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【題目】 Nowadays more and more people care about the exploitation （開 采） of the natural resources, such as oil. Though there‘re many kinds of resources, with the fast increase of population and the appearance of many more factories, the more we use, the fewer there will be left for the future. Oil is getting less and less year after year. Though it may be incredible, it’s said that oil can last for only 50 years. Natural gas perhaps will last about 38 years.

Oil can be used in many ways and it's difficult to imagine what the modern world will be like without oil. But oil isn‘t easy to find and get out of the earth. Men must study the rocks. When they think the rocks in a certain place may have oil, a metal tower is built. A machine in the tower cuts a hole down into the ground. At the same time, a steel pipe is pushed down to stop the sides from falling in and to keep out water. At last if the men are right, usually the oil rushes up the sides with great force by the pressure of the gas in the top of the rock, and it rushes high into the air. If the oil catches a light, there will be a terrible fire. So a kind of cover is fixed on the top of the pipe, and the oil can run out through taps.

If we make a well near the middle of the oil field, we can also get gas. Such gas is sent through pipes to towns far away and used in houses and factories like coal gas.

Today oil is under pressure as never before. The price of oil keeps rising all the time. In many countries, the governments encourage people to save oil as much as possible.

【1】The underline word “incredible” （in Paragraph 1）most probably means “ ”.

A.unbelievableB.sureC.importantD.untrue

【2】In the second paragraph, the word “it” refers to .

A.gasB.oilC.rockD.water

【3】Which of the following can be TRUE according to the passage?

A.Coal gas can’t be used in houses and factories.

B.Oil is very important in the modern world.

C.Many governments encourage people to waste oil as much as possible.

D.Today oil is under pressure as before.

【4】According to the passage, the right picture to show the tendency （趨勢） to the amount of oil on the earth is .

A.B.

C.D.

【5】The best title for the passage is .

A.The loss of OilB.The Use of Oil

C.The Price of OilD.The Exploitation of Oil.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了石油是如何進行開采的。

【1】詞義猜測題。題干為：下畫線“incredible”一詞（在第1段中）很可能是指_____。根據Oil is getting less and less year after year可知該句中的it指代“石油變得一年比一年少”，結合it’s said that oil can last for only 50 years. Natural gas perhaps will last about 38 years“但據說石油只能維持50年天然氣可能會持續38年左右”可知此處指“雖然（石油變得一年比一年少）這件事是令人難以置信的”，結合選項A.難以置信；B.確定；C.重要；D.不真實，故選A。

【2】推理判斷題：根據At last if the men are right, usually the oil rushes up the sides with great force by the pressure of the gas in the top of the rock, and it rushes high into the air最后，如果人們是對的，通常石油會在巖石頂部的氣體的壓力下，以巨大的力量沖向兩側，并且沖向高空�？芍�此處的it指代上文的oil，指石油沖向高空，故選B。

【3】推理判斷題。根據Oil can be used in many ways and it's difficult to imagine what the modern world will be like without oil石油有很多用途，很難想象沒有石油的現代世界會是什么樣子，可知石油在現代社會非常重要，故選B。

【4】細節理解題。根據the more we use, the fewer there will be left for the future. Oil is getting less and less year after year.“我們用得越多，留給未來的就越少石油一年比一年少”，可知石油的數量隨著之間的推移越來越少，故選A。

【5】標題歸納題。石油在現代社會非常重要，作者主要介紹了石油是怎么開采出來的，故選D。