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Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supply—cuts in March,the price of crude oil h
Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supply—cuts in March,the price of crude oil h
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2014-05-25
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Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return?Since OPEC agreed to supply—cuts in March,the price of crude oil has jumped to almost$26 a barrel,up from less than$10 last Decem—ber.This near—tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock,when prices quadrup—led。and 1979一一1980,when they also almost tripled Both previous shocks resulted in double—digit in—flation and global economic decline.So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time? The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports.Strengthening economic growth,at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere,could push the price high—er still in the short term. Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s.In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.In Europe,taxes account for up to four—fifths of the retail price,so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past.Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy,energy—intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Software,consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production.For each dollar of GDP(inconstant prices)rich economies now use nearlv 50%less oil than in 1973.The OECD estimates in its latest Economic Outlook that,if oil prices averaged$22 a barrel for a full year,compared with$1 3 in 1998,this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25%--0.5%of GDP.That is less than one—quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980.on the other hand,oil—importing emerging economies——to which heavy industry has shilted——have become more energy—intensive,and so could be more seriously squeezed. One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that,unlike the rises in the 1 970s’it has not occurred against the background of general commodity—price inflation and global excess demand. A sizable Dortion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.The Economist’s commodity price index is broadly uncbanging from a year ago.In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%,and in 1979 by almost 30%.
It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if____.
选项
A、price of crude rises
B、commodity prices rise
C、consumption rises
D、oil taxes rise
答案
D
解析
问题是:根据文中内容可以推断出汽油零售价将会大幅度增长,如果____。文章第三段提到,有足够的理由相信,石油供应量的减少对经济的影响比70年代要轻。与70年代相比,在多数国家,原油价格现在只占汽油价格的一小部分。在欧洲,税占零售价格的4/5,所以,即使原油价格大幅度增长,与过去相比对汽油价格的影响要小。本题是一个推理题,由以上的陈述作出推理,汽油价格高主要是税造成的,税高则价高,税少则价低。因此正确答案为D项。
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