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Drilling or digging for oil has occurred in one way or another for hundreds of years. The Chinese, for instance, invented a bamboo rig to obtain oil and gas for lighting and cooking. But only in the last 40 years has humankind been able to efficiently extract petroleum from beneath the seas-an achievement to rank with this centurys mightiest technological triumphs. In Australia, nearly 90 percent of our petroleum wealth is found offshore. The search is difficult, extremely expensive, and often fruitless-but critical to the nations economic future. Oil~~ lack gold-is one of the oceans greatest resources. Today from crude oil we make gasoline for our cars, diesel fuel for our trucks and ships, and jet fuel for our airplanes. Crude oil is a mixture of organic chemicals (chemical compounds containing the element carbon) of liquids and dissolved gases which are of little use in its crude state. In addition, oil is used to generate electricity, heat our buildings, lubricate out machines, and even make plastics, detergents, rubbers, and chemicals. Oil has transformed our daily lives. In fact, nearly one-third of the worlds oil comes from offshore fields in our oceans. Areas most popular for oil drilling are the Arabian Gulf, the North Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico. The new deep ocean drilling, by use of the latest technology, aims at drilling operation at greater depth than were possible by conventional methods. At the same time, through recovery of samples of rock and sedimentation as well as sensoring inside the bore hole, it should add knowledge to such issues of mankind as global warming, earthquake, and the origin of life. 1、Humankind was not able to extract petroleum efficiently from beneath the sea until 40 years ago.() A、T B、F 2、Searching oil from offshore fields is very important for Australian economic future() A、T B、F 3、Crude oil can be used in many aspects of our life even in it’s crude state.() (3分)A、T B、F 4、More than 30% of the worlds oil comes from offshore f