考研英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案解析考研英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案解析TheNorwegianGovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryundercontrol.Anewlawlimitsexplorationtoanareasouthofthesouthernendofthelongcoastline;productionlimitshavebeenlaiddown(thoughthesehavealreadybeenraised);andoilcompanieshavenotbeenallowedtoemploymorethanalimitednumberofforeignworkers.Buttheoilindustryhasawayofgettingoversuchproblems，andfewpeoplebelievethattheGovernmentwillbeabletoholdthingsbackforlong.AsonNorwegianpoliticiansaidlastweek：“Wewillsoonbechangedbeyondallrecognition.”Eversincethewar，theGovernmenthasbeencarryingoutaprogrammeofdevelopmentintheareanorthoftheArcticCircle.Duringthepastfewyearsthisprogrammehashadagreatdealofsuccess：Tromsohasbeenbuiltupintoalocalcapitalwithauniversity，alargehospitalandahealthyindustry.Buttheoilindustryhasalreadystartedtodrawpeoplesouth，andwithinafewyearsthewholenorthernpolicycouldbeinruins.Theeffectsoftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth，however.Withnearly100percentemployment，everyonecanseeasituationdevelopinginwhichtheserviceindustriesandthetouristindustrywilllosemoreoftheirworkerstotheoilindustry.Somesmallerindustriesmightevendisappearaltogetherwhenitbecomescheapertobuygoodsfromabroad.TherealargumentoveroilisitsthreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.Farmersandfishermendonotmakeupmostofthepopulation，buttheyareanimportantpartofit，becauseNorwegiansseeinthemmanyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwithprideasessentiallyNorwegian.Anditisthefarmersandthefishermenwhoaremostcriticaloftheoilindustrybecauseofthedamagethatitmightcausetothecountrysideandtothesea.1.TheNorwegianGovernmentwouldprefertheoilindustryto[A]providemorejobsforforeignworkers.[B]slowdowntherateofitsdevelopment.[C]selltheoilitisproducingabroad.[D]developmorequicklythanatpresent.2.TheNorwegianGovernmenthastriedto[A]encouragetheoilcompaniestodiscovernewoilsources.[B]preventoilcompaniesemployingpeoplefromnorthernNorway.[C]helptheoilcompaniessolvemanyoftheirproblems.[D]keeptheoilindustrytosomethingnearitspresentsize.3.Accordingtothepassage，theoil