公共英语五级阅读练习

　　1. The main reason for the latest rise of oil price is _______。
[ A ] global inflation
[ B ] reduction in supply
[ C ] fast growth in economy
[ D ] Iraq’ s suspension of exports
2. It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if_______。
[ A ] price of crude rises
[ B ] commodity prices rise
[ C ]consumption rises
[ D ] oil taxes rise
3. The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries_______。
[ A ] heavy industry becomes more energy-intensive
[ B ] income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil prices
[ C ] manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezed
[ D ] oil price changes have no significant impact on GDP
4. We can draw a conclusion from the text that_______。
[ 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