The Alaska Governor has taken the following steps in response to the Prudhoe Bay oil field shutdown EXCEPT .

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：将各选项中关键词或短语与原文一一对应，注意识别同义替换。原文accountable for与A项中liability for意思相当。

单选题 The Prudhoe Bay oilfield has been shut down because________.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：掌握表示因果关系的信号词的使用。本题原文中because of说明其后内容为原因。

单选题 How much loss will the shutdown cause the government in royalties and taxes in a week?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：能够根据相关数字信息作简单的运算。

单选题 Which of the following statements about the financial situation of the Alaska government is NOT true?

A、 89 percent of the state income comes from the oil revenue.
B、 State sales tax and personal income tax constitute only a fraction of the state revenue.
C、 With a two-month shutdown, the government may well find it difficult to make ends meet.
D、 The state income is heavily dependent upon the Prudhoe Bay.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：能够根据题干关键词正确定位到原文相关信息处，并将原文与选项内容仔细比较。

单选题 The topic of this passage can be best summarized as________.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：注意将文中词汇归类。将该文中重点单词或短语归类，可发现都与阿拉斯加州的损失有关，因此与此内容有关的选项为正确答案。