今天的句子：
While the Democrats rightly point out the huge profits oil companies have earned from the current spike in prices, such windfalls are a product of oil’s volatile market and stem from forces outside the companies’ control. Some Democratic proposals, like an export ban on refined products, would do little to mitigate crude-oil prices, which are set on a global market, and would be counterproductive toward lowering the price of refined goods like gasoline, since they would discourage further investment in domestic infrastructure by reducing companies’ opportunities to produce.
思考题：
According to the text, Democrats' proposals _______.
A.will not alleviate the oil price shock.
B.will encourage the domestic production
C.will curb and harness world crude-oil prices.
D.will control the profit of oil company effectively.
词汇突破：
Democrats：民主党人
spike：上涨
volatile：动荡
mitigate：缓解
crude-oil prices：原油价格
counterproductive：适得其反
infrastructure：基础设施
alleviate：缓解
oil price shock：石油价格危机
句子解析：
第一句：
While the Democrats rightly point out the huge profits oil companies have earned from the current spike in prices, such windfalls are a product of oil’s volatile market and stem from forces outside the companies’ control.
参考译文：虽然民主党正确地指出，石油公司从当前的价格飙升中获取了巨额利润，但这种意外之财是石油市场动荡的产物，源于企业无法控制的力量。
第二句：
Some Democratic proposals, like an export ban on refined products, would do little to mitigate crude-oil prices, which are set on a global market, and would be counterproductive toward lowering the price of refined goods like gasoline, since they would discourage further investment in domestic infrastructure by reducing companies’ opportunities to produce.
参考译文：一些民主党提案，例如成品油的出口禁令，不仅对于降低原油价格几乎无济于事，因为原油价格基于全球市场，而且还会适得其反，无益于降低汽油等成品油的价格，因为它们减少了企业的生产机会，从而阻碍企业进一步投资国内的基础设施。
思考题解析：
According to the text, some Democrats' proposals _______.
文章认为，民主党的提议_______
文章对民主党提议的评价是负评价。
A.will not alleviate the oil price shock.
不会缓解石油价格上涨。
正确！
对应：Some Democratic proposals, like an export ban on refined products, would do little to mitigate crude-oil prices,
一些民主党提案无益于降低汽油等成品油的价格。
B.will encourage the domestic production
鼓励国内生产
说鼓励（正面态度）就知道不对了！
这里真的不对！
C.will curb and harness world crude-oil prices.
控制全球原油价格
评价也是正面的也不选！
D.will control the profit of oil company effectively.
有效地控制石油公司的利润。
评价也是正面的也不选！
而且文中也确实没有这样讲过。
文章来源背景和来源：
Both Republicans and Democrats Are Wrong on Gas Prices
共和党人和民主党人在油价上都错了
Source: https://time.com/6192311/gas-prices-solutions/
背景：截止6月中旬，美国的平均汽油价格突破每加仑5美元，达到历史高位。山崩海啸般接踵而至的是各党派之间的互相攻讦。民主党人谴责油企大发昧心财，共和党人则批评拜登的能源政策阻碍了国内油气生产，引发了此轮高油价。然而，两党的言论都过于片面，没有指出此次危机的根本问题。事实上，美国此次的高油价由一系列复杂的经济、政治和地缘政治因素引发，且这些因素在短期内不会有大的变化。2020年新冠疫情令全球油价下跌，主要产油国家开始降低产量，并不再在产能上增加投入。而随着全球经济逐步走出疫情阴霾，加上今年突发的地缘冲突，油气的供需严重失衡，且主要产油国家汲取过去多次打击的教训，也不会盲目乐观地快速增加产能建设。所以与其在供应端下工夫，不如通过积极措施控制需求，鼓励个人和企业节约能源，提升能源利用率，资助公共交通等。
