06年考研英语模拟试题2二文档格式.docx

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sdetractorsaroundtheworld.LastAugustthegovernmentblockadedaroadfordaystopreventherfromvisitingsupportersoutsidethecity.Sincethenshehasbeenundervirtualhousearrest.

Sowhyhavethegeneralssuddenlyrelaxedtheirgrip?

Themostlikelyansweristhattheythinktheycanaffordto,notthattheyhaveto.Thoughwesterncountriesmaintainsanctionsagainsttheregime,itishardtobelievethatitisnowbuckling.MostAsiancountriesarestillhappytodobusinesswithMyanmar,andChinaespeciallyisdoingroaringcross-bordertrade.

Norshouldonereadtoomuchintoreportsofasplitbetweenreformersandhardliners.Traderestrictionsandmulti-tieredexchangeratesdoindeeddistortsomepartsoftheeconomygrotesquely.AndKhinNyunt,oneofthejunta'

stopgenerals,doesappeartosupportmakingsomechanges.Butthereisnotmuchchanceofanythingdramatichappening."

Thethingthattheyallagreeaboutisthatanyeconomicreformwouldcausechaosinthecountry,"

saysonewesternbusinessmanwhopopsinandoutfromThailand.Andalthoughthegovernment'

sgrowthfiguresareoverblown,theeconomyisneverthelessslightlyexpanding,ratherthancontracting.

Moreover,eventhe"

reformers"

withinthejuntahavelittleinterestinlooseninguppolitically.Theydonotthinktheyneedtodosotoimprovetheeconomy,andtheycertainlydonotfeelvulnerablepolitically.Themilitaryregime,saysarecentreportbytheInternationalCrisisGroup,athink-tank,is"

asstrongasatanytimeinthecountry'

shistory"

.Thearmyhasroughlydoubledinsizesince1988,whenitbloodilysuppressedawaveofprotestandinstalleditselfinpower.

UnfortunatelyforMyanmar'

sdemocrats,thegeneralsappeartobesowellentrenchedthattheycannowaffordtoworkontheirpublicrelations.Thereisnoharminreleasingopponentsiftheoppositionisnolongerathreat.AndifMissSuuKyiisbecomingirrelevant,thereisnoharminmeetinghertodiscussthetermsofsurrender.

21.WhichoneisnotaboutSuuKyi?

AShewontheNobelPeacePrize.

BShesufferedthetorturefromthegenerals.

CThegeneralseradicatedher.

DTheNLDmembershadbeensuspiciousandgotridofbythegenerals.

22.Thereasonwhythegeneralsrelaxedtheirgripis

Atheythinktheprisonersarenotarealthreattothem.

Bthewesterncountriesmaintainsanctionsagainstit.CtheyhavetodosobecauseofUN'

negotiations.

Dtheeconomyisontheedgeofstopping.

23.Theexpression"

buckling"

（line4,para3）mostprobablymeans

A.prosperous

B.fast-increased

C.exciting

D.terrible

24.TheeconomyinMyanmaris

Adramaticallychanging

Bincreasingalittle

Cgreatlycontracting

Dgrowingfast

25.Thispassagegivesusanimplicationthat

AMissSuuKyiisbecomingweaker.

BMissSuuKyiwillsurrender.

Cforthegenerals,theprospectseemssunny.

Dthereisstillalong-termnegotiation.

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URUGUAYhasbeenaproudexceptiontotheprivatizingwavethatsweptthroughSouthAmericainthe1990s.Itsstate-ownedfirmsaremoreefficientthanmanyoftheircounterpartsinArgentinaandBrazileverwere.In1992,Uruguayansvotedinareferendumagainstprivatizingtelecoms.TheyrightlyobservethatsomeofArgentina'

ssaleswerebotched,creatinginefficientprivatemonopolies.Andwithunemploymentat15%,nobodyisenthusiasticaboutthejobcutsprivatizationwouldinvolve.

ThatleavesPresidentJorgeBatllewithaproblem.Uruguayhasbeeninrecessionforthepasttwoyears,mainlybecauseoflowpricesforitsagriculturalexports,andbecauseofArgentina'

swoes.Butpublicdebtisat45%OfGDP,and

rising.Someeconomistsarguethatprivatizationwouldgiveaboosttotheeconomy,byattractingforeigninvestment,andbyloweringcosts.CERES,athink-tank,havingcomparedtariffsforpublicservicesinUruguayanditsneighbors,believesliberalizationcouldsavebusinessesandhouseholdstheequivalentof4%ofGDPannually,raisegrowthandproduceanet45,000jobs.

Thepollsthatshowcontinuingsupportforpublicownershipalsoshowgrowingoppositiontomonopolies.SoMr.Batlleplanstokeepthestatefirms,butletprivateoneseithercompetewiththemorbidtooperatetheirservicesundercontract.

TheoppositionBroadFrontandthetradeunionsareresisting.Theyhavegatheredenoughsignaturestodemanda"

publicconsultation"

nextmonthonanewlawtoallowprivateoperatorsintheportsandrailways-areferendumonwhethertoholdareferendumontheissue.AlbertoBension,thefinanceminister,admitsthevotewillbeacrucialindicatorofhowfarthegovernmentcanpush.Buthenotesthat,since1992,attemptstooverturnlawsbycallingreferendumshaveflopped.

Theliberalizationoftelecomshasalreadybegun.BellSouth,anAmericanfirm,isthefirstprivatecell-phoneoperator.Thereareplanstolicenseothers,andtalkofallowingcompetitionforfixed-linetelephones.AnewlawallowsprivatecompaniestoimportgasfromArgentinatogenerateelectricityincompetitionwiththestateutility.AnotherplanwouldstripAncap,thestateoilfirm,ofitsmonopolyofimports.Ithasalreadybeenallowedtoseekaprivatepartnertomodernizeitsrefinery.

Hardertaskslieahead.Thestate-ownedbanksaresaddledwithproblemloanstofarmersandhomeowners.AndMr.Batlleshowsnoappetiteforcuttingthebloatedbureaucracy.

Afterayearinoffice,thepresidentispopular.Hehascreatedacross-partycommissiontoinvestigate"

disappearances"

duringUruguay'

smilitarydictatorshipof1976-85.Theunionsareweakenedbyunemployment.AtCERES,ErnestoTalviarguesthatMrBatlleshouldnotehisownstrength,andpushaheadmoreboldly.ButthatisnottheUruguayanway.

26.Uruguayinthe1990s

Amovedintheprivatizingwave.

BadoptedthesamemeasureasthatofArgentina.

Cstucktoitsoldeconomicmode.

Ddevelopedveryslowly.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstfourparagraphs?

A.Uruguayhasbeenalwaystryingtojoinintheprivatizingwave

B.EconomistsarguethatprivatizationistheonlywaytoboostUruguay'

sGDP

C.MrBattleplanstoprivatizethecountry'

seconomy

completely

D.TheoppositionBroadFrontisinfavorofprivatization

28.The5thparasuggeststhat

A.BellSouthisbuiltupin1982

B.Therehasbeennolawtoregulatetheelectricity

C.Ancapmaymodernizeitsrefinerywiththehelpofaprivatepartner

D.Liberalizationmakestheeconomyslack

29.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"

flopped"

（lastline,para4）?

A.succeeded

B.failed

C.followed

D.provoked

28.Whichoneistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.PrivatizationisthrivinginUruguay

B.Now,referendahavelessstrengthtochangesomelaws

C.Uruguayanpeoplearesatisfiedwiththegovernment'

sactionswithregardtotheeconomy

D.ThePresidentismanagingtokeepthestate

companiesefficient

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