【正文】 egular light bulbs with energy efficient ones.Laundry(洗衣 )◆ Make sure your washing machine and dryer are full when you use them.◆ Wash your clothes in cold water when you can.◆ Dry your clothes on a clothesline whenever possible—this uses no electricity at all.______83共 97 頁◆ Cook as many dishes as possible at a time.◆ Only boil the water you need.◆ If possible, use smaller appliances instead of large ones when cooking small portions(份 額 )—it also helps keep your house cool.◆ Remember to use the thermometer or timer on your oven to avoid over－ cooking.84共 97 頁1． If you choose appliances with an ENERGY STAR label, you will probably choose the ones ______.A． that are shiny like a starB． with a star shaped mark onC． that help to save energyD． that are cheaper and easier to run答案及解析： C。 細(xì)節(jié)題 。 根據(jù) Decrease energy use標(biāo)題可知， 選擇的電器應(yīng)該是能節(jié)省能源的 ， 這里的 ENERGY STAR label指一種節(jié)能的標(biāo)志 (簽 )。 故選 C項(xiàng) 。85共 97 頁2． What can be learned from the passage?A． A blind may be a kind of curtain.B． Light bulbs can be replaced by natural light.C． Washing machines must be full of water when used.D． People must have both small and large appliances to cook.答案及解析： A。 細(xì)節(jié)題 。 根據(jù) Cooling部分第 1點(diǎn) close all of your blinds, curtains, windows and doors to keep out of the heat可知 blind可能也是一種能遮擋光和熱的窗簾 。 故選 A項(xiàng)。86共 97 頁3． To save the energy, we should ______.A． put few things into our refrigeratorsB． open curtains on hot daysC． cook only one dish at a timeD． hang our clothes to dry答案及解析： D。細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù) Laundry部分的 Dry your clothes on a clothesline whenever possible可知我們應(yīng)該晾曬衣服。故選 D項(xiàng)。 87共 97 頁4． Which of the following titles can be used to fill in the blank?A． Cooking B． HeatingC． Appliances using D． Water saving答案及解析： A。 主旨大意題 。 文章最后一部分主要是講燒水做飯時(shí)如何能做得更加節(jié)能 ， 故 A項(xiàng)為最佳標(biāo)題 。這是一篇新聞報(bào)道，文章看似難，但設(shè)題并不難做，對(duì)于這樣的題型，我們可以先看題，采取查讀的方式做題，然后再返回文章印證答案。88共 97 頁 BVienna—In spite of Iraq39。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 anization39。s president, Charkid Kheria of Algeria, said after the meeting that stocks were high and prices were stable, so quota increases were not necessary.89共 97 頁 The E． U. Commission has expressed concern about Iraq39。s output stop. A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price. Saudi Arabia39。s Oil Minister Ali Al? Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market. The anization had already taken steps to fill the gap, he said. 90共 97 頁OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraq39。s output stop was not known, so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet. If the market was destabilized (使 …… 動(dòng)搖 ), a suitable response could be made. Iraq on Monday stopped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U． N. Security Council39。s decision to extend the oil? for? food programme by only a month, instead of the normal six? month renewal. Just before the Vienna meeting, oil prices had gone up, with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for dollars, up from 91共 97 頁dollars last Friday. North Sea oil was at 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 million barrels per day off quotas(配額 )．92共 97 頁5. Iraq made the decision to stop oil deliveries because ______.A. oil price is too low in international marketB. the U． N. Secretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil? for? food programmeC. many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980sD. it couldn39。t get enough money to develop its economy答案及解析： B。 由文章倒數(shù)第二段第一句可知 。93共 97 頁6. The attitude the E． U. Commission took towards Iraq39。s output stop is ______.A. active B. concerned C. cold D. surprised答案及解析： B。 由文章第三段可知 。94共 97 頁7. The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that______.A. they can persuade Iraq to continue oil productionB. they can have a talk with the U． N. Security CouncilC. they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq39。s temporary output stopD. they can make up their minds to increase oil production答案及解析： C。 文章第二段第一句說明 。95共 97 頁8. The main idea of the passage is ______.A. the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq has stopped oil deliveriesB. OPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollarsC. OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by IraqD. oil is connected with people39。s daily life96共 97 頁： C。 文章開 頭 就點(diǎn)明了 OPEC對(duì) 伊拉克 暫 停供油的 態(tài) 度 ， 下文又 進(jìn) 行了分述 。97共 97