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　　The world is running out of oil and energy experts believe that there could be serious shortages(不足，缺乏)in ten years’ time．Not only is everybody using more oil than ever before as the living standard(标准)rises but the rapid growth of population means that each year many more people will be using oil in some form or other．Until recently we believed that oil would never stop flowing．It was so cheap and plentiful that the whole world came to depend on it．It seemed that governments did not pay enough attention to the fact that electricity came from oil and many power stations burned oil to produce electricity．It found its way into many of the products of light industry．Many people are surprised when they learn how many things in their homes contain oil．

　　The increase in the price of oil has brought the world to its senses．Governments are searching for something suitable to take the place of oil but so far nothing has been found．Instead they are considering how they can make better use of the two other major fuels coal and natural gas but they have found that neither can take the place of oil in their economies．In recent years more and more attention have been paid to the environment so coal is not a popular fuel with environmentalists．Coal mines are ugly and their development has a serious effect on animal and plant life; so coal itself is a heavy pollutant．Natural gas the cleanest of the three fuels is though the most limited in supply．

(1)

Which of the following worries energy experts most?
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A．	Oil．
B．	Living standards．
C．	The rapid growth of population．
D．	Electricity．

(2)

Which of the following have closer connection(联系)to the shortage of energy? a．time　b．population　c．oil　d．electricity　e．industry　f．experts　g．products
[　　]
A．	a，b，c，d
B．	b，c，d，e
C．	c，d，e，f
D．	d，e，f，g

(3)

According to the writer which of the following is the worst of all?
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A．	The oil was so cheap．
B．	The living standard keeps rising．
C．	There is too much oil．
D．	The whole world comes to depend on oil．

(4)

In the second paragraph the writer wants to tell us that ________ ．
[　　]
A．	few people knew oil was important
B．	people didn’t realize that oil was so cheap until it was raised
C．	only when the oil price has been increased do people begin to realize that we are running out of oil．
D．	oil will not be valuable if it is cheap．

(5)

Which of the following is likely to happen in the near future?
[　　]
A．	Coal will not be used nay more．
B．	Oil will not be a major form of energy．
C．	Oil will still be the major form of energy．
D．	Something will be found soon to take the place of the fuels we are using now．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．D;4．C;5．C;