2012年4月自考00096外刊经贸知识选读试题及答案

外刊经贸知识选读年月真题

0009620124

1、【单选题】There’snotmuch；【prospect】ofMrSmith’sbeingelectedas

Congressman.

ability

possibility

A:

capability

B:

specialty

C:

答D:案：B

2、【单选题】TheIslamicDevelopmentBank(IDB)isto【payout】$356million

forprojectfinancingandtradeoperations.

disburse

display

A:

demonstrate

B:

distribute

C:

答D:案：A

3、【单选题】Chinahasthemost【dynamic】economyintheworldtoday.

motive

passive

A:

active

B:

massive

C:

答D:案：C

4、【单选题】TheexpertarguedthatChinacould【surpass】bothJapanandthe

UnitedStatestobecometheworldlargesteconomyin2020.

expend

extend

A:

expand

B:

exceed

C:

答D:案：D

5、【单选题】His【robust】strengthwasacounterpoisetothedisease.

vigorous

excessive

A:

moderate

B:

lackluster

C:

答D:案：A

6、【单选题】Thereisanamazingamountofeconomic【friction】upanddownthe

realestateindustry.

flash

clash

A:

brush

B:

crash

C:

答D:案：B

7、【单选题】Itis【evident】thatChina’seconomyisoneofthefastest

growingintheworld.

clean

flat

A:

clear

B:

dour

C:

答D:案：C

8、【单选题】TheGovernmentPrintingOfficeprovidesfreepublic【access】to

full-textfederaldocuments.

excess

exit

A:

extra

B:

entry

C:

答D:案：D

9、【单选题】Thenewsslowly【passed】throughtoeveryoneintheoffice.

filtered

riveted

A:

formed

B:

delved

C:

答D:案：A

10、【单选题】Theonlysournotehasbeenstruckbynewenergytax【proposals】

intheUSandtheEC.

introductions

destinations

A:

accommodations

B:

suggestions

C:

答D:案：D

11、【单选题】USprotectionistmeasureshelped【wreck】theworldeconomyin

the1930s.

diminish

deliver

A:

destroy

B:

detatch

C:

答D:案：C

12、【单选题】Make-upexperts【steer】girlstowardlightcolors,fragrances.

tend

guide

A:

endure

B:

strain

C:

答D:案：B

13、【单选题】The【advertisement】itselfwillpullyourattentionand

immediatelyyouwillfeelthatyouneeditforyourlifestyle.

segment

trademark

A:

reformulation

B:

commercial

C:

答D:案：D

14、【单选题】TheChinese,who【constitute】95percentofHongKong’s

population,preferbrowneggsoverwhite.

compose

compete

A:

combine

B:

C:

compile

答D:案：A

15、【单选题】Generally,thefirststageintheextractionof【crude】oilis

todrillawellintotheundergroundreservoir.

grim

strict

A:

raw

B:

severe

C:

答D:案：C

16、【判断题】Passage1Theterm“quality”isoneofthemostmisusedinthe

businessworld.Whatexactlydoesitmean?Ourgrandparentswouldhavebeeninno

doubt.Qualitymeantexcellence:athingwasthebestofitskind,andthatwas

that.Inbusiness,however,thewordhasacquiredaverydifferent

meaning:consistency,alackofdefects.Around1970,itissaid,agroupof

investmentanalystsvisitedaworld-famousUKengineeringcompany.Theyaskedthe

questionsoftheirtrade:aboutprofitmargins,stockcontrolandbalancesheets.

Thecompany’sexecutivesdidnotseethepointofallthis.Theirproductswere

thefinestintheworld.Whyallthesedetailedquestionsaboutnumbers?Rolls

Royce,thecompanyinquestion,dulywentbustin1973.Thetroublewithold-style

qualitywasthatitencouragedsupply-drivenmanagement.Theengineerswouldmake

theproducttothehighestpossiblestandardandpriceitaccordingly.Ifthe

publicwassounculturedthattheyturneditdown,somuchtheworseforthe

public.Itwasallverywellforartiststoproducemasterpieces.Thejobof

companieswastopleasethemarket.Qualityhasathirdmeaning:thatofvalue

formoney.Toqualifyforthatmeaning,aproductmustbeofcertainstandard;and

itshouldconveyasense,notofoutrightcheapness,butofbeingsoldatafair

price.TheUSfastfoodsgroupMcDonald’s,forinstance,talksofits‘high

qualityfood’.Butat99cor99p,itshamburgersareasclosetoabsolute

cheapnessasanypersoninthedevelopedworldcoulddesire.Theyarealso

highlyconsistent.EataMcDonald’sanywherearoundtheworldandtheresults

willberoughlysimilar.ButasanyonewhohaseatenareallygoodAmerican

hamburgerknows,aMcDonald’sisalsoalongwayfromqualityinitsoriginal

sense.42.Qualityusedtomeanthataproductwaswell-madeandhigh-priced.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

17、【判断题】Passage1Theterm“quality”isoneofthemostmisusedinthe

businessworld.Whatexactlydoesitmean?Ourgrandparentswouldhavebeeninno

doubt.Qualitymeantexcellence:athingwasthebestofitskind,andthatwas

that.Inbusiness,however,thewordhasacquiredaverydifferent

meaning:consistency,alackofdefects.Around1970,itissaid,agroupof

investmentanalystsvisitedaworld-famousUKengineeringcompany.Theyaskedthe

questionsoftheirtrade:aboutprofitmargins,stockcontrolandbalancesheets.

Thecompany’sexecutivesdidnotseethepointofallthis.Theirproductswere

thefinestintheworld.Whyallthesedetailedquestionsaboutnumbers?Rolls

Royce,thecompanyinquestion,dulywentbustin1973.Thetroublewithold-style

qualitywasthatitencouragedsupply-drivenmanagement.Theengineerswouldmake

theproducttothehighestpossiblestandardandpriceitaccordingly.Ifthe

publicwassounculturedthattheyturneditdown,somuchtheworseforthe

public.Itwasallverywellforartiststoproducemasterpieces.Thejobof

companieswastopleasethemarket.Qualityhasathirdmeaning:thatofvalue

formoney.Toqualifyforthatmeaning,aproductmustbeofcertainstandard;and

itshouldconveyasense,notofoutrightcheapness,butofbeingsoldatafair

price.TheUSfastfoodsgroupMcDonald’s,forinstance,talksofits‘high

qualityfood’.Butat99cor99p,itshamburgersareasclosetoabsolute

cheapnessasanypersoninthedevelopedworldcoulddesire.Theyarealso

highlyconsistent.EataMcDonald’sanywherearoundtheworldandtheresults

willberoughlysimilar.ButasanyonewhohaseatenareallygoodAmerican

hamburgerknows,aMcDonald’sisalsoalongwayfromqualityinitsoriginal

sense.43.Nowadays,qualitymeansconsistencyandcheapprice.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

18、【判断题】Passage1Theterm“quality”isoneofthemostmisusedinthe

businessworld.Whatexactlydoesitmean?Ourgrandparentswouldhavebeeninno

doubt.Qualitymeantexcellence:athingwasthebestofitskind,andthatwas

that.Inbusiness,however,thewordhasacquiredaverydifferent

meaning:consistency,alackofdefects.Around1970,itissaid,agroupof

investmentanalystsvisitedaworld-famousUKengineeringcompany.Theyaskedthe

questionsoftheirtrade:aboutprofitmargins,stockcontrolandbalancesheets.

Thecompany’sexecutivesdidnotseethepointofallthis.Theirproductswere

thefinestintheworld.Whyallthesedetailedquestionsaboutnumbers?Rolls

Royce,thecompanyinquestion,dulywentbustin1973.Thetroublewithold-style

qualitywasthatitencouragedsupply-drivenmanagement.Theengineerswouldmake

theproducttothehighestpossiblestandardandpriceitaccordingly.Ifthe

publicwassounculturedthattheyturneditdown,somuchtheworseforthe

public.Itwasallverywellforartiststoproducemasterpieces.Thejobof

companieswastopleasethemarket.Qualityhasathirdmeaning:thatofvalue

formoney.Toqualifyforthatmeaning,aproductmustbeofcertainstandard;and

itshouldconveyasense,notofoutrightcheapness,butofbeingsoldatafair

price.TheUSfastfoodsgroupMcDonald’s,forinstance,talksofits‘high

qualityfood’.Butat99cor99p,itshamburgersareasclosetoabsolute

cheapnessasanypersoninthedevelopedworldcoulddesire.Theyarealso

highlyconsistent.EataMcDonald’sanywherearoundtheworldandtheresults

willberoughlysimilar.ButasanyonewhohaseatenareallygoodAmerican

hamburgerknows,aMcDonald’sisalsoalongwayfromqualityinitsoriginal

sense.44.TheinvestmentanalystswhovisitedaUKengineeringcompanywere

fromRollsRoyce.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

19、【判断题】Passage1Theterm“quality”isoneofthemostmisusedinthe

businessworld.Whatexactlydoesitmean?Ourgrandparentswouldhavebeeninno

doubt.Qualitymeantexcellence:athingwasthebestofitskind,andthatwas

that.Inbusiness,however,thewordhasacquiredaverydifferent

meaning:consistency,alackofdefects.Around1970,itissaid,agroupof

investmentanalystsvisitedaworld-famousUKengineeringcompany.Theyaskedthe

questionsoftheirtrade:aboutprofitmargins,stockcontrolandbalancesheets.

Thecompany’sexecutivesdidnotseethepointofallthis.Theirproductswere

thefinestintheworld.Whyallthesedetailedquestionsaboutnumbers?Rolls

Royce,thecompanyinquestion,dulywentbustin1973.Thetroublewithold-style

qualitywasthatitencouragedsupply-drivenmanagement.Theengineerswouldmake

theproducttothehighestpossiblestandardandpriceitaccordingly.Ifthe

publicwassounculturedthattheyturneditdown,somuchtheworseforthe

public.Itwasallverywellforartiststoproducemasterpieces.Thejobof

companieswastopleasethemarket.Qualityhasathirdmeaning:thatofvalue

formoney.Toqualifyforthatmeaning,aproductmustbeofcertainstandard;and

itshouldconveyasense,notofoutrightcheapness,butofbeingsoldatafair

price.TheUSfastfoodsgroupMcDonald’s,forinstance,talksofits‘high

qualityfood’.Butat99cor99p,itshamburgersareasclosetoabsolute

cheapnessasanypersoninthedevelopedworldcoulddesire.Theyarealso

highlyconsistent.EataMcDonald’sanywherearoundtheworldandtheresults

willberoughlysimilar.ButasanyonewhohaseatenareallygoodAmerican

hamburgerknows,aMcDonald’sisalsoalongwayfromqualityinitsoriginal

sense.45.Companiesshouldlearnfromartistsandproducemasterpieces.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

20、【判断题】Passage1Theterm“quality”isoneofthemostmisusedinthe

businessworld.Whatexactlydoesitmean?Ourgrandparentswouldhavebeeninno

doubt.Qualitymeantexcellence:athingwasthebestofitskind,andthatwas

that.Inbusiness,however,thewordhasacquiredaverydifferent

meaning:consistency,alackofdefects.Around1970,itissaid,agroupof

investmentanalystsvisitedaworld-famousUKengineeringcompany.Theyaskedthe

questionsoftheirtrade:aboutprofitmargins,stockcontrolandbalancesheets.

Thecompany’sexecutivesdidnotseethepointofallthis.Theirproductswere

thefinestintheworld.Whyallthesedetailedquestionsaboutnumbers?Rolls

Royce,thecompanyinquestion,dulywentbustin1973.Thetroublewithold-style

qualitywasthatitencouragedsupply-drivenmanagement.Theengineerswouldmake

theproducttothehighestpossiblestandardandpriceitaccordingly.Ifthe

publicwassounculturedthattheyturneditdown,somuchtheworseforthe

public.Itwasallverywellforartiststoproducemasterpieces.Thejobof

companieswastopleasethemarket.Qualityhasathirdmeaning:thatofvalue

formoney.Toqualifyforthatmeaning,aproductmustbeofcertainstandard;and

itshouldconveyasense,notofoutrightcheapness,butofbeingsoldatafair

price.TheUSfastfoodsgroupMcDonald’s,forinstance,talksofits‘high

qualityfood’.Butat99cor99p,itshamburgersareasclosetoabsolute

cheapnessasanypersoninthedevelopedworldcoulddesire.Theyarealso

highlyconsistent.EataMcDonald’sanywherearoundtheworldandtheresults

willberoughlysimilar.ButasanyonewhohaseatenareallygoodAmerican

hamburgerknows,aMcDonald’sisalsoalongwayfromqualityinitsoriginal

sense.46.ThewriterthinksthatMcDonald’shamburgersarenotworththemoney.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

21、【判断题】Passage2Thenumbersaresurprising:millionsofpeoplegetting

offpovertyinageneration,billionsofdollarsinwealthcreatedeveryyear.In

thepasttwodecades,twooutoffiveIndonesiansescapedpoverty.Asianexports

wentfromlessthanone-seventhoftheworldtotaltoalmost30%.Nowonderpeople

callittheAsianEconomicMiracle.Buttotheworkersand14-hour-a-

dayentrepreneurs,itwasnothingmagical.Justplainhardwork,businesssense,

atasteforrisks,andabitofluck.Today,China,Japan,India,Indonesiaand

SouthKoreaareamongtheworld’s12largesteconomies.High-profileAsian

businesseslikeToyota,Samsung,HongkongBankandSingaporeAirlinesarenowalso

globalgiants.Andthegrowthformulaofenterprise,investmentandexportshas

crossedbordersandwaters.ChinaandothersocialisteconomiesofAsiaare

followingthetrailblazedbyJapan,thenewlyindustrializedcountries(NICs)and

ASEAN.NowAsiaisre-inventingthemiracle.Theaffluentmiddleclasscreated

bytheboomistakingoverfromexportsasthemainengineofgrowth.Alsoadding

tothethrustisinfrastructurespendingtosupportfutureexpansion.

Asianinvestmentandtradearedevelopingnewmarketsandproductioncenters

rightinsideAsia.JapanandtheNICsarepassinglabor-intensivesectors

likegarment-makingovertolessdevelopednationsandmovinginto

advancedtechnologyandservices.Greaterwealthhasbroughtadownside.Many

Asianshaveabandonedtheirtraditionaldietsformanytypesoffat-ladenfoods.

So,inadditiontobecomingtaller,theyarealsobecomingfatter.Andtheyare

growingmoresusceptibletodiseasessuchasdiabetes.Badeatinghabitscombined

withstresshavemadecancer,heartdiseaseandstrokesintomajorkillers.

47.TheworkersandentrepreneursinAsiawork14hoursaday.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

22、【判断题】Passage2Thenumbersaresurprising:millionsofpeoplegetting

offpovertyinageneration,billionsofdollarsinwealthcreatedeveryyear.In

thepasttwodecades,twooutoffiveIndonesiansescapedpoverty.Asianexports

wentfromlessthanone-seventhoftheworldtotaltoalmost30%.Nowonderpeople

callittheAsianEconomicMiracle.Buttotheworkersand14-hour-a-

dayentrepreneurs,itwasnothingmagical.Justplainhardwork,businesssense,

atasteforrisks,andabitofluck.Today,China,Japan,India,Indonesiaand

SouthKoreaareamongtheworld’s12largesteconomies.High-profileAsian

businesseslikeToyota,Samsung,HongkongBankandSingaporeAirlinesarenowalso

globalgiants.Andthegrowthformulaofenterprise,investmentandexportshas

crossedbordersandwaters.ChinaandothersocialisteconomiesofAsiaare

followingthetrailblazedbyJapan,thenewlyindustrializedcountries(NICs)and

ASEAN.NowAsiaisre-inventingthemiracle.Theaffluentmiddleclasscreated

bytheboomistakingoverfromexportsasthemainengineofgrowth.Alsoadding

tothethrustisinfrastructurespendingtosupportfutureexpansion.

Asianinvestmentandtradearedevelopingnewmarketsandproductioncenters

rightinsideAsia.JapanandtheNICsarepassinglabor-intensivesectors

likegarment-makingovertolessdevelopednationsandmovinginto

advancedtechnologyandservices.Greaterwealthhasbroughtadownside.Many

Asianshaveabandonedtheirtraditionaldietsformanytypesoffat-ladenfoods.

So,inadditiontobecomingtaller,theyarealsobecomingfatter.Andtheyare

growingmoresusceptibletodiseasessuchasdiabetes.Badeatinghabitscombined

withstresshavemadecancer,heartdiseaseandstrokesintomajorkillers.

48.TheeconomicdevelopmentmodesoftheAsiancountriesareverydifferent.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

23、【判断题】Passage2Thenumbersaresurprising:millionsofpeoplegetting

offpovertyinageneration,billionsofdollarsinwealthcreatedeveryyear.In

thepasttwodecades,twooutoffiveIndonesiansescapedpoverty.Asianexports

wentfromlessthanone-seventhoftheworldtotaltoalmost30%.Nowonderpeople

callittheAsianEconomicMiracle.Buttotheworkersand14-hour-a-

dayentrepreneurs,itwasnothingmagical.Justplainhardwork,businesssense,

atasteforrisks,andabitofluck.Today,China,Japan,India,Indonesiaand

SouthKoreaareamongtheworld’s12largesteconomies.High-profileAsian

businesseslikeToyota,Samsung,HongkongBankandSingaporeAirlinesarenowalso

globalgiants.Andthegrowthformulaofenterprise,investmentandexportshas

crossedbordersandwaters.ChinaandothersocialisteconomiesofAsiaare

followingthetrailblazedbyJapan,thenewlyindustrializedcountries(NICs)and

ASEAN.NowAsiaisre-inventingthemiracle.Theaffluentmiddleclasscreated

bytheboomistakingoverfromexportsasthemainengineofgrowth.Alsoadding

tothethrustisinfrastructurespendingtosupportfutureexpansion.

Asianinvestmentandtradearedevelopingnewmarketsandproductioncenters

rightinsideAsia.JapanandtheNICsarepassinglabor-intensivesectors

likegarment-makingovertolessdevelopednationsandmovinginto

advancedtechnologyandservices.Greaterwealthhasbroughtadownside.Many

Asianshaveabandonedtheirtraditionaldietsformanytypesoffat-ladenfoods.

So,inadditiontobecomingtaller,theyarealsobecomingfatter.Andtheyare

growingmoresusceptibletodiseasessuchasdiabetes.Badeatinghabitscombined

withstresshavemadecancer,heartdiseaseandstrokesintomajorkillers.

49.ThetwodrivingforcesofthenewcycleofdevelopmentinAsiaarethe

richmiddleclassandinfrastructurespending.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

24、【判断题】Passage2Thenumbersaresurprising:millionsofpeoplegetting

offpovertyinageneration,billionsofdollarsinwealthcreatedeveryyear.In

thepasttwodecades,twooutoffiveIndonesiansescapedpoverty.Asianexports

wentfromlessthanone-seventhoftheworldtotaltoalmost30%.Nowonderpeople

callittheAsianEconomicMiracle.Buttotheworkersand14-hour-a-

dayentrepreneurs,itwasnothingmagical.Justplainhardwork,businesssense,

atasteforrisks,andabitofluck.Today,China,Japan,India,Indonesiaand

SouthKoreaareamongtheworld’s12largesteconomies.High-profileAsian

businesseslikeToyota,Samsung,HongkongBankandSingaporeAirlinesarenowalso

globalgiants.Andthegrowthformulaofenterprise,investmentandexportshas

crossedbordersandwaters.ChinaandothersocialisteconomiesofAsiaare

followingthetrailblazedbyJapan,thenewlyindustrializedcountries(NICs)and

ASEAN.NowAsiaisre-inventingthemiracle.Theaffluentmiddleclasscreated

bytheboomistakingoverfromexportsasthemainengineofgrowth.Alsoadding

tothethrustisinfrastructurespendingtosupportfutureexpansion.

Asianinvestmentandtradearedevelopingnewmarketsandproductioncenters

rightinsideAsia.JapanandtheNICsarepassinglabor-intensivesectors

likegarment-makingovertolessdevelopednationsandmovinginto

advancedtechnologyandservices.Greaterwealthhasbroughtadownside.Many

Asianshaveabandonedtheirtraditionaldietsformanytypesoffat-ladenfoods.

So,inadditiontobecomingtaller,theyarealsobecomingfatter.Andtheyare

growingmoresusceptibletodiseasessuchasdiabetes.Badeatinghabitscombined

withstresshavemadecancer,heartdiseaseandstrokesintomajorkillers.

50.Thenewly-industrializedcountriesaremovingawayfromthelabor-

intensivesweatshopstothecomputer-aidedworkplaces.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

25、【判断题】Passage2Thenumbersaresurprising:millionsofpeoplegetting

offpovertyinageneration,billionsofdollarsinwealthcreatedeveryyear.In

thepasttwodecades,twooutoffiveIndonesiansescapedpoverty.Asianexports

wentfromlessthanone-seventhoftheworldtotaltoalmost30%.Nowonderpeople

callittheAsianEconomicMiracle.Buttotheworkersand14-hour-a-

dayentrepreneurs,itwasnothingmagical.Justplainhardwork,businesssense,

atasteforrisks,andabitofluck.Today,China,Japan,India,Indonesiaand

SouthKoreaareamongtheworld’s12largesteconomies.High-profileAsian

businesseslikeToyota,Samsung,HongkongBankandSingaporeAirlinesarenowalso

globalgiants.Andthegrowthformulaofenterprise,investmentandexportshas

crossedbordersandwaters.ChinaandothersocialisteconomiesofAsiaare

followingthetrailblazedbyJapan,thenewlyindustrializedcountries(NICs)and

ASEAN.NowAsiaisre-inventingthemiracle.Theaffluentmiddleclasscreated

bytheboomistakingoverfromexportsasthemainengineofgrowth.Alsoadding

tothethrustisinfrastructurespendingtosupportfutureexpansion.

Asianinvestmentandtradearedevelopingnewmarketsandproductioncenters

rightinsideAsia.JapanandtheNICsarepassinglabor-intensivesectors

likegarment-makingovertolessdevelopednationsandmovinginto

advancedtechnologyandservices.Greaterwealthhasbroughtadownside.Many

Asianshaveabandonedtheirtraditionaldietsformanytypesoffat-ladenfoods.

So,inadditiontobecomingtaller,theyarealsobecomingfatter.Andtheyare

growingmoresusceptibletodiseasessuchasdiabetes.Badeatinghabitscombined

withstresshavemadecancer,heartdiseaseandstrokesintomajorkillers.

51.OneofthenextchallengesAsiawillfaceistocopewiththedownside

ofwealth.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

26、【问答题】(英译中)exclusivecontract

答案：独家经销合同

27、【问答题】(英译中)currentaccount

答案：经常项目

28、【问答题】(英译中)clearingagreement

答案：清算协议

29、【问答题】(英译中)percapitaincome

答案：人均收入

30、【问答题】(英译中)barrier-freemarket

答案：无壁垒市场

31、【问答题】(英译中)carbontax

答案：双重税

32、【问答题】(英译中)realestate

答案：房地产

33、【问答题】(英译中)testmarket

答案：试销市场

34、【问答题】(英译中)intellectualpropertyright

答案：知识产权

35、【问答题】(英译中)businesscycle

答案：商业周期

36、【问答题】(中译英)供应过剩

答案：glutofsupplies

37、【问答题】(中译英)收盘价

答案：closinglevel/closingprice

38、【问答题】(中译英)初级产品

答案：softcommodity

39、【问答题】(中译英)市场份额

答案：marketshare

40、【问答题】(中译英)双边条约

答案：bilateralpacts

41、【问答题】(中译英)产地证明书

答案：certificateoforigir

42、【问答题】(中译英)中国出口商品交易会

答案：ChineseExportCommodityfair

43、【问答题】(中译英)资本货物

答案：capitalgoods

44、【问答题】(中译英)优先权

答案：preferredstatus

45、【问答题】(中译英)直接投资

答案：directinvestment

46、【问答题】Passage1In1961,whenGen.ParkChungHeeseizedpowerina

militarycoup,yearlypercapitaincomehoveredatabare-bones$100.Park

committedKoreatoexportingitswayoutofpoverty,andhisstrategywasas

simpleasitwaseffective:showerthecountry’sfledgingconglomerateswithhuge

subsidies,government-basedloansandofficialfavorsandturnthemintothe

world’ssuppliersofbargain-basementtextiles,footwearandlightindustrial

goods.Theresultshavebeendazzling.Fortwodecades,Koreahassizzledalong

atan8percentannualgrowthrate.Exportshavesurgedfrom$119millionin

1964to$29billionlastyear.Percapitaincome,now$2,000,couldreach$5,000

bytheendofthecentury.Koreaboastsaliteracyrateof95percent,astandard

metbyonlyafewofthemostadvancedWesternnations.Theonceprovincial

capitalofSeoulteemswithenergyandsophistication.36.Whatdo“hover”and

“bare-bones”meaninthepassage?

答案：Hovermeansstay.Bare-bones"means"verylow"or"inadequate".

47、【问答题】Passage1In1961,whenGen.ParkChungHeeseizedpowerina

militarycoup,yearlypercapitaincomehoveredatabare-bones$100.Park

committedKoreatoexportingitswayoutofpoverty,andhisstrategywasas

simpleasitwaseffective:showerthecountry’sfledgingconglomerateswithhuge

subsidies,government-basedloansandofficialfavorsandturnthemintothe

world’ssuppliersofbargain-basementtextiles,footwearandlightindustrial

goods.Theresultshavebeendazzling.Fortwodecades,Koreahassizzledalong

atan8percentannualgrowthrate.Exportshavesurgedfrom$119millionin

1964to$29billionlastyear.Percapitaincome,now$2,000,couldreach$5,000

bytheendofthecentury.Koreaboastsaliteracyrateof95percent,astandard

metbyonlyafewofthemostadvancedWesternnations.Theonceprovincial

capitalofSeoulteemswithenergyandsophistication.37.Whichcountriesinthe

worldbesidesKoreahavealiteracyrateof95percent?

答案：OnlyafewofthemostadvancedWesternnations.

48、【问答题】Passage1In1961,whenGen.ParkChungHeeseizedpowerina

militarycoup,yearlypercapitaincomehoveredatabare-bones$100.Park

committedKoreatoexportingitswayoutofpoverty,andhisstrategywasas

simpleasitwaseffective:showerthecountry’sfledgingconglomerateswithhuge

subsidies,government-basedloansandofficialfavorsandturnthemintothe

world’ssuppliersofbargain-basementtextiles,footwearandlightindustrial

goods.Theresultshavebeendazzling.Fortwodecades,Koreahassizzledalong

atan8percentannualgrowthrate.Exportshavesurgedfrom$119millionin

1964to$29billionlastyear.Percapitaincome,now$2,000,couldreach$5,000

bytheendofthecentury.Koreaboastsaliteracyrateof95percent,astandard

metbyonlyafewofthemostadvancedWesternnations.Theonceprovincial

capitalofSeoulteemswithenergyandsophistication.38.Inwhatsenseisthe

underlinedword“sophistication”usedhere?Whatmightitrefertospecifically

andwhatdoesithavetodowithenergy?

答案：Inthegivencontext,itmeanstheadvancementoftechnology.It

refersspecificallytotheir(technically)modernizedmunicipalfacilities,

whichhelpsgivepeopletheimpressionthatit'saplacefullof"energy".

49、【问答题】Passage2Internationaltradebybarteris,infact,an

inefficientandexpensivemeansofdoingbusinesscomparedtotradingwithmoney.

ObservesDavidYoffie,“Tocovertheadditionalcostsitincursinhandlinggoods

itisforcedtotakeincountertrade,amultinationalcompanysimplybooststhe

priceofthegoodsitsells.”Yoffieseescountertradeasaformofprotectionism.

“Itcanhelponegroupandhurtanother,”hesays.Ontheotherhand,