河北工业大学博士英语答案.docx

1、河北工业大学博士英语答案TEXT B Pundits who want to sound judicious are fond of warning against generalizin g. Each country is different, they say, and no one story fits all of Asia. This is, of course, silly: all of these economies plunged into economic crisis within a few months of each other, so they must hav

2、e had something in common. In fact, the logic of catastrophe was pretty much the same in Thailand, Mal aysia, Indonesia and South Korea. (Japan is a very different story. ) In each ca se investorsmainly, but not entirely, foreign banks who had made short-term loansall tried to pull their money out a

3、t the same time. The result was a co mbined banking and currency crisis: a banking crisis because no bank can convert all its assets into cash on short notice; a currency crisis because panicked in vestors were trying not only to convert long-term assets into cash, but to conve rt baht or rupiah int

4、o dollars. In the face of the stampede, governments had no good options. If they let their currencies plunge inflation would soar and compa nies that had borrowed in dollars would go bankrupt; if they tried to support th eir currencies by pushing up interest rates, the same firms would probably go b

5、u st from the combination of debt burden and recession. In practice, countries s plit the difference and paid a heavy price regardless. Was the crisis a punishment for bad economic management? Like most cliches, the catchphrase“ crony capitalism” has prospered because it gets at something r eal: exc

6、essively cozy relationships between government and business really did l ead to a lot of bad investments. The still primitive financial structure of Asia n business also made the economies peculiarly vulnerable to a loss of confidence . But the punishment was surely disproportionate to the crime, an

7、d many investme nts that look foolish in retrospect seemed sensible at the time. Given that there were no good policy options, was the policy response mainl y on the fight track? There was frantic blame-shifting when everything in Asia s eemed to be going wrong: now there is a race to claim credit w

8、hen some things ha ve started to go right. The international Monetary Fund points to Koreas recov e ry and more generally to the fact that the sky didnt fall after all a s proof that its policy recommendations were right. Never mind that other IMF cli ents have done far worse, and that the economy o

9、f Malaysia which refused IM F help, and horrified respectable opinion by imposing capital controls also seems to be on the mend. Malaysias prime Minister, by contrast, claims full cr e dit for any good newseven though neighbouring economies also seem to have bo ttomed out. The truth is that an obser

10、ver without any ax to grind would probably concl ude that none of the policies adopted either on or in defiance of the IMFs adv i ce made much difference either way. Budget policies, interest rate policies, ban king reform whatever countries tried, just about all the capital that could flee, did. An

11、d when there was no mere money to run, the natural recuperative po wers of the economies finally began to prevail. At best, the money doctors who p urported to offer cures provided a helpful bedside manner; at worst, they were l ike medieval physicians who prescribed bleeding as a remedy for all ill

12、s. Will the patients stage a full recovery? It depends on exactly what you me an by “full”. South Koreas industrial production is already above its pre-cr isi s level; but in the spring of 1997 anyone who had predicted zero growth in Korea n industry over the next two years would have been regarded

13、as a reckless doomsa yer. So if by recovery you mean not just a return to growth, but one that brings the regions performance back to something like what people used to regard as the Asian norm, they have a long way to go. 19. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the writers opini

14、on? A. Countries paid a heavy price for whichever measure taken. B. Countries all found themselves in an economic dilemma. C. Withdrawal of foreign capital resulted in the crisis. D. Most governments chose one of the two options. 20. The writer thinks that those Asian countries _. A. well deserved t

15、he punishment B. invested in a senseless way at the time C. were unduly punished in the crisis D. had bad relationships between government and business 21. It can be inferred from the passage that IMF policy recommendations _. A. were far from a panacea in all cases B. were feasible in their recipie

16、nt countries C. failed to work in their recipient countries D. were rejected unanimously by Asian countries 22. At the end of the passage, the writer seems to think that a full reco very of the Asian economy is _. A. due B. remote C. imaginative D. unpredictable 短文大意：本文主要论述的是1997年的亚洲金融危机的危害及其爆发的原因。

17、19.答案：D 【参考译文】根据该短文，下列哪一项不是作者的观点？ 【试题分析】本题为排除题。 【详细解答】短文第二段最后几句说“In the face of the stampede, governments had no good options. If they let their currencies plunge inflation would soar and compa nies that had borrowed in dollars would go bankrupt; if they tried to support th eir currencies by pushing

18、 up interest rates, the same firms would probably go bu st from the combination of debt burden and recession. In practice, countries sp lit the difference- and paid a heavy price regardless.”由此可知，亚洲经济危机时 期各国均陷入经济两难境地，既不能任由本国货币猛跌，也不能提高存款利率。选项D与该 说法相矛盾， 故不是作者的观点。 20.答案：C 【参考译文】作者认为那些亚洲国家如何？ 【试题分析】本题为细

19、节推理题。 【详细解答】短文第三段最后一句说“But the punishment was surely disproportionate t o the crime,”由此可知，作者认为那些亚洲国家遭受的惩罚过度了，故答案选C。 21.答案：A 【参考译文】从该短文可以推知IMF的经济复苏政策如何？ 【试题分析】本题为推理题。 【详细解答】虽然IMF对韩国的经济复苏起了一定作用，短文第四段却说“Never mind that o ther IMF clients have done far worse,”接着以马来西亚为例，说明IMF的政策不是万 能的，故答案选A。 22.答案：B 【参考译

20、文】在短文的末尾，作者认为亚洲国家经济全面复苏是怎样的？ 【试题分析】本题为推理题。 【详细解答】短文最后一段的最后一句说“they have a long way to go.”即这些国家（ 的经济全面复苏）有很长的路要走。故选项B“遥远的”为正确答案。 TEXT B A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over:“Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! Thats all right! ” He could

21、speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence. Mr. Pontellier, unable to read his newspaper with any degree of comfort, arose with a

22、n expression and an exclamation of disgust. He walked down the gallery and across the narrow “bridges” which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the rig

23、ht to make all the noise they wished. Mr. Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. He stopped before the door of his own cottage, which was the fourth one from the main building and next to the last. Seating himself in a wicker rocker which was ther

24、e, he once more applied himself to the task of reading the newspaper. The day was Sunday; the paper was a day old. The Sunday papers had not yet reached Grand Isle. He was already acquainted with the market reports, and he glanced restlessly over the editorials and bits of news which he had not had

25、time to read before quitting New Orleans the day before. Mr. Pontellier wore eye-glasses. He was a man of forty, of medium height and rather slender build; he stooped a little. His hair was brown and straight, parted on one side. His beard was neatly and closely trimmed. Once in a while he withdrew

26、his glance from the newspaper and looked about him. There was more noise than ever over at the house. The main building was called “the house,” to distinguish it from the cottages. The chattering and whistling birds were still at it. Two young girls, the Farival twins, were playing a duet from “Zamp

27、a” upon the piano. Madame Lebrun was bustling in and out, giving orders in a high key to a yard-boy whenever she got inside the house, and directions in an equally high voice to a diningroom servant whenever she got outside. She was a fresh, pretty woman, clad always in white with elbow sleeves. Her

28、 starched skirts crinkled as she came and went. Farther down, before one of the cottages, a lady in black was walking demurely up and down, telling her beads. A good many persons of the pension had gone over to the Cheniere Caminada in Beaudelets lugger to hear mass. Some young people were out under

29、 the water-oaks playing croquet. Mr. Pontelliers two children were theresturdy little fellows of four and five. A quadroon nurse followed them about with a faraway, meditative air. Mr. Pontellier finally lit a cigar and began to smoke, letting the paper drag idly from his hand. He fixed his gaze upo

30、n a white sunshade that was advancing at snails pace from the beach. He could see it plainly between the gaunt trunks of the water-oaks and across the stretch of yellow chamomile. The gulf looked far away, melting hazily into the blue of the horizon. The sunshade continued to approach slowly. Beneat

31、h its pink-lined shelter were his wife, Mrs. Pontellier, and young Robert Lebrun. When they reached the cottage, the two seated themselves with some appearance of fatigue upon the upper step of the porch, facing each other, each leaning against a supporting post. “What folly! to bathe at such an hou

32、r in such heat!” exclaimed Mr. Pontellier. He himself had taken a plunge at daylight. That was why the morning seemed long to him. “You are burnt beyond recognition,” he added, looking at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage. She held up her hands, strong, shapely hands, and surveyed them critically, drawing up her lawn sleeves above the wrists. Looking at them reminded her of her rings, which she had