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Unit2 The New Economics of Oil 1. Why wont oil prices rise at all over the long time? Firstly, because producers need the cash from oil too much to let their supply be interrupted for long. Secondly, and more important, because demand growth cant push prices upward as long as it is balanced by supply growth. 2. Why cant the members of the OPEC raise oil prices? Because if they do, non-OPEC sources will grab market share by developing fields where technology has made production affordable. 3. Why have most majors cut their costs on oil? Because technology lets the companies maintain healthy earnings at steadily lower oil prices. 4. Who takes a lead in the oil companies? Those that master technology and efficiency, such as Shell, Exxon, and British Petroleum. U6 The myth of the paperless office 1. What are the disadvantages of paper according to the author? Paper takes up precious space, can be in only one place at a time, is extremely hard to index or search through, and lacks all the interactivity and linking ability of hypertext. 2. What are the major categories of files in an office? In the office, files can be mainly classified into hot files, documents to be acted on immediately; warm files, still active but of less urgency and cold files, documents that don’t need immediate attention. 3. Why is it unpleasant to read something on a computer screen? Because there are such annoyances as the relatively fuzzy type, glare, the need to scroll repeatedly, the screen’s relatively fixed position and so forth. 4. What are the essential problems in using computers in polices departments? First, the police found they spent so much time dealing with the computer interface that they fell short in listening and talking to victims, an essential activity both for offering comfort and for picking up subtle clues to what exactly had happened. Second, the goal of prompt reporting was compromised by the fact that police kept revising their reports after filing them. 5. What ar