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全国职称英语等级测验试题财经类二

全国职称英语等级测验试题（财经类）二

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全国职称英语等级考试试题（财经类）二

第三部分　阅读理解　（80分） 

Passage　1 

　　One　phase　of　the　business　cycle　is　the　expansion　phase.　This　phase　is　a　two-fold　one,　including　recovery　and　prosperity.　During　the　recovery　period　there　is　ever　-　growing　expansion　of　existing　facilities　and　new　facilities　for　production　are　created.　More　businesses　are　created　and　older　ones　expanded.　Improvements　of　various　kinds　are　made.　There　is　an　ever　increasing　optimism　（乐观主义）　about　the　future　of　economic　growth.　Much　capital　is　invested　in　machinery　or　"heavy"　industry.　More　labor　is　employed.　More　raw　materials　are　required.　As　one　part　of　the　economy　develops,　other　parts　are　affected.　For　example,　a　great　expansion　in　automobiles　results　in　an　expansion　of　the　steel,　glass,　and　industries.　Roads　are　required.　Thus　the　cement　and　machinery　industries　are　stimulated.　Demand　for　labor　and　materials　results　in　greater　prosperity　for　workers　and　suppliers　（供应商）　of　raw　materials,　including　farmers.　This　increases　purchasing　power　and　the　volume　of　goods　bought　and　sold.　Thus　prosperity　is　diffused　（扩散）　among　the　various　portions　of　the　population.　This　prosperity　period　may　continue　to　rise　and　rise　without　an　apparent　end.　However　a　time　comes　when　this　phase　reaches　a　peak　and　stop　spiraling　（盘旋地移动）　upwards.　This　is　the　end　of　the　expansion　phase. 

21.　We　may　assume　that　in　the　next　paragraph　the　writer　will　discuss　_______. 

○A.　union　demands 

○B.　the　status　of　the　farmer 

○C.　the　higher　cost　of　living 

○D.　the　recession　period 

22.　The　title　below　that　best　expresses　the　idea　of　this　passage　is　________. 

○A.　The　Business　Cycle 

○B.　The　Recovery　Stage 

○C.　Attaining　Prosperity 

○D.　The　Period　of　Good　Times 

23.　Prosperity　in　one　industry　_________. 

○A.　reflects　itself　in　many　other　industries 

○B.　will　spiral　upwards 

○C.　will　affect　the　steel　industry 

○D.　will　end　abruptly 

24.　Which　of　the　following　industries　will　probably　be　a　good　indicator　of　a　period　of　expansion?

○A.　Toys. 

○B.　Machine　tools. 

○C.　Foodstuffs. 

○D.　Farming. 

25.　During　the　period　of　prosperity,　people　regard　the　future　___________. 

○A.　cautiously 

○B.　in　a　confident　manner 

○C.　opportunely 

○D.　indifferently 

Passage　2

　　The　value　of　money　is　going　down.　What　you　could　buy　in　1970　for　￡20,　now,　in　1979　costs　￡56.40.　That’s　inflation　and　nobody　likes　it,　least　of　all　the　Bank　of　England.　One　of　the　results　of　inflation　is　that　people　need　coins　and　notes　of　higher　value.　At　the　moment,　the　note　of　the　highest　value　which　is　generally　in　circulation（流通）　is　the　￡20　note.　Now,　the　Bank　of　England　plans　to　introduce　a　new,　￡50　note.　And　the　Bank　is　trying　to　decide　which　famous　English　man　or　woman　to　put　on　the　back　of　the　new　note.

Quite　a　problem.　The　Bank　usually　chooses　safe,　historical　personalities.　We　already　have　Sir　Isaac　Newton,　the　scientist,　the　first　duck　of　Wellington,　the　famous　soldier　who　led　the　British　army　at　Waterloo,　Florence　Nightingale,　founder　of　English　nursing　and　-　of　course　-　Shakespeare.　So　far,　the　list　of　possible　choices　for　the　￡50　note　is　quite　predictable　（可预测的）.　There’s　Sir　Francis　Drake,　to　represent　the　achievements　of　English　explorers　in　the　sixteenth　century.　Then　we　have　Lord　Nelson,　another　sailor　and　the　man　who　won　the　battle　of　Trafalgar　in　1805　for　England.　Isambard　Kingdom　Brunel,　the　engineer,　is　also　on　the　list　because　of　the　magnificent　bridges　which　he　built.　The　Bank　will　not　forget　music　this　time　either　-　sir　Edward　Elgar,　one　of　our　most　famous　composers　of　the　nineteenth　century　is　a　possible　choice.　If　they　choose　a　woman,　the　faminist　（女权主义者）　movement　has　two　representatives;　Boadicea,　Queen　of　the　early　English　tribes　of　the　first　century,　who　fought　against　the　Romans,　or　Emily　Pankhurst,　who　fought　to　get　the　vote　for　women　early　in　this　century.

What　do　you　think　of　this　selection?

　There’s　no　one　who　was　alive　in　the　last　fifty　years　on　it　and　no　political　leader.　Why　not?

　Why　doesn’t　the　Bank　choose　popular　heroes-like　the　Beetles,　for　example?

　Write　and　tell　"BBC　Modern　English"　who　is　on　your　list　for　this　banknote.　Imagine　you　have　to　choose　some　personality　to　go　on　a　banknote　in　your　own　country.　Who　is　your　choice?

26.　"Inflation"　in　this　story　means　_________.

○A.　"rise　in　prices　resulting　from　an　increase　in　the　money,　credit,　etc."

○B.　"the　rise　and　fall　of　the　voice　in　speaking"

○C.　"the　process　of　inflating　or　being　inflated"

○D.　"an　illness　brought　by　infection"

27.　Who　dislike（s）　inflation　most?

○A.　Ordinary　people.

○B.　Merchants.

○C.　Officials.

○D.　The　Bank　of　England.

28.　Why　is　there　no-one　who　was　alive　in　the　last　fifty　years　in　the　selection　and　no　political　leader?

○A.　Because　the　Bank　of　England　does　not　like　contemporary　figures　and　political　leaders.

○B.　Because　living　personalities　and　political　leaders　are　not　as　influential　as　anyone　in　this　selection.

○C.　Because　the　Bank　of　England　usually　chooses　safe　and　historical　personalities.

○D.　Because　living　personalities　and　political　leaders　are　not　allowed　to　be　put　on　the　back　of　the　new　banknote.

29.　The　British　army　at　Waterloo　was　fighting　against　_________.

○A.　the　Indian　army

○B.　the　French　army

○C.　the　Spanish　army

○D.　the　Russian　army

30.　BBC　Modern　English　is　_____________.

○A.　a　book

○B.　a　TV　program

○C.　a　TV　guide

○D.　a　magazine　for　students　of　English　as　a　foreign　language

第四部分　概括大意　（20分）

给下面一篇文章的每一段概括大意。

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31.　F　abundance　and　Price　Rising

　　The　long　years　of　food　shortage　in　this　country　have　suddenly　give　way　to　apparent　abundance.　Stores　and　shops　are　choked　with　food.　Rationing　（定量供应）　is　virtually　suspended　（暂停）,　and　overseas　suppliers　（供应商）　have　been　asked　to　hold　back　deliveries.　Yet,　instead　of　joy,　there　is　wide-spread　uneasiness　and　confusion.　Why　do　food　prices　keep　on　rising　when　there　seems　to　be　so　much　more　food　about?

　Is　the　abundance　only　temporary,　or　has　it　come　to　stay?

　Does　it　mean　that　we　need　to　think　less　now　about　producing　more　food　at　home?

　No　one　knows　what　to　expect.

32.　Rea　

The　recent　growth　of　export　surpluses　on　the　world　food　market　has　certainly　been　unexpectedly　great,　partly　because　a　strange　sequence　of　two　successful　grain　harvests　in　North　America　is　now　being　followed　by　a　third.　Most　of　Britain’s　overseas　suppliers　of　meat,　too,　are　offering　more　this　year　and　home　production　has　also　risen.

33.　E　of　Food　Situation

But　the　effect　of　all　this　on　the　food　situation　in　this　country　has　been　made　worse　by　a　simultaneous　rise　in　food　prices,　due　chiefly　to　the　gradual　cutting　down　of　government　support　for　food.　The　shops　are　overstocked　（存货过多）　with　food　out　only　because　there　is　more　food　available,　but　also　because　people,　frightened　by　high　prices,　are　buying　less　of　it.

34.　Fa　of　World　Prices

Moreover,　the　rise　in　domestic　prices　has　come　at　a　time　when　world　pries　have　begun　to　fall　with　the　result　that　imported　food,　with　the　exception　of　grain,　is　often　cheaper　than　the　home-produced　variety.　And　now　grain　prices,　too,　are　falling.　Consumers　are　beginning　to　ask　why　they　should　not　be　enabled　to　benefit　form　this　trend.

35.　The　Res　of　Farmers　Fear

The　significance　of　these　developments　is　not　lost　on　farmers.　The　older　generation　have　seen　it　all　happen　before.　Despite　the　present　price　and　market　guarantees,　farmers　fear　they　are　about　to　be　squeezed　between　cheap　food　imports　and　a　shrinking　home　market.　Present　production　is　running　at　51　per　cent　above　pre-war　levels,　and　the　government　has　called　for　an　expansion　to　60　per　cent　by　1956;　but　repeated　Ministerial　（内阁的）　advice　is　carrying　little　weight　and　the　expansion　programme　is　not　working　very　well.

第五部分　阅读理解　（120分）

Passage　1

　　There　are　striking　differences　between　financial　markets　on　the　Continent　of　Europe　on　the　one　hand,　and　in　Britain　on　the　other.　In　Britain,　the　market　is　really　the　City　of　London.　It　is　a　free　market:

　and　it　controls　most　of　the　flow　of　savings　to　investment.　On　the　Continent,　either　a　few　banks　or　government　institutions　dominate　the　money　markets.　In　France　and　Italy,　for　example,　government　bureaucrats　（官僚）　direct　the　flow　of　funds　to　suit　their　economic　plans.　In　Germany　the　flow　is　directed　by　the　all-powerful　banks.　In　Britain　there　is　more　free　interplay　（相互作用）　of　market　forces　and　far　fewer　regulations,　rules　and　"red　tape".　A　French　banker　summed　it　up　this　way　:

　"　On　the　Continent　you　can’t　do　anything　unless　you’ve　been　old　you　can;　in　England　on　the　other　hand　you　can　do　everything　as　long　as　you　haven’t　been　told　not　to."

　　There　are　many　basic　reasons　for　these　differences.　One　is　that　Continental　savers　（储蓄者）　tend　to　prefer　gold,　cash　or　short-term　assets.　They　invest　only　10%　of　their　savings　in　institutions　like　pension　funds　or　insurance　companies.　But　in　Britain　50%　of　savings　goes　to　them,　and　they,　in　turn,　invest　directly　in　equity　（证券）　market.　A　far　lower　proportion　of　savings　is　put　in　the　banks　in　the　form　of　liquid　assets　than　on　the　Continent.　Continent　governments　intervene　directly　or　through　the　banks　to　collect　saving　together　and　transform　them　into　medium　or　long-term　loans　for　investment.　The　equity　market　is　largely　by-passed.　On　the　Continent　economic　planning　tends　to　be　far　more　centralized　（把……集中起来）　than　in　Britain.　In　Britain　it　is　possible　to　influence　decisions　affecting　the　country’s　economy　from　within　the　City.　It　attracts　a　skilled　and　highly　qualified　work　force.　In　France,　on　the　other　hand,　an　intelligent　young　man　who　wants　a　career　in　finance　would　probably　find　the　civil　service　more　attractive.

In　Britain　the　market　or　more　accurately,　money　tends　to　be　regarded　as　an　end　in　itself.　On　the　Conti