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贸易逆差

CollegeEnglishTest（BandII）

SecondSemester（2003-2004）

PartIListeningComprehension（20%）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandquestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

1.A.Inthecloset.B.Shesaidshelostit.

C.Onthedesk.D.Shecouldn’trememberexactly.

2.A.20minutes.B.30minutes.

C.15minutes.D.10minutes.

3.A.Jimiswithhisgirlnow.B.Jimisatameetingnow.

C.Jim’sroommateisout.D.Jimhasmovedtoanotherroom.

4.A.In1980.B.In1982.

C.In1981.D.In1983.

5.A.Thesecretaryisveryefficient.B.Thesecretaryisaman.

C.Thesecretaryismarried.D.Thesecretaryhasbeenworkingthereverylong.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,you’llhearashortpassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwice.Attheendofthepassage,you’llhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

6.A.Peoplewhocan’tstopquickly.B.Youngboysandgirls.

B.Mothersandtheirchildren.C.Oldpeopleandchildren.

7.A.Becausetheyliketolookrightorleft.

B.Becausetheywalktooslowly.

C.Becausetheyareusuallycareless.

D.Becausetheycan’tseeorhearclearly.

8.A.Becauseitmovesmanymetersasecond.

B.Becausepeopledon’tunderstandhowacartravel.

C.Becausesomedriversaretoocareless.

D.Becauseitcan’tstopveryquickly.

9.A.Tolookbothwayswhilecrossingtheroad.

B.Towalkslowlywhilecrossingtheroad.

C.Towaituntilallthecarshavestopped.

D.Toknowhowfastacarcanrun.

10.A.Becausecarstravelfasterthantheydo.

B.Becausedriverscan’tjudgehowfasttheyrun.

C.Becausetheycan’tstopbeforeacarhitsthem.

D.Becausetheyarelikelytofalltotheground.

SectionC

Directions:

Thereisapassagewithtenblanksinthissection.You’llhearthepassagereadtwice.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhaveheard.

Manyyearsagomovieswere（11）______.AmanWaltDisneymadeacartoonMousethatcouldtalkinhismovies.He（12）_____thismouseMickeyMouse.Peoplewerevery（13）_____atthetalkingmouse.Soon,Mickeybecameagreat（14）_____withbothyoungandoldpeople.Childrenlovedtoseetheirlovelyfriend,becausehebroughtjoyand（15）_____tothem.

Mickeywasacleanmouserightfromthe（16）_____.Perhapsthisisonereasonwhypeoplehatereal（17）_____butloveMickeyMouse.InhisearlylifeMickeymadesome（18）_____.Peoplewereveryangry.TheywrotetoDisneyandsaidtheydidnotwantMickeytodo（19）_____things.NowourMickeyMouseisnotonlyclean,buthealsoappearsasastarofbeautyand（20）_____.Hehashisfriendsinalmosteverycountry.

PartIIReadingcomprehension（40%）

Directions:

Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestion.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Newspapers,alongwithreportingthenews,instruct,entertain,andgiveopinion.Animportantwayforreadingalarge,big-citynewspaperisknowinghowtotakeitapart.Canyoufindtheseseparatesections:

worldnews,nationalandlocalnews,sports,business,entertainment,opinions,classifiedads?

Doesyourpaperhaveothersections?

Newstoriesgivefacts,nottheauthor’sopinions.Editorialsdotheopposite:

youcanexpectandeditorialtotakesides.Somenewspapereditorialshaveaby-linewiththeauthor’sname,butmanynewspapershaveunsignededitorials.Thesereflecttheopinionsofthepublisheroreditor.

Youcanbeabetterreaderifyouknowwhattoexpectinanewspaper.Forexample,youcanexpectheadlinestoomitunnecessarywords.Youcanexpecttofindthemostimportantfactsintheleadparagraph（thefirstparagraph）ofanewsstory.YOUcanexpectimportantnewsitemstobeonthefrontpage.Yuexpectlessimportantitemstbeontheinsidepages.

Mostofall,themoreyouknowaboutthecurrents,themoreyouwillunderstandwhatisinthenewspaper:

importantstoriesaregenerallypresentedonedayandfolloweduponfollowingdays.So,animportantwayforreadingnewspapersisreadingonefrequently.

1.Toreadalargenewspaper,agoodwayis_______________.

A.toreaditfromcovertocover

B.todosomepaper-cutting

C.tofindseparatesections

D.topredictwhatisinsidethenewspaper

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnewstoriesistrue?

A.Newstoriestellthefactswithoutcomment.

B.Newsstoriescontainbothfactsandopinions

C.Newstoriesreflecttheopinionsoftheeditor.

D.Newstoriesexpressthewriter’spointofview.

3.Ifyouwanttoknowlessimportantnewswithoutanydetail,youcanread________________.

A.theleadparagraphsofthenewsonthefrontpages

B.theheadlinesontheinsidepages

C.newstoriesonthefrontpage

D.newitemsontheinsidepagesonly

4.Tofollowthecurrentnews,thebestwayisto.

A.readextensivelyandthoroughly

B.readvariousnewspapersskillfully

C.readonenewspaperfrequently

D.readalargebig-citynewspapercarefully

5.Themainideaofthispassageis______________.

A.howtoreadstoriesandeditorials

B.howtofindimportantnewsstories

C.howtotellapartdifferentnewsections

D.howtoreadnewspaperseffectively

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Manycountriesfaceasomewhatmoreseriouseconomicproblemintheformofunfavorabletradebalancewithothernations.Suchanimbalanceexistswhenthetotalvalueofacountry’simportsexceedsthatofitsexports.Forexample,ifacountrybuys$25billionofproductsfromothercountries,yetstillonly$10billionofitsownproductsoverseas,itstradedeficit（贸易逆差）is$15billionManyunderdevelopednationsfindthemselvesinthispositionbecausetheylacknaturalresourcesortheindustrialcapacitytousetheseresources,andthushavetoimportrawmaterialsormanufacturedgoods.

Oneeffectofatradedeficitistheflowofcurrencyoutofacountry.Inthecaseofanunderdevelopednation,thiscancausemanyfinancialdifficulties,includingfailuretomeetdebtpaymentsandobstaclestocreationofanindustrialbase.EveninthecaseofafullydevelopednationsuchastheUnitedStates,alargetradedeficitisareasonforalarm.Americanproducts,madebywell-paidworkersinU.S.industries,costmoretoproducethanthosemadeinplaceslikeAsia,wherelaborandmaterialcostsaremuchlower.Moneyspentonforeignproductsismoneynotspentonitemsproducedbydomesticindustries.

6.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Someworldwideeconomicproblems.

B.Thecauseandconsequencesoftradedeficit.

C.Lackofresourcesinunderdevelopedcountries.

D.Highlaborandmaterialcostsindevelopedcountries.

7.Accordingtothepassage,atradeimbalanceoccurswhen______________.

A.acountryisfacingseriousfinancialproblems

B.acountrybuysmorefromothercountriesthanitsellsoverseas

C.thevalueofacountry’sexportsisgreaterthanthatofitsimports

D.productsimportedaremoreexpensivethanthoseexported

8.Manyunderdevelopedcountrieshavetradedeficitsbecause_______________

A.theyfailedtomeetdebtpayments

B.theyexportmostoftheirnaturalresourcestoothercountries

C.theyborrowtoomuchmoneyfromothercountries

D.theyhavetoimportmostoftheirmanufacturedproducts

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasapossiblecauseofatradeimbalance?

A.Theflowofcurrencyoutofthecountry.

B.LowlaborandmaterialcostsinAsiancountries.

C.Lackofnaturalresources.

D.Anundevelopedindustrialbase.

10.ItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatAmericanindustries______________.

A.donotpaytheirworkerssufficiently

B.arehurtbyatradeimbalance

C.importedlaborandmaterialfromabroad

D.areabletopreventatradedeficit

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

AtsixteenRonMackiemighthavestayedatschool,butthefuturecalledtohimexcitedly.“Getoutoftheclassroomintoajob,”itsaid,andRonobeyed.Hisfather,supportingthedecision,foundaplaceforhiminasupermarket.“You’relucky,Ron,”hesaid.“Foreveryboywithajobthesedays,there’sadozenwith-out.”SoRonjoinedtheworkingworldattwentypoundsaweek.

Forayearhespenthisdaysfillingshelveswithtinsoffood.Bytheendofthattimehewaslookingbackonhisschool-daysasatimeofgreatvariety（多样性）andsatisfaction.Hesearchedforaninterestinhiswork,withlittlesuccess.

OnefinedayinsteadofgoingtoworkRongotaliftonalorry（卡车）goingsouth.Withninepoundsinhispocket,afullheartandagreatlongingforthesea,hesetouttomakeabetterwayforhimself.Thatevening,inBournemouth,hehadasandwichandadrinkinacaférunbyanelderlymanandhiswife.Beforehehadfinishedthesandwich,thewomanhadtakenhimonfortherestofthesummer,attwentypoundsaweek,aroomupstairsandthreemealsaday.TheeaseandspeedofitrathertookRon’sbreathaway.AtquiettimesRonhadtochecktheoldman’sarithmeticintherecordsofthebusiness.

Attheendoftheseason,hestayedonthecoast.Hewasagainsurprisedhowstraightforwarditwasforaboyofseventeentomakealiving.Heworkedinshopsmostly,butoncehetookajobinahotelforthreeweeks.LateinOctoberhewastakenonbythesickmanagerofashoeshop.Ronsoonfoundhimselfinchargethere;hewastheonlyon