中石油2016通用英语选读课文43Oil石油.pdfVIP

43Oil石油

1.Theexistenceofoilwellshasbeenknownforalongtime.Someofthe

IndiansofNorthAmericausedtocollectandselltheoilfromthewellsof

Pennsylvania宾夕法尼亚.Noone,however,seemstohaverealizedthe

importanceofthisoiluntilitwasfoundthatparaffinn石蜡-oil煤油could

bemadefromit;thisledtothedevelopmentofthewellsandtothemakingof

enormous巨大的profits.Whentheinternalcombustionn燃烧engine内燃

机wasinvented,oilbecameofworldwideimportance.

1、油井的存在由来已久。北美的一些印第安人过去常常去宾夕法尼亚的油井采集油来

出售。一直以来，没有人认识到这种油的重要性，后来人们发现它可提炼出煤油来，

情况才为之一变。自此油井遂蓬勃发展，巨额利润也由此产生。当内燃机发明后，石

油更具有世界性重要意义。

2.Whatwastheoriginoftheoilwhichnowdrivesourmotor-carsand

aircraft?Scientistsareconfident确信的abouttheformationofcoal,but

theydonotseemsosurewhenaskedaboutoil.Theythinkthattheoilunder

thesurfaceoftheearthoriginatedin起源于，产生于thedistantpast,and

wasformedfromlivingthingsinthesea.Countless无数的billions十亿of

minute微小seacreaturesandplantslivedandsanktotheseabed.Theywere

coveredwithhugedepositsofmud;andbyprocessesofchemistry,pressure

andtemperaturewerechangedthroughlongagesintowhatweknowasoil.For

therecreaturestobecomeoil,itwasnecessarythattheyshouldbe

imprisoned密封，禁锢betweenlayersofrockforanenormouslengthoftime.

Thestatementthatoiloriginatedintheseaisconfirmedbyaglanceat瞧一

瞧，看一看amapshowingthechiefoilfieldoftheworld;veryfewofthemare

fardistantfromtheoceansoftoday.Insomeplacesgasandoilcomeuptothe

surfaceoftheseafromitsbed.Therocksinwhichoilisfoundareofmarine

海洋的origin起源too.Theyaresedimentaryadj沉积的，沉淀性的rocks

水成岩,rockswhichwerelaiddownbytheactionofwateronthebedofthe

ocean.Alm