首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East has pushed oil pri
[originaltext] Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East has pushed oil pri
游客
2024-02-10
21
管理
问题
Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East has pushed oil prices back into the news. Prices have been rising at their fastest level since 2008. The price of oil affects prices and demand for energy, plastics, farm chemicals and many other products made with petroleum. The United States has a Strategic Petroleum Reserve that contains more than 700 million barrels of oil. But intervening in the market could hurt oil production in the United States.(30)Oil prices have been rising at a bad time, just as many economies have been recovering from the global recession. Also, several countries in the euro area are still struggling with debt crises. European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet said last week that "strong vigilance(警惕)" is needed to contain inflation. That could mean raising interest rates which could hurt European countries heavily in debt. In the United States, higher fuel prices come just as General Motors and Chrysler show signs of recovery after their reorganizations. American car sales last month were 27% higher than last February. GM led all carmakers with a 47% increase.(31)High fuel prices reduce demand for big cars and trucks. But economist George Magliano says this time, high prices may be good for carmakers. With gasoline prices higher, certain people might want to get a much more fuel-efficient vehicle and that doesn’t mean even a hybrid or an electric vehicle which they could do. but the gasoline vehicles get 30% better mileage today than they did three or four years ago.
29. What causes the increase of the oil prices?
30. Why does the speaker say oil prices have been rising at a bad time?
31. How does the increase of oil prices affect the car manufactures?
选项
A、Because electric vehicles are more popular.
B、Because more and more people want to buy a car.
C、Because many countries have been recovering from the economic recession.
D、Because African countries are still struggling with debt crises.
答案
C
解析
目的原因题。短文中提到,石油价格涨得不是时候,之后解释原因是许多经济体正从全球衰退中复苏。此外,欧元区的几个国家也仍在债务危机中挣扎。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3438947.html
相关试题推荐
【B1】[br]【B9】[originaltext]Cominginallshapesandsizes,Christmastrees
【B1】[br]【B8】[originaltext]Cominginallshapesandsizes,Christmastrees
【B1】[br]【B7】[originaltext]Cominginallshapesandsizes,Christmastrees
【B1】[br]【B5】[originaltext]Cominginallshapesandsizes,Christmastrees
【B1】[br]【B4】[originaltext]Cominginallshapesandsizes,Christmastrees
【B1】[br]【B3】[originaltext]Cominginallshapesandsizes,Christmastrees
[originaltext]Plasticbagscanbefoundalmosteverywherearoundus.(30)Ac
[originaltext]Kenyawasabeautifulcountryinhabitedbydifferentgroupso
[originaltext]Kenyawasabeautifulcountryinhabitedbydifferentgroupso
[originaltext]W:Well,itseemstomethateverybody’stalkingaboutE-mailnow
随机试题
TheUnitedStatesdiscoveredin1982thataboutone-fifthofitsfarmland______
在轻度铅中毒的基础上具有下列表现者,可诊断为中度中毒A.腹绞痛 B.铅脑病
10岁男孩,近7天来食欲不振、恶心、呕吐,伴乏力、尿黄来医院就诊。病前两周曾注射
免疫球蛋白的分类是根据什么决定的A.重链B.轻链C.铰链区D.二硫键E.分泌链
下列方程中代表双叶双曲面的是()。A. B. C. D.
( )是指监管部门依法对辖内银行机构及市场进行管理,对银行机构及其经营活动实行
禁止期货从业人员挪用客户的期货保证金或者其他资产的规定,主要是针对( )的从业
在下列何种情况下,行政机关及其执法人员可以当场收缴罚款?()A.不当场收缴事后
A.3周 B.5日 C.6周 D.10日 E.15日硫酸氨基葡萄糖用于骨
层次分析法的基本步骤是什么?
最新回复
(
0
)