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经原测试题

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A.Multiple-choiceQuestion

1.Whenthereareinsufficientresourcestosatisfyallindividualwants:

A.Governmenthastodecidewhichwantsgounsatisfied.

B.Amarketsystemmustbeimplemented.

C.Choicemustbemade.

D.Pricesmustrise.

2.Theprimaryimplicationofscarcityisthat:

A.Oneshouldneverwaituntiltomorrowtobuysomethingthatisavailabletoday.

B.Governmentplanningisrequiredtodeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.

C.Choicemustbemade.

D.Thestandardoflivingwilldeclineovertime.

3.Economicsisabouthowindividualsandcountries:

A.Satisfyunlimitedwantswithlimitedresources.

B.Satisfylimitedwantswithunlimitedresources.

C.Satisfyunlimitedwantswithunlimitedresources.

D.Satisfylimitedwantswithlimitedresources.

4.Whenresourcesarelimitedbutwantsareunlimited,individualsmust:

A.Makechoicesamongavailablealternatives.

B.Putthepublicinterestbeforeself-interest.

C.Becomelessgreedy.

D.Reducetheirexpectations.

5.Thenumbersofautomobiles,televisionsandpizzasthatareproducedatanypointintimerepresentananswertothebasiceconomicquestionof:

A.Howitemsareproduced.

B.Whichgoodsareproducedandinwhatquantities.

C.Forwhomtheseitemsareproduced.

D.Whomakeseconomicdecisions?

6.IntheUnitedStates,goodsareprimarilyproducedfor:

A.Thosewhowantthembutcannotaffordthem.

B.Thosewhocanaffordthembutdonotwantthem.

C.Thosewhowantthemandcanaffordthem.

D.Thosewhoneedthembutcannotaffordthem.

7.Underasystemofcentralplanning:

A.Thegovernmentisinvolvedonlyinthebasiceconomicsquestionofwhichgoodsareproduced.

B.Thegovernmentisinvolvedonlyinthebasiceconomicsquestionofhowgoodsareproducedandforwhomtheyareproduced.

C.Themarketsystemislefttofunctioninlesscomplexmarkets.

D.Thegovernmentanswersthethreebasiceconomicsquestions.

8.Markets:

A.Allowbuyersandsellerstocommunicatetheirdesiretomakeexchanges.

B.Willnotresolvethequestionofhowmuchofeachgoodisproduced.

C.Willnotresolvetheeconomicsquestionofforwhomgoodsareproduced.

D.Eliminatescarcityandtheproblemsassociatedwithlimitedresources.

9.Inamarketeconomy,thequestionsofwhichgoodsareproducedandinwhatquantities,areansweredby:

A.Thegovernment.

B.Producers.

C.Consumersandgovernment.

D.Consumersandproducers.

10.Themarketsystemwillnot:

A.Provideindividualswithalltheywant.

B.Determinehowgoodsareproduced.

C.Determinewhichgoodsareproduced.

D.Determineforwhomgoodsareproduced.

11.Allofthefollowing,exceptone,areaccuratedescriptionsoftheU.S.government’srole.Whichisnottrue?

A.Itsetsthelegalstructureunderwhichfirmsandindividualsoperate.

B.Itanswersthebasiceconomicquestionofwhichgoodsareproduced,andinwhatquantities.

C.Itsuppliesgoodsandservicesnotprovidedbythemarket.

D.Itaidsmanyofthosecitizenswhoaredisadvantaged.

12.Inproductmarket,households:

A.aresellersofgoods.

B.arebuyersofgoods.

C.determinehowgoodsareproduced.

D.aresometimesbuyers,sometimessellers,ofgoods.

13.Microeconomicsisthatbranchofeconomicsthatfocusesprimarilyon:

A.Inflationandunemployment.

B.Behaviorinhighlyaggregatedmarkets.

C.Economicgrowthinlessdevelopedcountries.

D.Thebehavioroffirms,householdsandindividual.

14.Allofthefollowing,exceptone,wouldbeanappropriatefocusofstudyformicroeconomics.Whichisnot?

A.Thedeterminationofpricesinthecomputerindustry.

B.Thedeterminationoftherateofinflation.

C.Thelevelofproductionbyafirminthecompactdiscindustry.

D.Theinteractionofsupplyanddemandinthecornmarket.

15.Positiveeconomics:

A.Isofnohelpinmakingjudgments.

B.Concernswhatshouldbe.

C.Isasubsetofnormativeeconomics.

D.Predicttheconsequencesofactions.

16.Whichofthefollowingisapositiveeconomicstatement?

A.Unemploymentinsuranceistoolow.

B.Lowingunemploymentismoreimportantthancurbinginflation.

C.Thetypicaldoctorearnsmorethanthetypicalblue-collarworker.

D.Unemploymentinsuranceistoohigh.

17.Normativeeconomics:

A.describeshowtheeconomyoperate.

B.focusonwhatis.

C.concernswhatshouldbe.

D.predictstheconsequencesofactions.

18.Wheneconomistmakeapredictionabouttheeffectsofagovernmentpolicy,thisrepresents:

A.macroeconomicsanalysis.

B.ashotinthedark.

C.microeconomicsanalysis.

D.positiveeconomicanalysis.

19.Thebeliefthatindividualsweighthecostandbenefitsofeachpossibilityopentothemisreferredtoastheassumptionof:

A.opportunitycost.

B.scarcity.

C.productionpossibilities.

D.rationalchoice.

20.Intheirstudyofrationalconsumers,economistsfocuson:

A.whatdeterminesthegoalsanddesiresofconsumers.

B.whydifferentconsumershavedifferentpreferences.

C.howconsumers’preferenceeffectthechoicesconsumersmake.

D.whyconsumers’preferenceschangeovertime.

21.Competitivemarketsareefficient.Thismeansthat:

A.Scarcityiseliminated.

B.Itispossibletoproducemoreofallgoodswithexistingresources.

C.Theonlywaytoproducemoreistoputcurrentlyidleresourcestowork.

D.Itisnotpossibletoproducemoreofonegoodwithoutproducinglessofsomeothergood.

22.Karensleepseighthoursanightandworkseighthoursaday.ShespendstheremainingeighthoursswimmingandwatchingTV.Ifweweretoignorethetimeshespendsworkingandsleeping,hertimeconstraintwouldindicate:

A.thevariouscombinationsofhoursshecandevotetoswimmingandwatchingTV.

B.whichTVshowsshewatches.

C.howmanyTVshowsshecouldwatchifshedidnotgoswimming.

D.whichTVshowsshecouldwatchandhowmanylengthsofthepoolsshecouldswim.

23.Aproductionpossibilitiescurvedefinedovergunsandbuttershows:

A.howmuchlandthecountryneedstoproducegunsandbutter.

B.Themaximumamountofgunsthatcanbeproducedforeachamountofbutterproduced.

C.Theminimumamountofgunsandbutterrequiredbythecountry,givenitspopulation.

D.Theminimumamountofgunsthatcanbeproducedforeachamountofbutterproduced.

24.Acountry’sproductionpossibilitiescurveisdownward-slopingbecause:

A.resourcesareequallywellequippedfortheproductionofanygood.

B.themoreacountry’sinhabitantshaveofanything,theloweristhevaluetheyplaceonhavingmoreofit.

C.someresourcesarebetterequippedfortheproductionofonegoodthananother.

D.ifwewanttoproducemoreofonegood,wemustsacrificesomeproductionof

theothergood.

25.Ifacountry’sproductionpossibilitiescurvebowsoutward,thisindicatesthat:

A.toproducemoreofonegood,thecountrymustsacrificeincreasinglylargeamountsoftheothergood.

B.Scarcityislessofaproblemthemoreofthecountryproduces.

C.Thecountryfacesfixedtrade-offs.

D.Thecountrycanproducemoreofallgoodssimultaneously.

26.Theopportunitycostofanactivityis:

A.Theamountofmoneyspentontheactivity.

B.Thenext-bestuseofresourcesdevotedtotheactivity.

C.Anycostthatcannotbecovered.

D.Thevalueofthetimespentonthatactivity.

27.Thesaying“there’snosuchthingasafreelunch”isbasedonthepremisethat:

A.Foodbanksdonotexist.

B.Foodbanksshouldnotexist.

C.Everythinghasanopportunitycost.

D.Governmentsalwayssubsidizefoodproduction.

28.Choicesofindividualsandfirmsarelimitedby:

A.timeconstraints.

B.productionpossibilities.

C.budgetconstraints.

D.alloftheabove.

29.Individualsorcountriestradewitheachotherbecausethey:

A.areconcernedwithincreasingsociety’swelfare.

B.cannotconsumealltheyproduce.

C.expecttogainasaresultoftrade.

D.havetodisposeofexcessresources.

30.Oneoftheprincipaladvantagesoftradeisthatallowscountriesto:

A.specializeaccordingtocomparativeadvantage.

B.disposeofexcesssuppliesofgoodsthattheydonotwant.

C.shareequallyinthepotentialgainsfromtrade.

D.leavetheexchangefeelingthattheyhavebeentreatedfairly.

31.Whentheforcesofsupplyanddemandoperatefreely,theeffectofadroughtonthecornharvestwillbeindicatedinthemarketby:

A.government-imposedlimitsonindividuals’purchaseofcorn.

B.anincreaseinthepriceofcorn.

C.advertisementsinthenewspapersadvertisingpeopletoreduceconsumption.

D.areductioninthepriceofcorn.

32.Theconceptofdemandreferstothequalityofagoodthatbuyers:

A.wouldliketobuyatagivenprice.

B.needtomaximizesatisfaction.

C.areabletopurchaseinthemarketplace.

D.wouldpurchaseiftheyhadunlimitedincome.

33.Thedemandcurveisdownwardsloping,whichmeansthatthequantitydemandedforagood____itsprice＿＿:

A.rises;rises

B.falls;falls

C.isunchanged;falls

D.rises;falls

34.Anindividualistypicallywillingtopurchasemoreofagoodatlowpricesthanathighprices,whichimpliesthattheindividualdemandcurvewillbe:

A.horizontal

B.vertical

C.downwardsloping

D.ofindeterminateshape

35.Adeclineinconsumers’incomewillnormallycause:

A.thedemandcurvetoshifttotheleft.

B.amovementalongthedemandcurvesuchthatquantitydemandeddeclines.

C.anindividualtoincreaseconsumptionofanygoodsshepurchases.

D.amovementalongthedemandcurvesuchthatquantitydemandedincreases.

36.IfanincreaseinthepriceofgoodAleadstoarightwardshiftinthedemandforgoodB,wewouldconcludethatAandB:

A.aresubstitutes.

B.couldbeeithersubstitutes