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The oil in our car is running out．
We are ________ ________ ________ oil．
For years and years people have been saying that the railways are dead．“We can do without railways” people say，as if motorcars and planes made the railways unnecessary．We all keep hearing that trains are slow，that they lose money，that they’re dying．But this is far from the truth．In these days of expensive oil，the railways have become highly competitive with motorcars and planes．If you want to carry people or goods from place to place，they’re cheaper than planes．And they have much in common with planes．A plane goes in a strange line and so does a railway．What is more，it takes you from the heart of a city into the heart of another．It doesn’t 1eave you as a plane does，miles and miles from the city center．It doesn’t hold you up as a car does，in endless traffic jams．And a single train can carry goods which no plane or motorcar could ever do．Far from being dead，the railways are very much alive．Modern railway lines give you a smooth，untroubled journey．Where else can you eat well，sleep in comfort，feel safe and enjoy the scene while you are traveling at speed at the same time? And we are only at the beginning．For we have just entered the age of super-fast trains, traveling at 1 50 miles an hour and more．Soon we will be wondering why we spent so much on motorways we can't use because we have not enough money to buy the oil and planes we can't fly in for the same reason.
Some people think the railways are dead for many reasons except that ______ ．
A．planes and motorcars will take the place of trains B．oil is expensive today
C．trains are slow D．railways lose money
The writer’s idea seems to be that ______ ．
A. we can do without railways B．trains have much in common with motorcars and planes
C．motorcars and planes are not as good as trains D．trains are as good as motorcars and planes
According to the writer，which of the following is NOT true?
A．It is cheaper to travel by train than by plane．
B．The railway station is usually at the center of a city．
C．When you get off the plane you will find yourself right in the city center．
D．No motorcar or plane can carry as many goods as a train does．
From the underlined sentence at the end of the passage，we can infer that ．
A．1ess and less people will take planes and motorways in the future
B．the people have known that the train is better than planes and motorways
C．trains will be more popular in the future
D．nobody likes spending much money on motorways
A desert is a beautiful land of silence and space. The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless. Nothing is soft. The sand and rocks are hard, and many of the plants even have hard needles instead of leaves.
The size and location(分布) of the world’s deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas develop. But within the last 100 yeas, deserts have been growing at a frightening speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but the greatest makers are humans.
Humans can make deserts, but humans can also prevent their growth. Algeria Mauritania is planting a similar wall around Nouakchott, the capital. Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum(石油) on sandy areas and plants trees. The oil keeps the water and small trees in the land, and men on motorcycles(摩托车) keep the sheep and goats away. The USSR and India are building long canals to bring water to desert areas.
In this passage, “needles” refers to _______.
A. small, thin pieces of steel.
B. long, thin pieces of branches.
C. small pointed growth on the stem(茎) of a plant.
D. small, thin pieces of sticks.
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The greatest desert makers are humans.
B. There aren’t any living things in the deserts.
C. Deserts have been growing quickly.
D. The size of the deserts is always changing.
People in some countries are fighting a battle against _______.
A. the growth of deserts B. the disappearance of desert plants
C. natural changes D. congenital climate
We can guess that Mauritania and Algeria belong to _______.
A. Asian countries B. American countries
C. European counties D. African countries
Choose the sentence which best gives the main idea of the passage.
A. The deserts of the world are always changing.
B. Man is to take measures to control the growth of the world’s deserts.
C. Deserts are lands of silence and space.
D. Deserts have grown at a fast pace in the past 10 years.
We like the oil painting better, ______ we looked at it.
A. as B. while C. the moment D. the more
OPEC Decides not to Increase Production
Vienna－In spite of Iraq’s decision to stop oil deliveries ,the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC) will not increase production to make up the shortfall , ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna .
The 11 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary stop .The organization’s president ,Chakib Khelil of Algeria ,said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable ,so quota（配额） increases were not necessary .
The E.U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop .A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price .
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortage of oil in the market .The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap .he said .OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of the Iraq stopping exports was not known ,so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet .If the market was destabilized （动摇的）,a suitable response could be made .
Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U.N. Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for–food program by only a month , instead of the normal six-month renewal（延期）.
Just before the Vienna meeting , oil prices had gone up ,with a barrel of OPEC crude selling for 27.05 dollars ,up from 26.81 dollars last Friday.North sea oil was at 29.26 dollars Monday evening .
OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2.5 million barrels per day off quotas .
(Reports from SOHU English News HOMEPAGE (CHINESE) June 6 , 2001)
1.．Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because ____ .
A oil price is too low in the international market
B the U.N.Security Council has decided to shorten the time for the oil-for-food programme
C many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s
D it couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy
2.．The attitude the E.U. Commission took towards Iraq’s output stop is ___ .
A active B concerned C cold D surprising
3.“The organization ”here refers to _____ .
A OPEC B the E.U. Commission C the U.N. Security D WHO
4.．The main idea of the passage is ____ .
A the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq had stopped oil deliveries
B OPEC wants the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars
C OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that is caused by Iraq .
D oil is connected with people’s daily life
5.．The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that ____ .
A they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production
B they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary oil stop
C they can have a talk with the U.N. Security Council
D they can make up their minds to increase oil production
