( )1. A. thorough
( )2. A. promise
( )3. A. scandal
( )4. A. elegant
( )5. A. warm-hearted
( )6. A. outgrew
( )7. A. up with
( )8. A. requirements
( )9. A. ethics
( )10. A. authority | B. attentively
B.approve
B. misfortune
B. instant
B. kind- hearted
B. retold
B. up to
B. orders
B. products
B. responsibility | C. deliberately
C. contradict
C. conviction
C. significant
C. body-struck
C. outlined
C. down to
C. adjustment
C. ideals
C. dignity | D. approximately
D. promote
D. rumor
D. relevant
D. heart- struck
D. designed
D. far from
D. advertisement
D. economy
D. equality |
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| 阅读理解。 | Three months after the government stopped issuing (发放) or renewing permits for Internet cafes because
of security (安全) concerns, some cafe owners are having financial (经济的) concerns of their own.
The permits were stopped suddenly three months ago by the government until new safeguards could be put
in place to prevent misuse of the information superhighway, but for cafe owners it"s a business breakdown with no fix in sight.
"I handed in a request to open up an Internet café and received the conditions," said the businessman
Obeidallah."I rented a place in the Sharafiah district at SR45,000 and prepared the place with equipment that
cost me more than SR100,000. When I went to the local government after finishing everything, I was surprised
to find that they"d stopped issuing permits for Internet cafes."
Having an Internet cafe without Internet is much like having a coffee shop without coffee. "I"m avoiding
closing the place, but it"s been more than three months with the situation ongoing as it is." Obeidallah said. "Who will bear the losses caused by the permit issue?"
The decision took many cafe owners by surprise."I asked to open an Internet café, and I was handed a list
of all the things that were needed to follow through, such as a sign for the place, filling out forms," said
Hassan Al-Harbi.
"I did all that was asked and rented a place. And after the Haj vacation I went to the local government and
they surprised me, saying that there are new rules that forbid the issuing of any more Internet cafe permits and
that one can"t even renew his permit. I"ve lost more than SR80,000," Al-harbi added.
As for the government, officials say a method to deal with it is on the way. But security concerns come
before profit (盈利). | | 1. The government stopped issuing or renewing permits for Internet cafes _____. | A. to prevent misuse of new safeguards in Internet cafes
B. to make cafe owners earn less profit from their business
C. to stop the use of the information superhighway on Internet
D. to make sure of the proper use of the information superhighway | | 2. The government"s decision led to the fact that many cafe owners _____. | A. suffered heavy financial losses
B. asked to open up Internet cafes
C. continued to operate Internet cafes
D. asked the government for payment | | 3. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph "on the way" means _____. | A. to be studied
B. to be put into practice
C. to be changed
D. to be improved | | 4. The cafe owners found the government"s decision _____. | A. suprising and unacceptable
B. understandable and acceptable
C. reasonable but surprising
D. surprising but acceptable | 阅读理解。
A. defensive B. common C. fact D. fear E. consciousness
F. values G. rush H. questioned I. unlikely J. unusually | | 阅读理解。 | Is it time to kick Russia out of the BRICs (金砖四国)? If so, it may end up sounding like a famous
ball-point pen maker-BIC. An argument is being made that Goldman Sach"s famous marketing device
(策略), the BRICs, should really be the BICs.
"Is Russia really worth the name BRICs?" asks Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute
for International Economics, in an article for Foreign Policy. Aslund, who is also co-author with Andrew
Kuchins of "The Russian Balance Sheet", thinks the Russia of Putin and Medvedev is just not worthy of
inclusion alongside Brazil, India and China in the list of future economic powerhouses. He writes:
"The country"s economic performance has fallen to such a weak level that one must ask whether it has
any say at all on the global economy, compared with the other members of its group. I have just returned
from Moscow, which is always dull around this season. For the last seven years, Russia has taken very
few measures to improve its economy. Instead, the state has been living on oil and gas."
Economically, Aslund has the numbers on his side. The International Monetary Fund figures that the
Russian economy will fall by 6.7 percent in 2009, while China will grow 8.5 percent and India 5.4 percent.
There is less of a case for Brazil, with a fall of 0.7 percent, but it is still doing far better than Russia.
But the BRICs are not just about economy. As is mentioned above, it is a marketing device to encourage
investors (投资者)to focus on the big promising players. From an investment standpoint, it could be argued
that Russia is leading the BRICs. Its stock (股票) market is up 128 percent this year while around 80 percent
is for the other three.
At very least, however, Russia"s economic underperformance and stock market outperformance does suggest it is indeed one of the group. | | 1. According to the passage, which country will enjoy the biggest increase in 2009? | A. China.
B. Russia.
C. Brazil.
D. India. | | 2. According to Aslund, Russia shouldn"t be a BRIC partly because _____. | A. Russia"s economic performance is far worse than the other three
B. Russia"s leaders are not good at managing economy
C. Russia has taken effective measures to improve its economy
D. Russia will no longer attract investors from other countries | | 3. From the passage we know that _____. | A. Anders Aslund is working for the Russian government
B. Russia outperformed the other three countries in stock market
C. most people disagree Russia is included in BRICs
D. the BRICs would end up being the BICs sooner or later | | 4. The author seems to _____. | A. suggest it"s time to kick Russia out of the BRICs?
B. feel worried about the economy of the BRICs
C. think Russia is worth being one of the group
D. show disappointment to Russia"s economy | | 阅读理解。 | In Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth
century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by
installments. In the U. S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10
percent of their income on the installment plan.
The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash.
There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when
the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid
up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.
Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish
their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and
employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly,
making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the
installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of
people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their
debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it
becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the
installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from
buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan. | | 1. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan? | A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.
B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.
C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.
D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying. | | 2. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because _____. | A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interest
B. the delivery of the goods charges extra money
C. the buyer has to pay a down payment
D. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money | | 3. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments? | A. He might lose his job.
B. He will stop owning the item he has bought.
C. He will have to sell what he has bought.
D. He will go into debt. | | 4. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _____. | A. purchasing power is strengthened
B. employment might be increased
C. people develop a good habit of saving money
D. young couples are able to furnish their homes | | 5. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _____. | |
A. increase employment
B. avoid depressions
C. ensure that businesses make good profits
D. ensure that people can pay for what hey buy | | 阅读理解。 | "Who made your T-shirt?" A Geo letown University student raised that question. Pietra Rivoli, a professor
of business, wanted to find the answer. A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path
from Texas cotton. rim to Chinese factory to charity bin (慈善捐赠箱). The result is an interesting new book.
The trat " s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy (经济).
Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli
from the usual arguments over global trade. She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises
around every corner. In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a
step toward a better are for the people who word there. In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she
realizes that "it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market," where the price of a
shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color.
Rivoli"s book is full of me able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the"muddy-sweet smell
(泥土香味) of the cotton." She says, "Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallo water Texas." Rivoli is
her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections, She even finds one between the free traders and
those who are against globalization. The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets
need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check. True economic progress needs them both. | |
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| 1. What do we learn about Professor Rivoli? | A. She used to work on a cotton farm.
B. She wrote a book about world trade.
C. She wants to give up her teaching job.
D. She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes. | | 2. By saying T-shirts "meet a real market", Rivoli means in Tanzania _____. | A. cheaper T-shirts are needed
B. used T-shirts are hard to sell
C. prices of T-shirts rise and fall frequently
D. prices of T-shirts are usually reasonable | | 3. What does the word"them" underlined in the last paragraph refer to? | A. Free markets.
B. Price changes.
C. Unexpected connections.
D. Chances opened up by trade. | | 4. What would be the best title for the text? | A. What T-shirts Can Do to Help Cotton Farms
B. How T-shirts Are Made in Shanghai
C. How T-shirts Are Sold in Tanzania
D. What T-shirts Can Teach Us |
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