Petroleumis a very important mineral. It gives us heat and light. It gives us power for our cars, planes, and ships. Also, it gives us power for machines of all kinds.
How is petroleum formed? Scientists believe petroleum comes from the remains of plants and animals (Remains are what is left after a plant or animal has died.)
What exactly is petroleum? Petroleum is a mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons. It is an oily liquid, which may be brown, green, or black in colors. The word “petroleum” comes from Greek. It means “rock oil”.
Crude (天然的, 未加工的) oil is petroleum that comes directly from deep in the ground. It is then taken to a refinery. a refinery is a kind of factory to refine oil. At a refinery the crude oil is separated into many parts. From the refined petroleum we get important things, such as gasoline, kerosene, fertilizer, detergents and a lot of other useful things. In fact, there are thousands of such things that we can get. Petroleum really is of great value!
小題1:Which of the following is Not true?
A．“ Petroleum” is a German word.B．“Petroleum” suggests “ coming from rocks”.
C．“ Petroleum” isn’t an English word in the original.D．“Petroleum” is of Greek origin.
小題2:Which of the following is true?
A．We can kill animals and plants, and get petroleum by burning them us.
B．Over a very long period of time, under certain conditions, dead trees and bodies of animals were turned into petroleum under great pressure.
C．Petroleum is a kind of metal mineral like copper（銅）or iron.
D．Petroleum has three states.
小題3:The word “refine” in the 4th paragraph can be replaced by “______”.
A．get unmixed with other substancesB．divide into separate parts
C．get mixed with other substancesD．choose the best substance
小題4: Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．An Important Source of Energy.B．Petroleum and Its Uses.
C．Where Does Petroleum Come From?D．A Special Rock Oil.
小題5:This passage is most likely taken from _____.
A．a(chǎn) fairy taleB．a(chǎn) novelC．a(chǎn) popular science magazineD．a(chǎn) scientist’s diary

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:A
小題5:C

小題1:.推測題。根據(jù)文章對 “Petroleum” 一詞詞源的解說即源于希臘，故選 A。
小題2:概括題。根據(jù)原文油形成的原理，即數(shù)千萬年前的植物和動物的尸體，故選B。
小題3:猜詞題�！皉efine” 一詞根據(jù)本文為“提純”意為不與其他物質(zhì)混合，故選A。
小題4:主旨大意題本文主要敘述了石油是當(dāng)今人們的重要能源和提煉出不同的對人類有用的許多物質(zhì)，故選A 。
小題5:推測題。本文屬科普文章，故選 C。
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B．have to be eaten as soon as they are picked
C．sell well in the market because of their good quality
D．picked at the right moment are more nutritious than those bought from the market.
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B．it is enjoyable and profitable
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A．persuade people not to feed animals in the zoo?
B．show how easy it is to train animals?
C．explain method of training animals through rewards?
D．criticize zoo keepers?
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Japan
Korea
U.S.A
Britain
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17
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24
68
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D. To strengthen family ties?
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19
50
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40
46
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A．B and CB．D and FC．E and FD．F and G
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D．Beautiful women always lived a happy life.
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C．common peopleD．a(chǎn)ttractive women
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小題3:The UFO moved _______.
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A．people used to think sheep are smarter than the other animals
B．people used to raise sheep in a wrong way
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D．people have done a lot of research on sheep
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D．scientists don't have to research animals' memory
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B．it is not right for people to raise sheep in groups
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A．a(chǎn)ttend a stage school　　　　B．a(chǎn)re going to the theatre
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A．produce star performers
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A．ordinary school work　　　　　B．money-making performances
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A．He thinks highly of what they have to offer.　　　　
　　		B．He favours an early start in the training of performing arts.
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