单选题The Prudhoe Bay oilfield has been shut down because ______.Athere was a serious leakage problem with the pipelineBthe pipeline suffered a small leak and severe corrosionCbetter pipeline was needed to meet the increasing productionDthe newly-replaced pipeline didn’t work properly

单选题
The Prudhoe Bay oilfield has been shut down because ______.
A

there was a serious leakage problem with the pipeline

B

the pipeline suffered a small leak and severe corrosion

C

better pipeline was needed to meet the increasing production

D

the newly-replaced pipeline didn’t work properly


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解析:
因果关系的找寻和判断。,从录音中提到的“BP said it would shut down Prudhoe Bay…because of a small leak and severe pipeline corrosion”,可知该油田关闭的原因是管道出现了少量泄露,从而遭到严重腐蚀。对应选项B的内容。

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