中国石化英语考试阅读理解篇和写作篇整理.doc

中国石化英语考试阅读理解篇和写作篇整理 UNIT 1 Composition of Petroleum 石油的组成 Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, toxic, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights, and other organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth’s surface.. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling. It is refined and separated, most easily by boiling point, into a large number of consumer products, from gasoline and kerosene to asphalt and chemical reagents used to make plastics and pharmaceuticals. 石油或原油是天然形成的、有毒的、可燃性的液体，是含有不同分子量的碳氢化合物