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s the end of the expansion phase.全國(guó)職稱英語(yǔ)等級(jí)考試試題(財(cái)經(jīng)類)二第三部分 閱讀理解 (80分) Passage 1 21. We may assume that in the next paragraph the writer will discuss _______. ○B(yǎng). the status of the farmer ○D. the recession period ○A. The Business Cycle ○C. Attaining Prosperity 23. Prosperity in one industry _________. ○B(yǎng). will spiral upwards ○D. will end abruptly ○A. Toys. ○C. Foodstuffs. 25. During the period of prosperity, people regard the future ___________. ○B(yǎng). in a confident manner ○D. indifferently Boadicea, Queen of the early English tribes of the first century, who fought against the Romans, or Emily Pankhurst, who fought to get the vote for women early in this century. What do you think of this selection? There’s no one who was alive in the last fifty years on it and no political leader. Why not? Why doesn’t the Bank choose popular heroeslike the Beetles, for example? Write and tell BBC Modern English who is on your list for this banknote. Imagine you have to choose some personality to go on a banknote in your own country. Who is your choice? 26. Inflation in this story means _________. ○A. rise in prices resulting from an increase in the money, credit, etc. ○B(yǎng). the rise and fall of the voice in speaking ○C. the process of inflating or being inflated ○D. an illness brought by infection 27. Who dislike(s) inflation most? ○A. Ordinary people. ○B(yǎng). Merchants. ○C. Officials. ○D. The Bank of England. 28. Why is there noone who was alive in the last fifty years in the selection and no political leader? ○A. Because the Bank of England does not like contemporary figures and political leaders. ○B(yǎng). Because living personalities and political leaders are not as influential as anyone in this selection. ○C. Because the Bank of England usually chooses safe and historical personalities. ○D. Because living personalities and political leaders are not allowed to be put on the back of the new banknote. 29. The British army at Waterloo was fighting against _________. ○A. the Indian army ○B(yǎng). the French army ○C. the Spanish army ○D. the Russian army 30. BBC Modern English is _____________. ○A. a book ○B(yǎng). a TV program ○C. a TV guide ○D. a magazine for students of English as a foreign language第四部分 概括大意 (20分) 給下面一篇文章的每一段概括大意。 31. F abundance and Price Rising The long years of food shortage in this country have suddenly give way to apparent abundance. Stores and shops are choked with food. Rationing (定量供應(yīng)) is virtually suspended (暫停), and overseas suppliers (供應(yīng)商) have been asked to hold back deliveries. Yet, instead of joy, there is widespread uneasiness and confusion. Why do food prices keep on rising when there seems to be so much more food about? Is the abundance only temporary, or has it e to stay? Does it mean that we need to think less now about producing more food at home? No one knows what to expect. 32. Rea The recent growth of export surpluses on the world food market has certainly been unexpectedly great, partly because a strange sequence of two successful grain harvests in North America is now being followed by a third. Most of Britain’s overseas suppliers of meat, too, are offering more this year and home