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1、 PETS全国职称英语等级考试样题(财经类)(3)依据短文内容完成句子，每个空格只能填一个单词。有的单词第一个字母已经给出，请将其余字母补全。Once upon a time (not so very long ago, either!) industrial goodswere made to last forever. If you bought a car or a stove, it was a once-in-a-life time investment. You paid good money for it, and you took good care of it.Nowaday
2、s industry has persuaded us that products shouldnt last a long time.Its cheaper to throw them away than it is to repair them. This has leddirectly to the “throw away society“ which is a tremendous (巨大的) waste ofthe earths resources.Just think of the cars that are traded daily, just because they areo
3、ut of style. Think of the expensive packaging material that is thrown awayevery time a new object is bought. And we consumers (消费者) have to pay forthat material! Our industrial society has turned us into spoiled children. Thiswastefulness (消费) has got into the mess we are in now. when we have noreso
4、urces left, then well start to take care of what we have. But why cant weact before this happens? Why cant we go back to being a society in which theprevention (防止) of waste is a virtue (美德)?16. Not long ago, products were made to last to _ as you take care ofthem.17. People dont repair many things
5、nowadays because they spend _ to buy anew one.18. The shoppers have to pay not only for the goods themselves but also for the_ paper.19. According to the authors idea, we should take care of what we have whenthere are _ resources left.20. “The mess“ (in the 5th Line of 2nd Paragraph) means _.第三局部 阅读
6、理解 (80分)Passage 1One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phaseis a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity. During the recoveryperiod there is ever - growing expansion of existing facilities and newfacilities for production are created. More businesses are created and ol
7、derones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an everincreasing optimism (乐观主义) about the future of economic growth. Muchcapital is invested in machinery or “heavy“ industry. More labor is employed.More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, otherparts
8、are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles results in anexpansion of the steel, glass, and industries. Roads are required. Thus thecement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materialsresults in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers (供给商) of rawmateri
9、als, including farmers. This increases purchasing power and the volume ofgoods bought and sold. Thus prosperity is diffused (集中) among the variousportions of the population. This prosperity period may continue to rise andrise without an apparent end. However a time comes when this phase reaches apea
10、k and stop spiraling (回旋地移动) upwards. This is the end of the expansionphase.21. We may assume that in the next paragraph the writer will discuss _.A. union demandsB. the status of the farmerC. the higher cost of livingD. the recession period22. The title below that best expresses the idea of this pa
11、ssage is _.A. The Business CycleB. The Recovery StageC. Attaining ProsperityD. The Period of Good Times23. Prosperity in one industry _.A. reflects itself in many other industriesB. will spiral upwardsC. will affect the steel industry D. will end abruptly 24. Which of the following industries will p
12、robably be a good indicator of aperiod of expansion?A. Toys.B. Machine tools.C. Foodstuffs.D. Farming.25. During the period of prosperity, people regard the future _.A. cautiouslyB. in a confident mannerC. opportunelyD. indifferently Passage 2The value of money is going down. What you could buy in 1
13、970 for20, now, in 1979 costs 56.40. Thats inflation and nobody likes it, leastof all the Bank of England. One of the results of inflation is that people needcoins and notes of higher value. At the moment, the note of the highest valuewhich is generally in circulation(流通) is the 20 note. Now, the Ba
14、nk ofEngland plans to introduce a new, 50 note. And the Bank is trying to decidewhich famous English man or woman to put on the back of the new note.Quite a problem. The Bank usually chooses safe, historical personalities. Wealready have Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist, the first duck of Wellington, thefamous soldier who led the British army at Waterloo, Florence Nightingale,founder of English nursing and - of course - Shakespeare. So far, the list ofpossible choices for the 50 note is quite predictable (可猜测的). Theres SirFrancis Drake, to represent the achievements of English explorers in the
