【正文】 施會強行讓UBS避免進一步的損失。[A] those measures will do more harm to UBS.[A] 這些措施會對UBS造成更多損失。[句子譯文] 方法改變可能是審計員或調(diào)節(jié)員建議的，但更反映了UBS高層的不愿數(shù)月都預(yù)計銀行曝光的意愿，這個被首席執(zhí)行官馬賽爾Rohner形容為“發(fā)狂的”。[句子譯文]緊接著就來了hot iron ：報道有一系列的措施來支持銀行的資本基礎(chǔ)，其中就有新加坡和中東的君主財富基金。提高 可銳教育官網(wǎng)crunch ，危急時刻或緊急狀態(tài)難句突破：Then came the hot iron: news of a series of measures to shore up the bank’s capital base, among them investments from sovereignwealth funds in Singapore and the Middle East.[主體句式] Then came the hot iron.[結(jié)構(gòu)分析] 這是一個有復(fù)雜同位語的一個簡單句。第六段分析UBS面臨的一些問題。第三段第四段分析了其估值的方式。第一段講述UBS銀行面對困境時作了強行止血的選擇。the broader economic impact of the credit crunch is unclear。第一篇：2018年可銳考研英語閱讀理解精選可銳教育官網(wǎng)2018年可銳考研英語閱讀理解精選（二）Text2 Controled bleeding or cauterisation? That was the unappealing choice facing UBS, a Swiss bank which has been badly hurt by the carnage in America’s mortgage bank opted for the it opened the wound, by announcing a hefty $10 billion writedown on its exposure to subprimeinfected now expects a loss for the fourth quarter, which ends this came the hot iron: news of a series of measures to shore up the bank’s capital base, among them investments from sovereignwealth funds in Singapore and the Middle news had been ’s thirdquarter writedown of over SFr4 billionin October looked overly optimistic pared with more aggressive markdowns at other banks such as Citigroup and Merrill falls in the market value of subprime debt since the end of the third quarter made it certain that UBS would take more pain, given its sizeable exposure to toxic collateraliseddebt at Citigroup were predicting in November that writedowns of up to SFr14 billion were then did this new batch of red ink still e as a shock? The answer lies not in the scale of the overall loss, more in UBS’s decision to take the hit in one bank’s marktomodel approach to valuing its subprimerelated holdings had been based on payments data from the underlying mortgage these data show a worsening in credit quality, the deterioration is slower than marktomarket valuations, which have the effect of instantly crystallising all expected future to this gradualist approach, UBS had been expected to take writedowns in managed increments of SFr2 billion3 billion over a period of several now appears that the bank has incorporated market values into its model, sending its fourthquarter writedowns into change of approach may be on the advice of auditors and regulators but it is more likely to reflect a desire by UBS’s bosses to avoid months of speculation about the bank’s exposure, something that Marcel Rohner, the chief executive, described as “distracting”.In a particular indignity for a bank long associated with conservatism, concerns about the level of UBS’s capital ratio had even started to the moves to strengthen its tierone capital, an important measure of bank solidity, by billion, a great deal more than the majority of that money will e from sovereignwealth funds, the white knights of choice for today’s bank in ’s GIC, which manages the citystate’s foreign reserves, has pledged to buy SFr11 billionworth of convertible bonds in UBS。an unnamed Middle Eastern investor will put in a further SFr2 will also raise money by selling treasury shares, and save cash by issuing its 2007 dividend in the form of capital ratio is expected to end up above 12% in the fourth quarter, a strong majority of that money will e from sovereignwealth funds, the white knights of choice for today’s bank in Hopeful talk of lines being drawn under the subprime crisis has been a feature of banks’ quarterly reporting since biggerthanexpected writedowns with biggerthanexpected boosts to capital looks like the right treatment in this UBS still cannot be sure that its problems are deterioration in its subprime asset values is possible。and the damage to the bank’s reputation cannot yet be patient still needs author uses the metaphor “hot iron” to imply that_____.[A] those measures will do more harm to UBS.[B] those measures will cauterize UBS.[C] those measures will forcefully stop UBS from furthur loss.[D] those measures will control bleeding of with the marktomarket valuations, the marktomodel approach could _____.[A] slow down the worsening in credit qualtiy.[B] instantly crystallise all expected future loss.[C] worsen the credit quality.[D] accelerate the deterioration in credit reason that Marcel Rohner thought the chang of approach was “distracting” is _____.[A] this change was unexpected to take place in such a situation.[B] this change was result of the advice of auditors and regulators.[C] this change was unfavorite to UBS.[D] this change was taken to make people dispel their phrase “the white knights” most probably means____.[A] rich people.[B] saviors.[C] generous [D] brave author’s attitude towards UBS’s future is______.[A] optimistic [B] pessimistic [C] uncertain [D] none of the above篇章分析：本篇文章介紹了UBS銀行目前面臨的困境以及其解決困境的一系列措施。第二段講述UBS目前面臨的不好的因素。第五段講述UBS解決資金困難的一系列措施。詞匯注釋：Carnage , 殘殺hefty writedown n.[會計]帳面價值的故意降低shore up markdowns increment , 增量distract indignity , 侮辱, 侮辱的行為solidity pledge , 使發(fā)誓, 抵押, 典當boost 。news of...是前面the hot iron的同位語，to shore up the bank’s capital base是不定式短語作定語修飾前面的measures, 而后面among them...也是用來修飾measures，具體介紹其中的一些措施。The change of approach may be on the advice of auditors and regulators but it is more likely to reflect a desire by UBS’s bosses to avoid months of speculation about the bank’s exposure, something that Marcel Rohner, the chief executive, described as “distracting”.[主體句式] The change of approach may be...but...[結(jié)構(gòu)分析] 這是一個并列句，but 引導(dǎo)的分句比較復(fù)雜，to avoide...不定式短語作前面a desire的定語，而something that...是a desire的同位語，該同位語有一個定語從句。題目分析： author uses the metaphor “hot iron” to imply “烙鐵”這個比喻來暗示_____。[B] those measures will cauterize UBS.[B] 這些措施會灼傷UBS。[D] those measures will control bleeding of UBS.[答案]C 可銳教育官網(wǎng)[分析] 細節(jié)題。但結(jié)合第一段的上下文就可以理解，文章第一段開頭就擺出UBS面臨的抉擇，是有控制的流血還是灼傷，UBS選擇了后者，先是將傷口裸露出來，接著就來了“烙鐵”。因此，答案C最為符合。[A