首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
The Alaska Governor has taken the following steps in response to the Prudhoe Bay oil field shutdown EXCEPT .
The Alaska Governor has taken the following steps in response to the Prudhoe Bay oil field shutdown EXCEPT .
admin
2012-09-06
73
问题
The Alaska Governor has taken the following steps in response to the Prudhoe Bay oil field shutdown EXCEPT .
Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski imposed a state hiring freeze Wednesday because of the millions of dollars in revenue Alaska is losing as a result of the Prudhoe Bay oilfield shutdown, and said he would support hearings into BP’s maintenance practices. The governor also said he would direct Alaska’s attorney general to investigate whether the state could hold the oil giant fully accountable for the state’s losses.
Earlier this week, BP said it would shut down Prudhoe Bay — the biggest oilfield in the nation — because of a small leak and severe pipeline corrosion. Energy officials have said the pipeline repairs are likely to take months, curtailing Alaskan production into next year.
The expected loss of 400,000 barrels per day at today’s oil prices means the state is losing about $ 6. 4 million a day in royalties and taxes, Revenue Commissioner Bill Corbus said. The state receives 89 percent of its income from oil revenue; Alaska has no state sales tax and no personal income tax. Without money coming in from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska’s government can operate for only about two months before going into the red, Corbus said.
BP, the world’s second largest oil company, said it would replace 16 miles of pipeline that carries oil from Prudhoe Bay to the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The Prudhoe Bay field accounts for 8 percent of US domestic output. Because oil demand is so high and the nation’s petroleum supplies are so tight, the shutdown has already driven oil prices up and could mean higher prices at the gasoline pump as well.
选项
A、there was a serious leakage problem with the pipeline
B、the pipeline suffered a small leak and severe corrosion
C、better pipeline was needed to meet the increasing production
D、the newly-replaced pipeline didn’t work properly
答案
B
解析
掌握表示因果关系的信号词的使用。本题原文中because of说明其后内容为原因。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ut0O777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI二级口译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI二级口译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
AgreementReachedFollowingNegotiationsThehistorybookswillshowthatbothsidesgottheirfairshareofwinsandbothma
Socialtaboosremainedstrong.Gamblingwasvirtuallyprohibitedexceptontheracecourses,anddrinkingofalcoholwasdiscoura
"Thelanguageofacomposer",Carduswrote,"hisharmonies,rhythms,melodies,colorsandtexture,cannotbeseparatedexceptby
"Thelanguageofacomposer",Carduswrote,"hisharmonies,rhythms,melodies,colorsandtexture,cannotbeseparatedexceptby
"Thelanguageofacomposer",Carduswrote,"hisharmonies,rhythms,melodies,colorsandtexture,cannotbeseparatedexceptby
"Thelanguageofacomposer",Carduswrote,"hisharmonies,rhythms,melodies,colorsandtexture,cannotbeseparatedexceptby
Afterall,thecandidatewasendorsedbythegovernor’sboardandmanyofthelocalpartymembers.
随机试题
王老师是三年级六班的语文老师,他认为严师才能出高徒,所以常常对班里纪律不好的同学实行体罚,以督促其学习。对此,以下表述错误的是()
志怪小说
Hisdescriptionoftheghostwasso______thathislittledaughterscreamedwhenhecametothepartofkilling.
多囊肾的治疗措施有______。
通常成人每日不显性失水约
备案号栏应填______。集装箱号栏应填______。
根据企业所得税法律制度的规定,企业缴纳的下列税金中,准予在计算企业所得税应纳税所得额时扣除的有()。(2016年)
上海“钓鱼执法”。司机断指鸣冤事件引起社会广泛关注。回答下面小题。该事件引起了上海市政府高度重视,责令相关部门彻查,并将调查结果及时公之于众。政府部门从该事件中得到的警示是()。①政府必须增强依法行政、文明执法意识②政府应增强
兵家是专门研究军事理论和实践的学派,主要代表人物是战国中期齐国的(),他所著的兵书是一部杰出的古代兵书。
平行语料库
最新回复
(
0
)