考研英语阅读训练：高价油还是问题吗
<p> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>?</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="premium">premium</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speculative">speculative</span> <span word="money">money</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="slowdown">slowdown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Opecproduction">Opecproduction</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="futures">futures</span> <span word="nudging">nudging</span> $53 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>. <span word="Adnan">Adnan</span> <span word="Shihab">Shihab</span>-<span word="Eldin">Eldin</span>,<span word="Opecs">Opecs</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span>,<span word="even">even</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> $80 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="north">north</span>-<span word="east">east</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="disruptions">disruptions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="refineries">refineries</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. <span word="Gasoline">Gasoline</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="surged">surged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="inventory">inventory</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Jeffrey">Jeffrey</span> <span word="Currie">Currie</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Goldman">Goldman</span> <span word="Sachs">Sachs</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span>,<span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="origins">origins</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="indicator">indicator</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> 10 <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="speculative">speculative</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>.</p><p> <span word="Currie">Currie</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="speculators">speculators</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="commodity">commodity</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2004 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shortearly">shortearly</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="added">added</span> $3-$4 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="price">price</span>.</p><p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Opec">Opec</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tempted">tempted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="production">production</span>,<span word="Currie">Currie</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refinery">refinery</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Refineries">Refineries</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="excess">excess</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="absorb">absorb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="Opec">Opec</span> <span word="produces">produces</span>.</p>
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