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InvestmentandConsumption

InvestmentandConsumption

Investmentinthepublicsector,suchaselectricity,irrigation,publicservicesandtransport（excludingvehicles,shipsandplanes）increasedbyabout10%,althoughtheemphasismovedtothetransportandawayfromtheothersectorsmentioned.Tradeandservicesrecordeda16%～17%investmentgrowth,includinga30%increaseininvestmentinbusinesspremises.Industrialinvestmentisestimatedtohaverisenby8%.Althoughtheshareofagricultureintotalgrossinvestmentintheeconomycontinuedtodecline,investmentgrewby9%inabsoluteequipment.Housingconstructionhad12%moreinvestedinitin1964,notsomuchowingtoincreaseddemand,astofearsofnewtaxesandlimitationofbuilding.

Totalconsumptioninrealtermsrosebycloseon11%during1964,andpercapitapersonalconsumptionbyunder7%,asin1963.Theundesirabletrendtowardsarapidriseinconsumption,evidentinpreviousyears,remainedunaltered.Sinceatcurrentpricesconsumptionroseby16%anddisposableincomeby13%,therewasevidentlyafallintherateofsavingintheprivatesectoroftheeconomy.Onceagainconsumptionpatternsindicatedaswiftadvanceinthestandardofliving.Expenditureonfooddeclinedinsignificance,althoughconsumptionoffruitincreased.Spendingonfurnitureandhouseholdequipment,health,educationandrecreationcontinuedtoincrease.Thegreatestproofofalteredlivingstandardswastherapidexpansionofexpenditureontransport（includingprivatecars）andpersonalservicesofallkinds,whichoccurredduring1964.Theprogressivewealthoflargesectorsofthepublicwasdemonstratedbythechangingcompositionofdurablegoodspurchased.Saturation（饱和）pointwasrapidlybeingapproachedforitemssuchasthefirsthouseholdradio,gascookers,andelectricrefrigerators,whereasincreasingpurchasesofautomobilesandtelevisionsetswereregistered.

36.Fromthispassage,welearnthatpeople____________.

A.spentmoremoneythantheyearned

B.savedmoremoneythanpreviously

C.investedandconsumedatanacceleratedpace

D.spenttheirmoneywisely

37.Theauthorthinksthatthetrendtowardsarapidriseinconsumptionwas"undesirable”because____________.

A.expenditureonluxuriesincreased

B.peoplewerewealthy

C.peopleconsumedless

D.peoplesavedless

38.ExpenditureincreasedonallthefollowingEXCEPT____________.

A.food

B.automobiles

C.education

D.entertainment

39.Itcanbeinferredfromtheincreaseoffruitconsumptionthat___________.

A.peoplehadtospendmoreontransportationandfurniture

B.thepriceoffruitdroppeddramatically

C.peopleweremoremoneyconscious

D.peopleweremorehealthyconscious

40.Theword"registered"inthelastlinemostprobablymeans____________.

A.marked

B.approached

C.listed

D.booked

参考答案：

36.C　从本篇文章可以得知：

A人们支出大于收入;B人们比以前更节约用钱了;C人们的投资和消费在加速增长;D人们花钱更精明了。

37.C　作者认为消费的快速增长是“不良”的原因是：

A奢侈品的消费增加了;B人们富有了;C人们消费减少了;D人们储蓄减少了。

38.A　下列消费都有所增加，只有什么没增加?

A食物;B汽车;C教育;D娱乐。

39.D　由水果消费的增长可以推断出：

A人们不得不在交通工具和家具上花更多的钱;B水果的价格大大降低;C人们更加重视金钱了;D人们更加重视健康了。

40.A　文章最后一行中的“registered”的意思是：

A明显的;B接近;C列举;D预定。

EiffelIsanEyeful

Some300metersup,neartheEiffelTower'swind-whippedsummittheworldcomestoscribble.Japanese,Brazilians.Americans-theygraffititheirnames,lovesandpoliticsonthecoldiron-transformingthemostFrenchofmonumentsintosymbolofaworldonthemove.

WithPairslaidoutinminiaturebelow,itseemsstrangethatvisitorswouldratherwastetimemarkingtheirpresencethanadmiringtheview.Butthegraffitialsoraisesaquestion:

Why,nearly114yearsafteritwascompleted,anddecadesafteritceasedtobetheworld'stalleststructure,istheTourEiffelstillsopopular?

Thereasonsareascomplexastheironworkthatgracesastructuresome90storieshigh.Butpartoftheansweris,nodoubt,itsagelessness,regularlymaintained,itshouldneverrustaway.Graffitiisregularlypaintedover,butthetowerliveson.

"EiffelrepresentsParisandParisisFrance.Itisverysymbolic,"saysHuguesRichard,a31-year-oldFrenchmanwhoholdstherecordforcyclinguptothetower'ssecondfloor-747stepsin19minutesand4seconds,withouttouchingthefloorwithhisfeet."It'sironlady,itinspiresus，"hesays.

Buttowhat?

Afterall,thetowerdoesn'thaveapurpose.Itceasedtobetheworld'stallestin1930whentheChryslerBuildingwentupinNewYork.Yes,televisionandradiosignalsarebeamedfromthetop,andGustaveEiffel,afreneticbuilderwhodiedonDecember27,aged91,useditsheightforconductingresearchintoweather,aerodynamicsandradiocommunication.

Butinessencethetowerinspiressimplybybeingthere-ablankcanvasforvisitorstomakeofitwhattheywill.Tothetechnicallyminded,it'sanengineeringtriumph.Forlovers,it'sromantic.

"Thetowerwilloutlastallofus,andbyalongway,"saysIsabelleEsnous,whosecompany.managesEiffelTower.

31.WhydoestheauthorthinktheEiffelToweristransformedintosymbolofaworldofthemove?

____________

A.TouristsfromallovertheworldcometotheEiffelTowerbycarorbyplane.

B.Touristsofallnationalitiescometoscribbleonthecoldironofthetower.

C.TheEiffelToweristhetallestbuildingintheworld.

D.TheEiffelTowerrepresentsallthetowersintheworld.

32.Whatseemsstrangetotheauthor?

____________

A.Visitorspreferwastingtimescribblingtoenjoyingtheview.

B.Visitorsspendsmuchtimewatchingotherpeoplescribbling.

C.OnlyJapanese,BraziliansandAmericansliketomarktheirpresence.

D.Scribblingspreadfromcountrytocountry.

33.WhichstatementsisNOTtrueofHuguesRichard?

____________

A.Heisacyclist.

B.Heisarecordholder.

C.Heclimbed747stepsupthetowerin19minutesand4seconds.

D.Hecycleduptothetower'ssecondfloor.

34.WhatdidthebuilderusetheEiffelTowerfor?

____________

A.Sendingradioandtelevisionsignalsallovertheworld.

B.Conductingresearchinvariousfields.

C.Givingpeopleinspiration.

D.DemonstratingFrenchculture.

35.Whichofthefollowingisnearestinmeaningto"（TheEiffelTowerislike）ablankcanvasforvisitorstomakeofitwhattheywill”?

____________

A.Visitorscandowhatevertheywantonthetower.

B.Visitorscanpaintonthetowerwhatevertheywant.

C.Visitorscanimaginefreelywhatthetowerrepresents.

D.VisitorscandrawonablankcanvasprovidedbytheTowermanagementcompany.

参考答案：

31.B　第一段提供了答案。

32.A　第二段第一句中的句型wouldratherdosomethingthandosomethingelse，也可以用preferdoingsomethingtodoingsomethingelse的句型来表达。

所以，A是正确答案。

33.C　第四段告诉我们，HuguesRichard蹬车上塔，打破世界纪录。

C不是正确选项，因为他cyclinguptothetower‘ssecondfloor，而不是climbingupthetower.

34.B　选项A不是正确选项，因为GustaveEiffel没有也不可能使用该塔向全世界发射电视信号。

第五段的最后一句提供了答案。

35.C　第六段的大意是：

对不同的人，埃菲尔铁塔有不同的象征意义。

Britain’sSoloSailor

EllenMacArthurstartedsailingwhenshewaseight，goingoutonsailingtripswithheraunt.Sheloveditsomuchthatshesavedhermoneyforthreeyearstobuyherfirstsmallsailingboat.Whenshewas18，shesailedalonearoundBritainandwonthe“YoungSailoroftheYear”award.

ButEllenreallybecamefamousin2001.Agedonly24，shewasoneoftheonlytwowomenwhoen-teredtheVendeeGloberoundtheworldsolorace，whichlastsl00days.Despitemanyproblems，shecamesecondintheraceoutof24competitorsandshewasgivenaverywarmwelcomewhenshereturned.

AmbitionanddeterminationhavealwaysbeenabigpartofEllen’spersonality.Whenshewasyoun-ger，shelivedinakindofhut（棚屋）forthreeyearswhileshewastryingtogetsponsorshiptocompeteinatransatlanticrace.Thenshetookaone-waytickettoFrance，boughtatinysevenmeterClassMiniyacht（游艇），sleptunderitwhileshewasrepairingit，andthensheracedit4，000kilometresacrosstheAtlanticin1997，alonefor33days.

Ellenhashadtolearnmanythings，becausesailingsingle—handedmeansthatshehastobeherowncaptain，electrician，sailmaker，engineer，doctor，journalist，cameramanandcook.Shealsohastobeveryfit，andbecauseofthedangersofsleepingforlongperiodsoftimeshe’sinthemiddleoftheocean，shehastrainedherselftosleepforabout20minutesatatime.

Andsheneedscourage.Once，inthemiddleoftheocean，shehadtoclimbthemast（桅杆）ofaboattorepairthesails—atfouro’clockinthemornin9.withl00kphwindsblowingaroundher.Ittookhermanyhourstomaketherepairs;Ellensays：

“IwasexhaustedwhenIcamedown.It’shardtodescribehowitfeelstobeupthere.It’sliketryingtoholdontoabigpole，whichformeisjusttoobigtogetmyarmsaround，withsomeonekickingyouallthetimeandtryingtoshakeyouoff”.

Butinherdiary，Ellenalsodescribesmomentswhichmakeitallworthwhile（值得的）：

“Abeautifulsunrisestartedtheday，withblackcloudsslowlylitbythebrightyellowsun.Ihaveaverystrongfeelingofpleasure，beingouthereontheoceanandhavingthechancetolivethis.Ijustfeelluckytobehere”.

31.IntheVendeeGloberace.Ellenwon

A.thesecondplace.

B.agoldmedal.

C.the“YoungSailoroftheYear”award.

D.the“BestWomanSailor”award.

【正确答案】：

A

解析：

题意：

在“旺底（帆迪）环球航海赛”中，艾伦赢得了第二名。

文中第二段谈到她是进入这场比赛的两名女选手中的一个，在24个竞争对手中.她赢得了第二名，故选A。

32.Ellenlivedinakindofhutforthreeyears

A.whileshewaslearninghowtorepairsail

B.becauseshewasambitiousforthecomingrac

C.whileshewastryingtogetfinancialsupportforarac

D.becauseshewasinterestedincountrylif

【正确答案】：

C

解析：

句意：

当她努力地要为比赛获得资金支持的时候，艾伦在一种棚屋里住了三年。

文中第三段第二句谈到“当艾伦还很年轻的时候，她就在一种棚屋里住了三年,那时她正在努力地想要获得进行横渡大西洋比赛的奖金”，故选C。

33.Theword“solo’’inthetitlecouldbebestreplacedby

A.single-hande

B.self-mad

C.oneperforme

D.self-starte

【正确答案】：

A

解析：

句意：

题目中的单词“solo”，可以被“single-handed”代替。

文中第四段第一句提到“艾伦必须学会许多事情，因为单独航行意味着……”。

故选A。

34.Accordingtoparagraph4，whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Shehas