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【题目】 Nowadays more and more people care about the exploitation （开 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 （趋势） 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】

这篇短文主要介绍了石油是如何进行开采的。

【1】词义猜测题。题干为：下画线“incredible”一词（在第1段中）很可能是指_____。根据Oil is getting less and less year after year可知该句中的it指代“石油变得一年比一年少”，结合it’s said that oil can last for only 50 years. Natural gas perhaps will last about 38 years“但据说石油只能维持50年天然气可能会持续38年左右”可知此处指“虽然（石油变得一年比一年少）这件事是令人难以置信的”，结合选项A.难以置信；B.确定；C.重要；D.不真实，故选A。

【2】推理判断题：根据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，如果人们是对的，通常石油会在岩石顶部的气体的压力下，以巨大的力量冲向两侧，并且冲向高空。可知此处的it指代上文的oil，指石油冲向高空，故选B。

【3】推理判断题。根据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，很难想象没有石油的现代世界会是什么样子，可知石油在现代社会非常重要，故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据the more we use, the fewer there will be left for the future. Oil is getting less and less year after year.“我们用得越多，留给未来的就越少石油一年比一年少”，可知石油的数量随着之间的推移越来越少，故选A。

【5】标题归纳题。石油在现代社会非常重要，作者主要介绍了石油是怎么开采出来的，故选D。