Question

Oil is so important that it is sometimes called “black gold”. Almost half our energy from oil. We use it to run our cars and factories and to our homes, offices and schools. Many everyday things are made from oil. Your shirt may have oil in the material. The soap you your hands with might also be made from oil. Children’s plastic toys are made from oil.

Oil is to find, because it is deep under the earth. Today, however, we have many to find oil. One tool measures (测量) the pull of gravity (重力). Places where gravity is weaker are more likely to have oil. tool measures sound waves. Sound waves travel different kinds of rocks at different speeds. We can use to find the rocks that have oil in them.

We need oil, and we are using up the oil wells we know about. we must find new ways of looking for this “black gold”. Can you do anything for it?

1.A. goes B. comes C. leaves D. stays

2.A. build B. protect C. heat D. hot

3.A. wash B. put C. dry D. touch

4.A. easy B. important C. interesting D. hard

5.A. ways B. roads C. streets D. bridges

6.A. Any other B. Other C. Another D. The other

7.A. to B. from C. at D. through

8.A. them B. it C. one D. that

9.A. little B. lots of C. many D. a few

10.A. Or B. But C. So D. Also

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：石油是非常重要的，它有时被称为“黑色的金子”。几乎一半的能源来自石油。许多日用品是由石油制成。石油很难找到，因为它是在地球的深部。但是我们有很多方法寻找油。

1.考查动词及语境理解。句意：几乎一半的能源来自石油。goes 去； comes来；leaves离开；stays呆。Come from是一个固定短语，所以选 B.

2.考查动词及语境理解。句意：我们用它来运行我们的汽车和工厂，为我们的家、办公室和学校加热。build建造；. protect 保护； heat加热； hot 热的。根据句意可知选C.

3.考查动词及语境理解。句意：你洗手用的肥皂也可能是由石油制成。wash洗； put 放；dry 干燥；touch触摸。根据常识肥皂是用来洗手的，所以选 A.

4.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：石油很难找到，因为它是在地球的深部。easy 容易的；important重要的； interesting有趣的； hard 困难的。根据because it is deep under the earth.可知选D.

5.考查名词及语境理解。句意：我们有很多方法找油。ways方式，方法；roads马路； streets 街道； bridges桥。故选 A.

6.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：另一种工具测量声波。Any other任何其他的；Other其他的；Another另一，指多数中的另一个； The other另一，指两者中的另一个。根据前文中One tool可知该选 C.

7.考查介词及语境理解。句意：声波以不同的速度穿过不同种类的岩石。to到；from从； at在； through通过，穿过。故选 D.

8.考查代词及语境理解。句意：我们可以用他们发现含油的岩石。them他们； it 它；one一；that那。此处是说前面提到的Sound waves，所以选 A.

9.考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我们需要许多油。little 很少，几乎没有，修饰或代替不可数名词； lots of许多，修饰复数名词或不可数名词；C. many 许多，修饰或代替复数名词；a few 几个，修饰或代替复数名词。根据常识可知该选B.

10.考查连词及语境理解。句意：所以我们必须寻找新的方式来寻找“黑色的金子”。Or或者，否则； But但是；So 所以； Also也。所以选 C.

考点：科普环保类短文。