6 金融与贸易11ok英语阅读理解精选.docx

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6金融与贸易11ok英语阅读理解精选

Passage1

Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyourbackyardforsaleyouareproducingforthemarket.Youmightsellsometoyourneighbourandsometothemanagerofthelocalsupermarket.Butineithercase,youareproducingforthemarket.Youreffortsarebeingdirectedbythemarket.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoes,youwillstopproducingthem.

Ifyoutakecareofasickpersontoearnmoney,youareproducingforthemarket.Ifyourfatherisasteelworkerorataxidriveroradoctororagrocer（杂货商）,heisproducinggoodsorserviceforthemarket.

Whenyouspendyourincome,youarebuyingthingsfromthemarket.Yonmayspendmoneyinstores,supermarketsandgasstations.Stillyouarebuyingfromthemarket.Whenthelocalgrocerhiresyoutodrivethedeliverytruck,heisbuyingyourlaborinthelabourmarket.

Themarketmayseemtobesomethingabstract（抽象的）.Butforeachpersonorbusinessmanwhoismakingandsellingsomething,itisreal.Ifnobodybuysyourtomatoes,itwon’tbelongbeforeyougetthemessage.Themarketistellingyousomething.It’stellingyouthatyouareusingenergiesandresourcesindoingsomethingthemarketdoesn’twantyoutodo.

1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SellingandBuying

B.WhatIstheMarket?

　　C.EverythingYonDoisProducingfortheMarket

　　D.WhatCantheMarketDoforYou?

2.AllofthefollowingactsareproducingforthemarketEXCEPT_______.

A.workinginabankB.printingabook

C.attendinganightschoolD.growingbeansforsale

　　3.Youarebuyingfromthemarketwhenyou_______.

　　A.borrowabookfromalibraryB.lookafteryourchildren

C.drivetotheseasideforaholidayD.treatafriendtodinneratarestaurant

4.Inwhatwayisthemarketveryrealforeachpersonorbusinessmanwhoismakingandsellingsomething?

A.Ittellsyouwhattoproduce.

　　B.Itdirectsyouhowtogrowtomatoes.

　　C.Itprovidesyouwitheverythingyouneed.

D.Ithelpsyousavemoney.

【答案解析】本文例析了市场理念—买和卖不是抽象而是具体的。

1.B。

主旨题。

根据Themarketisaconcept及后面通过买和卖的具体事例来诠释市场这个概念，由此可知B为正确答案。

2.C。

细节题。

根据Whenyouspendyourincome,youarebuyingthingsfromthemarket，选项C（上夜校读书）是花钱，故是buyingthingsfromthemarket，而不是producingforthemarket，由此可知C为答案。

3.D。

细节题。

根据Whenyouspendyourincome,youarebuyingthingsfromthemarket，答案D（在餐厅款待朋友吃饭）当然是花钱，故选D。

4.A。

推断题。

根据最后一段Butforeachpersonorbusinessmanwhoismakingandsellingsomething,itisreal…It’stellingyouthatyouareusingenergiesandresourcesindoingsomethingthemarketdoesn’twantyoutodo得知通过市场需求告诉市场生产者去生产什么，故A为正确选项。

Passage2

Thetougheconomyisbringingnewshopperstothesecondhandmarket.Plato’sClosetinChaelotte,NCisaprivatecompany,whichmainlybuysandsellsusedclothes.WhileCharlottehasoutstandingsecondhandstoresofferinghigh-endandgracefulbrandsforwomen,mostoftheirstockappliestoadults.Plato’sclosettargetsteensandthoseintheir20s.Plato’sCloset,withstoresinMatthewsandtheuniversityarea,sellsclothesandaccessories（装饰品）thatarecurrentlypopularataboutonethirdtheretailprices（零售价）.

Thetwohottestbrands,forbuyingandselling,areHollisterandAbercrombie&Fitch.Eventhoughtheofferingstendtobesuitableforyoungpeople,thereareavarietyofshoppersatPlato’sClosetofvaryingages.Womenintheir30s,40s,andoldercouldeasilyfindapurse,jacketorpieceofjewelrytheylike.

Ifyouareselling

Unlikehigher-endresalestoreswhichusuallyworkonconsignment（寄售）,Plato’sClosetbuysonthespot.

Itemscanbegentlyused,butmustbeinverygoodcondition.

Clothesshouldbelessthantwoyearsoldandstylesshouldbethesameasthosestillbeingsoldattheshoppingcenter.

Thereisnonegotiation;pricesaresetcompany-wide.Ifwhatyousellamountsto$30orless,they’llgiveyoucash.Morethanthat,you’llgetaVisacashcard.

Secondhandsuccess

Don’tgetdiscouragedifyoucan’tfindsomethingonyourfirsttrip.Resaleshopsarealwaysgettingnewlistsofgoodsandchangetheirstyleswitheachseason.

Besuretocheckeachpiececarefullybeforebuying.

Pricecomparison

Jackets:

NewYork&Companyblackblazer,$12;retail:

$37

Pants:

ExpressEditor-stylepants,$12;retail:

$69.90.

Shoes:

NineWestblackpeep-toepumps,$12;retail:

$89.

Jewelry:

Necklaces,$3-$5;retail:

$18-$30.

1.WhatisthedifferencebetweenPlato’sClosetandotherresaleshops?

A.Theyofferserviceforpeopleofdifferentages.

B.TheofferingsinPlato’sClosetaremoreexpensive.

C.Plato’sClosetonlyoffershigh-endbrandsforwomen.

D.Plato’sClosetalsosellsbookstocustomers.

2.WhichofthefollowingaboutPlato’sClosetisNOTtrue?

A.HollisterandAbercrombie&FitcharethetwohottestbrandsinPlato’sCloset.

B.Womenintheirfiftiescan’tfindproperclothesandaccessoriesinPlato’sCloset.

C.GoodsinPlato’sClosetaresoldat67percentoffretailpricesorso.

D.Plato’sClosettargetsteensandthoseintheir20s.

3.InPlato’sCloset,whichofthefollowingisnotaccepted?

A.Itemsyousellmustbeinverygoodcondition.

B.Youcannegotiatewithbuyersaboutpricesofgoods.

C.Theclothesyousellshouldbelessthantwoyearsold.

D.Youcansellyourgoodsonthespotinsteadofonconsignment.

4.IfyoubuyapairofExpressEditor-stylepantsinPlato’sCloset,youcansave_______.

A.57.9dollarsB.15dollarsC.77dollarsD.25dollars.

B）篇ABBA

Passage3

WhengasstationmanagerRogerRandolphrealizeditwascostinghimmoneyeachtimesomeonefilledupwith$4-a-gallongas，hehungasignoilhispumps“Nomorecreditcards．”HemaybethefirstinWestVirginiatobanplastic,butgasstationoperatorsnationwidearereportingsimilartroublesashigherpricestranslateintohighercreditcardfeesthemanagersmustpay，squeezingprofitsatthepump．“Themoretheybuy，themorewelose，”saidRandolph，whomanagesMr.Ed’sChevroninSt．Albans．“Gaspricesgoup,andourprofitsgodown．”Hiscomplaintsaimattheso-calledinterchangefee—apercentageofthesalepricepaidtocreditcardcompaniesoneverytransaction．Thepercentageisfixed—usuallyatjustunder2percent—butthedollaramountofthefeeriseswiththepriceofthegoodsorservices．Asgastops$4agallon,thatpushesfeestoward10centsagallon．Nowstations,whichgenerallyincreasegasolineby11to12centsagallon,areseeingprofitsshrink．

Inamonth,Randolph’ssmalloperationwouldyielda$60profitongasolinesales.Butthat’sbeenburiedassoaringpricesforcedthestationtopayabout$500amonthininterchangefees．“Attheseprices．peoplearen’tmakinganymoney，”saidJeffLenard,spokesmanfortheAlexandra,Va.-basedNationalAssociationofConvenienceStores．“It’sbrutal．”Lenard’sgroupreportsconveniencestorespaidroughly$7．6billionincreditcardfeeslastyear，whilemaking$3．4billioninprofits．

Thecreditcardcompaniessayfeesarejustpartofthecostofdoingbusiness．MasterCardhascappedinterchangefeesforgaspurchasesof$50ormore，saidcompanyspokeswomanSharonGamsin.AcceptingMasterCardalsogivesgasstations“increasedsales,greatersecurityandconvenience，lowerlaborcosts，andspeedfortheircustomersatthepump”,Gainsinsaidinane-mailtotheAssociatedPress．Visaarguesthatthefeesareoffset“bythetangiblebenefitstostationsandtheircustomers．suchastheabilitytopayatthepump”，thecompanysaidinastatementtotheAP．

creditcardfee信用卡费用soaringadj．飙升的tangibleadj．实在的，确实的

transactionn．交易theAssociatedPress美联社

（）1.Whydosomegasstationownersnolongeracceptcreditcards?

A．Becausetheymustpayhighcreditcardfees．

B．Becausetheysufferfromcreditfraud．

C．Becausetheyprefergettingcash．

D．Becausethepercentageofthesalepricehasincreased

（）2．Whatistheaverageinterchangefeepaidbygasstationowners?

A．About$4．B．About2％．

C．11t012cents．D．About$500．

（）3．Howmuchprofitdoestheaveragegasstationownermakeonagallonofgas?

A．About$4．B．About2％．C．11to12cents．D．About$500．

（）4．Visabelievesthatallowingcustomerstopaywithacreditcardoffers_______toeveryoneinvolved．

A．increasedsalesB.lowerlaborcostsC.greatersecurityD.tangiblebenefits

（）5．Theunderlinedword“shrink”means_________.

A．decreaseB.becomesmallerC.increaseD.staysteady

1--5ABCDA

Passage4

In1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantinSanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecue（烤肉）restaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:

Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewidea:

quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.

Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity（一致性）,forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine（程序）forthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooks’stickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecamesurprisinglypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.

KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawthespecialattractionofthebrothers’fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise（特许经营）othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementstruckincludedtherightto