2014年10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

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1、【单选题】TheSino-Europeagreementontraderelationswill【comeinto

force】inJulynextyear.

conclude

goon

A:

take

B:

end

C:

答D:案：C

2、【单选题】China'sforeignexchange【reserves】haverisenrapidlyoverthe

pastfewyears.

storages

services

A:

values

B:

control

C:

答D:案：A

3、【单选题】Theruralpopulationaregettingricherand【aspire】toown

betterconsumergoods.

plan

agree

A:

desire

B:

increase

C:

答D:案：C

4、【单选题】Investment【incentives】arespeciallydesignedtoattractforeign

investment.

districts

encouragement

A:

aims

B:

capital

C:

答D:案：B

5、【单选题】Economy【boom】hasspreadfromthecoastalcitiestotheinland

area.

system

crisis

A:

prosperity

B:

figure

C:

答D:案：C

6、【单选题】InflationasmeasuredbytheGDPdeflator【slackened】inmostof

theG7countries.

lacked

weakened

A:

sharpened

B:

moved

C:

答D:案：B

7、【单选题】TheU.S.warnedtoimposebothpoliticalandeconomic【sanctions】

onmajortradingpartners.

thanks

penalties

A:

help

B:

arrangements

C:

答D:案：B

8、【单选题】The【integration】ofEuropewillreinforcethecreationofthe

world'slargestsinglemarket.

combination

division

A:

expectation

B:

progress

C:

答D:案：A

9、【单选题】Althoughfacingpressurefromabroad,Japanrefusedto

【capitulate】tothenewthrustofAmericantradepolicy.

accept

yield

A:

agree

B:

C:

execute

答D:案：B

10、【单选题】Korea'ssurgingeconomysignalsitsgathering【clout】inthe

worldmarket.

capital

reputation

A:

influence

B:

right

C:

答D:案：C

11、【单选题】Asdirectsubsidieswereeliminatedbythegovernment,thecompany

wasdeclared【insolvent】twoyearslater.

private

unfair

A:

bankrupt

B:

unsuccessful

C:

答D:案：C

12、【单选题】FrancemayblocktheEC'sacceptanceofanewfarm-tradedealand

thereby【wreck】theUruguayroundofGATTtalks.

promote

destroy

A:

reverse

B:

disagree

C:

答D:案：B

13、【单选题】Sincecurrenciesare【convertible】,mosttransactionscanbe

completedbycash.

exchangeable

available

A:

useable

B:

practicable

C:

答D:案：A

14、【单选题】Thisyearthecompany【hiked】Sprite's'advertisingbudgetto

$40million

increased

adjusted

A:

balanced

B:

reduced

C:

答D:案：A

15、【单选题】Thetransitionisimpededinnormaltimesbytheexistenceofa

【rigid】exportquotasystem.

dull

pleasant

A:

temporary

B:

strict

C:

答D:案：D

16、【判断题】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新兴

市场)thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火车头)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.42.Theprofitgrowthofgreatmultinationalfirmsisdeclining.

True

False

A:

B:

答案：A

17、【判断题】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新兴

市场)thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火车头)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.43.Investorsstayinthestockmarketsbecausetheyhadagreat

toleranceforrisk.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

18、【判断题】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新兴

市场)thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火车头)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.44.USsecuritiesarereiativelysafeforinvestors.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

19、【判断题】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新兴

市场)thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火车头)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.45.TheUSeconomywilllikelytoavoidrecession.

True

False

A:

B:

答案：A

20、【判断题】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新兴

市场)thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火车头)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.46.Topromoteimport,theUSdevalueditscurrency.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

21、【判断题】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定时炸弹)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.47.Theexportquota

agreedwaslessthantheoutputofthecoffeeproducingcountries.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

22、【判断题】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定时炸弹)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.48.Ablackmarket

usuallymeansanillegalmarket.

True

False

A:

B:

答案：A

23、【判断题】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定时炸弹)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.49.Importingcountries

liketobuycoffeeintheblackmarketbecauseofitslowerprice.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

24、【判断题】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定时炸弹)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.50.Thequotascanbe

adjustedaccordingtotheworldcoffeemarketprices

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

25、【判断题】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定时炸弹)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.51.Theshortageof

higherqualitycoffeeresultsintheblackcoffeemarket.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

26、【问答题】(中译英)有形贸易收支

答案：visibletradeaccount

27、【问答题】(中译英)惩罚性关税

答案：Punitivetariff

28、【问答题】(中译英)基础设施

答案：infrastructure

29、【问答题】(中译英)经济特区

答案：TheSpecialEconomicZone

30、【问答题】(中译英)服务部门

答案：theservicesector

31、【问答题】(中译英)政府采购

答案：(government)procurement

32、【问答题】(中译英)招标

答案：tenders

33、【问答题】(中译英)硬通货

答案：hardcurrency

34、【问答题】(中译英)易货贸易

答案：barter

35、【问答题】(中译英)知识产权

答案：intellectualpropertyright

36、【问答题】(英译中)conglomerate

答案：跨行业公司

37、【问答题】(英译中)physicalmarket

答案：实物市场

38、【问答题】(英译中)capitalgoods

答案：资本货物

39、【问答题】(英译中)discountrate

答案：贴现率

40、【问答题】(英译中)fledglingindustries

答案：新兴工业

41、【问答题】(英译中)marketshare

答案：市场份额

42、【问答题】(英译中)monopolize

答案：垄断

43、【问答题】(英译中)tradedeficit

答案：贸易逆差

44、【问答题】(英译中)most-favorednationtreatment

答案：最惠国待遇

45、【问答题】(英译中)portfolioinvestment

答案：证券投资

46、【问答题】Passage1Theopeningthemesofthenewadministrationtrade

policesemergedthisweekAmongthehighlights:AninsistencethatEuropeand

Japancreate"levelplayingfield"fortradebyagreeingtogiveU.S.exportersthe

sameaccesstotheirmarketsasforeigncompaniesreceiveintheUnitedStates.

ThispushtoexpandU.S.manufacturingexportsisconsideredessential

politicallytofulfillPresidentBillClinton'scampaignpromiseofmore"high-wage,

highskilljobsforAmericans.ApossiblenegotiationwithJapanseekingstep-by-

stepreductioninitsnearly$50billiontradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.To

theadministration,Tokyoappearsmore"result-oriented"thantheCommunity,

promptinghopesthatbargainscanbereachedwithJapantoeasefrictionsona

rangeofissues.36.WhatdidtheU.S.meanbya"levelplayingfield"fortrade?

答案：AmarketwiththeleasttradebarriersagainstAmericanexporters.

47、【问答题】Passage1Theopeningthemesofthenewadministrationtrade

policesemergedthisweekAmongthehighlights:AninsistencethatEuropeand

Japancreate"levelplayingfield"fortradebyagreeingtogiveU.S.exportersthe

sameaccesstotheirmarketsasforeigncompaniesreceiveintheUnitedStates.

ThispushtoexpandU.S.manufacturingexportsisconsideredessential

politicallytofulfillPresidentBillClinton'scampaignpromiseofmore"high-wage,

highskilljobsforAmericans.ApossiblenegotiationwithJapanseekingstep-by-

stepreductioninitsnearly$50billiontradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.To

theadministration,Tokyoappearsmore"result-oriented"thantheCommunity,

promptinghopesthatbargainscanbereachedwithJapantoeasefrictionsona

rangeofissues.37.Inwhatwaycouldthispushhelp"fulfillPresidentBill

Clinton'scampaignpromise"?

答案：Aslongasthemanufacturingexportswereexpanded,the,manufacture

wouldbeexpandedandprofitable,thustherewouldbemorehighwageandhigh-

skilljobsforAmerican.

48、【问答题】Passage1Theopeningthemesofthenewadministrationtrade

policesemergedthisweekAmongthehighlights:AninsistencethatEuropeand

Japancreate"levelplayingfield"fortradebyagreeingtogiveU.S.exportersthe

sameaccesstotheirmarketsasforeigncompaniesreceiveintheUnitedStates.

ThispushtoexpandU.S.manufacturingexportsisconsideredessential

politicallytofulfillPresidentBillClinton'scampaignpromiseofmore"high-wage,

highskilljobsforAmericans.ApossiblenegotiationwithJapanseekingstep-by-

stepreductioninitsnearly$50billiontradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.To

theadministration,Tokyoappearsmore"result-oriented"thantheCommunity,

promptinghopesthatbargainscanbereachedwithJapantoeasefrictionsona

rangeofissues.38.what'sthemeaningof"result-oriented"?

答案：Attachinggreatimportancetoresults.

49、【问答题】Passnge2What'smore,currencymovementsoverthepastyears

haveunexpectedlymademattersworseformanyproducers.Inthefirsthalfofthe

1980s,itwasconventionalwisdomtosaythattheexceptionalstrengthofthe

dollarwaspartlyresponsiblefor-andhelpedtooffset-theincreasingweaknessof

dollar-denominatedcommodityprices.Allotherthingsbeingequal,sothe

argumentwent,asubsequentfallinthedollarmightbeexpectedtogive

compensatingboosttodollarcommodityprices.Butnowthedollarhasfallen,and

theveryreversehashappened:commoditypriceshavecontinuedtotumblefromthe

peaktheyreachedinthesecondquarterof1984.Whencalculatedinamore

representativebasketofcurrencies,suchastheSpecialDrawingRight,thefall

looksevenmoreprecipitous.InMayofthisyear,forexample,theIMF'sfood

priceindexwasafurther10percentbelowitslevelinthesecondquarterof

1985.39.Couldthecommodity-exportersprofitmuchfromimportingfromtheU.

S.whendollarappreciated?Why?

答案：No,Becauseintheperiodthedollarappreciated,thecurrenciesof

thecommodityexportersdepreciated,andthusthepricesofthe.s.goods

wererelativelyhigh,asresult,theconsumersinthecommodityexporting

countrieswerelesswillingtobuythesegoogs.

50、【问答题】Passnge2What'smore,currencymovementsoverthepastyears

haveunexpectedlymademattersworseformanyproducers.Inthefirsthalfofthe

1980s,itwasconventionalwisdomtosaythattheexceptionalstrengthofthe

dollarwaspartlyresponsiblefor-andhelpedtooffset-theincreasingweaknessof

dollar-denominatedcommo