北京理工大学新世纪研究生英语教程第五版课后习题答案.docx

Unit2 Text A The New Economics of OilGlobal ReadingTask 2Suggested answers 1. 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. Because if they do, non-OPEC sources will grab market share by developing fields where technology has made production affordable. 3. Because technology lets the companies maintain healthy earnings at steadily lower oil prices. 4. Those that master technology and efficiency, such as Shell, Exxon, and British Petroleum.Task 3Suggested summary 1. The article aims at establishing the idea that oil price will not rise even as demand soars. To begin with, the author shows the increasing consumption of oil around the world and the impact of technology on oil industry. By giving several examples, he draws the conclusion that the need for cash and dependence on technology leads to the fact that oil prices will even fall. Furthermore, technological updating, slashing the costs of finding, producing, and refining oil, is also a reason to support the authors point. There is evidence that technology lets the world companies maintain healthy earnings at lower oil prices. In conclusion, cheap oil accelerates the world economy, and a downside price scenario is increasingly likely. Detailed ReadingTask 2Suggested answers 1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. BTask 3Suggested answers 1. sank2. vulnerable3. fueling4. notwithstanding 5. understated 6. dire 7. overwhelmed 8. grease 9. faring 10. cutting edgeTask 5Suggested answers: 1. According to government statistics, in the United States, there are over 110 million cars and 15 million commercial vehicles or trucks. And more people means more cars. By the end of the twenties of the twenty-first century, the population of the United States will have doubled that of today and the number of automobiles w