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I.ReadingComprehension(30%;
onemarkeach):
PassageOne
TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprise,market-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmen,strivingtomakeprofits,producethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionwithotherbusinessmen;
andtheprofitmotive,operatingundercompetitivepressures,largelydetermineshowthesegoodsandservicesareproduced.Thus,intheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthedemandofindividualconsumers,coupledwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsandthedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes,thattogetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhowresourcesareusedtoproduceit.
Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthemechanismbywhichconsumerdemandscanbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomy,thismechanismisprovidedbyapricesystem,aprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponsetorelativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedbyseller-producers.Iftheproductisinshortsupplyrelativetothedemand,thepricewillbebidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.If,ontheotherhand,producingmoreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscost,thiswilltendtoincreasethesupplyofferedbyseller-producers,whichinturnwilllowerthepriceandpermitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.Thus,priceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmericaeconomicsystem.
Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomyisthatindividualareallowedtoownproductiveresources(privateproperty),andtheyarepermittedtohirelabor,gaincontrolovernaturalresources,andproducegoodsandservicesforsaleataprofit.IntheAmericaneconomy,theconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrights,includingtherighttodeterminethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual.
1.InPara.1,“thedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomes”means___.
A.Americansneverfeelsatisfiedwiththeirincomes.
B.Americanstendtooverstatetheamountoftheirincomes.
C.Americanswanttohavetheirincomesincreased.
D.Americanswanttoincreasethepurchasingpoweroftheirincomes.
2.Thefirsttwosentencesinthesecondparagraphclarifytheideatousthat___.
A.producerscansatisfytheconsumersbymechanizedproduction.
B.consumerscanexpresstheirdemandsthroughproducers.
C.producersdecidethepricesofproducts.
D.supplyanddemandregulateprices.
3.Theword“embraces”inPara.3probablyparallels___.
A.enfold
B.hug
C.comprehend
D.support
4.Accordingtothepassage,aprivate-enterpriseeconomyischaracterizedby___.
A.privatepropertyandrightsconcerned.
B.manpowerandnaturalresourcescontrol.
C.ownershipofproductiveresources
D.freecontractsandprices.
5.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout___.
A.howAmericangoodsareproduced.
B.howAmericanconsumersbuytheirgoods.
C.howAmericaneconomicsystemworks.
D.howAmericanbusinessmanmaketheirprofits.
PassageTwo
Theconflictbetweengoodandevilisacommonthemerunningthroughthegreatliteratureanddramaoftheworld,fromthetimeoftheancientGreekstoallthepresent.Theprinciplethatconflictistheheartofdramaticactionwhenillustratedbyconcreteexamples,almostalwaysturnsupsomeaspectofthestrugglebetweengoodandevil.
Theideathatthereisneithergoodnorevil--inanyabsolutemoralorreligioussense―iswidespreadinourtimes.Therearevariousrelativisticandbehavioristicstandardsofethics.Ifthesestandardsevenadmitthedistinctionbetweengoodandevil,itisasarelativematterandnotaswhirlwindofchoicesthatliesatthecenterofliving.Inanysuchstateofmind,conflictcanatbest,beonlyapettymatter,lackingtrueuniversality.Theactsoftheevildoerandofthevirtuousmanalikebecomedramaticallyneutralized.ImaginethereducedeffectofCrimeandPunishmentorTheBrothersKaramazoc,hadDostoevskythoughtthatgoodandevil,asportrayedinthosebooks,werewhollyrelative,andifhehadhadnoconvictionaboutthem.
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thaveavitalliteratureifyouignoreorshunevil.WhatyougetthenistheworldofPollyanna,goody-goodyinplaceofthegood.Cry,TheBelovedCountryisagreatanddramaticnovelbecauseAlanPaton,inadditiontobeingaskilledworkman,seeswithcleareyesbothgoodandevil,differentiatesthem,pitchesthemintoconflictwitheachother,andtakessides.Heseesthatthe