1.What is the best title for the passage?
A) Oil Refining: A Historical Perspective
B) The California Gold Rush: Get Rich Quickly
C) Private Property: Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted
D) Kerosene Lamps: A Light in the Tunnel
2.It can be inferred form the passage that kerosene was preferable to whale oil because whale oil was too____.
A) expensive B) thick C) hot D) polluted
3.According to the passage, many people initially thought that E. L. Drake had made a mistake by____.
A) going on a whaling expedition B) moving to Pennsylvania
C) searching for oil D) retiring from his job
4.Why does the author mention the California gold rush?
A) To explain the need for an increased supply of gold
B) To indicate the extent of United States mineral wealth
C) To describe the mood when oil was first discovered
D) To argue that gold was more valuable than oil
5. Which of the following words could best replace the word one ?
A) Oil. B) Door. C) Store. D) Product.
答案与解析:
1.A。
本篇文章的最佳标题是什么?主旨归纳型,通过详细阅读文章,找出该文章的最佳标题。选项A的意思是 炼油业-历史的展望 ,与全文的内容完全一致;选项B的意思是 加利福尼亚的淘金热-迅速致富 ,这只是文章中一个非常小的细节;选项C的意思是 个人财产-入侵者将被起诉 ,这与本文的内容压根无关;选项D的意思是 煤油灯-隧道里的亮光 ,这只是文章第三段中的一个小细节。故本文的最佳标题是选项A。
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