2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(20)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="exploration">exploration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="coastline">coastline</span>; <span word="production">production</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="down">down</span> ; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arctic">Arctic</span> <span word="Circle">Circle</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="programme">programme</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span>: <span word="Tromso">Tromso</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span>, <span word="however">however</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 100 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="disappear">disappear</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Farmers">Farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Norwegians">Norwegians</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p>
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