The Norwegian Government is doing its best to keep the oil industry under control. A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already been raised); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers. But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long. As one Norwegian politician said last week: “ We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”
Ever since the war, the Government has been carrying out a program of development in the area north of the Arctic Circle. During the past few years this program has had a great deal of success. Tromso has been built up into a local capital with a university, a large hospital and a healthy industry. But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.
The effects of the oil industry would not be limited to the north, however. With nearly 100 percent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry. Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.
The real argument over oil is its threat to the Norwegian way of life. Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially Norwegian. And it is the farmers and the fishermen who are most critical of the oil industry because of the damage that it might cause to the countryside and to the sea.
【小題1】The Norwegian Government would prefer the oil industry to ______.
A.provide more jobs for foreign workers |
B.slow down the rate of its development |
C.sell the oil it is producing abroad |
D.develop more quickly than at present |
A.encourage the oil companies to discover new oil sources |
B.prevent oil companies employing people from northern Norway |
C.help the oil companies solve many of their problems |
D.keep the oil industry to something near its present size |
A.the development of industry |
B.a(chǎn) growth in population |
C.the failure of the development program |
D.the development of new towns |
A.a(chǎn) large reduction on unemployment |
B.a(chǎn) growth in the tourist industry |
C.a(chǎn) reduction in the number of existing industries |
D.the development of a number of service industries |
A.they form such a large part of Norwegian ideal |
B.their lives and values represent the Norwegian ideal |
C.their work is so useful to the rest of Norwegian society |
D.they regard oil as a threat to the Norwegian way of life |
【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】C
【小題5】B
解析試題分析:文章介紹挪威政府看似在限制石油行業(yè)的發(fā)展,但是實(shí)際上還是在嘗試保持石油行業(yè)現(xiàn)在的規(guī)模,石油行業(yè)可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致挪威北部發(fā)展計(jì)劃的失敗。
【小題1】推理題:從文章第一段的句子:But the oil industry has a way of getting over such problems, and few people believe that the Government will be able to hold things back for long. As one Norwegian politician said last week: “ We will soon be changed beyond all recognition.”可知和放慢發(fā)展相比挪威政府更喜歡石油行業(yè)。選B
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第一段的句子:A new law limits exploration to an area south of the southern end of the long coastline; production limits have been laid down (though these have already been raised); and oil companies have not been allowed to employ more than a limited number of foreign workers.可知挪威政府已經(jīng)嘗試保持石油行業(yè)現(xiàn)在的規(guī)模,選D
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章第二段的句子:But the oil industry has already started to draw people south, and within a few years the whole northern policy could be in ruins.可知石油行業(yè)可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致挪威北部發(fā)展計(jì)劃的失敗,選C
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子:With nearly 100 percent employment, everyone can see a situation developing in which the service industries and the tourist industry will lose more of their workers to the oil industry. Some smaller industries might even disappear altogether when it becomes cheaper to buy goods from abroad.可知在南方,對(duì)發(fā)展石油行業(yè)的努力可能是減少現(xiàn)有的行業(yè)的數(shù)量,選C
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)題:從文章最后一段的句子:Farmers and fishermen do not make up most of the population, but they are an important part of it, because Norwegians see in them many of the qualities that they regard with pride as essentially Norwegian.可知挪威的漁夫和農(nóng)民有著重要的影響,因?yàn)樗麄兊纳詈蛢r(jià)值觀代表挪威人的理想。選B
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A.To see how children from rich families have become the best at maths. |
B.To investigate why the performance of almost all children in China is high. |
C.To get a first-hand look at science classes and teaching methods there. |
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D.The students from Germany did better than the students from Poland. |
A.Curriculum and teaching methods. |
B.Teaching practices and a positive mind. |
C.Early learning of key arithmetic and times tables. |
D.A focus on times tables and long division. |
A.By threatening the country's competitiveness of economy. |
B.By weakening the country's political system. |
C.By losing international competitions in education. |
D.By failing to find jobs in a global labor market. |
A.The students in Britain don’t work hard at Maths. |
B.The students in shanghai are the smartest in the world. |
C.The education of science in Britain is no better than that of maths. |
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A.They don’t know what Americans are in need of. |
B.They tend to put their own benefit ahead of Americans’. |
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C.About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day |
D.All of them are fighting germs better than expected. |
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C.eight times a day |
D.four times a day |
A.We should keep from touching our faces. |
B.A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet. |
C.There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth. |
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【小題1】Farmland in Africa ________.
A.is often small in size |
B.can produce more than enough crops for Africans |
C.is short of important nutrients |
D.has got the attention of scientists around the world |
A.Africa was going through a food crisis |
B.most farms in areas south of the Sahara Desert are small |
C.there are not enough farmlands |
D.farmers may grow additional crops on farmland |
A.is a farming method of planting food crops with trees |
B.is a new farming method |
C.can help African people produce more food than they need |
D.is gaining widespread use around the world |
A.perennation will be widely used by farmers in Africa |
B.American government will help African countries increase food production |
C.African countries is short of farmland |
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The driver fled the scene of the accident, leaving the girl to bleed on the sidewalk. Over the next six minutes, more than a dozen people walked by the girl, yet not one individual did anything to help her. The girl was then hit a second time by another van before an elderly trash collector came to her aid and brought the attention of the girl’s mother, according to the video and eyewitnesses.
Doctors said that the girl, who was put on life support after being hospitalized, remains in a deep coma. The girl’s parents, who are migrants living in the city, are now with her. Police said the drivers of both vehicles have been arrested. However, the indifference of the bystanders shown in the video has shocked the public, as Internet forums have boiled with anger, and people are questioning the morality of society.
High moral standards were once triumphed as national pride in China where individuals known for selflessly helping others were adored by the public. But in recent years, the perception of a decline of morals has become a hot topic as profit and materialism are recognized to be affecting society’s values.
On Sept. 2. an 88-year-old man in central China collapsed, his face striking the pavement. Yet, no one came to his aid, and he ended up choking to death on the blood from his nose. Some have linked the absence of good models to a previous case in which a man trying to help an elderly woman who fell was accused of harming her.
A strong chorus of opinion on the Internet says laws should exempt(免除)models from responsibility, yet laws themselves cannot solve society’s morality dilemma.
Cao Lin, a China Youth Daily commentator, said in a signed article published on Monday that the worry of responsibility should not be an excuse for not helping, and this case exposes the decline of humanity in Chinese society.
【小題1】What happened to the two-year-old girl?
A.Nobody helped her after she was struck by two different vans. |
B.She died immediately after she was hit a second time. |
C.An old trash collector saved her and attracted her mother’s attention. |
D.Journalists from TVS captured her story by using a camera. |
A.The public would feel proud of him/ her and showed love and respect for him/ her. |
B.He/she would be awarded by the government. |
C.He/she would be condemned by the public. |
D.He/she would have to worry about legal responsibility. |
A.people’s awareness |
B.the indifference of bystanders |
C.profit and materialism |
D.the morals of society |
A.The worry of responsibility. |
B.Lack of laws that exempt role models from responsibility. |
C.The fear of being accused of harming her. |
D.The decline of humanity in society. |
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C.A science fiction. | D.An education column. |
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