朱泰琪2005考研英语讲座阅读理解部分讲义_大学英语阅读

朱泰琪2005考研英语讲座阅读理解部分讲义

　　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

　　Word Study

　　1. squeeze vt. 挤、压、拧;塞进;挤进：1) He squeezed the last bit from the tooth-paste tube. 2) Squeeze the walnuts together to crack them. 3) He squeezed an extra shirt into the suitcase. 4) Cant you squeeze more juice out of that lemon?

　　squeeze n. 银根紧的时候：We cannot borrow money during the present credit squeeze.

　　2. swing vi. 摆动：1) His arms swing as he walks. 2) The door swung open.

　　swing n. 变动，波动：swings in the oil price 油价波动。

　　用于成语：in full swing 全面展开，达到高潮：1) Everything seemed to be in full swing there. 2) It was Saturday night; the little party was in full swing. 3) The work was in full swing when we arrived. 4) When we arrived, the meeting was already in full swing. 5) Ten weeks before the election the campaign was in full swing.

　　3.经济方面的短语：economic decline经济衰退;a swing in prices价格波动;supply-cut供应减少;double-digit inflation两位数的通货膨胀;economic consequences经济上产生的后果;retail price零售价;energy conservation能源保护;oil import bill石油进口开支;oil shock石油恐慌;energy-intensive能源密集型的;price index价格指数。