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Aemploymentrate.
Bconsumerspending.
Cinterestrate.
Dgoldreserve.
【正确答案】:
B
【本题分数】:
1.0分
【答案解析】
[听力原文]
TheU.S.LaborDepartmentsaysthenumberofnewclaimsforunemploymentbenefitsroselastweek,reversingadeclineinnewclaimsfromtheweekbefore.
Thursday'
sreportsaidnewjoblessclaimsincreasedby37,000to464,000intheweekendingJuly17.Thereportalsosaidthenumberofpeoplewhocontinuetoreceiveunemploymentbenefitsfellslightly,toabout4.5million.
(1)OnWednesday,theheadoftheU.S.CentralBanktoldlawmakersthattheoutlookfortheworld'
sbiggesteconomyis"
unusuallyuncertain,"
hurtbyaweakiobmarketthathaslimitedconsumerspending,whichisakeydriveroftheU.S.economy.
(2)FederalReserveChairmanBenBernankealsowarneditwilllikelytakea"
significantamountoftime"
torestorethemorethaneightmillionjobslostduringtherecession.
Bernankesaidthecentralbankwouldcontinuetokeepthecountry'
skeyinterestratenearzeropercentinanefforttohelpsparkeconomicgrowthandthattheFedisreadytotakeadditionalactionsifnecessary.ButhealsosaidalloftheFed'
sremainingoptionscomewithpotentialdrawbacks.
第2题
Howmanyjobswerelostduringtherecession?
A37,000.
B464,000.
CAbout4.5million.
DOver8million.
D
第3题
WhoareresponsibleforsettingthegoalsforpublicschoolteachinginAmerica?
AChiefstateschoolofficers.
BLocalSchoolmasters.
CLocalandstateschoolboards.
DLocaleducationbureau.
C
[听力原文]
AmericanshaveneverhadnationaIeducationstandards.
(1)Goalsforwhatpublicschoolsshouldteacharesetbystateandlocalschoolboards.Theirmembersareoftenelected.
ButsomeAmericanssaythelackofnationalstandardsiswronginacompetitiveglobaleconomy.FormerpresidentBillClintonsaiditwasasifsomehowschoolboards"
couldlegislatedifferencesinalgebraormathorreading."
PresidentGeorgeW.BushandCongressexpandedfederalintervention.Hiseducationlaw,stillineffect,requiredstatestoshowyearlyprogressinstudentlearningasmeasuredbythestates'
owntests.
Now,theObamaadministrationsupportswhatareknownastheCommonCoreStateStandards.Theseweredevelopedinayearlongprocessledbystategovernorsandchiefstateschoolofficers.TexasandAlaskaweretheonlystatesnottotakepart.
(2)Thestandardsareintwosubjectareas,English-languageartsandmathematics.Theyestablishgoalsforeachyearfromkindergartenthroughgradetwelve;
Theaimisforstudentstofinishhighschoolfullypreparedforcollegeandcareers.
第4题
OnwhichsubjectscantheCommonCoreStateStandardsbeapplied?
AAlgebraandmathematics.
BMathematicsandarts.
CEnglish-languageartsandmathematics.
DEnglish-languageartsandalgebra.
二、ReadingComprehension(Comprehension)(共20小题,共20.0分)Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheetTwo.
HistorybuffsstillwaxpoeticaboutthebrutalpatentbattlesacenturyagobetweentheWrightbrothersandGlennCurtis,anotheraviationpioneer.Thecurrentsmart-phonepatentwardoesnotquitehavethesameromance,butitcouldbeasimportant.
Hardlyaweekpasseswithoutanewcase.MotorolasuedApplethismonth,havingitselfbeensuedbyMicrosoftafewdaysearlier.Since2006thenumberofmobile-phone-relatedpatentcomplaintshasincreasedby20%annually,accordingtoLexMachina,afirmthatkeepsadatabaseofintellectual-propertyspatsinAmerica.
Mostsuitswerefiledbypatentownerswhohailfromanotherindustry,suchasKodak(afirmfromabygoneerathatnowmakesprinters),orbypatenttrolls(firmsthatbuypatentsnotinordertomakeproducts,buttosueothersforallegedlyinfringingthem).Butinrecentmonthsthemakersofhandsetsandrelatedsoftwarethemselveshavebecomemuchmorelitigious,reportsJoshuaWalker,thebossofLexMachina.
Thisorgyforlawyersispartlyaresultoftheexplosionofthemarketforsmart-phones.IDC,amarket-researchfirm,expectsthat270msmartphoneswillbesoldthisyear:
55%morethanin2009."
Ithasbecomeworthwhiletodefendone'
sintellectualproperty,"
saysRichardWindsorofNomura,aninvestmentbank.
Yetthereismorethanthisgoingon.Smartphonesarenotjustanothertypeofhandset,butfully-fledgedcomputers,whichcomeloadedwithsoftwarean