。 -
第6题：
共用题干
Thirst for Oil
Worldwide every day,we devour the energy equivalent of about 200 million barrels of oil. Most of the energy on Earth comes from the Sun. In fact enough energy from the Sun hits the planet's surface each minute to cover our needs for an entire year,we just need to find an efficient way to use it. So far the energy in oil has been cheaper and easier to get at. But as supplies dwindle,this will change,and we will need to cure our addiction to oil.
Burning wood satisfied most energy needs until the steam-driven industrial revolution,when energy-dense coal became the fuel of choice. Coal is still used,mostly in power sta-tions,to cover one quarter of our energy needs,but its use has been declining since we star-ted pumping up oil. Coal is the least efficient,unhealthiest and most environmentally dama-ging fossil fuel,but could make a comeback,as supplies are still plentiful:its reserves are five times larger than oil's.
Today petroleum,a mineral oil obtained from below the surface of the Earth and used to produce petrol,diesel oil and various other chemical substances,provides around 40% of the world's energy needs,mostly fuelling automobiles. The US consumes a quarter of all oil,and generates a similar proportion of greenhouse gas emissions.
The majority of oil comes from the Middle East,which has half of known reserves. But other significant sources include Russia,North America,Norway,Venezuela and the North Sea. Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could be a major new US source,to reduce reliance on foreign imports.
Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years,though opinions and estimates vary. We could fast reach an energy crisis in the next few decades, when demand exceeds supply. As conventional reserves become more difficult to access,oth-ers such as oil shales and tar sands may be used instead. Petrol could also be obtained from coal.
Since we started using fossil fuels,we have released 400 billion tonnes of carbon,and burning the entire reserves could eventually raise world temperatures by 13℃ .Among other horrors,this would result in the destruction of all rainforests and the melting of all
Arctic ice.What is NOT the result of consuming fossil fuels according to the last paragraph?
A: Rainforests will be destroyed.
B: Arctic ice will be melted.
C: The earth's temperature will be raised.
D: The sea level will go up.答案：D解析：题干意为“为什么作者说‘……我们需要改变我们对石油的依赖性’?”该题考查考生对短文中某个句子意思的理解，首先找到该句在短文中所在的语境：Worldwide ev-ery day,we devour the energy equivalent of about 200 million barrels of oil. Most of the en-ergy on Earth comes from the Sun. In fact enough energy from the Sun hits the planet's sur-face each minute to cover our needs for an entire year,we just need to find an efficient way to use it.So far the energy in oil has been cheaper and easier to get at. But as supplies dwindle, this will change, and we will need to cure our addiction to oil．第一段最后一句意为“但是当供应缩减时，情况就会改变，我们需要改变我们对石油的依赖性”。由此可知“我们需要改变我们对石油的依赖性”的原因是石油供应缩减，因此D项“石油供应在缩减”是答案。
题干意为“依据第二段内容来看，下面哪项内容不是短文中的作者想要表达的意思？”利用备选项中的细节信息词/短语wood , fuel of choice , coal , use of coal , most envi-ronmentally unfriendly fuel,oil, coal reserves作为定位线索，在第二段中快速识别与选项分别对应的句子：Burning wood satisfied most energy needs until the steam-driven industrial revolution,when energy-dense coal became the fuel of choice．Coal is still used,mostly in power stations,to cover one quarter of our energy needs,but its use has been declining since we started pumping up oil. Coal is the least efficient, unhealthiest and most environmentally damaging fossil fuel,but could make a comeback,as supplies are still plentiful:its reserves are five times larger than oil's．定位线索词分散在整个段落中，因此需要理解整个段落的意思。第一句提到“在蒸汽工业革命时代，高能煤成为首选燃料之前，燃木能满足大部分能源需求”。这与A项“燃木是煤作为燃料之前的首选燃料”意义一致；第二句提到“自从我们开始大量开采石油后，煤的使用就已经在逐渐减少”，这与B项“煤的使用在减少”意义一致；第三句提到“煤是使用效率最低，最不卫生，最不环保的化石燃料”，这与C项“煤对环境的危害性仅次于石油”不一致：依据短文内容来看煤对环境的危害排在第一位。因此该题答案为C。
题干意为“哪个国家是最大的石油消耗国？”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词/短语country , the biggest consumer of petroleum , the United States , Russia , Norway,Venezuela作为定位线索，在第三段找到相关句：Today petroleum, a mineral oil obtained from below the surface of the Earth and used to produce petrol,diesel oil and various otherchemical substances,provides around 40% of the world's energy needs,mostly fuelling au-tomobiles. The US consumes a quarter of all oil,and generates a similar proportion of green-house gas emissions．相关句（第三段最后一句）提到“美国消耗了世界上1/4的石油”，而除此以外短文中没有再提到其他的石油消耗国了。虽然选项C涉及到的挪威，选项D涉及到的委内瑞拉，选项B涉及到的俄罗斯在短文中也出现了，但它们都是作为石油产地国出现的，因此这三个选项都不是答案。所以答案为A。
题干意为“关于地球上的燃料储备，专家们是怎么说的？”利用题干及备选项中的细节信息词/短语experts,earth's fuel reserves,next 50 years, energy crisis,convention-al reserves, fuel demand作为定位线索，在第五段中找到相关句：Most experts predict we will exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years, though opinions and estimates vary. We could fast reach an energy crisis in the next few decades,when demand exceeds supply. As conventional reserves become more difficult to access,others such as oil shales and tar sands may be used instead. Petrol could also be obtained from coal．定位线索词集中出现在第五段中。该段第一句提到“大多数专家预测人类将轻而易举地在50年内消耗掉现在所有的石油储备”。这与A项“地球的石油储备在下一个50年间仍然还将够用”不一致；第二句“未来的几十年间，当能源供不应求时我们会很快陷入能源危机”，这与B项“将很快出现能源危机”意思一致，因此选项B是答案，同时该句意思与D项“燃料需求将下降”不一致：短文提及“供不应求”，这意味着对能源的需求将会增加，而不是下降；第四句提到“当常规能源不容易获得时，代之使用的可能是诸如油页岩和沥青砂等能源”，短文提到“常规能源不容易获得”，不是说“不能获得”，因此C项“很快将不能获得常规能源”与短文内容不一致。 -
第7题：
共用题干
第三篇
Oil and Economy
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrupled,and 1979一1980,when they also almost tripled.Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the l970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the l970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(inconstant prices)in rich economies now use nearly 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with$13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25％～0.5%of GDP.That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand,oil-importing emerging economies一to which heavy industry has shifted一have become more energy-intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1970s,it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago.In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is_______.
A:global inflation
B:reduction in supply
C:fast growth in economy
D:Iraq's suspension of exports答案：B解析：根据题干可以定位到第一段的第二句话“Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost$26 a barrel,up from less than $10 last December"，说明由于石油输出国决定降低供给量，使得油价上升，所以本题的答案是B选项。D选项不是该现象的主要原因，因为OPEC的相关决定才是能够影响石油价格走势的主要原因。
根据题干可以定位到第三段的第三句话“In Europe , taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past"，意思是说“在欧洲，税占汽油零售价的4/5，因此相比以往，原油的价格变化对汽油的影响不会很明显‘”。也就是说税的增加会导致汽油价格的猛涨，而原油价格的变化所带来的影响不会很大。本题一个理解的难度是muted effect，另外一个是 pump p rice0 mute表示“哑巴的、无声的、沉默的”，和effect连用表示“影响不明显”；而pump price是一个很形象的说法，pump指的是“泵”，这里很形象地用pump指代汽油。根据上述分析，可以得出答案是D选项。
根据本题的关键词The estimates in Economic Outlook可以定位到第四段 "The OECD estimates in its latest Economic outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25%～0.5% of GDP"。也就是说，油价的上涨对GDP的影响很小，只占0.25%～0.5%。因此我们可以得出答案是D选项。
通观全文，文章第三段指出“油价的经济影响不会那么严重”，作者指出其原因是“原油价格占汽油价格的比例不高，发达国家对石油的依赖减弱，此次涨价的背景不一样了”。文章最后一段说到这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的上涨不同，对各国的影响也基本没有反映出来，连物价都基本没有变动，也就是说，油价冲击已经不是那么可怕，所以答案是A选项。
本文作者主要讲的就是这次油价上涨的影响不大。尤其是第三段和最后一段的第一句话，强调人们不必担心此次油价上涨，因为这一次的情况与20世纪70年代不同。由此可见作者的态度是乐观的。 -
第8题：
Passage Three
Whenyou stretch out in the sun you can do one of the three things:you can use no suntan oil,an ordinary sun tan oil;or Bergasol.
If you don′t use any sun tan oil when you′re in the sun,you will burn surprisinglyquickly.If you use an ordinary sun tan oil,you will protectyour skin to a lesser or greater degree.How much protection depends on the"protection-factor number"on the bottle.Some oils block out so manyof the sun′s rays and you can stay in the sun all day without burning but youwon′t go very brown,either.
Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary sun tan oil.It also has a tan acceleratorthat speeds up the rate at which the sun activates the skin cells that producemelanin(黑色素).It is melanin that gives the skin itsbrown colour.Bergasol enables you to go brown faster,am as the days pass thedifference will become more obvious.Unfortunately,this special formulation isn′tCheap to prepare.So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tanoil.However,the price looks more attractive as you do.
Bergasoi?It makes you go brown faster
Protection Many people imagine that"cover-up"means you don′t get a tan.Nothing to show for yourholiday.
Not so.With"cover-up",you can get brown if you want to.The point of"cover-up"is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sunwhich,according to the experts,make your skinlook older.
That′s what Solex Cover-up is allabout--protection for your skin.It has a Sun Protection Factor 8,which makesit suitable for anyone.Find out how it works for you by consulting the SolexSun Chart.On sale wherever Solex is.With Solex Cover-up,you can tan asslowly as you like.As gently as you like.And with much less
chance of peeling.Your tan will lookbetter.Your skin will stay young longer.
Solex Gentle tan..,full protection
Why is Solex suitable for everyone?A.Its price is more attractive.
B.It can be used to relieve sunburn.
C.It can make the skin cells more active.
D.It has a mild protection factor.答案：D解析： -
第9题：
单选题Which of the following is the best version of the ideas conveyed in sentences 1 and 2 (reproduced below)?My parents used to put olives on everything. Salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.A(As it is now)
BMy parents used to put olives on every- thing; salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.
CMy parents used to put olives on every- thing, salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.
DMy parents used to put olives on every- thing: salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, and even some desserts.
EMy parents used to put olives on every-thing; including salads, pizza, pasta, chicken, even some desserts.
正确答案： C解析：
第二个句子是句子片段。因为第二个从句含有支持第一个从句的一系列例子，因此这两个句子应用冒号连接。 -
第10题：
单选题Except as provided for otherwise，an oil tanker might discharge certain amount at certain rate of oil or oily mixtures into sea when（）.Athe tanker is within 50 nautical miles from the nearest land
Bthe tanker is no more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land
Cthe tanker is more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land
Dthe tanker is not more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land
正确答案： A解析： 暂无解析 -
第11题：
问答题Practice 3 Energy-saving vehicles were part of the Green Transportation Festival in the US in 2003. The vehicles shown were designed to reduce America’s dependence on oil and help the environment. There are exhibits of cars and buses at the festivals. Most of them use little gas or use another kind of fuel such as natural gas. People are also urged to consider simpler ways of getting around, such as walking, biking and using public transportation systems. The United States has less than five per cent of the world’s population, but uses about twenty-five per cent of the world’s oil. More than half of the nation’s oil is imported. Most of it goes to transportation. Festival organizers said progress in technology was making it possible for Americans to reduce their dependence on oil. That is because the kinds of energy-saving vehicles are increasing. Efforts to reduce oil imports in the United States would also have important environmental benefits. The burning of oil as fuel is responsible for gases blamed for climate change. When gasoline is burned in cars, it also pollutes the air. This leads to many health problems.正确答案： 【参考译文】
2003年在美国举行的“绿色交通节”上展出了节能车,这类车辆的设计目的是减少美国对石油的依赖及改善环境。
交通节期间展出了轿车和公交车,它们大多使用少量汽油或其他燃料一如天然气。展会同时呼吁人们考虑更为简单的出行方式,如步行、骑自行车或使用公共交通系统。
美国人12不足世界总人口的5%,却使用了约25%的世界石油产量,其中一半以上是进口的;大部分进口石油用于交通运输。
交通节的组织者说,科技的进步可以使美国人减少对石油的依赖,因为这类节能型汽车的产量在不断增加。减少石油进口对美国将会产生重要的环保效益。燃油产生了导致气候变暖的温室气体,饱受指责。燃烧的汽油还会污染空气,这导致了很多健康问题。解析： 暂无解析 -
第12题：
单选题Concerning the incinerator’s operation, which of the following is not correct?（）AScavenging time should be more 30 seconds before igniting
BThe temperature of sludge tank is 80~100℃
CFirst igniting the incinerator with diesel oil, when the temperature of health is about 600℃, the sludge oil drawn in
DThe ash can be dumped into sea when the distance is more than 3 miles from land
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
Except as provided for otherwise，an oil tanker might discharge certain amount at certain rate of oil or oily mixtures into sea when ______.
A.the tanker is within 50 nautical miles from the nearest land
B.the tanker is no more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land
C.the tanker is more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land
D.the tanker is not more than 50 nautical miles from the nearest land
正确答案：C
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第14题：
共用题干
第三篇
Oil and Economy
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrupled,and 1979一1980,when they also almost tripled.Both previous shocks resulted in double一digit inflation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude oil have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(in constant prices)rich economies now use nearly 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25-0.S%of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980.On the other hand,oil-importing emerging economies一to which heavy industry has shifted一have become more energy一intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1970s,it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.We can draw a conclusion from the text that______.
A:oil-price shocks are less shocking now
B:inflation seems irrelevant to oil-price shocks
C:energy conservation can keep down the oil prices
D:the price rise of crude oil leads to the shrinking of heavy industry答案：A解析：根据题干可以定位到第一段的第二句话“Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December"，说明由于石油输出国决定降低供给量，使得油价上升。所以本题的答案是B选项。D选项不是该现象的主要原因，因为OPEC的相关决定才是能够影响石油价格的走势的主要原因。
根据题干可以定位到第三段的第三句话“In Europe , taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude oil have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past"，意思是说“在欧洲，税占汽油的零售价的4/5，因此相比以往，原油的价格变化对汽油零售价的影响不会很明显”。也就是说，税的增加会导致汽油价格的猛涨，而原油价格的变化带来的影响不会很大。本题的一个理解难点是“muted effect "，另外一个是“pump price "。 " mute”表示“哑巴的，无声的，沉默的”，和“effect”连用，表示 “影响不明显”；而“pump price”是一个很形象的说法，" pump”指的是“泵”，这里很形象地用 " pump”指代“汽油零售”。根据上述分析，可以得出答案是D选项。
根据本题的关键词“《经济展望》的估计”可以定位到“The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0 .25％一 0.5% of GDP"，也就是说，油价的上涨对GDP的影响很小，只有“0.25%—0.5%”。因此我们可以得出答案为D选项。
本题的几个选项需要通篇理解。文章第三段指出“油价的经济影响不会那么严重”，作者指出其原因是原油价格占汽油价格的比例不高，发达国家对石油的依赖减弱，此次涨价的背景不一样了。文章最后一段说这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的上涨不同，对各国的影响也基本没有反映出来，连物价都基本没有变动，也就是说，油价冲击已经不是那么可怕。所以答案是A选项。
本文作者主要讲的就是这次油价上涨的影响不大。尤其是第三段和最后一段的第一句话，强调人们不必担心此次油价上涨，因为这一次的情况与“20世纪70年代” 不同。由此可见作者的态度是“乐观的”。 -
第15题：
共用题干
第三篇
Oil and Economy
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrupled,and 1979一1980,when they also almost tripled.Both previous shocks resulted in double一digit inflation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude oil have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(in constant prices)rich economies now use nearly 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25-0.S%of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980.On the other hand,oil-importing emerging economies一to which heavy industry has shifted一have become more energy一intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1970s,it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically in Europe if______.
A:price of crude rises
B:commodity prices rise
C:consumption rises
D:oil taxes rise答案：D解析：根据题干可以定位到第一段的第二句话“Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December"，说明由于石油输出国决定降低供给量，使得油价上升。所以本题的答案是B选项。D选项不是该现象的主要原因，因为OPEC的相关决定才是能够影响石油价格的走势的主要原因。
根据题干可以定位到第三段的第三句话“In Europe , taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude oil have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past"，意思是说“在欧洲，税占汽油的零售价的4/5，因此相比以往，原油的价格变化对汽油零售价的影响不会很明显”。也就是说，税的增加会导致汽油价格的猛涨，而原油价格的变化带来的影响不会很大。本题的一个理解难点是“muted effect "，另外一个是“pump price "。 " mute”表示“哑巴的，无声的，沉默的”，和“effect”连用，表示 “影响不明显”；而“pump price”是一个很形象的说法，" pump”指的是“泵”，这里很形象地用 " pump”指代“汽油零售”。根据上述分析，可以得出答案是D选项。
根据本题的关键词“《经济展望》的估计”可以定位到“The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0 .25％一 0.5% of GDP"，也就是说，油价的上涨对GDP的影响很小，只有“0.25%—0.5%”。因此我们可以得出答案为D选项。
本题的几个选项需要通篇理解。文章第三段指出“油价的经济影响不会那么严重”，作者指出其原因是原油价格占汽油价格的比例不高，发达国家对石油的依赖减弱，此次涨价的背景不一样了。文章最后一段说这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的上涨不同，对各国的影响也基本没有反映出来，连物价都基本没有变动，也就是说，油价冲击已经不是那么可怕。所以答案是A选项。
本文作者主要讲的就是这次油价上涨的影响不大。尤其是第三段和最后一段的第一句话，强调人们不必担心此次油价上涨，因为这一次的情况与“20世纪70年代” 不同。由此可见作者的态度是“乐观的”。 -
第16题：
共用题干
第三篇
Oil and Economy
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrupled,and 1979一1980,when they also almost tripled.Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the l970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the l970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(inconstant prices)in rich economies now use nearly 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with$13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25％～0.5%of GDP.That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand,oil-importing emerging economies一to which heavy industry has shifted一have become more energy-intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1970s,it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago.In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if_______.
A:price of crude rises
B:commodity prices rise
C:consumption rises
D:oil taxes rise答案：D解析：根据题干可以定位到第一段的第二句话“Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost$26 a barrel,up from less than $10 last December"，说明由于石油输出国决定降低供给量，使得油价上升，所以本题的答案是B选项。D选项不是该现象的主要原因，因为OPEC的相关决定才是能够影响石油价格走势的主要原因。
根据题干可以定位到第三段的第三句话“In Europe , taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past"，意思是说“在欧洲，税占汽油零售价的4/5，因此相比以往，原油的价格变化对汽油的影响不会很明显‘”。也就是说税的增加会导致汽油价格的猛涨，而原油价格的变化所带来的影响不会很大。本题一个理解的难度是muted effect，另外一个是 pump p rice0 mute表示“哑巴的、无声的、沉默的”，和effect连用表示“影响不明显”；而pump price是一个很形象的说法，pump指的是“泵”，这里很形象地用pump指代汽油。根据上述分析，可以得出答案是D选项。
根据本题的关键词The estimates in Economic Outlook可以定位到第四段 "The OECD estimates in its latest Economic outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25%～0.5% of GDP"。也就是说，油价的上涨对GDP的影响很小，只占0.25%～0.5%。因此我们可以得出答案是D选项。
通观全文，文章第三段指出“油价的经济影响不会那么严重”，作者指出其原因是“原油价格占汽油价格的比例不高，发达国家对石油的依赖减弱，此次涨价的背景不一样了”。文章最后一段说到这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的上涨不同，对各国的影响也基本没有反映出来，连物价都基本没有变动，也就是说，油价冲击已经不是那么可怕，所以答案是A选项。
本文作者主要讲的就是这次油价上涨的影响不大。尤其是第三段和最后一段的第一句话，强调人们不必担心此次油价上涨，因为这一次的情况与20世纪70年代不同。由此可见作者的态度是乐观的。 -
第17题：
共用题干
第三篇
Oil and Economy
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrupled,and 1979一1980,when they also almost tripled.Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the l970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the l970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(inconstant prices)in rich economies now use nearly 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with$13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25％～0.5%of GDP.That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand,oil-importing emerging economies一to which heavy industry has shifted一have become more energy-intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1970s,it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago.In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries_______.
A:heavy industry becomes more energy-intensive
B:income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil prices
C:manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezed
D:oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP答案：D解析：根据题干可以定位到第一段的第二句话“Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost$26 a barrel,up from less than $10 last December"，说明由于石油输出国决定降低供给量，使得油价上升，所以本题的答案是B选项。D选项不是该现象的主要原因，因为OPEC的相关决定才是能够影响石油价格走势的主要原因。
根据题干可以定位到第三段的第三句话“In Europe , taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past"，意思是说“在欧洲，税占汽油零售价的4/5，因此相比以往，原油的价格变化对汽油的影响不会很明显‘”。也就是说税的增加会导致汽油价格的猛涨，而原油价格的变化所带来的影响不会很大。本题一个理解的难度是muted effect，另外一个是 pump p rice0 mute表示“哑巴的、无声的、沉默的”，和effect连用表示“影响不明显”；而pump price是一个很形象的说法，pump指的是“泵”，这里很形象地用pump指代汽油。根据上述分析，可以得出答案是D选项。
根据本题的关键词The estimates in Economic Outlook可以定位到第四段 "The OECD estimates in its latest Economic outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25%～0.5% of GDP"。也就是说，油价的上涨对GDP的影响很小，只占0.25%～0.5%。因此我们可以得出答案是D选项。
通观全文，文章第三段指出“油价的经济影响不会那么严重”，作者指出其原因是“原油价格占汽油价格的比例不高，发达国家对石油的依赖减弱，此次涨价的背景不一样了”。文章最后一段说到这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的上涨不同，对各国的影响也基本没有反映出来，连物价都基本没有变动，也就是说，油价冲击已经不是那么可怕，所以答案是A选项。
本文作者主要讲的就是这次油价上涨的影响不大。尤其是第三段和最后一段的第一句话，强调人们不必担心此次油价上涨，因为这一次的情况与20世纪70年代不同。由此可见作者的态度是乐观的。 -
第18题：
共用题干
第三篇
Oil and Economy
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrupled,and 1979一1980,when they also almost tripled.Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?
The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price higher still in the short term.
Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the l970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the l970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(inconstant prices)in rich economies now use nearly 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with$13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25％～0.5%of GDP.That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand,oil-importing emerging economies一to which heavy industry has shifted一have become more energy-intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed.
One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1970s,it has not occurred against the background of general commodity-price inflation and global excess demand.A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist's commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago.In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.From the text we can see that the writer seems_______.
A:optimistic
B:sensitive
C:gloomy
D:scared答案：A解析：根据题干可以定位到第一段的第二句话“Since OPEC agreed to supplycuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost$26 a barrel,up from less than $10 last December"，说明由于石油输出国决定降低供给量，使得油价上升，所以本题的答案是B选项。D选项不是该现象的主要原因，因为OPEC的相关决定才是能够影响石油价格走势的主要原因。
根据题干可以定位到第三段的第三句话“In Europe , taxes account for up to four-fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past"，意思是说“在欧洲，税占汽油零售价的4/5，因此相比以往，原油的价格变化对汽油的影响不会很明显‘”。也就是说税的增加会导致汽油价格的猛涨，而原油价格的变化所带来的影响不会很大。本题一个理解的难度是muted effect，另外一个是 pump p rice0 mute表示“哑巴的、无声的、沉默的”，和effect连用表示“影响不明显”；而pump price是一个很形象的说法，pump指的是“泵”，这里很形象地用pump指代汽油。根据上述分析，可以得出答案是D选项。
根据本题的关键词The estimates in Economic Outlook可以定位到第四段 "The OECD estimates in its latest Economic outlook that,if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year,compared with $13 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25%～0.5% of GDP"。也就是说，油价的上涨对GDP的影响很小，只占0.25%～0.5%。因此我们可以得出答案是D选项。
通观全文，文章第三段指出“油价的经济影响不会那么严重”，作者指出其原因是“原油价格占汽油价格的比例不高，发达国家对石油的依赖减弱，此次涨价的背景不一样了”。文章最后一段说到这次油价上涨与20世纪70年代的上涨不同，对各国的影响也基本没有反映出来，连物价都基本没有变动，也就是说，油价冲击已经不是那么可怕，所以答案是A选项。
本文作者主要讲的就是这次油价上涨的影响不大。尤其是第三段和最后一段的第一句话，强调人们不必担心此次油价上涨，因为这一次的情况与20世纪70年代不同。由此可见作者的态度是乐观的。 -
第19题：
Passage Three
Whenyou stretch out in the sun you can do one of the three things:you can use no suntan oil,an ordinary sun tan oil;or Bergasol.
If you don′t use any sun tan oil when you′re in the sun,you will burn surprisinglyquickly.If you use an ordinary sun tan oil,you will protectyour skin to a lesser or greater degree.How much protection depends on the"protection-factor number"on the bottle.Some oils block out so manyof the sun′s rays and you can stay in the sun all day without burning but youwon′t go very brown,either.
Bergasol will protect your skin like an ordinary sun tan oil.It also has a tan acceleratorthat speeds up the rate at which the sun activates the skin cells that producemelanin(黑色素).It is melanin that gives the skin itsbrown colour.Bergasol enables you to go brown faster,am as the days pass thedifference will become more obvious.Unfortunately,this special formulation isn′tCheap to prepare.So Bergasol is rather more expensive than ordinary sun tanoil.However,the price looks more attractive as you do.
Bergasoi?It makes you go brown faster
Protection Many people imagine that"cover-up"means you don′t get a tan.Nothing to show for yourholiday.
Not so.With"cover-up",you can get brown if you want to.The point of"cover-up"is to protect your skin from the harmful rays of the sunwhich,according to the experts,make your skinlook older.
That′s what Solex Cover-up is allabout--protection for your skin.It has a Sun Protection Factor 8,which makesit suitable for anyone.Find out how it works for you by consulting the SolexSun Chart.On sale wherever Solex is.With Solex Cover-up,you can tan asslowly as you like.As gently as you like.And with much less
chance of peeling.Your tan will lookbetter.Your skin will stay young longer.
Solex Gentle tan..,full protection
Compared with Solex,Bergasol__A.helps one go brown more quickly
B.better protects one's skin
C.is more competitive in price
D.is a better sun tan oil答案：A解析： -
第20题：
单选题Advertisement: The most flavorful olives in the world are kalamata olives. The more kalamata olives used to make a bottle of olive oil, the more flavorful the oil, and no company buys more kalamata olives than Zorba’s Olive Oil. Therefore, when you buy Zorba’s Olive Oil, you’re buying the most flavorful olive oil available today. The reasoning presented in the advertisement is flawed because it overlooks the possibility that:ANot all of Zorba’s competitors use kalamata olives in their oil.
BZorba’s sells more olive oil than any other company.
CThe most flavorful olive oil is not necessarily the best olive oil.
DBecause of bulk discounts, Zorba’s pays less per kilogram of kalamata olives than does its competitors.
EThe number of kalamata olives harvested every year is far less than the number of Spanish olives harvested every year.
正确答案： B解析：
推理过程中只强调Zorba公司购买卡拉马塔橄榄油的总量多，但是不能确定其每瓶油中橄榄油的量，故本题应选B项。 -
第21题：
单选题Terry is having lunch at a salad bar. There are two types of lettuce to choose from, as well as three types of tomatoes, and four types of olives. He must also choose whether or not to hare one of the two types of soup on the side. If Terry has decided to hare the salad and soup combo and he picks one type of lettuce, one type of tomato, and one type of olive for his salad, how many total options does he have for his lunch combo?A9
B11
C24
D48
E54
正确答案： D解析：
根据全概率公式可知，组合数=2×3×4×2=48，故本题选择D项。 -
第22题：
单选题Which of the following, if inserted before sentence 1, would make a good introduction to the essay?AGrowing up as part of a Greek American family that takes its cuisine very seriously, I was exposed heavily to many of the classic Greek foods: olives, feta cheese, and stuffed grape leaves to name a few.
BThe olive tree is among the oldest known cultivated trees in the world.
CIn the past several hundred years the olive has spread to North and South America, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
DMy experience with olives started when I was very young.
EPeople living in the Mediterranean area who use olive oil as their main source of fat have surprisingly low susceptibility to heart disease.
正确答案： C解析：
这篇文章主要是作者讲述自己吃橄榄的经历。所以引入句应该提供作者的背景信息，也就是她吃橄榄的历史。 -
第23题：
单选题In context, which of the following is the best version of the underlined portion of sentence 3 (reproduced below)?In those days we used to eat many black olives before they got the high fat content bad name.A(As it is now)
BIn those days, before having found the high fat content in black olives, we used to eat many of them.
CBefore black olives were considered unhealthy due to high fat content, we ate lots of them.
DUntil black olives had a high fat content we used to eat many of them.
EBlack olives were consumed in high numbers before the high fat content bad name was given.
正确答案： B解析：
第二句提到知道他们了解了一些有关橄榄的事他们才改变了原来的做法。C选项正确描述了这层关系。 -
第24题：
单选题When using a fuel with a higher than normal sulfur content in an auxiliary diesel engine, you should（）Amaintain higher than normal jacket water temperature
Bchange the lube oil more frequently than normal
Cmaintain a higher air-box temperature than normal
Dmaintain a higher air-box pressure than normal
正确答案： A解析： 暂无解析