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贸易逆差
(贸易逆差)
CollegeEnglishTest(BandII)
SecondSemester(2003-2004)
PartIListeningComprehension(20%)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,you’llhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
1.A.Inthecloset.B.Shesaidshelostit.
C.Onthedesk.D.Shecouldn’trememberexactly.
2.A.20minutes.B.30minutes.
C.15minutes.D.10minutes.
3.A.Jimiswithhisgirlnow.B.Jimisatameetingnow.
C.Jim’sroommateisout.D.Jimhasmovedtoanotherroom.
4.A.In1980.B.In1982.
C.In1981.D.In1983.
5.A.Thesecretaryisveryefficient.B.Thesecretaryisaman.
C.Thesecretaryismarried.D.Thesecretaryhasbeenworkingthereverylong.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Attheendofthepassage,you’llhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
6.A.Peoplewhocan’tstopquickly.B.Youngboysandgirls.
B.Mothersandtheirchildren.C.Oldpeopleandchildren.
7.A.Becausetheyliketolookrightorleft.
B.Becausetheywalktooslowly.
C.Becausetheyareusuallycareless.
D.Becausetheycan’tseeorhearclearly.
8.A.Becauseitmovesmanymetersasecond.
B.Becausepeopledon’tunderstandhowacartravel.
C.Becausesomedriversaretoocareless.
D.Becauseitcan’tstopveryquickly.
9.A.Tolookbothwayswhilecrossingtheroad.
B.Towalkslowlywhilecrossingtheroad.
C.Towaituntilallthecarshavestopped.
D.Toknowhowfastacarcanrun.
A.Becausecarstravelfasterthantheydo.
B.Becausedriverscan’tjudgehowfasttheyrun.
C.Becausetheycan’tstopbeforeacarhitsthem.
D.Becausetheyarelikelytofalltotheground.
SectionC
Directions:
Thereisapassagewithtenblanksinthissection.You’llhearthepassagereadtwice.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.
Manyyearsagomovieswere(11)______.AmanWaltDisneymadeacartoonMousethatcouldtalkinhismovies.He(12)_____thismouseMickeyMouse.Peoplewerevery(13)_____atthetalkingmouse.Soon,Mickeybecameagreat(14)_____withbothyoungandoldpeople.Childrenlovedtoseetheirlovelyfriend,becausehebroughtjoyand(15)_____tothem.
Mickeywasacleanmouserightfromthe(16)_____.Perhapsthisisonereasonwhypeoplehatereal(17)_____butloveMickeyMouse.InhisearlylifeMickeymadesome(18)_____.Peoplewereveryangry.TheywrotetoDisneyandsaidtheydidnotwantMickeytodo(19)_____things.NowourMickeyMouseisnotonlyclean,buthealsoappearsasastarofbeautyand(20)_____.Hehashisfriendsinalmosteverycountry.
PartIIReadingcomprehension(40%)
Directions:
Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Newspapers,alongwithreportingthenews,instruct,entertain,andgiveopinion.Animportantwayforreadingalarge,big-citynewspaperisknowinghowtotakeitapart.Canyoufindtheseseparatesections:
worldnews,nationalandlocalnews,sports,business,entertainment,opinions,classifiedads?
Doesyourpaperhaveothersections?
Newstoriesgivefacts,nottheauthor’sopinions.Editorialsdotheopposite:
youcanexpectandeditorialtotakesides.Somenewspapereditorialshaveaby-linewiththeauthor’sname,butmanynewspapershaveunsignededitorials.Thesereflecttheopinionsofthepublisheroreditor.
Youcanbeabetterreaderifyouknowwhattoexpectinanewspaper.Forexample,youcanexpectheadlinestoomitunnecessarywords.Youcanexpecttofindthemostimportantfactsintheleadparagraph(thefirstparagraph)ofanewsstory.YOUcanexpectimportantnewsitemstobeonthefrontpage.Yuexpectlessimportantitemstbeontheinsidepages.
Mostofall,themoreyouknowaboutthecurrents,themoreyouwillunderstandwhatisinthenewspaper:
importantstoriesaregenerallypresentedonedayandfolloweduponfollowingdays.So,animportantwayforreadingnewspapersisreadingonefrequently.
1.Toreadalargenewspaper,agoodwayis_______________.
A.toreaditfromcovertocover
B.todosomepaper-cutting
C.tofindseparatesections
D.topredictwhatisinsidethenewspaper
2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnewstoriesistrue?
B.Newsstoriescontainbothfactsandopinions
C.Newstoriesreflecttheopinionsoftheeditor.
D.Newstoriesexpressthewriter’spointofview.
3.Ifyouwanttoknowlessimportantnewswithoutanydetail,youcanread________________.
A.theleadparagraphsofthenewsonthefrontpages
B.theheadlinesontheinsidepages
C.newstoriesonthefrontpage
D.newitemsontheinsidepagesonly
4.Tofollowthecurrentnews,thebestwayisto.
A.readextensivelyandthoroughly
B.readvariousnewspapersskillfully
C.readonenewspaperfrequently
D.readalargebig-citynewspapercarefully
5.Themainideaofthispassageis______________.
A.howtoreadstoriesandeditorials
B.howtofindimportantnewsstories
D.howtoreadnewspaperseffectively
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Manycountriesfaceasomewhatmoreseriouseconomicproblemintheformofunfavorabletradebalancewithothernations.Suchanimbalanceexistswhenthetotalvalueofacountry’simportsexceedsthatofitsexports.Forexample,ifacountrybuys$25billionofproductsfromothercountries,yetstillonly$10billionofitsownproductsoverseas,itstradedeficit(贸易逆差)is$15billionManyunderdevelopednationsfindthemselvesinthispositionbecausetheylacknaturalresourcesortheindustrialcapacitytousetheseresources,andthushavetoimportrawmaterialsormanufacturedgoods.
Oneeffectofatradedeficitistheflowofcurrencyoutofacountry.Inthecaseofanunderdevelopednation,thiscancausemanyfinancialdifficulties,includingfailuretomeetdebtpaymentsandobstaclestocreationofanindustrialbase.EveninthecaseofafullydevelopednationsuchastheUnitedStates,alargetradedeficitisareasonforalarm.Americanproducts,madebywell-paidworkersinU.S.industries,costmoretoproducethanthosemadeinplaceslikeAsia,wherelaborandmaterialcostsaremuchlower.Moneyspentonforeignproductsismoneynotspentonitemsproducedbydomesticindustries.
6.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A.Someworldwideeconomicproblems.
B.Thecauseandconsequencesoftradedeficit.
C.Lackofresourcesinunderdevelopedcountries.
D.Highlaborandmaterialcostsindevelopedcountries.
7.Accordingtothepassage,atradeimbalanceoccurswhen______________.
A.acountryisfacingseriousfinancialproblems
B.acountrybuysmorefromothercountriesthanitsellsoverseas
C.thevalueofacountry’sexportsisgreaterthanthatofitsimports
D.productsimportedaremoreexpensivethanthoseexported
8.Manyunderdevelopedcountrieshavetradedeficitsbecause_______________
A.theyfailedtomeetdebtpayments
B.theyexportmostoftheirnaturalresourcestoothercountries
C.theyborrowtoomuchmoneyfromothercountries
D.theyhavetoimportmostoftheirmanufacturedproducts
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasapossiblecauseofatradeimbalance?
A.Theflowofcurrencyoutofthecountry.
B.LowlaborandmaterialcostsinAsiancountries.
C.Lackofnaturalresources.
D.Anundevelopedindustrialbase.
10.ItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatAmericanindustries______________.
A.donotpaytheirworkerssufficiently
B.arehurtbyatradeimbalance
C.importedlaborandmaterialfromabroad
D.areabletopreventatradedeficit
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
AtsixteenRonMackiemighthavestayedatschool,butthefuturecalledtohimexcitedly.“Getoutoftheclassroomintoajob,”itsaid,andRonobeyed.Hisfather,supportingthedecision,foundaplaceforhiminasupermarket.“You’relucky,Ron,”hesaid.“Foreveryboywithajobthesedays,there’sadozenwith-out.”SoRonjoinedtheworkingworldattwentypoundsaweek.
Forayearhespenthisdaysfillingshelveswithtinsoffood.Bytheendofthattimehewaslookingbackonhisschool-daysasatimeofgreatvariety(多样性)andsatisfaction.Hesearchedforaninterestinhiswork,withlittlesuccess.
OnefinedayinsteadofgoingtoworkRongotaliftonalorry(卡车)goingsouth.Withninepoundsinhispocket,afullheartandagreatlongingforthesea,hesetouttomakeabetterwayforhimself.Thatevening,inBournemouth,hehadasandwichandadrinkinacaférunbyanelderlymanandhiswife.Beforehehadfinishedthesandwich,thewomanhadtakenhimonfortherestofthesummer,attwentypoundsaweek,aroomupstairsandthreemealsaday.TheeaseandspeedofitrathertookRon’sbreathaway.AtquiettimesRonhadtochecktheoldman’sarithmeticintherecordsofthebusiness.
11.WhydidRonMackieleaveschoolatsixteen?
A.Hisfathermadehimleave.
B.Hehadreachedtheagewhenhehadtoleave.
C.Heleftbecausehewasworriedaboutthefuture.
D.Heleftbecausehewantedtostartwork.
12.WhatdidRon’sfatherthinkabouthisleavingschool?
A.Hethoughthissonwasdoingtherightthing.
B.Headvisedhimtostayatschooltocompletehiseducation.
C.Hedidnotliketheidea,but
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