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In a typical fuel system, the oil is stored in （） in the double bottom.
A . setting tanks
B . service tanks
C . tanks
D . drain tank
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The Garbage Record Book, as a part of the ship’s official logbook, shall be kept on board and preserved for a period of （）
A . 3 years after making the first entry
B . 2 years after the last entry
C . 3 months after last entry
D . 3 years after the last entry
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Which of the following machinery space operations is required to be logged in the Oil Record Book?（）
A . Ballasting or cleaning of fuel oil tanks
B . Shifting suction of main fuel pump to reserve fuel oil tank
C . Changing out sprayer plates to adjust for steam demand
D . Daily inspection of engine room bilge
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Which of the following is NOT on the list items to be recorded in Oil Record Book Part I (machinery space operation)?（）
A . Accidental discharge of oil
B . Disposal of oil residues
C . Quantity of water produced by FWG
D . Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from fuel oil tank
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A vessel is required to carry an Oil Record Book Part I to log entries in the book regarding the （）.
A . discharge of ballast or cleaning water from fuel tanks
B . sounding levels of all fuel tanks on a daily basis
C . grade and specific gravity of all fuel oil carded
D . fuel consumption rates on a weekly basi
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When making entries in the Oil Record Book, all quantifies should be（）.
A . recorded as cubic meters with a conversion to barrels
B . verified by the Chief Engineer
C . recorded directly from the oil discharge monitor
D . consistently recorded through the Oil Record Book in one specified unit (gallons, barrels, cubic meters)
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The sections of an Oil Record Book proceeding the log pages contain a （）.
A . damage control plan for isolating fire main valves
B . list of machinery space operation items
C . complete classification of hazardous materials
D . detailed listing of all organizations to call in the event of an accidental oil spill
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Oil Record Book Part I shall be provided to every oil tanker of 150 tons gross tonnage and above and every ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above, （） oil tankers, to record relevant machinery space operations.
A . as well as
B . as long as
C . rather than
D . other tha
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The Oil Record Book, as a part of the ships official logbook, shall be kept on board and preserved for a period of （）.
A . 3 years after making the first entry
B . 2 years after the last entry
C . 3 months after last entry
D . 3 years after the last entry
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In a general oil cooler circulated by sea water, the oil is at a higher pressure, the result being that any leak in the cooler will mean a loss of （）.
A . oil
B . sea water
C . air
D . fresh water
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A ship which is required to carry an Oil Record Book must log in the book（）.
A、 discharge of ballast or cleaning water from fuel tanks
B、 sounding levels of all fuel tanks on a daily basis
C、 the grade and specific gravity of all fuel oil carried
D、 fuel consumption rates on a weekly basis
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An important consideration in selecting a lubricating oil for use in a refrigeration compressor is for the oil to （）
A . have a high viscosity index
B . mix readily with refrigerant
C . have a high freezing point
D . have a low pour point
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Which of the following operations need to be entered on the Oil Record Book Part I? （） (1) Ballast of fuel oil tanks (2) Condition of oil discharge monitoring and control system
A . （1）only
B . （2）only
C . both（1）and（2）
D . neither（1）nor（2）
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Which of the following operations need NOT to be entered on the Oil Record Book Part I?（） (1) Disposal of oil residues (2) Internal transfer of fuel oil
A . （1）only
B . （2）only
C . both（1）and（2）
D . neither（1）nor（2）
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Which of the following operations aboard a tanker must be recorded in the Oil Record Book（）.
A . Any internal transfer of oil cargo during a voyage
B . The discharge overboard in port or at sea of any bilge water accumulated in machinery spaces
C . The loading or unloading of any or all oil cargo
D . All of the above
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Entries should be made in a Ro-Ro vessel’s cargo-securing device record book for（）.
A . procedures for accepting cargo securing devices
B . procedures for maintaining and repairing cargo-securing devices
C . record of cargo securing device inspections
D . All of the above
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Each completed page of the Oil Record Book must be signed by the （）.
A . engineer on watch
B . Chief Engineer
C . Chief Mate
D . Master
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When making entries in the Oil Record Book, the date, operational code and item number shall be inserted in the appropriate columns and the required particulars shall be recorded （） in the blank spaces.
A . periodically
B . occasionally
C . chronologically
D . additionally
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The Oil Record Book must be maintained onboard the vessel for （）.
A . not less than 3 years and be readily available for inspection
B . 6 months and then submitted to the nearest Marine Safety Office for review
C . an annual inspection
D . the duration of the ships active employment
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Which of the following should be recorded in Oil Record Book Part I (machinery space operation) ?（）
A . Non automatic discharge overboard of machinery space bilge water
B . Automatic discharge overboard of machinery space bilge water
C . A and B
D . Neither A nor B
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Which of the following operations must be entered on the Oil Record Book Part Ⅰ? （） Ⅰ.Routine discharge at sea of bilge water containing oil from the machinery spaces Ⅱ.Bunkering of fuel oil
A . Ⅰ only
B . Ⅱ only
C . both Ⅰ and Ⅱ
D . neither Ⅰ nor Ⅱ
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How many years will it be before the world runs out of oil？ The question is far from an academic exercise. This year oil hit a near record high of $40 a barrel, and Royal Dutch/Shell Group downgraded its reserves by 4.5 billion barrels.
While consumers pay for perceived shortages at the pump, scientists and economists struggle to reach consensus over "proven oil reserves," or how much oil you can realistically mine before recovery costs outstrip profits. Economist Leonardo Maugeri fired up the debate that accused the "oil doomsters" of crying wolf.
Oil pessimists estimate that maximum oil production around the globe will peak in 2008 as demand rises from developing economies such as China. "If you squeezed all the oil in Iraq into a single bottle, you could fill four glasses, with the world consuming one glass of oil each year," says a physicist. "We've consumed nine bottles since oil was discovered, and we have another 9 or 10 in the refrigerator. How many more are there？ Some say five or six, but we say three."
Others believe, like Maugeri, that the number of glasses is virtually limitless. John Felmy, chief economist at the American Petroleum Institute, argues that peak oil-production estimates are so far off that. "Ever since oil was first harvested in the 1800s, people have said we'd run out of the stuff," Felmy says. In the 1880s a Standard Oil executive sold off shares in the company out of fear that its reserves were close to drying up. Some scientists said in the 1970s that we'd hit peak oil in 2003. It didn't happen.
If there is an end to the debate, advanced oil-recovery technologies will most likely find it. A new seismic survey technique, for instance, sends sound waves of varying frequencies thousands of meters belowground. Microphones arrayed aboveground record the reflected signals, and computer software models a 3-D portrait of possible oil hot spots. The surveys have now added a fourth dimension, creating a time-lapse simulation of fluid movements.
Companies are also finding sophisticated ways to mine more oil from existing wells. Flexible, coiled-tube drills that carve out horizontal side paths are a marked improvement over conventional, rigid drills that move only straight down. Using such technology, companies hope to soon harvest 50 to 60 percent of oil from existing wells, up from today's 35 percent.
Biotechnology, too is keeping the black gold flowing. University of Albert scientists are searching for microorganisms that could dilute viscous, hard-to-recover oil and make it flow more freely.
"Technology can help push peak oil production further and further out," says an expert. But only time will tell when oil production will peak.
According to the passage, which of the following statements is true？
A．How long the oil age will last is simply an academic question.
B．The oil price this year set a new record.
C．Shell Group reduced its reserves to 4.5 billion barrels this year.
D．Economists disagree with one another on how much oil you can realistically mine.
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Judging by the $23 billion it earned last year, these should be the best of times for Shell, the Anglo-Dutch energy giant that ranks third among the top five Western oil companies. But Wall Street isn't celebrating. Instead, analysts are worried that buried beneath the record profit figures are worrying signs of a business in decline.
That's because Shell hasn't been able to find nearly as much oil and gas as it's now pumping out of the ground. In fact, it hasn't even come close—replacing only 60% to 70% of what it produced in 2005 and only 19% in 2004. Shell has had reserve problems for years—a controversy over improperly booked assets forced it to reduce estimated reserves by roughly 30% and led to the resignation of its CEO, Phil Watts, in 2004. But what's troubling now is that Shell is falling way behind rivals like Exxon and BP despite spending billions more each year on exploring and drilling new wells. Last year Exxon replaced 112% of production; BP came up with 95%. "I have never seen anything like this," says Fadel Gheit, a veteran energy analyst with Oppenheimer & Co. "Shell used to represent the gold standard in this industry, but lately they can't get their act together."
To be sure, Shell still has huge assets—nearly 12 billion barrels. But in the oil and gas industry, reserve replacement is the best guide to whether a company will be able to maintain-or grow-production in the future. So not replacing what you pump, says longtime industry observer Matthew Simmons, "is like eating your seed corn. If you're not finding new oil, you're just liquidating what you've got." Indeed, Shell's daily production figures have been weak lately, falling 6.7 % in 2005, to 3.52 million barrels a day.
Privately, Shell execs say the company's decision to cut spending for exploration when oil prices bottomed out in the late 1990s is partly to blame for the anemic numbers now. Shell CEO Jeroen Vander Veer insists that projects like those on Sakhalin Island off Siberia and in Nigeria and the Gulf of Mexico will enable the company to start catching up with peers in the years ahead. It won't be easy. "If you're not adding to reserves, you have a problem," says Sanford Bernstein analyst Oswald Clint. "Shell will have to run twice as hard just to stay in place."
According to the passage, the decline of Shell
A．is a hidden process.
B．is caused by the profit last year.
C．is the estimation of Wall Street.
D．is the fault of the CEO.
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in a simple style, the book clearly describes the author’s childhood experiences in a small town.
A．Writing
B．Written
C．Being written
D．To be written
