In the short term, there’s simple math The price going down could save drivers a great deal of money. However, because the U.S. is out of its peak(顶峰)summer driving season, there’s not too much of an encouragement to drive a lot more just because gas prices are down.

　　1. According to the passage,“we got a raise this week” means

　　___________.

　　A. the consumers seldom use their cars at present

　　B. we’ll face financial problems in the recession

　　C. the OPEC countries will buy us gasoline for carsD. we’ll spend much less money on gasoline for cars

　　2. The underlined word “plunge” in the last paragraph most probably means ____________.

　　A. the action of pulling up

　　B. delaying or putting off

　　C. sudden moving downwardD. severe financial problem

　　1. D

　　词意推测题。get a raise “得到提薪”。根据字面意思以及下句的汽油价格下降“has put money in the pockets of consumer”可以推测其答案。

　　2. C

　　根据前面的 disasters “灾难”以及cuts in production“减少石油生产”可推测其含义为“突然下降，跳水”。

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