公共英语五级考试阅读模拟练习(4) 1. The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is _______。 [ A ] global inflation [ B ] reduction in supply [ C ] fast growth in economy [ D ] Iraq’ s suspension of exports 2. It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if_______。 [ A ] price of crude rises [ B ] commodity prices rise [ C ]consumption rises [ D ] oil taxes rise 3. 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 4. 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 5. From the text we can see that the writer seems_______。 [ A ] optimistic [ B ] sensitive [ C ] gloomy [ D ] scared 石油输出国组织在 3 月份打算削减原油供应，原油价格立即猛涨了3 倍。本周伊拉克暂停石油出口，这使得油价又一次上扬。强劲的经济增长势头，伴随北半球冬季的到来，有也许在短期内使石油价格涨得更高。不过人们并不恐慌，这是由于目前多数国家的原油价格占汽油价格的份额要小许多，兴旺国家对石油的依托性也不如从前，因此对油价的波动也就不会那么敏感了。此外一种缘由是，与 20 世纪 70 年月不一样.这次油价上升并不是发生在普遍的物价暴涨及全球需求过旺背景之下。 答案及解析 1.B【解析】文章的另一方面句中“Since OPEC agreed to supply—cuts in March，the price of crude oil has jumped to almost$2 a barrel....”，阐明油价上涨是由于石油输出国组织近来的削减供应导致的。...
