2022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】Economists_reckon_thattheeurowillslidetolessthanparity

withthedollarwithinayear.

agree

think

A:

suggest

B:

reject

C:

答D:案：B

2、【单选题】Japanhassettargetstocuttaxes,_reinin_powerfultradeunions

andreducepublicspending.

encourage

supply

A:

control

B:

manage

C:

答D:案：C

3、【单选题】BecauseRMBisnotfully_convertible_,itcannotbeattackedby

foreignspeculators.

available

exchangeable

A:

payable

B:

believable

C:

答D:案：B

4、【单选题】Withitsgrowingeconomicandmilitary_clout_,Chinaisplaying

animportantroleintheworld.

cloud

method

A:

power

B:

system

C:

答D:案：C

5、【单选题】Energyshortageand_antiquated_infrastructuremakeitdifficult

toattractforeigninvestment.

outdated

unqualified

A:

modern

B:

complex

C:

答D:案：A

6、【单选题】Evencountrieswithstrongforeignexchangepositionstrytouse

countertradeas_leverage_totapthenetworksofglobalfirms.

average

partner

A:

form

B:

tool

C:

答D:案：D

7、【单选题】Properlyappliedfinancial_incentives_areapowerfultoolto

inspireemployeestoimprovetheirperformance.

policies

income

A:

benefits

B:

encouragement

C:

答D:案：D

8、【单选题】HowtheunbalancedpartnershipbetweenGermanyandFrance,andan

increasingly_detached_BritainwillshapetheEU?

separated

delivered

A:

friendly

B:

different

C:

答D:案：A

9、【单选题】TheaimofJapan'shigh-speedrailrevolutionisto_supplant_

domesticairtravel.

assist

defeat

A:

replace

B:

C:

exceed

答D:案：C

10、【单选题】Googlecreatedoneofthemost_lucrative_businessmodelsinthe

historyofmedia.

efficient

profitable

A:

safe

B:

risky

C:

答D:案：B

11、【单选题】Abanonsmokinginpublicplaceswill_comeintoforce_inChina

nextmonth.

discuss

goon

A:

takeeffect

B:

end

C:

答D:案：C

12、【单选题】Asiancountriesfacethecommontaskofpromotingregional

economic_integration_andkeepingthevitalityofAsianeconomy.

combination

development

A:

comparison

B:

competition

C:

答D:案：A

13、【单选题】Thesinglemarketis_debut_justasEuropetraverseoneofits

roughesteconomicstormsinyear.

lastperformance

bestshow

A:

firstappearance

B:

previousidea

C:

答D:案：C

14、【单选题】Thegovernmentmustprovidethenecessaryinstrumentsto

_facilitate_developmentofthepublicandprivatesectors.

increase

cause

A:

help

B:

hinder

C:

答D:案：C

15、【单选题】Applesmartphoneshavea_dominant_shareofmarket,having

suppressedtheNokia.

largest

ruling

A:

obvious

B:

typical

C:

答D:案：B

16、【判断题】Passage1ReviewofMarkets一CornFuturesFuturesmarket

forcorn,wheatandsoybeanshaveatoughacttofollowin1997.Thepast12

monthsfeaturedsomeofthemostvolatilegrainpricesinrecenthistory,as

weathermovedthemarketdramatically.Recordsweresetforbothpriceandvolume.

Corn-futurespricesmarchedup57%fromthebeginningoftheyear.Wheat-futures

pricesalsoskyrocketedtoanall-timehightoabout$7abushel,doublingin

pricessinceearly1995.Increasingworld-widedemandandanexpectationof

record-lowcropproductionbecauseofunfavorableweatherledtohighpricesearly

in1996.Forwheat,conditionsstayeddrythroughMay，whileforcornand

soybeans,weatherremaineddryinkeyproducingregionsintoJune.Becauseofthe

weatherearlyintheyear,thenation'sgranariesheldaprecariouslylowamount-

just426millionbushelsofcornatonepointinSeptember,thelowestlevelsince

the1970s.Butjustwhensupplyconcernspushedpricesintotherecord-

breakingrange，rainsandinterna-tionalsupplyspoiledthebullishparty.

Farmersplanted8millionmoreacresofcornalonein1996andlargecropsalso

camefromEuropeandAustralia.Thehighpriceencouragedshiftsinplanning-

areaandyieldwentup.Soybeandemandcouldoutpaceitsgraincousinsbecause

oftherapidgrowthinChina,whichrecentlyswitchedfrombeinganexportertoan

importerofsoybeanproducts.Andifthereareanyproblemswithproduction,the

marketisliabletohavealargepriceadvance.Thegrainpriceskeptstable

duringthepast12months.

正确

错误

A:

B:

答案：B

17、【判断题】Passage1ReviewofMarkets一CornFuturesFuturesmarket

forcorn,wheatandsoybeanshaveatoughacttofollowin1997.Thepast12

monthsfeaturedsomeofthemostvolatilegrainpricesinrecenthistory,as

weathermovedthemarketdramatically.Recordsweresetforbothpriceandvolume.

Corn-futurespricesmarchedup57%fromthebeginningoftheyear.Wheat-futures

pricesalsoskyrocketedtoanall-timehightoabout$7abushel,doublingin

pricessinceearly1995.Increasingworld-widedemandandanexpectationof

record-lowcropproductionbecauseofunfavorableweatherledtohighpricesearly

in1996.Forwheat,conditionsstayeddrythroughMay，whileforcornand

soybeans,weatherremaineddryinkeyproducingregionsintoJune.Becauseofthe

weatherearlyintheyear,thenation'sgranariesheldaprecariouslylowamount-

just426millionbushelsofcornatonepointinSeptember,thelowestlevelsince

the1970s.Butjustwhensupplyconcernspushedpricesintotherecord-

breakingrange，rainsandinterna-tionalsupplyspoiledthebullishparty.

Farmersplanted8millionmoreacresofcornalonein1996andlargecropsalso

camefromEuropeandAustralia.Thehighpriceencouragedshiftsinplanning-

areaandyieldwentup.Soybeandemandcouldoutpaceitsgraincousinsbecause

oftherapidgrowthinChina,whichrecentlyswitchedfrombeinganexportertoan

importerofsoybeanproducts.Andifthereareanyproblemswithproduction,the

marketisliabletohavealargepriceadvance.Wheat-futurespriceinearly

1995isabout$3.5abushel.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：A

18、【判断题】Passage1ReviewofMarkets一CornFuturesFuturesmarket

forcorn,wheatandsoybeanshaveatoughacttofollowin1997.Thepast12

monthsfeaturedsomeofthemostvolatilegrainpricesinrecenthistory,as

weathermovedthemarketdramatically.Recordsweresetforbothpriceandvolume.

Corn-futurespricesmarchedup57%fromthebeginningoftheyear.Wheat-futures

pricesalsoskyrocketedtoanall-timehightoabout$7abushel,doublingin

pricessinceearly1995.Increasingworld-widedemandandanexpectationof

record-lowcropproductionbecauseofunfavorableweatherledtohighpricesearly

in1996.Forwheat,conditionsstayeddrythroughMay，whileforcornand

soybeans,weatherremaineddryinkeyproducingregionsintoJune.Becauseofthe

weatherearlyintheyear,thenation'sgranariesheldaprecariouslylowamount-

just426millionbushelsofcornatonepointinSeptember,thelowestlevelsince

the1970s.Butjustwhensupplyconcernspushedpricesintotherecord-

breakingrange，rainsandinterna-tionalsupplyspoiledthebullishparty.

Farmersplanted8millionmoreacresofcornalonein1996andlargecropsalso

camefromEuropeandAustralia.Thehighpriceencouragedshiftsinplanning-

areaandyieldwentup.Soybeandemandcouldoutpaceitsgraincousinsbecause

oftherapidgrowthinChina,whichrecentlyswitchedfrombeinganexportertoan

importerofsoybeanproducts.Andifthereareanyproblemswithproduction,the

marketisliabletohavealargepriceadvance.Unfavorableweatherledto

record-lowcropproductionin1996.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

19、【判断题】Passage1ReviewofMarkets一CornFuturesFuturesmarket

forcorn,wheatandsoybeanshaveatoughacttofollowin1997.Thepast12

monthsfeaturedsomeofthemostvolatilegrainpricesinrecenthistory,as

weathermovedthemarketdramatically.Recordsweresetforbothpriceandvolume.

Corn-futurespricesmarchedup57%fromthebeginningoftheyear.Wheat-futures

pricesalsoskyrocketedtoanall-timehightoabout$7abushel,doublingin

pricessinceearly1995.Increasingworld-widedemandandanexpectationof

record-lowcropproductionbecauseofunfavorableweatherledtohighpricesearly

in1996.Forwheat,conditionsstayeddrythroughMay，whileforcornand

soybeans,weatherremaineddryinkeyproducingregionsintoJune.Becauseofthe

weatherearlyintheyear,thenation'sgranariesheldaprecariouslylowamount-

just426millionbushelsofcornatonepointinSeptember,thelowestlevelsince

the1970s.Butjustwhensupplyconcernspushedpricesintotherecord-

breakingrange，rainsandinterna-tionalsupplyspoiledthebullishparty.

Farmersplanted8millionmoreacresofcornalonein1996andlargecropsalso

camefromEuropeandAustralia.Thehighpriceencouragedshiftsinplanning-

areaandyieldwentup.Soybeandemandcouldoutpaceitsgraincousinsbecause

oftherapidgrowthinChina,whichrecentlyswitchedfrombeinganexportertoan

importerofsoybeanproducts.Andifthereareanyproblemswithproduction,the

marketisliabletohavealargepriceadvance.Becauseoftheweather,many

countriesstoredmorecornthanexpected.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

20、【判断题】Passage1ReviewofMarkets一CornFuturesFuturesmarket

forcorn,wheatandsoybeanshaveatoughacttofollowin1997.Thepast12

monthsfeaturedsomeofthemostvolatilegrainpricesinrecenthistory,as

weathermovedthemarketdramatically.Recordsweresetforbothpriceandvolume.

Corn-futurespricesmarchedup57%fromthebeginningoftheyear.Wheat-futures

pricesalsoskyrocketedtoanall-timehightoabout$7abushel,doublingin

pricessinceearly1995.Increasingworld-widedemandandanexpectationof

record-lowcropproductionbecauseofunfavorableweatherledtohighpricesearly

in1996.Forwheat,conditionsstayeddrythroughMay，whileforcornand

soybeans,weatherremaineddryinkeyproducingregionsintoJune.Becauseofthe

weatherearlyintheyear,thenation'sgranariesheldaprecariouslylowamount-

just426millionbushelsofcornatonepointinSeptember,thelowestlevelsince

the1970s.Butjustwhensupplyconcernspushedpricesintotherecord-

breakingrange，rainsandinterna-tionalsupplyspoiledthebullishparty.

Farmersplanted8millionmoreacresofcornalonein1996andlargecropsalso

camefromEuropeandAustralia.Thehighpriceencouragedshiftsinplanning-

areaandyieldwentup.Soybeandemandcouldoutpaceitsgraincousinsbecause

oftherapidgrowthinChina,whichrecentlyswitchedfrombeinganexportertoan

importerofsoybeanproducts.Andifthereareanyproblemswithproduction,the

marketisliabletohavealargepriceadvance.Rapiddemandgrowthmakes

Chinabecomeanimporterofsoybean.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：A

21、【判断题】Passage2SmoothRideontheRoadtosuccessItisthegood

fortuneoftheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)thatthecountryanditseconomyare

enjoyingamuchsofterride.Thefederationisfunctioningsmoothlywithfew

obviousobstaclesonthepathahead.Alotofthemultinationalcompanieshave

chosenDubaitotargettheirmarkets.Theyrecognizethatheretheycanhavethe

internationalexposure,theservicesandaccesstothestorageanddistribution

networks.TheyarelookingatDubaiasadistributionandmanagementcenterfor

thewholeoftheMiddleEast.Therangeofeconomicactivityremainsoneof

theUAE'sgreatstrengthsincombatingtheperi-odicdownturnsintheoilmarket.

Nevertheless,itiswidelyacknowledgedthattheoilpricecontinuedtohavea

disproportionatebearingontheeconomy'swell-beingandthatfurther

diversificationisrequired.Strongemphasisisbeingattachedtothedevelopment

ofnon-oilactivity,whetheritbethroughjointstockinvestmentcompaniesor

governmentagencies.Howeverotheraspectsofeconomicreformhavehardlygot

ontopoliticalagenda.Therehasbeennoprivatizationandstillthereisn't

astockexchange.Nextyearmayseesomeaction.Thereviewofthedraft

stockexchangerulesisnearingcompletionandthat1996shouldseethe

publicationofastockexchangelaw.Yet,fewexpectasea-changeineconomic

policy.Thetrendistowardseconomicreform,butitwon'tberushed.Thereis

stillenoughmoneyaroundtosatisfymostpeople'sexpectation.Asimilar

assessmentwasmadeinarecentstudybytheEmiratesIndustrialBankonthe

possibilityofgreaterprivateinvolvementininfrastructureprojects.“Forthe

UAEalthoughthesearenotpressingpolicyconcerns,itmightbeworthwhile

tostartlookingatthebestinstitutionalarrangementsfromamediumtolongterm

perspectiveformanagingtheinfrastructure,"itsaid.Alotofmultinational

companiescametoDubaiandsetuptheiroffices.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：A

22、【判断题】Passage2SmoothRideontheRoadtosuccessItisthegood

fortuneoftheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)thatthecountryanditseconomyare

enjoyingamuchsofterride.Thefederationisfunctioningsmoothlywithfew

obviousobstaclesonthepathahead.Alotofthemultinationalcompanieshave

chosenDubaitotargettheirmarkets.Theyrecognizethatheretheycanhavethe

internationalexposure,theservicesandaccesstothestorageanddistribution

networks.TheyarelookingatDubaiasadistributionandmanagementcenterfor

thewholeoftheMiddleEast.Therangeofeconomicactivityremainsoneof

theUAE'sgreatstrengthsincombatingtheperi-odicdownturnsintheoilmarket.

Nevertheless,itiswidelyacknowledgedthattheoilpricecontinuedtohavea

disproportionatebearingontheeconomy'swell-beingandthatfurther

diversificationisrequired.Strongemphasisisbeingattachedtothedevelopment

ofnon-oilactivity,whetheritbethroughjointstockinvestmentcompaniesor

governmentagencies.Howeverotheraspectsofeconomicreformhavehardlygot

ontopoliticalagenda.Therehasbeennoprivatizationandstillthereisn't

astockexchange.Nextyearmayseesomeaction.Thereviewofthedraft

stockexchangerulesisnearingcompletionandthat1996shouldseethe

publicationofastockexchangelaw.Yet,fewexpectasea-changeineconomic

policy.Thetrendistowardseconomicreform,butitwon'tberushed.Thereis

stillenoughmoneyaroundtosatisfymostpeople'sexpectation.Asimilar

assessmentwasmadeinarecentstudybytheEmiratesIndustrialBankonthe

possibilityofgreaterprivateinvolvementininfrastructureprojects.“Forthe

UAEalthoughthesearenotpressingpolicyconcerns,itmightbeworthwhile

tostartlookingatthebestinstitutionalarrangementsfromamediumtolongterm

perspectiveformanagingtheinfrastructure,"itsaid.Todealwiththefall

inthepriceofoil,UAEbegantodevelopnon-oilactivities.

正确

A:

错误

答B:案：A

23、【判断题】Passage2SmoothRideontheRoadtosuccessItisthegood

fortuneoftheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)thatthecountryanditseconomyare

enjoyingamuchsofterride.Thefederationisfunctioningsmoothlywithfew

obviousobstaclesonthepathahead.Alotofthemultinationalcompanieshave

chosenDubaitotargettheirmarkets.Theyrecognizethatheretheycanhavethe

internationalexposure,theservicesandaccesstothestorageanddistribution

networks.TheyarelookingatDubaiasadistributionandmanagementcenterfor

thewholeoftheMiddleEast.Therangeofeconomicactivityremainsoneof

theUAE'sgreatstrengthsincombatingtheperi-odicdownturnsintheoilmarket.

Nevertheless,itiswidelyacknowledgedthattheoilpricecontinuedtohavea

disproportionatebearingontheeconomy'swell-beingandthatfurther

diversificationisrequired.Strongemphasisisbeingattachedtothedevelopment

ofnon-oilactivity,whetheritbethroughjointstockinvestmentcompaniesor

governmentagencies.Howeverotheraspectsofeconomicreformhavehardlygot

ontopoliticalagenda.Therehasbeennoprivatizationandstillthereisn't

astockexchange.Nextyearmayseesomeaction.Thereviewofthedraft

stockexchangerulesisnearingcompletionandthat1996shouldseethe

publicationofastockexchangelaw.Yet,fewexpectasea-changeineconomic

policy.Thetrendistowardseconomicreform,butitwon'tberushed.Thereis

stillenoughmoneyaroundtosatisfymostpeople'sexpectation.Asimilar

assessmentwasmadeinarecentstudybytheEmiratesIndustrialBankonthe

possibilityofgreaterprivateinvolvementininfrastructureprojects.“Forthe

UAEalthoughthesearenotpressingpolicyconcerns,itmightbeworthwhile

tostartlookingatthebestinstitutionalarrangementsfromamediumtolongterm

perspectiveformanagingtheinfrastructure,"itsaid.Astockexchangewill

neverbeallowedinUAE.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

24、【判断题】Passage2SmoothRideontheRoadtosuccessItisthegood

fortuneoftheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)thatthecountryanditseconomyare

enjoyingamuchsofterride.Thefederationisfunctioningsmoothlywithfew

obviousobstaclesonthepathahead.Alotofthemultinationalcompanieshave

chosenDubaitotargettheirmarkets.Theyrecognizethatheretheycanhavethe

internationalexposure,theservicesandaccesstothestorageanddistribution

networks.TheyarelookingatDubaiasadistributionandmanagementcenterfor

thewholeoftheMiddleEast.Therangeofeconomicactivityremainsoneof

theUAE'sgreatstrengthsincombatingtheperi-odicdownturnsintheoilmarket.

Nevertheless,itiswidelyacknowledgedthattheoilpricecontinuedtohavea

disproportionatebearingontheeconomy'swell-beingandthatfurther

diversificationisrequired.Strongemphasisisbeingattachedtothedevelopment

ofnon-oilactivity,whetheritbethroughjointstockinvestmentcompaniesor

governmentagencies.Howeverotheraspectsofeconomicreformhavehardlygot

ontopoliticalagenda.Therehasbeennoprivatizationandstillthereisn't

astockexchange.Nextyearmayseesomeaction.Thereviewofthedraft

stockexchangerulesisnearingcompletionandthat1996shouldseethe

publicationofastockexchangelaw.Yet,fewexpectasea-changeineconomic

policy.Thetrendistowardseconomicreform,butitwon'tberushed.Thereis

stillenoughmoneyaroundtosatisfymostpeople'sexpectation.Asimilar

assessmentwasmadeinarecentstudybytheEmiratesIndustrialBankonthe

possibilityofgreaterprivateinvolvementininfrastructureprojects.“Forthe

UAEalthoughthesearenotpressingpolicyconcerns,itmightbeworthwhile

tostartlookingatthebestinstitutionalarrangementsfromamediumtolongterm

perspectiveformanagingtheinfrastructure,"itsaid.Therewillbea

fundamentalreforminUAE'seconomypolicy.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

25、【判断题】Passage2SmoothRideontheRoadtosuccessItisthegood

fortuneoftheUnitedArabEmirates(UAE)thatthecountryanditseconomyare

enjoyingamuchsofterride.Thefederationisfunctioningsmoothlywithfew

obviousobstaclesonthepathahead.Alotofthemultinationalcompanieshave

chosenDubaitotargettheirmarkets.Theyrecognizethatheretheycanhavethe

internationalexposure,theservicesandaccesstothestorageanddistribution

networks.TheyarelookingatDubaiasadistributionandmanagementcenterfor

thewholeoftheMiddleEast.Therangeofeconomicactivityremainsoneof

theUAE'sgreatstrengthsincombatingtheperi-odicdownturnsintheoilmarket.

Nevertheless,itiswidelyacknowledgedthattheoilpricecontinuedtohavea

disproportionatebearingontheeconomy'swell-beingandthatfurther

diversificationisrequired.Strongemphasisisbeingattachedtothedevelopment

ofnon-oilactivity,whetheritbethroughjointstockinvestmentcompaniesor

governmentagencies.Howeverotheraspectsofeconomicreformhavehardlygot

ontopoliticalagenda.Therehasbeennoprivatizationandstillthereisn't

astockexchange.Nextyearmayseesomeaction.Thereviewofthedraft

stockexchangerulesisnearingcompletionandthat1996shouldseethe

publicationofastockexchangelaw.Yet,fewexpectasea-changeineconomic

policy.Thetrendistowardseconomicreform,butitwon'tberushed.Thereis

stillenoughmoneyaroundtosatisfymostpeople'sexpectation.Asimilar

assessmentwasmadeinarecentstudybytheEmiratesIndustrialBankonthe

possibilityofgreaterprivateinvolvementininfrastructureprojects.“Forthe

UAEalthoughthesearenotpressingpolicyconcerns,itmightbeworthwhile

tostartlookingatthebestinstitutionalarrangementsfromamediumtolongterm

perspectiveformanagingtheinfrastructure,"itsaid.Privateinvestmentare

alwaysencouragedininfrastructureprojectsinUAE.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

26、【问答题】知识产权

答案：intellectualpropertyright

27、【问答题】进口配额

答案：importquotas

28、【问答题】有形贸易

答案：visibletrade

29、【问答题】硬通货

答案：hardcurrency

30、【问答题】特许专营权

答案：franchise

31、【问答题】企业家精神

答案：entrepreneurship

32、【问答题】流动资产

答案：liquidassets

33、【问答题】优惠税率

答案：preferentialtaxrate

34、【问答题】证券交易所

答案：stockexchange

35、【问答题】制成品

答案：manufacturedgoods

36、【问答题】portfolioinvestment

答案：证券投资

37、【问答题】tradedeficit

答案：贸易逆差

38、【问答题】governmentprocurement

答案：政府采购

39、【问答题】conglomerate

答案：跨行业公司

40、【问答题】fledglingindustries

答案：新兴工业

41、【问答题】tradesanctions

答案：贸易制裁

42、【问答题】certificateoforigin

答案：产地证明书

43、【问答题】braintrust

答案：智囊团

44、【问答题】BankofInternationalSettlements

答案：国际清算银行

45、【问答题】free-tradezone

答案：自由贸易区

46、【问答题】Passage1Disputesoverfarmtradehavebedevilledthecurrent

roundofGATTtalksfromthestart.Thatisunsurprising.Fordecadesgovernments

everywherehavesuppressedmarketforcesinagriculturewith_subsidies_，tariffs,

quotas，monopolypurchasingboardsandalltheotherparaphernaliaofmule-

headedintervention.Ononeplausibleestimate，consumersinindustrialcountries

pay$300billionayearintaxesandhigherpricestosupportfarming.

Evenallowingfortheincometransferredtofarmers,thenetwelfarelosscaused

bytheindustrialcountries'farmpoliciesis$100billionayear.What

exactlyarethosereformsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(CAP)thatEurope's

governmentsagreedto?Oncereals，whereEuropeandAmericahave_squabbled_

mostfiercely,theGATT'sdirector-generalsuggestedcutsof20%inthevalue

oftheCAP'sproductionsubsidies._Americasaiditwouldsettlefornothingelse_.

TheECthencameupwithanewplantore-formtheCAP.Itsmainideaisto

replacesomeproductionsubsidieswithdirectpaymentstofarmers.Inwhatway

could“subsidies”suppressmarkedforcesinthefarmtrade?

答案：Inafreemarket,thepricesoffarmproductsaredecidedbythe

relationshipbetweendemandandsupply.Ifgovernmentsprovidefarmerswith

subsidies,thefarmerswillbeabletosellthefarmproductsatlowerprices

thanthosewithoutsubsidiesatforeignmarkets.

47、【问答题】Passage1Disputesoverfarmtradehavebedevilledthecurrent

roundofGATTtalksfromthestart.Thatisunsurprising.Fordecadesgovernments

everywherehavesuppressedmarketforcesinagriculturewith_subsidies_，tariffs,

quotas，monopolypurchasingboardsandalltheotherparaphernaliaofmule-

headedintervention.Ononeplausibleestimate，consumersinindustrialcountries

pay$300billionayearintaxesandhigherpricestosupportfarming.

Evenallowingfortheincometransferredtofarmers,thenetwelfarelosscaused

bytheindustrialcountries'farmpoliciesis$100billionayear.What

exactlyarethosereformsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(CAP)thatEurope's

governmentsagreedto?Oncereals，whereEuropeandAmericahave_squabbled_

mostfiercely,theGATT'sdirector-generalsuggestedcutsof20%inthevalue

oftheCAP'sproductionsubsidies._Americasaiditwouldsettlefornothingelse_.

TheECthencameupwithanewplantore-formtheCAP.Itsmainideaisto

replacesomeproductionsubsidieswithdirectpaymentstofarmers.What

does“squabble”meanhere?

答案：Squabblemeantofightorargue，oftenaboutunimportantthings.

48、【问答题】Passage1Disputesoverfarmtradehavebedevilledthecurrent

roundofGATTtalksfromthestart.Thatisunsurprising.Fordecadesgovernments

everywherehavesuppressedmarketforcesinagriculturewith_subsidies_，tariffs,

quotas，monopolypurchasingboardsandalltheotherparaphernaliaofmule-

headedintervention.Ononeplausibleestimate，consumersinindustrialcountries

pay$300billionayearintaxesandhigherpricestosupportfarming.

Evenallowingfortheincometransferredtofarmers,thenetwelfarelosscaused

bytheindustrialcountries'farmpoliciesis$100billionayear.What

exactlyarethosereformsofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(CAP)thatEurope's

governmentsagreedto?Oncereals，whereEuropeandAmericahave_squabbled_

mostfiercely,theGATT'sdirector-generalsuggestedcutsof20%inthevalue

oftheCAP'sproductionsubsidies._Americasaiditwouldsettlefornothingelse_.

TheECthencameupwithanewplantore-formtheCAP.Itsmainideaisto

replacesomeproductionsubsidieswithdirectpaymentstofarmers.Fromthe

sentenceunderlined,doyouthinkwhatattitudeAmericatooktowardsthereform

suggestedbytheGATT'sdirector-general?

答案：AmericafirmlysupportedthereformsuggestedbytheGATT'sdirector-

general.

49、【问答题】Passage2Anotabledevelopmentin1991wasanarrowingof

currentaccountimbalancesofmostmajorindustrialcountries:TheU.S.current-

accountdeficitmovedtonearbalance._Thetradecomponentofthedeficit_

narrowedaslowerinflationandearlierdollardepreciationimproved

competitiveness,whilethetransferscomponentmovedintosubstantialsurplus

becauseofwar-relatedpayments.Moreover,therewasaremarkableswinginthe

Germancurrentaccount——fromasurplusequivalentto3.2%ofGDPin1990toa

deficitof1.3%.Acontinuationofthesurgeofimportsthatfollowedunification,

aswellastheearlierappreciationofthedeutschemark，contributedtotheswing.

Severalimportantdevelopmentsinmonetaryconditionsalsotookplacein1991.

Reflectingmore_accommodative_monetarypolicy,nominalshort-terminterestrates

fellintheUnitedStates.Incontrast,theincreaseinGermannominalshort-term

interestratestopostwarhighsnarrowedthepotentialofsomeEuropeanMonetary

Systempartnerstoreducetheirrates.What'sthemeaningof“thetrade

componentofthedeficit”?

答案：theeffectoftradeasacauseofthedeficit

50、【问答题】Passage2Anotabledevelopmentin1991wasanarrowingof

currentaccountimbalancesofmostmajorindustrialcountries:TheU.S.current-

accountdeficitmovedtonearbalance._Thetradecomponentofthedeficit_

narrowedaslowerinflationandearlierdollardepreciationimproved

competitiveness,whilethetransferscomponentmovedintosubstantialsurplus

bec