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【题目】 If your parents take out a loan, remind themselves to make the payments on time. Otherwise it will become a negative record in their personal credit reports, which are playing an increasingly big role in people's daily lives. A story carried by Chongqing Morning Post in June, underlines this trend.

According to the report, a Chongqing student borrowed money from the bank to finance his university studies. After he graduated in 2005, he went to work in Shenzhen. Later, he wanted to buy a house using loans. But several banks turned down his loan applications. The reason was that he had not paid back 1,500 yuan he borrowed from a bank when he was at university.

A personal credit rating is becoming an essential “pass” in everyday life, as China establishes a nationwide credit database. Personal credit systems go back 150 years. In developed countries, enterprises and banks use them to decide whether or not to loan money or do other business with a person.

A credit report estimates the credit worthiness of an individual, a company, or even a country. It is an evaluation made by credit bureaus of a borrower's overall credit history and his or her ability to repay debt. A poor credit rating means a high risk of defaulting on a loan, and thus leads to the refusal of a loan by the lender.

Today in China, credit history in banks is the major content of a credit report. But in the future, reports will include information about the payment of telephone bills, water use fees, electricity and natural gas bills, and taxes, according to officials of the People's Bank of China, the central bank.

Personal information such as appearance, genetic data, fingerprints, blood type, disease history, ethnic identity, family and religious beliefs are not to be included in credit reports, according to a draft regulation on credit rating issued last year by the Sate Council. The authors of the draft have just finished soliciting(征求) public opinions.

The Credit Reference Center run by the People's Bank of China is in charge of developing a nationwide credit database. Credit reports for all people with bank transactions (交易)began in 2006.

A personal credit rating is important to the social and economic activities of a person. According to the draft, if you have a personal negative credit record, it will be kept for five years.

【1】The author took the story as an example in order to ________.

A. warn us of the importance of our personal credit report

B. tell us the story of a Chongqing student

C. encourage us to use credits widely

D. inform us to apply for a loan at university

【2】Credit reports will include the following except ________.

A. taxes B. telephone bills

C. water use fees D. genetic data

【3】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Personal credit systems go back 150 years in China.

B. You can turn to the People's Bank of China for the information about your credit report.

C. Credit history in banks is the only content of a credit report.

D. Credit reports began in 2006 in China.

【4】What's the best title for the passage?

A. A Credit Report Rating

B. Credit in China

C. Credit Really Counts

D. Credit Report Contents

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析:信用报告是用来评估个人、公司、甚至一个国家整体信用历史或偿还债务能力的。不良信用可能会导致银行拒绝贷款。所以说按时偿还贷款是非常重要的，在本文中作者通过事例介绍了个人信用在日常生活中的重要性。

【1】A推理判断题。文章开头提出按时偿还贷款的重要性，然后提出A story carried by Chongqing Morning Post in June, underlines this trend.由此可知事例的讲述是为了证明上述观点，故选A。

【2】D主旨大意题。根据第五段But in the future, reports will include information about the payment of telephone bills, water use fees, electricity and natural gas bills, and taxes,可知genetic data没有包括在内，选D。

【3】B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 The Credit Reference Center run by the People's Bank of China is in charge of developing a nationwide credit database.可知选B。

【4】C主旨大意题。文章开门见山提出信用的重要性，然后再通过例子和介绍来对此加以说明，由此判断文章中心内容是介绍信用的重要性，故选C。