新世纪研一英语期末考试总结.docx

Unit 2Text AWhy won’t oil prices rise at all over the long time?Firstly, because producers need the cash from oil too much to let their supply be interrupted for long. Secondly，and more important, because demand growthcant push prices upward as long as it is balanced bysupply growth. Why can’t the members of the OPEC raise oil prices?Because if they do，non-OPEC sources will grab market shareby developing fields where technology has made production affordable. Why have most majors cut their costs on oil?Because technology lets the companies maintain healthy earnings at steadily lower oil prices.Who takes a lead in the oil companies?Those that master technology and efficiency,such as Shell, Exxon, and British Petroleum.1. In the first year of peace, Lebanon’s GDP soared by almost 40%.A. flew B. hovereed C increased D. decreased2. SAIC’s previous skirmishes with investigators had attracted little attention.A. conflicts B. struggles C. skates D. arguments3. The boy grabbed hold of my bag and disappeared quickly into the crowd.A. seized B. snapped C. snatched D. sneaked4. Although Chicago has fared better than some cities, unemployment remains a problem.A. got on B. charged C. offered jobs D. provided welfare5. The dwarfs were devastated, because they could not figure out how to save Snow White this time.A. calculate B. rate C. consider D. decide6. His distrust of the power of critics made him ready to gibe at Divid Sylvester.A. laugh B. ridicule C. susceptible D. harmful7. Children are most vulnerable to abuse within their own home.A. unprotected B. sensible C. susceptible D. harmful8.Short of the President himself, probably no one could have put the American case more persuasively.A. Rather than B. Other than C. Less than D. Short forText B1. It snakes in and out of ports, along our busiest highways and through our most crowded cities.A. sneaks B. jerks C. crawls