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【单选题】 By mentioning "the figures are as changeable as a mirage in the desert", the author is talking about
A．the wealthy people who live atop the wells in the Gulf..
B．the planet's future fossil-fuel supplies.
C．the inconsistent estimates on oil deposits in the Gulf.
D．the oil traded in the international markets.

网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
题干问：“作者谈论‘数字像沙漠里的蜃楼一样变化’是为了说明……。”根据原文第2自然段的信息，作者是为了说明“海湾石油储量不一致的推测”，选项[C]表达了此意。而选项[A]“住在海湾油井上的富有的人们”， [B]“地球未来化石原料的供应”以及[D]“国际市场原油的贸易”皆不符合题意。 查看试题解析出处>>