The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control

题目
The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control
The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control.A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline;production limits have been laid down(though these have already been
raised);and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers.But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems,and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long.As on Norwegian politician said last week:“We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”
Ever since the war,the Government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the Arctic
Circle.During the past few years this programme has had a great deal of success:Tromso has been built up into a local
capital with a university,a large hospital and a healthy industry.But the oil industry has already started to draw people south,
and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.
The effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north,however.With nearly 100 percent employment,everyone
can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil
industry.Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.The
real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life.Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population,but they are an important part of it,because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as
essentially Norwegian.And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage
that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.

According to the passage, the oil?industry might lead northern Norway to ____.

A.the development of industry.
B.a growth in population.
C.the failure of the development programme.
D.the development of new towns.
参考答案和解析
答案:C
解析:
本题考查细节

C选项,发展规划的失败。这在第二段最后一句:“可是石油工业已经开始把人们吸引到南方去,所以不出几年,整个北方政策可能成泡影。”综上,C选项正确。

A选项,工业发展。文内没有涉及,故排除。

B选项,人口增长。文内没有涉及,故排除。

D选项,新城市的发展。文内没有涉及,故排除。故正确选项为C。
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相似问题和答案

第1题:

I believe that you will find our prices competitive and ()industry trends.

A、in keeping with

B、keep up

C、keep with

D、on keep with


参考答案:A

第2题:

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 leads to the shrinking of heavy industry


正确答案:A
答案:A
[试题分析]文章主旨题。
[详细解答]题干要求考生识别文章的中心思想,即“我们能从文章中得出什么结论”。文章一开始提出最近石油价格大幅上涨,会不会像前两次油价暴涨一样造成经济衰退。但接下来它又说这次油价上涨的影响不会像以前那样严重,并说出了几点原因:(1)原油价格只占汽油价格的一小部分,(2)发达国家对石油的依赖性不如从前,(3)并没有同时发生商品总价格上涨和全球需求旺盛的现象。因此,文章的中心思想是A选项“oil-price shocks are less shocking now”(现在的油价暴涨并不可怕)。B选项“iafla tion seems irrelevant to oil-price shocks”(通货膨胀与油价暴涨无关),C选项"energy conservation can keep down the oil prices"(能源储备能够压抑油价)和D选项“the price rise of crude leads to the shrinking of heavy industry”(原油价格上涨导致重工业的萎缩)都不是全文重点讨论的内容。

第3题:

() much harder work, the volunteers were able to place the raging forest fire().

A.By the means of…under the control

B.By means of…under control

C.By means of…under a control

D.By a means of…under control


参考答案:B

第4题:

The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control
The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control.A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline;production limits have been laid down(though these have already been
raised);and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers.But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems,and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long.As on Norwegian politician said last week:“We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”
Ever since the war,the Government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the Arctic
Circle.During the past few years this programme has had a great deal of success:Tromso has been built up into a local
capital with a university,a large hospital and a healthy industry.But the oil industry has already started to draw people south,
and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.
The effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north,however.With nearly 100 percent employment,everyone
can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil
industry.Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.The
real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life.Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population,but they are an important part of it,because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as
essentially Norwegian.And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage
that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.

The Norwegian Government has tried to ______.

A.encourage the oil companies to discover new oil sources.
B.prevent oil companies employing people from northern Norway.
C.help the oil companies solve many of their problems.
D.keep the oil industry to something near its present size.

答案:D
解析:
本题考查细节。

D选项,使石油工业保持在接近现在的规模。符合题意,综上,D选项正确。

A选项,鼓励石油公司去发现新石油资源。不符合题意,故排除。

B选项,制止石油公司雇佣来自挪威北方的人。不符合题意,故排除。

C选项,帮助石油公司解决许多问题。不符合题意,故排除。

故正确答案为D。

第5题:

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 leads to the shrinking of heavy industry.


正确答案:A

第6题:

The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries______.

A) heavy industry becomes mare 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


正确答案:D
答案:D
[试题分析]文章细节事实题。
[详细解答]题干要求考生判断《经济展望》中的估计说明了发达国家的什么情况。文章第四段提到,国际经合组织 (OECD,Organization for Economic Co-operation and Develop ment)在最近一期的(经济展望)中估计,如果石油价格全年保持在乎均22美元一桶的水平,那么相对1998年的 19美元一桶,这将使发达国家在石油进口方面的支出增加仅为国内生产总值的0.25-0.5%。这比1974年或 1980年四分之一的收入损失要小。可见D选项“oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP'’(油价变化对 GDP没有重大影响)是其中表达的含义。B选项"income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil prices”(收入的损失主要来自原油价格的波动)和文意相反。A选项“heavy industry becomes more energy-intensive”(重工业消耗更多能源)和C选项"manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezed" (制造业受到了严重的冲击)都不是该文讨论的问题。

第7题:

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.


正确答案:D

第8题:

If our neighbor continues to refuse to keep his dog under control, we have to take him to ___________.

A. solicitor

B. brush

C. prisoner

D. court


参考答案:D

第9题:

Which substance is NOT considered to be Oil under the pollution prevention regulations?

A.Petroleum and fuel oil

B.Sludge

C.Oil mixed with dredge spoil

D.Oil refuse and oil mixed with wastes


正确答案:C

第10题:

The Law to Keep the Oil Industry under Control
The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control.A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline;production limits have been laid down(though these have already been
raised);and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers.But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems,and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long.As on Norwegian politician said last week:“We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”
Ever since the war,the Government has been carrying out a programme of development in the area north of the Arctic
Circle.During the past few years this programme has had a great deal of success:Tromso has been built up into a local
capital with a university,a large hospital and a healthy industry.But the oil industry has already started to draw people south,
and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.
The effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north,however.With nearly 100 percent employment,everyone
can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil
industry.Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.The
real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life.Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population,but they are an important part of it,because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as
essentially Norwegian.And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage
that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.

The Norwegian Government would prefer the oil industry to______.

A.provide more jobs for foreign workers.
B.slow down the rate of its development.
C.sell the oil it is producing abroad.
D.develop more quickly than at present.

答案:B
解析:
本题考查细节。

B选项,减慢发展速率。文章开始就阐明挪威政府正竭尽全力把石油工业控制起来,制定新法律来限制勘探开采,限制产量,限制雇佣外国工人人数。综上 ,B选项正确。

A选项,为外国工人提供更多的工作。不合题意,故排除。

C选项,卖掉正在国外生产的石油。不合题意,故排除。

D选项,比现在发展更快。不合题意,故排除。故正确选项为B。

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