单选题
Almost everyone in the world uses oil (石油) in some way. Without oil, the world will stop, so men look for it everywhere. Oilmen drill for oil in deserts (沙漠), in mountains and under the sea. Quite often they find nothing, but the search (寻找) for oil always goes on. Oil is very important because none of our machines can run without it. Big ships carry oil everywhere. Perhaps the oil in your bicycle or in your father's car has come from somewhere far away. Perhaps it has come from Iraq (伊拉克) or Venezuela (委内瑞拉). Cars and bicycles need oil, and so do many other things. How many things can you name?

单选题 ______ oil in some way in the world.

A. Most people use
B. Hardly anyone uses
C. All people use

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。首句提到Almost everyone in the world uses oil。most people等同于almost everyone，故A为正确答案。

单选题 In the passage "drill" means ______.

A. 操练
B. 拖拽
C. 钻探

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 语义题。根据下文说，他们往往什么都找不到。石油工人找的应是“石油”，由此推断，他们在沙漠、高山等地应该是“钻探”石油。故C为正确答案。

单选题 Oilmen sometimes find oil ______.

A. in deserts
B. in mountains
C. A and B

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。根据第三句可知，他们经常在“沙漠”“高山”中寻找石油。故C为正确答案。

单选题 Oilmen ______ oil all the time.

A. look up
B. look for
C. look into

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。文章第四句指出：but the search for oil always goes on. look for等同于search，故B为正确答案。

单选题 The sentence "Big ships carry oil everywhere." tells us ______.

A. oil comes from everywhere
B. oil comes from big ships
C. oil is needed everywhere

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 语义题。文中针对此句，进行了一些解释：Cars and bicycles need oil, and so do many other things.故此句意思为：任何地方都需要石油。故C为正确答案。