题目内容
13.Economists have studied how markets work for a long time.Generally,they work well.But markets do not always perform as expected.Jean Tirole of France won the Nobel Prize in Economics for studying why markets are imperfect,or inefficient,and what governments can do to regulate them.The Nobel prize committee announced the $1.1million prize in Stockholm to Jean Tirole.Itcalled Mr.Tirole"one of the most influential economists of our time".The organization said he had done important research in a number of areas.But it said,"most of all he has clarified how to understand and regulate industries with only a few powerful firms."
Mr.Tiro1e works at the Toulouse School of Economics in Toulouse,France.He is 61years old.For about 30years,Mr.Tirole has researched periods when markets failed,that is,when they did not provide good results in price and competition.He looked at how a small number of large companies,or even a single company,can strongly influence industries.Banking and telecommunications were among the industries he studied.
The Nobel committee said that unregulated markets often produce socially undesirable results.They can result in higher prices or companies that use their market position to block others•The comminee said it chose Mr.Timle because he thought about how best to regulate markets.For example,Tore Ellingsen,Chairman of the committee that awards the economics prize,says Mr•Tirole showed the need to develop better rules for the banking industry.This became urgent after the world financial crisis of 2008-2009.
The economics Drize is called the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alflred Nobel.Alfred Nobel did not establish the prize.It was first presented in 1969.
29.The passage tells us that Jean TiroleC.
A.has studied the economics in Sweden
B.is the first to win the Nobel Prize in Economics
C.is highly praised by Chairman of the committee
D.has made regulations for large companies
30.We can learn from the passage thatB.
A.Jean Tirole's research made the markets imperfect or inefficient
B.banking and telecommunications are strongly influential industries
C.the world financial crisis of 2008-2009regulated the markets
D.Alfred Nobel was unwilling to establish economics prize
31.The underlined word"undesirable"in Paragraph 4can best be,replaced byA.
A.harmful
B.unbelievable
C.beneficial
D.convincing
32.What is the article mainly about?D
A.The 1ife of Jean Tirole.
B.The research of Jean Tirole.
C.The history of Nobel Prize in Economics.
D.Jean Tirole Wins Nobel Economics Prize.
分析 本文是一篇政治经济类阅读.文章主要讲述了法国的Jean Tirole获得诺贝尔经济学奖.Jean Tirole获得诺贝尔经济学奖是因为他研究了市场不完美、无效的原因以及政府如何调整市场.
解答 29-32 CBAD
29.C.细节理解题.根据"Tore Ellingsen,Chairman of the committee that awards the economics prize,says Mr•Tirole showed the need to develop better rules for the banking industry."可知Jean Tirole受到了委员会主席的高度赞赏.故选C.
30.B.推理判断题.根据"Banking and telecommunications were among the industries he studied."可知银行和电信是非常有影响力的行业.故选B.
31.A.词义猜测题.A.harmful 有害的; B.unbelievable 不可信的;C.beneficial 有益的;D.convincing有信服力的;根据"The Nobel committee said that unregulated markets often produce socially undesirable results."可知此处是说不受管制的市场往往会产生有危害的结果,所以"undesirable"意为有危害的.故选A.
32.D.主旨大意题.纵览全文并根据"The economics Drize is called the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alflred Nobel.Alfred Nobel did not establish the prize.It was first presented in 1969."可知文章主要讲述了Jean Tirole获得诺贝尔经济学奖.故选D.
点评 本文是一篇政治经济类阅读.此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题,所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,再结合选项选出正确答案.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.在做主旨大意题时考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点,确定主旨.
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