全国职称英语等级测验试题财经类二.docx

1、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 作者： 日期： 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) Passage1 Onephaseofthebusinesscycleistheexpansionphase.Thisphaseisatwo-foldone,includingrecoveryandprosperity.Duringtherecoveryperiodthereisever-growingexpansionofexistingfacilitiesandnewfacilitiesforproductionarecreated.More

2、businessesarecreatedandolderonesexpanded.Improvementsofvariouskindsaremade.Thereisaneverincreasingoptimism(乐观主义)aboutthefutureofeconomicgrowth.Muchcapitalisinvestedinmachineryorheavyindustry.Morelaborisemployed.Morerawmaterialsarerequired.Asonepartoftheeconomydevelops,otherpartsareaffected.Forexampl

3、e,agreatexpansioninautomobilesresultsinanexpansionofthesteel,glass,andindustries.Roadsarerequired.Thusthecementandmachineryindustriesarestimulated.Demandforlaborandmaterialsresultsingreaterprosperityforworkersandsuppliers(供应商)ofrawmaterials,includingfarmers.Thisincreasespurchasingpowerandthevolumeof

4、goodsboughtandsold.Thusprosperityisdiffused(扩散)amongthevariousportionsofthepopulation.Thisprosperityperiodmaycontinuetoriseandrisewithoutanapparentend.Howeveratimecomeswhenthisphasereachesapeakandstopspiraling(盘旋地移动)upwards.Thisistheendoftheexpansionphase. 21.Wemayassumethatinthenextparagraphthewrit

5、erwilldiscuss_. A.uniondemands B.thestatusofthefarmer C.thehighercostofliving D.therecessionperiod 22.Thetitlebelowthatbestexpressestheideaofthispassageis_. A.TheBusinessCycle B.TheRecoveryStage C.AttainingProsperity D.ThePeriodofGoodTimes 23.Prosperityinoneindustry_. A.reflectsitselfinmanyotherindu

6、stries B.willspiralupwards C.willaffectthesteelindustry D.willendabruptly 24.Whichofthefollowingindustrieswillprobablybeagoodindicatorofaperiodofexpansion? A.Toys. B.Machinetools. C.Foodstuffs. D.Farming. 25.Duringtheperiodofprosperity,peopleregardthefuture_. A.cautiously B.inaconfidentmanner C.oppo

7、rtunely D.indifferentlyPassage2 Thevalueofmoneyisgoingdown.Whatyoucouldbuyin1970for20,now,in1979costs56.40.Thatsinflationandnobodylikesit,leastofalltheBankofEngland.Oneoftheresultsofinflationisthatpeopleneedcoinsandnotesofhighervalue.Atthemoment,thenoteofthehighestvaluewhichisgenerallyincirculation(

8、流通)isthe20note.Now,theBankofEnglandplanstointroduceanew,50note.AndtheBankistryingtodecidewhichfamousEnglishmanorwomantoputonthebackofthenewnote. Quiteaproblem.TheBankusuallychoosessafe,historicalpersonalities.WealreadyhaveSirIsaacNewton,thescientist,thefirstduckofWellington,thefamoussoldierwholedthe

9、BritisharmyatWaterloo,FlorenceNightingale,founderofEnglishnursingand-ofcourse-Shakespeare.Sofar,thelistofpossiblechoicesforthe50noteisquitepredictable(可预测的).TheresSirFrancisDrake,torepresenttheachievementsofEnglishexplorersinthesixteenthcentury.ThenwehaveLordNelson,anothersailorandthemanwhowonthebat

10、tleofTrafalgarin1805forEngland.IsambardKingdomBrunel,theengineer,isalsoonthelistbecauseofthemagnificentbridgeswhichhebuilt.TheBankwillnotforgetmusicthistimeeither-sirEdwardElgar,oneofourmostfamouscomposersofthenineteenthcenturyisapossiblechoice.Iftheychooseawoman,thefaminist(女权主义者)movementhastworepr

11、esentatives;Boadicea,QueenoftheearlyEnglishtribesofthefirstcentury,whofoughtagainsttheRomans,orEmilyPankhurst,whofoughttogetthevoteforwomenearlyinthiscentury. Whatdoyouthinkofthisselection?Theresnoonewhowasaliveinthelastfiftyyearsonitandnopoliticalleader.Whynot?WhydoesnttheBankchoosepopularheroes-li

12、ketheBeetles,forexample?WriteandtellBBCModernEnglishwhoisonyourlistforthisbanknote.Imagineyouhavetochoosesomepersonalitytogoonabanknoteinyourowncountry.Whoisyourchoice? 26.Inflationinthisstorymeans_. A.riseinpricesresultingfromanincreaseinthemoney,credit,etc. B.theriseandfallofthevoiceinspeaking C.t

13、heprocessofinflatingorbeinginflated D.anillnessbroughtbyinfection 27.Whodislike(s)inflationmost? A.Ordinarypeople. B.Merchants. C.Officials. D.TheBankofEngland. 28.Whyisthereno-onewhowasaliveinthelastfiftyyearsintheselectionandnopoliticalleader? A.BecausetheBankofEnglanddoesnotlikecontemporaryfigure

14、sandpoliticalleaders. B.Becauselivingpersonalitiesandpoliticalleadersarenotasinfluentialasanyoneinthisselection. C.BecausetheBankofEnglandusuallychoosessafeandhistoricalpersonalities. D.Becauselivingpersonalitiesandpoliticalleadersarenotallowedtobeputonthebackofthenewbanknote. 29.TheBritisharmyatWat

15、erloowasfightingagainst_. A.theIndianarmy B.theFrencharmy C.theSpanisharmy D.theRussianarmy 30.BBCModernEnglishis_. A.abook B.aTVprogram C.aTVguide D.amagazineforstudentsofEnglishasaforeignlanguage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。每一段的主题用一个或几个单词表示，空出的词已给出了第一个字母，请把其余字母补全。 31.FabundanceandPriceRising Thel

16、ongyearsoffoodshortageinthiscountryhavesuddenlygivewaytoapparentabundance.Storesandshopsarechokedwithfood.Rationing(定量供应)isvirtuallysuspended(暂停),andoverseassuppliers(供应商)havebeenaskedtoholdbackdeliveries.Yet,insteadofjoy,thereiswide-spreaduneasinessandconfusion.Whydofoodpriceskeeponrisingwhentheres

17、eemstobesomuchmorefoodabout?Istheabundanceonlytemporary,orhasitcometostay?Doesitmeanthatweneedtothinklessnowaboutproducingmorefoodathome?Nooneknowswhattoexpect. 32.Rea Therecentgrowthofexportsurplusesontheworldfoodmarkethascertainlybeenunexpectedlygreat,partlybecauseastrangesequenceoftwosuccessfulgr

18、ainharvestsinNorthAmericaisnowbeingfollowedbyathird.MostofBritainsoverseassuppliersofmeat,too,areofferingmorethisyearandhomeproductionhasalsorisen. 33.EofFoodSituation Buttheeffectofallthisonthefoodsituationinthiscountryhasbeenmadeworsebyasimultaneousriseinfoodprices,duechieflytothegradualcuttingdow

19、nofgovernmentsupportforfood.Theshopsareoverstocked(存货过多)withfoodoutonlybecausethereismorefoodavailable,butalsobecausepeople,frightenedbyhighprices,arebuyinglessofit. 34.FaofWorldPrices Moreover,theriseindomesticpriceshascomeatatimewhenworldprieshavebeguntofallwiththeresultthatimportedfood,withtheexc

20、eptionofgrain,isoftencheaperthanthehome-producedvariety.Andnowgrainprices,too,arefalling.Consumersarebeginningtoaskwhytheyshouldnotbeenabledtobenefitformthistrend. 35.TheResofFarmersFear Thesignificanceofthesedevelopmentsisnotlostonfarmers.Theoldergenerationhaveseenitallhappenbefore.Despitethepresen

21、tpriceandmarketguarantees,farmersfeartheyareabouttobesqueezedbetweencheapfoodimportsandashrinkinghomemarket.Presentproductionisrunningat51percentabovepre-warlevels,andthegovernmenthascalledforanexpansionto60percentby1956;butrepeatedMinisterial(内阁的)adviceiscarryinglittleweightandtheexpansionprogramme

22、isnotworkingverywell. 第五部分阅读理解(120分) Passage1 TherearestrikingdifferencesbetweenfinancialmarketsontheContinentofEuropeontheonehand,andinBritainontheother.InBritain,themarketisreallytheCityofLondon.Itisafreemarket:anditcontrolsmostoftheflowofsavingstoinvestment.OntheContinent,eitherafewbanksorgovernm

23、entinstitutionsdominatethemoneymarkets.InFranceandItaly,forexample,governmentbureaucrats(官僚)directtheflowoffundstosuittheireconomicplans.InGermanytheflowisdirectedbytheall-powerfulbanks.InBritainthereismorefreeinterplay(相互作用)ofmarketforcesandfarfewerregulations,rulesandredtape.AFrenchbankersummeditu

24、pthisway:OntheContinentyoucantdoanythingunlessyouvebeenoldyoucan;inEnglandontheotherhandyoucandoeverythingaslongasyouhaventbeentoldnotto. Therearemanybasicreasonsforthesedifferences.OneisthatContinentalsavers(储蓄者)tendtoprefergold,cashorshort-termassets.Theyinvestonly10%oftheirsavingsininstitutionsli

25、kepensionfundsorinsurancecompanies.ButinBritain50%ofsavingsgoestothem,andthey,inturn,investdirectlyinequity(证券)market.AfarlowerproportionofsavingsisputinthebanksintheformofliquidassetsthanontheContinent.Continentgovernmentsintervenedirectlyorthroughthebankstocollectsavingtogetherandtransformtheminto

26、mediumorlong-termloansforinvestment.Theequitymarketislargelyby-passed.OntheContinenteconomicplanningtendstobefarmorecentralized(把集中起来)thaninBritain.InBritainitispossibletoinfluencedecisionsaffectingthecountryseconomyfromwithintheCity.Itattractsaskilledandhighlyqualifiedworkforce.InFrance,ontheotherhand,anintelligentyoungmanwhowantsacareerinfinancewouldprobablyfindthecivilservicemoreattractive. InBritainthemarketormoreaccurately,moneytendstoberegardedasanendinitself.OntheConti