阅读理解。TheNorwegianGovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryundercontrol.Anewlawlimitsexplorationtoanareasouthofthesouthernendofthelongcoastline;productionlimitshavebeenlaiddown(thoughthes
阅读理解。 TheNorwegianGovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryundercontrol.Anewlawlimits
explorationtoanareasouthofthesouthernendofthelongcoastline;productionlimitshavebeenlaid
down(thoughthesehavealreadybeenraised;andoilcompanieshavenotbeenallowedtoemploymore
thanalimitednumberofforeignworkers.Buttheoilindustryhasawayofgettingoversuchproblems,
andfewpeoplebelievethattheGovernmentwillbeabletoholdthingsbackforlong.AsaNorwegian
politiciansaidlastweek,"Wewillsoonbechangedbeyondallrecognition."
Eversincethewar,theGovernmenthasbeencarryingoutaprogrammeofdevelopmentinthearea
northoftheArcticCircle.Duringthepastfewyearsthisprogrammehashadagreatdealofsuccess:
Tromsohasbeenbuiltupintoalocalcapitalwithauniversity,alargehospitalandahealthyindustry.But
theoilindustryhasalreadystartedtodrawpeoplesouth,andwithinafewyearsthewholenorthern
policycouldbeinruins.
Theeffectsoftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth,however.Withnearly100percent
employment,everyonecanseeasituationdevelopinginwhichtheserviceindustriesandthetourist
industrywilllosemoreoftheirworkerstotheoilindustry.Somesmallerindustriesmightevendisappear
altogetherwhenitbecomescheapertobuygoodsfromabroad.
TherealargumentoveroilisitsthreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.Farmersandfishermendonot
makeupmostofthepopulation,buttheyareanimportantpartofit,becauseNorwegiansseeinthem
manyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwithprideasessentiallyNorwegian.Anditisthefarmersandthe
fishermenwhoaremostcriticaloftheoilindustrybecauseofthedamagethatitmightcausetothe
countrysideandtothesea.1.TheNorwegianGovernmentwouldprefertheoilindustryto .A.providemorejobsforforeignworkers
B.slowdowntherateofitsdevelopment
C.selltheoilitisproducingabroad
D.developmorequicklythanatpre