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1、全国职称英语等级测验试题(财经类)二10 / 10 作者： 日期：个人收集整理，勿做商业用途全国职称英语等级考试试题(财经类)二第三部分阅读理解(80分) Passage1 Onephaseofthebusinesscycleistheexpansionphase.Thisphaseisatwo-foldone,includingrecoveryandprosperity.Duringtherecoveryperiodthereisever-growingexpansionofexistingfacilitiesandnewfacilitiesforproductionarecreated.M
2、orebusinessesarecreatedandolderonesexpanded.Improvementsofvariouskindsaremade.Thereisaneverincreasingoptimism(乐观主义)aboutthefutureofeconomicgrowth.Muchcapitalisinvestedinmachineryorheavyindustry.Morelaborisemployed.Morerawmaterialsarerequired.Asonepartoftheeconomydevelops,otherpartsareaffected.Forexa
3、mple,agreatexpansioninautomobilesresultsinanexpansionofthesteel,glass,andindustries.Roadsarerequired.Thusthecementandmachineryindustriesarestimulated.Demandforlaborandmaterialsresultsingreaterprosperityforworkersandsuppliers(供应商)ofrawmaterials,includingfarmers.Thisincreasespurchasingpowerandthevolum
4、eofgoodsboughtandsold.Thusprosperityisdiffused(扩散)amongthevariousportionsofthepopulation.Thisprosperityperiodmaycontinuetoriseandrisewithoutanapparentend.Howeveratimecomeswhenthisphasereachesapeakandstopspiraling(盘旋地移动)upwards.Thisistheendoftheexpansionphase. 21.Wemayassumethatinthenextparagraphthew
5、riterwilldiscuss_. A.uniondemands B.thestatusofthefarmer C.thehighercostofliving D.therecessionperiod 22.Thetitlebelowthatbestexpressestheideaofthispassageis_. A.TheBusinessCycle B.TheRecoveryStage C.AttainingProsperity D.ThePeriodofGoodTimes 23.Prosperityinoneindustry_. A.reflectsitselfinmanyotheri
6、ndustries B.willspiralupwards C.willaffectthesteelindustry D.willendabruptly 24.Whichofthefollowingindustrieswillprobablybeagoodindicatorofaperiodofexpansion? A.Toys. B.Machinetools. C.Foodstuffs. D.Farming. 25.Duringtheperiodofprosperity,peopleregardthefuture_. A.cautiously B.inaconfidentmanner C.o
7、pportunely D.indifferentlyPassage2 Thevalueofmoneyisgoingdown.Whatyoucouldbuyin1970for20,now,in1979costs56.40.Thatsinflationandnobodylikesit,leastofalltheBankofEngland.Oneoftheresultsofinflationisthatpeopleneedcoinsandnotesofhighervalue.Atthemoment,thenoteofthehighestvaluewhichisgenerallyincirculati
8、on(流通)isthe20note.Now,theBankofEnglandplanstointroduceanew,50note.AndtheBankistryingtodecidewhichfamousEnglishmanorwomantoputonthebackofthenewnote. Quiteaproblem.TheBankusuallychoosessafe,historicalpersonalities.WealreadyhaveSirIsaacNewton,thescientist,thefirstduckofWellington,thefamoussoldierwholed
9、theBritisharmyatWaterloo,FlorenceNightingale,founderofEnglishnursingand-ofcourse-Shakespeare.Sofar,thelistofpossiblechoicesforthe50noteisquitepredictable(可预测的).TheresSirFrancisDrake,torepresenttheachievementsofEnglishexplorersinthesixteenthcentury.ThenwehaveLordNelson,anothersailorandthemanwhowonthe
10、battleofTrafalgarin1805forEngland.IsambardKingdomBrunel,theengineer,isalsoonthelistbecauseofthemagnificentbridgeswhichhebuilt.TheBankwillnotforgetmusicthistimeeither-sirEdwardElgar,oneofourmostfamouscomposersofthenineteenthcenturyisapossiblechoice.Iftheychooseawoman,thefaminist(女权主义者)movementhastwor
11、epresentatives;Boadicea,QueenoftheearlyEnglishtribesofthefirstcentury,whofoughtagainsttheRomans,orEmilyPankhurst,whofoughttogetthevoteforwomenearlyinthiscentury. Whatdoyouthinkofthisselection?Theresnoonewhowasaliveinthelastfiftyyearsonitandnopoliticalleader.Whynot?WhydoesnttheBankchoosepopularheroes
12、-liketheBeetles,forexample?WriteandtellBBCModernEnglishwhoisonyourlistforthisbanknote.Imagineyouhavetochoosesomepersonalitytogoonabanknoteinyourowncountry.Whoisyourchoice? 26.Inflationinthisstorymeans_. A.riseinpricesresultingfromanincreaseinthemoney,credit,etc. B.theriseandfallofthevoiceinspeaking C.theprocessofinflatingorbeinginflated D.anillnessbroughtbyinfection 27.Whodislike(s)inflationmost? A.Ordinarypeople. B.Merchants. C.Officials. D.TheBankofEngland. 28.Whyisthereno-onewhowasaliveinthelastfiftyyearsintheselectionandnopoliticalleader? A.Be
