翻譯三級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題14

翻譯三級筆譯綜合能力分類模擬題14Ⅰ．Grammar:CollocationA、MultipleChoices1.

Afterthebigjobwasfinished,thebuild（江南博哥）er______thenumberofmenworkingforhim.A.cutdownB.cutacrossC.cutoffD.cutback正確答案：D

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Advertisementsareintendedto______thebestqualitiesoftheproducttothepublic.A.putdownB.putacrossC.putawayD.putaside正確答案：B

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Eventuallythesefeelingscouldbe______nolonger;therewereoutbreaksofviolenceeverywhere.A.heldforthB.heldoffC.heldonD.heldin正確答案：D

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Ihave______theconclusionthatitwouldbeunwisetoaccepthisproposal.A.comeatB.cometoC.comeforD.comeup正確答案：B

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Theplansforthebuildingwere______afewmonthsago.A.drawnonB.drawnbackC.drawnoutD.drawnup正確答案：D

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Theinsurancecompanydecidedto______hisdrivingrecordbeforeinsuringhim.A.checkoutofB.checkonC.checkinD.checkover正確答案：B

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Inthenextfewyearsmajorchangeswillbe______inChina'sindustries.A.broughtforwardB.broughtonC.broughtaboutD.broughtup正確答案：C

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Itbegantorainheavilywhenwewereaboutto______forthestation.A.setoutB.setupC.setaboutD.seton正確答案：A

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Thepresidentoftheuniversity______tobeayoungladyofabout35yearsold.A.turnedtoB.turnedoverC.turnedoutD.turnedback正確答案：C

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Underthepresentsystem,stateenterprisesmust______allprofitstothegovernment.A.turndownB.turnupC.turnoutD.turnin正確答案：D

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Importantpeopledon'toftenhavemuchfreetimeastheirwork______alltheirtime.A.takesawayB.takesoverC.takesupD.takesin正確答案：C

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Thispopularsportscarisnowbeing______attherateofathousandaweek.A.turneddownB.turnedoutC.turnedinD.turnedup正確答案：B詞組turnout解釋為“生產(chǎn)”。

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Generouspublicfundingofbasicsciencewould______considerablebenefitsforthecountry'shealth,wealthandsecurity.A.leadtoB.attributetoC.devotetoD.subjectto正確答案：A

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Hiseffortstobringaboutthereconciliationbetweenthetwoparties______ashehadhoped.A.cameoffB.cameonC.camearoundD.camedown正確答案：A詞組comeoff解釋為“成功，達(dá)到預(yù)期的效果”。

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Difficultiesandhardshipshave______thebestqualitiesoftheyounggeologists.A.broughtoutB.broughtaboutC.broughtforthD.broughtup正確答案：A

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Theinscriptiononthetombstonehadbeen______bytheweatherandcouldscarcelyberead.A.broughtawayB.takenawayC.runawayD.wornaway正確答案：D

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OilcompaniesintheUSarealreadybeginningtofeelthepressure.Refineryworkersandpetroleumequipment-manufacturingemployeesarebeing______.A.laidoutB.laidoffC.laiddownD.laidaside正確答案：B

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Becauseofthelimitationofspace,Ihadto______alotofexcellentmaterials.A.leaveoutB.leavebehindC.leavealoneD.leaveoff正確答案：A

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Noreadytechnicaldatawereavailable,butwemanagedto______.A.goforB.gooffC.gowithoutD.gothrough正確答案：C

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Theexplorationteamisdeterminedto______themostdangerouscircumstances.A.standupB.standupforC.standuptoD.standupwith正確答案：C

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Wecannotalways______thewind,andnewwindmillsshouldbesodesignedthattheycanalsobedrivenbywater.A.hangonB.holdonC.countonD.comeon正確答案：C詞組counton解釋為“依賴，指望”。

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Onereasonthatledtothecollapseofthecountrywasthatitsleadershipfailedto______thedevelopmentofworldeconomy.A.comeupwithB.putupwithC.catchupwithD.feedupwith正確答案：C

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HeregrettedtotelltheBoardofDirectorsthatthedealhad______.A.fallenthroughB.fallenawayC.fallenoffD.fallento正確答案：A

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Nobodyknowshowlongandhowseriouslytheshakinessinthefinancialsystemwill______theeconomy.A.putdownB.settledownC.dragdownD.knockdown正確答案：C詞組dragdown解釋為“使下降，使衰退，使滑坡”。

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Someelectricalappliancesaredesignedto______theabilityofanelectriccurrenttoheatwire.A.takeadvantageofB.takeadvantageonC.takeadvantagetoD.takeadvantageover正確答案：A

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Therearemanyinconveniencesthathavetobe______whenyouarecamping.A.putupwithB.putupatC.putupforD.putupto正確答案：D

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Thecompositionisnotverygood.Youshouldmakeattemptto______.A.touchupB.roundoffC.touchonD.roundabout正確答案：A詞組roundoff解釋為“加工、潤色，使之圓滿、完善”。

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Afilmofoilisputbetweenthemetalsurfacessothattheydonot______eachother.A.keeponB.turnonC.bearonD.geton正確答案：B詞組bearon解釋為“對……有影響”，這里指“摩擦”。

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Heatis______inthereaction;hencethereactionwillbecomemorenearlycompleteatcomparativelylowtemperatures.A.knockedoffB.givenoffC.passedoffD.markedoff正確答案：C

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Theyare______thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.A.concernedtoB.concernedforC.concernedwithD.concernedon正確答案：B

B、ErrorCorrection1.

Shewantedtobreakoutfromherhusbandandbeginanewlife.正確答案：breakout→breakaway

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Thenegotiationsbrokeapartbecauseneithersidewouldcompromise.正確答案：brokeapart→brokedown

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Veryfewexpertscomewithcompletelynewanswerstotheworld'seconomicproblems.正確答案：comewith→comeupwith

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Theteacherpointedaboutthatitwasdishonorabletodocheatingatexams.正確答案：pointedabout→pointedout

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Theproblemofjuveniledelinquencycallsintheattentionofthewholesociety.正確答案：callsin→callsfor

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AlltheevidenceIhavecollectedboilsofftothefactthatheisashoplifter.正確答案：boilsoff→boilsdown

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Asthemanagingdirectordictatedtheletter,hissecretarytookonwhathewassayinginshorthand.正確答案：tookon→tookdown

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Healwaysgivesuptohiswife'sdemandsanddoeswhatevershetellshimtodo.正確答案：givesup→givesln

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Pricesskyrocketed.Itwasdifficultfortheoldcoupletomeettheirendswiththeirpensions.正確答案：meettheirends→makeendsmeet

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Ifhewantsmyvote,he'llhavetomakeastandonthequestionofEast-Westrelations.正確答案：makeastand→takeastand

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Chinesefoodismarvelous.I'mafraidI'veputoutalotofweightduringmystayhere.正確答案：putout→puton

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Wemustgeteverythingreadyforplowingandsowingbeforetherainyseasonsetsout.正確答案：setsto→setsin

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ItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwell,butifyouhangaround,youwillsucceedintheend.正確答案：hangaround→hangon

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Theyaretryingtoputaroundallobstaclesanddifficultiestofinishthetaskbytheendofthemonth.正確答案：pusharound→pushaside

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Manyofhisformerassociatesturnedouthimwhenitbecameknownhowhehadabusedhispositionoftrust.正確答案：turnedout→turnedagainst

Ⅱ.ClozeTestInternationalTrade國境貿(mào)易

Accountsofbarterofgoodsorofservicesamongdifferentpeoplescanbetracedbackalmostasfarastherecordofhumanhistory.Internationaltrade,however,isspecificallyanexchangebetweenmembersofdifferentnations,and

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andexplanationsofsuchtradebeginonlywiththe

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ofthemodernnation-stateatthecloseoftheEuropeanMiddleAges.Aspoliticalthinkersandphilosophers

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toexaminethenatureandfunctionofthenation,tradewithothernations

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aparticulartopicoftheirinquiry.Itis,accordingly,nosurprisetofind

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oftheearliestattemptstodescribethefunctionofinternationaltradewithinthat

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nationalisticbodyofthoughtnowknownas"mercantilism."Mercantilistanalysis,whichreachedthe

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ofitsinfluenceuponEuropeanthoughtinthe16thand17thcenturies,focused

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uponthewelfareofthenation.Itinsistedthattheacquisitionofwealth,

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wealthintheformofgold,wasofparamountimportancefornationalpolicy.

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tookthevirtuesofgoldalmostasanarticleoffaith;consequently,they

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undertooktoexplainadequatelywhythepursuitofgolddeservedsuchahigh

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intheireconomicplans.Thetradepolicydictatedbymercantilistphilosophywasaccordingly

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:encourageexports,discourageimports,andtaketheproceedsoftheresultingexportsurplus

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gold.Becauseoftheirnationalisticbent,mercantilisttheoristseitherbrushedasideorelse

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notrealizethat,fromaninternationalviewpoint,thispolicywouldnecessarilyproveself-defeating.

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nationthatsuccessfullygainsanexportsurplusmustordinarilydosoatthe

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ofoneormoreothernationsthatrecordamatchingimportsurplus.Mercantilists'

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oftenwereintellectuallyshallow,andindeedtheirtradepolicymayhavebeenlittle

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thanarationalizationoftheinterestsofarisingmerchantclassthatwanted

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markets-hencetheemphasisonexpandingexports—coupledwithprotectionagainstcompetitionintheformofimportedgoods.Yetmercantilistpoliciesarebynomeanscompletelydeadtoday.1.

正確答案：accounts

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正確答案：rise

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正確答案：began

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正確答案：became

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正確答案：one

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正確答案：highly

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正確答案：peak

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正確答案：directly

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正確答案：particularly

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正確答案：Mercantilists

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正確答案：never

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正確答案：priority

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正確答案：simple

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正確答案：in

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正確答案：did

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正確答案：The

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正確答案：expense

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正確答案：ideas

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正確答案：more

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正確答案：wider

Marketing失常營銷

Marketing'sprincipalfunctionistopromoteandfacilitateexchange.Through

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,individualsandgroupsobtainwhattheyneedandwantby

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productsandserviceswithotherparties.Suchaprocesscan

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onlywhenthereareatleasttwoparties,eachof

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hassomethingtooffer.Inaddition,exchangecannotoccurunless

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partiesareabletocommunicateaboutandtodeliverwhat

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offer.Marketingisnotacoerciveprocess:allpartiesmust

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freetoacceptorrejectwhatothersareoffering.So

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,marketingisdistinguishedfromothermodesofobtainingdesiredgoods,

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asthroughself-production,begging,theft,orforce.

Marketingisnot

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toanyparticulartypeofeconomy,becausegoodsmustbe

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andthereforemarketedinalleconomiesandsocietiesexceptperhaps

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themostprimitive.Furthermore,marketingisnotafunctionthat

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limitedtoprofit-orientedbusiness;evensuchinstitutionsashospitals,schools,

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museumsengageinsomeformsofmarketing.Withinthebroad

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ofmarketing,merchandisingisconcernedmorespecificallywithpromotingthe

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ofgoodsandservicestoconsumers(i.e.,retailing)andhence

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morecharacteristicoffree-marketeconomies.

Basedonthesecriteria,marketing

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takeavarietyofforms:itcanbeaset

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functions,adepartmentwithinanorganization,amanagerialprocess,a

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philosophy,andasocialprocess.21.

正確答案：marketing

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正確答案：exchanging

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正確答案：occur

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正確答案：whom

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正確答案：the

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正確答案：they

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正確答案：be

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正確答案：defined

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正確答案：such

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正確答案：confined

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正確答案：exchanged

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正確答案：in

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正確答案：is

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正確答案：and

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正確答案：scope

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正確答案：sale

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正確答案：is

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正確答案：can

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正確答案：of

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正確答案：managerial

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

ATaleOfThreeCities

三城計

byMichaelElliott

Theytendtobeanoptimisticlot,thebankersandbusinessleaders,politiciansandpundits,whoeveryyearmaketheirwaytotheannualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerland.Thosewhohavepowerandinfluenceoftenhavemuchtobeoptimisticabout,tobeprogrammedtoliftuptheireyestothehills—ofwhichDavoshasplenty—andseemoreprosperitycomingtheirway.

Thisyear'smeeting,whichstartsonJan.23,mightbealittledifferent.Thoughtsmaybeinthevalleyratherthanthehills.Ayearago,subprimehadnotenteredthelexiconofthenightlynews,andmostAmericansprobablythoughtthat"creditcrunch"wasabreakfastcereal.Weallknowbetternow.InthewakeofthereportthatDecember'sUSunemploymentratehadjumpedto5%,thehighestlevelintwoyears,theBushAdministrationandCongress,RepublicansandDemocrats,startedfallingoverthemselvestryingtofindapoliticallyacceptablestimuluspackage.WitharecessionintheAmericaneconomylookingtobeimminent,thetirelesslocomotiveoftheglobaleconomyseemsfinallytohaverunoutofpuff.

Howseriousaretheconsequenceslikelytobe?Muchmorecouldgowrong:acollapseofthedollar,orofUSconsumerconfidenceashousepricescontinuetheirfall.Butonbalance,thedenizensofDavoswouldbewelladvisedtokeepuptheirsunnyspirits.Takingthelongview,theglobaleconomyisataremarkablemoment.Whateverthechanceofarecessionthisyear,theUShasexperiencedwhattheeconomistandformerUnderSecretaryoftheTreasuryforInternationalAffairsJohnB.TaylorofStanfordUniversitycallsa"longboom"sincetheFedstartedtosqueezeinflationoutofthesystemin1979.Fornearly30years,Taylorpointsout,thefewdownturnstheUShassufferedhave,inhistoricalterms,beenbothshortandshallow.EvenmoreextraordinaryisthetaleoutsidetheUSAccordingtotheWorldBank'srecentGlobalEconomicProspectsreport,globalgrowthin2007was3.6%,downalittlefrom3.9%in2006.Butamongdevelopingeconomies,growthwasaremarkable7.4%,thefifthsuccessiveyearofanexpansionofmorethan5%.Thisisn'tjustthepredictabletaleoftheriseofChinaandIndia;onthebackofstrongcommodityprices(andrelativepeace),Africaneconomies,too,areperformingbetterthantheyhaveforageneration.

Howdidtheworldcometothishappyposition?Youcanlisttheusualreasons:twodecadesofdecentmacroeconomicpolicymaking,thetriumphofmarketsandthecollapseofcommandeconomies,thedisseminationoftransformingtechnologiesandtoolssuchastheInternet,andopentradingsystems.Allofthesearetheattributesthatcombinetoformthatmuchdiscussedphenomenon:globalization.Butinthisspecialreport,welookatoneoverlookedaspectofageneration'sworthofglobalgrowth:theextenttowhichNewYorkCity,London,andHongKong,threecitieslinkedbyasharedeconomicculture,havecometobebothexamplesandexplanationsofglobalization.Connectedbylong-hauljetsandfiber-opticcable,andspacedneatlyaroundtheglobe,thethreecitieshave(byaccident—nobodyplannedthis)createdafinancialnetworkthathasbeenabletolubricatetheglobaleconomy,and,critically,easetheentryintothemodemworldofChina,thegiantchildofourcentury.Understandthisnetworkofcities—Nylonkong,wecallit—andyouunderstandourtime.

Gobacknearly30years,andfewwouldhavethoughtthatanyofthethreecitieswereabouttoremaketheworldforthebetter.InSeptember,1982,theHongKongstockexchangelostaquarterofitsvalue.Atthesametime,LondonandNewYorkCitywerebywordsofurbandecay.In1981,Londonsawsomeofthemostbitterriotsinacentury.NewYorkalmostwentbankruptin1975;bytheearly1980s,itsstreetswerepotholed,filthyanddangerous.Thecityroutinelyhadnearly2,000homicidesayear.Lastyear,thenumberwasjust494,thelowestsinceconsistentrecord-keepingbeganin1963.1.

Whatdoyouunderstandfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Thebankersandbusinessleaders,politiciansandpunditsareoptimisticabouttheprospectofworldeconomy.B.InDavos,Switzerlandonecanseealotofhills.C.ProsperitycanbelookedforwardtoattheWorldEconomicForumeveryyear,andthisyearisnoexception.D.Afteryearsofeconomicprosperityintheworld,arecessioninUSeconomymayleadtoasadsituationintheglobaleconomythisyear.正確答案：D

2.

Whichofthefollowingdoestheword"Subprime"refertointhesecondparagraph?A.Somethingcommoninthebreakfast.B.Somethingfarfromthebest.C.Creditcrisis.D.AcollapseofAmericanconsumerconfidence.正確答案：C

3.

WhatdoesNOTcontributetotheglobalizationaccordingtothepassage?A.Correctmacroeconomicpolicymaking.B.Thecollapseofcommandeconomies.C.Thetechnologiesandtoolsoftransportation.D.Thetriumphofmarkets.正確答案：C

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Inthepassage,"Nylonkong"refersto______.A.NewYorkCity,LondonandHongKongB.aninternationalinstitutionwithNewYorkCity,LondonandHongKongasitsmembersC.akindofnewsyntheticmaterialD.agiantchildofthecentury正確答案：A

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Comparingthepresenteconomicsituationintheworldwiththatof30yearsago,theauthor______.A.meanstosaythattheworldeconomyinthepastwasbetterthanitisnowB.impliesthatthepresentworldeconomyisbetterthanitwasinthepastC.meanstocriticizethepresenteconomicpoliciesD.emphasizesthechallengestheworldeconomyisfacingtoday正確答案：B

HereBeDragons

龍的故鄉(xiāng)

byJasonTedjasukmana

"Visitor-friendly"mightnotbethefirstdescriptionthatcomestomindwhentalkingaboutanislandswarmingwithgiant,carnivorouslizards.ButIndonesia'sKomodo,theentireareaofwhichisaWorldHeritageSiteandnationalpark,isbecomingjustthat,thankstoanarrayofnewvisitorfacilitiesthatmakeseeingthefabledKomododragonsmoreenjoyable.

KomodoliesbetweentheislandsofFloresandSumbawa.Overseasvisitorstypicallytakea90-minuteflightfromBalitoLabuanBajointhewesternpartofFlores,thencharteraboattoKomodo—theclosestyou'llevercometoJurassicPark.

Morethan2,500Komododragonsstillroamfreelyacrosstheisland,withsomemeasuringupto10ft.(3m)inlength.Thereare37differenttypesofreptilespeciesbesides,aswellas32speciesofmammals.ThewatersoffKomodoarediverheaven—hometomorethan1,000speciesoffish,385speciesofreef-buildingcoralsandsixspeciesofwhales.

ThesekindsofnaturalassetshavepromptedtheUS-basedNatureConservancy(TNC),inpartnershipwiththeInternationalFinanceCorporation(aWorldBankoffshoot)andthelocalgovernment,todevelopKomodointoanecotourismdestinationthatwilleventuallybecomeself-supporting,theyhope,throughvisitorrevenues.Some17,000visitedtheparkin2007butTNChopestodoublethatnumberoverthenextfewyears.

"Wearetryingtocreatetourismwithasenseofresponsibility,"explainsMarcusMatthews-Sawyer,directoroftourism,marketingandcommunicationsatPutriNagaKomodo,aprivate-sectorpartnershipsetupin2005tomanagethepark."Thisisaworld-classdestinationthatneedstherightfacilitiestomakeitattractivetomorethanjustadventuretravelers."

Thebadlyneedednewadditionsincludeavisitor-receptionbuilding,decenttoilets,acombinedrestaurantandretailoutletwithgreatsouvenirs,andinformationpanelsdetailingthefloraandfaunaontheisland."OurvisionistopositionKomodoNationalParkasaWorldHeritageSiteinIndonesiaandtheregionasawhole,"saysRiliDjohaniofTNC."Hopefully,whenpeoplethinkecotourismandnature,theywillthinkofKomodoNationalPark."

Detailedinformation,includingaguidetoalternativetransportarrangements,canbefoundat.DonotethatJulyandAugustismatingseason,whichmakesitmoredifficulttocatchaglimpseofthedragons—andevenifyoudospotone,amatingKomododragonisdisturbedonlyatyourdireperil.6.

Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat"visitor-friendly"______.A.isjustpropertobeusedtodescribeIndonesia'sKomodoB.mightnotbethefirstdescriptionforIndonesia'sKomodoC.isborrowedfrom"user-friendly"ininformationtechnologyD.meansthatvisitorsarewelcometoIndonesia'sKomodo正確答案：A

7.

WhichofthefollowingistheclosestrouteforforeignvisitorstocometoKomodo?A.GofromFlorestoBalibyair,andthengotoKomodobyroad.B.GofromBalitoFloresbyair,andthengotoKomodobywater.C.GofromJurassicParktoBalibywater,andthengotoKomodobyair.D.GofromLabuanBajotoBalibyair,andthengotoKomodobywater.正確答案：B

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VisitorscanseeallofthefollowingEXCEPT______inKomodo.A.KomododragonsB.whalesC.mammalsD.divers正確答案：D

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Afewyearslater,hopefully,theremightbe______comingtoJurassicPark.A.2,500KomododragonsB.1,000speciesoffishC.about34,000touristsD.alloftheabove正確答案：C

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Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothelastparagraphofthepassage?A.ItisdifficulttoseeKomododragonsinwholesummer.B.ThematingseasonforKomododragonsislikelytoattractmanytouristscomingtoKomodo.C.YouwillbeingreatdangerifyoudisturbamatingKomododragon.D.Komododragonsliketostaytogetheratonespot.正確答案：C

APartnershipNoMore

斷交

SuchwasJamieDimon'sstatuswithinthefinancialservicesindustrythatthenewsofhishiringinMarch2000spurredanimmediate20%popinBankOne'sstockprice,subsequentlytermedthe"Jamiepremium."

Dimon'sreputationstemmedfromhis17yearsatCitigroupInc.anditspredecessorcompanies,whereheservedassecond-in-commandandheirapparenttochiefexecutiveSandyWeill.ThetwobecamefamousatpredecessorTravelersGroupfortheirabilitytopurchaseunderperformingcompaniesandimprovethem.TheycappedoffthatprocesswithatransformingmergerwithCiticorpin1998.

AsubsequentfalloutwithWeillleftDimonwithtimetomullhiscareeroptions.TakingtheBankOnelabfollowingthedepartureofthatcompany'slong-timeCEO,JohnB.McCoy,wasamajorcareergamble.BankOne'smyriadproblemsatthetimeincludedseverecreditlosses,acreditcardunithemorrhagingcustomers,afailedInternetstrategyandaretailfranchiselanguishingfromunderinvestment.

ButDimoninvested$58millionofhisownmoneyinBankOne'sthen-seriouslydevaluedstock,rolleduphissleevesandsattowork.Hebeganwithamanagementhousecleaning.Threeyearslater,virtuallynoseniorexecutivesremainfromtheMcCoyBuffed.Mostofthenewteam,notsurprisingly,hailsfromCitigroup,althoughonenotableexceptionwasAustinR.Adams,formertechnologyguruatWachoviaCorp.

Anothercasualtywasthe"UncommonPartnership,"asloganusedwithinBankOneduringtheMcCoyeratodescribethecompany'sthen-decentralizedmanagementandoperationalstyle.Bygrantingacquiredbanksahighdegreeofautonomy,thePartnershipwasdesignedtoencouragepotentialtargetstojointheBankOnefamily.

ThedownsideoftheUncommonPartnershipwasoperationalinefficiency,whichbecamemoremanifestasBankOnepurchasedever-largerbanksinthe'90s."ItwaskindoflikeamedievalmapofEuropewherethecitystatesdidnotinteractwitheachother,"saysanalystBrockVandervliet,withLehmanBrothersinNewYork.

Inadditiontobeingexpensive,thisarrangementmadeitdifficultforBankOnetocarryoutanycompany-wideproductinnovationormarketing.Alackofcentralizedcreditcontrolsalsocausedproblems.

Recognizingthesehandicaps,McCoybeganmovingasearlyas1995toshiftfromageographicallybasedtoaline-of-businessmanagementsystem.Butallthe"mergerofequals"politicsinvolvedinthe1998acquisitionofFirstChicagoNBDCorp.delayedmuchofthesystemsintegration.UntilAdamstookchargeoftheintegrationprojectin2001,forexample,thecompanystilloperatedsevendifferentdepositsystems.

Dimonandhisteamhavesweptawaythelastofthemanagerialfiefdomsandfinallymovedthecompanytoaone-hankmodel,withcorporate-widemarketingandbranding.Lastyear,forexample,thecreditcardunitshedits"FirstUSA"labelandbecameknownasBankOneCardServices.Thecompany's1,800branchesarecurrentlybeingrefurnishedtogivethemmoreofacommonlook.

"I'mnotanimagefanaticthatsaysweneedtobebrandedinacertainconsistentamidexactwayeverywhere,butthereisastandardweshouldsetforourselves,"saysexecutivevicepresidentandretailherbCharlesW.Scharf.

SomevestigesoftheUncommonPartnershipcontinuetolingerinremotecomersofthefranchise,however.ScharfrecallsvisitingasouthChicagosuburblastyearanddiscoveringsomebranchesclosedinthemiddleoftheweek—floutingtheindustrytrendofextendedhours.ThelocalmanagerexplainedthatbankbranchesinthattownhadalwaysbeenclosedonWednesday."LasttimeIchecked,Wednesdaywasanormalbusinessdayforthepublic,"saysScharf,whoquicklychangedtheout-datedpolicy.11.

HowdidJamieDimonattainhiscurrentreputation?A.HemanagedtobringupBankOne'sstockpriceby20%.B.HeservedatCitigroupInc.andotherfamouscompaniesfor17years.C.Hewassecond-in-commandwithCitigroupInc.D.Hehadmanyyearsofexecutiveexperienceaswellastheabilitytoimprovebusinesses.正確答案：D

12.

WhydidtheauthorsaythattakingtheBankOnelabwasamajorcareergambleforDimon?A.BecauseSandyWeill,byleavingthecompany,puthiminverydifficultsituations.B.BecauseJohnＢ.McCoyleftBankOneatatimeofthecompanyreform.C.BecauseCitigroupInc.justmergedwithCiticorpin1998.D.Becausethecompanywasfacedwithnumerousdifficultieswhenhetookover.正確答案：D

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WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofDimoninreformingthebank?A.Heboughtinbigamountofthecompany'sstock.B.Hecalleduphismanagerialstafftoappraisethecompanyresources.C.HekeptAustinR.Adamsinhisexecutivegroup.D.Hedismantledthe"UncommonPartnership"systemofmanagement.正確答案：B

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ItcanbeconcludedthatMcCoy______.A.wasnotabletoimplementhisplanofintegratingthebanksystemB.wasnotsuccessfulinintroducingtheUncommonPartnershipmanagementsystemC.wasinfavorofademocraticmanagementsystemD.failedinhisreformduetopoliticalinfluences正確答案：A

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Thelastsentenceoftheparagraphistellingusthat______.A.ScharfisalsoanimportantpersonbesidesDimonB.ScharfisalwaysreadytoacceptpublicopinionsandadjustthecompanypoliciesC.BankOnehassuccessfullyimplementeditsnewmanagementsystemD.BankOnehasadoptedademocraticmodelofmanagementstyle正確答案：C

IndustrialProductionManagers

工業(yè)生產(chǎn)經(jīng)理

NatureoftheWork:IndustrialproductionmanagerscoordinatetheresourcesandactivitiesrequiredtoproducemillionsOfgoodseveryyearintheUnitedStates.Althoughtheirdutiesvaryfromplanttoplant,industrialproductionmanagerssharemanyofthesamemajorresponsibilities.Theseresponsibilitiesincludeproductionscheduling,staffing,procurementandmaintenanceofequipment,qualitycontrol,inventorycontrol,andthecoordinationofproductionactivitieswiththoseofotherdepartments.

WorkingConditions:Mostindustrialproductionmanagersdividetheirtimebetweenproductionareasandtheiroffices.Whileintheproductionarea,theymustfollowestablishedhealthandsafetypracticesandweartherequiredprotectiveclothingandequipment.Thetimeintheoffice,whichoftenislocatednearproductionareas,usuallyisspentmeetingwithsubordinatesorotherdepartmentmanagers,analyzingproductiondata,andwritingandreviewingreport