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4.[A]audio[B]aural[C]hearing[D]listening
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7.[A]rising[B]arising[C]raising[D]arousing
8.[A]exchange[B]interchange[C]encounter[D]interact
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SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Text1
Asayoungbondtrader,Buttonwoodwasgiventwopiecesofadvice,tradingrulesofthumb,ifyouwill:
thatbadeconomicnewsisgoodnewsforbondmarketsandthateveryutterancedroppingfromthelipsofPaulVolcker,thethenchairmanoftheFederalReserve,andthemanwhorestoredthecentralbank’scredibilitybystompingonrunawayinflation,shouldberespectedthanPope’sorders.Today’stradersare,ofcourse,amoresophisticatedbunch.Buttheadvicestillseemsgood,apartfromtwoslightdrawbacks.Thefirstisthatthewell-chosenutterancesfromthepresentchairmanoftheFederalReserve,AlanGreenspan,isofmorethanpassingdifficulty.Thesecondisthat,oflate,goodnewsfortheeconomyhasnotseemedtoupsetbondinvestorsallthatmuch.Forallthecheerthathascrackleddownthewires,theyieldonten-yearbonds—whichyouwouldexpecttoriseongoodeconomicnews—isnow,at4.2%,onlytwo-fifthsofapercentagepointhigherthanitwasatthestartoftheyear.Prettymuchunmoved,inotherwords.
Yetthenewsfromtheeconomicfronthasbeenbetterbyfarthananyonecouldhaveexpected.OnTuesdayNovember25th,revisednumbersshowedthatAmerica’seconomygrewbyanannual8.2%inthethirdquarter,afullpercentagepointmorethanoriginallythought,drivenbytheever-spendthriftAmericanconsumerand,foronce,corporateinvestment.Justabouteveryotherpieceofinformationcomingoutfromspecialsourcesshowsthesamestrength.Newhousesarestillbeingbuiltatafairclip.Exportsarerising,foralltheprotectionistcrying.Evenemployment,inwhathadbeenmockedasajoblessrecovery,increasedby125,000orthereaboutsinSeptemberandOctober.Risingcorporateprofits,lowcreditspreadsandthebiggest-everrallyinthejunk-bondmarketdonot,onthefaceofit,suggestanythingotherthanadeepandlong-lastingrecovery.YetTreasury-bondyieldshavefallen.
Iftherosyeconomicbackdropmakesthisodd,makingitdoublyoddisanapparentabsenceofforeigndemand.ForeignbuyersofTreasuries,especiallyAsiancertralbanks,whohadbeenswallowingAmericangovernmentdebtliketherewasnotomorrow,seemtohavehadsecondthoughtslately.InSeptember,accordingtothelatestavailablefigures,foreignersboughtonly$56billionofTreasuries,comparedwith$25.1billionthepreviousmonthandanaverageof$38.7billionintheprecedingfourmonths.Inanefforttokeepalidontheyen’srise,theJapanesecentralbankisstillbusybuyingdollarsandparkingthemoneyingovernmentdebt.Justabouteverybobyelseseemstohavebeenselling.
1.TheadviceforButtonwoodsuggeststhat_____.
[A]PaulVolckerenjoyedmakingcommentsoncontrollinginflation
[B]theFederalReservehasanall-capablepoweroverinflationcontrol
[C]economyhasthegreatestinfluenceuponthedailylifeofordinarypeople
[D]theeconomicsphereandbondmarketsareindicativeofeachother
2.Theword“passing”(Line7,Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans_____.
[A]instant[B]trivial[C]simple[D]negligible
3.WhichofthefollowingisresponsiblefortherapideconomicgrowthintheUS?
[A]Domesticconsumers.[B]Foreigninvestments.
[C]Realestatemarket.[D]Recoveringbondmarket.
4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,mostAsiancentralbanksarebecoming_____.
[A]ratherregretful[B]lessambitious
[C]morecautious[D]speculative
5.Thephrase“keepalidon”(Line6,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans_____.
[A]putanendto[B]setalimiton
[C]tightenthecontrolover[D]reducethespeedof
Text2
We’removingintoanotherera,asthetoxiceffectsofthebubbleanditsgraveconsequencesspreadthroughthefinancialsystem.Justacoupleofyearsagoinvestorsdreamedof20percentreturnsforever.Nowsurveysshowthatthey’redowntoa“realistic”8percentto10percentrange.
Butwhatifthenextfewyearsturnouttobebelownormalexpectations?
MartinBarnersoftheBankCreditAnalystinMontrealexpectsfuturestockreturnstoaveragejust4percentto6percent.Soundimpossible?
Afteramuchsmallerbubblethatburstinthemid-1960sStandard&
Poor’s5000stockaveragereturned6.9percentayear(withdividendsreinvested)forthefollowing17years.Fewinvestorsarepreparedforthat.
Rightnowdenialseemstobetheattitudeofchoice.That’stypical,saysLoriLucasofHewitt,theconsultingfirm.Youhatetolookatyourinvestmentswhenthey’regoingdown.Hewitttracks500,000401(k)accountseveryday,andfindsthatsaversarekeepingtheircontributionsup.Butthey’remuchlessinclinedtoswitchtheirmoneyaround.“It’stheslot-machineeffect,”Lucassays.“Peoplegetmoreinterestedinplayingwhentheythinkthey’vegotahotmachine”—andnothing’shottoday.Theaverageinvestorfeelsoverwhelmed.
Againstallcommonsense,manysaversstillshuttheireyestothedangersofowningtoomuchcompanystock.Inbigcompanieslastyear,asurprising29percentofemployeesheldatleastthreequartersoftheir402(k)intheirownstock.
Youngeremployeesmayhavenochoice.Youoftenhavetowaituntilyou’re50or55beforeyoucansellanycompanystockyougetasamatchingcontribution.
Butinsteadofgettingoutwhentheycan,oldparticipantshavebeenholding,too.Onethirdofthepeople60andupchosecompanystockforthreequartersoftheirplan,Hewittreports.Aretheyinattentive?
Loyaltoafault?
Sick?
It’sasifLucent,EnronandXeroxneverhappened.
Noinvestorshouldgivehisorhertotaltrusttoanyparticularcompany’sstock.Andwhileyou’reatit,thinkhowyou’dbeiffuturestockreturns—averaginggoodyearsandbad—areaspoorasBarnespredicts.
Ifyouaskme,diversifiedstocksremaingoodforthelongrun,withabackupinbonds.ButI,too,amfiguringonreducedreturns.Whatashame.Dearbubble,I’llneverforget.It’stheendofagrandaffair.
1.Theinvestors’judgmentofthepresentstockreturnsseemstobe_____.
[A]fanciful[B]pessimistic[C]groundless[D]realistic
2.Infaceofthecurrentstockmarket,moststock-holders_____.
[A]stopinjectingmoremoneyintothestockmarket
[B]reactangrilytothedevaluingstock
[C]switchtheirmoneyaroundinthemarket
[D]turnadeafeartothewarning
3.Intheauthor’sopinion,employeesshould_____.
[A]investincompanystocktoshowloyaltytotheiremployer
[B]getoutoftheirowncompany’sstock
[C]waitforsometimebeforedisposingoftheirstock
[D]givetrusttoaparticularcompany’sstock
4.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatLucent,EnronandXeroxarenamesof_____.
[A]successful