湖北省黄冈市2013届高三4月份模拟考试英语试题及答案(7)

　　59．What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refer to？

　　A．The development of intelligence．

　　B．The idea of multiple intelligences．

　　C．IQ isn’t everything for intelligence．

　　D．Alternative views have been put forward．

　　60．Why does the author use data in Paragraph 2？

　　A．To make a suggestion． B．To draw a conclusion．

　　C．To prove an idea． D．To give an example．

　　61．What can we learn from the passage？

　　A．Robert Plomin confirms genes have something in common．

　　B．Howard Gardner thinks intelligence includes various factors．

　　C．Michael Rowe approves of a strong link between IQ and career．

　　D．Tony Buzan agrees geniuses exercise brain to improve intelligence．

　　62．What might be the best title of the passage？

　　A．The relationship between genes and intelligence．

　　B．IQ benefits a lot from high intelligence．

　　C．How to develop intelligence．

　　D．What makes intelligence．

　　D

　　Petroleum， consisting of crude oil（原油） and natural gas， seems to originate from organic matter in marine sediment（海洋沉淀物）．Tiny organisms settle to the seafloor and gather in marine mud．The organic matter may partially break down， using up the dissolved oxygen in the sediment．As soon as the oxygen is gone， decay stops and the remaining organic matter is preserved．

　　Continued sedimentation buries the organic matter and subjects it to higher temperatures and pressures， which change the organic matter to oil and gas．As muddy sediments are pressed together， the gas and small drops of oil may be squeezed out of the mud and may move into sandy layers nearby．Over millions of years， accumulations of gas and oil can collect in the sandy layers．Both oil and gas are less dense than water， so they generally tend to rise upward through rock and sediment．

　　Oil pools are valuable underground accumulations of oil， and oil fields are regions underlain by one or more oil pools．When an oil pool or field is discovered， wells are drilled into the ground．When the well reaches a pool， oil usually rises up the well because of its density difference（密度差） with water beneath it or because of the pressure of expanding gas trapped above it．Although this rise of oil is almost always carefully controlled today， strong natural flows of oil were common in the past．Gas pressure gradually dies out， and oil is pumped from the well．Water or steam may be pumped down neighboring wells to help push the oil out．