题目内容
1.Trade has a pretty bad name in some quarters.Trade robs poor people of a proper living,and keeps them trapped in poverty.There is a widely held popular view that trade is unfair.Though many claim that a freer trade would change the current indecent reputation of world market,the cure-all free trade is the dream of most textbook economists.In fact,"Free trade"has been used successfully by powerful countries to land their mass-produced goods on fresh overseas dumping grounds and squeeze out local household businesses and craftsmanship.
At home the story is different.Large firms have little appetite for free trade and competition in their own backyard.They prefer to enjoy the advantages and protections for which they have carefully earned.Free thus fierce competition has little appeal for those who understand that they will make more profit if they can corner the market,whether at home or abroad.
By contrast,making trade fairer is about addressing both outcomes and processes of trade.Fairness is not just moral request.It affects behaviour.Actually the concept of fairness increases steadily as societies achieve greater market uprightness:Businessmen from upright societies are willing to punish those who do not play fair,even if this is costly to themselves.
Fairer trade rather than freer trade could partly mend mal-administering of resources in certain areas.Though thought of as evil economic policies in the west world,carefully planned special preferences and protectionism could be used intelligently to help to block the economic robbery of the rich class in African countries,and to improve the lives of the bottom billion.
Fairness is also important in the control of trade.The current International trade negotiations have resulted in rules favouring the powerful.The rules are made in negotiations in which the countries in control call the shots,and do not always do so in good faith.Industrialized countries were often found to have obtained definite and far-reaching commitments from developing countries,in exchange for vague promises,such as to liberalise agriculture,which they have not kept.On the other hand,the essence of the fair trade lies in the promise that every party benefit from the business,rich or poor,powerful or weak.
Making trade fairer is important to avoid a further public hate against trade.It is also important so as better to balance trade goals with other important national goals such as environmental and social protection.Finally,the so-called free trade system needs to be made fairer so that it does not block competition,and crush innovation and business spirit.It needs to offer a more level playing field to commercial newcomers and competitors in rich and poor countries alike.
74.Free trade is a concept at rich countries'service toA.
A.open up new markets abroad
B.define trade in the economic textbooks
C.dump pollutants in poor countries
D.learn the skills from local household businesses.
75.The key mechanism of fair trade isD.
A.punishing the rich countries when they cheat the poor countries
B.making sure that rich countries provide more chances for poor countries
C.promoting special preferences and protectionism in poor areas
D.guaranteeing the common interests of all the dealers
76.The underlined word"mal-administering"in the passage is closest in meaning toC.
A.macro-management
B.overall collection
C.uneven distribution
D.negative mining
77.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?B
A.Large firms earn huge profits from free trade on domestic markets.
B.Honest dealers would sacrifice their own interest to discipline the dishonest.
C.Special preferences and protectionism are occasionally adopted in western countries.
D.A fairer trade helps to ease competition between the rich and the poor.
分析 文章讲述了贸易存在许多不公平.诚实的商人宁愿牺牲自己的利益也愿意去惩罚那些不公平的商人.
解答 74-77 ADCB
74题答案是A.细节理解题.根据文章第二段中的""Free trade"has been used successfully by powerful countries to land their mass-produced goods on fresh overseas dumping grounds"可知,自由贸易让许多有实力的国家将本土的商品倾销到海外新的市场上,故选A.
75题答案是D.细节理解题.根据文章第六段中的"the essence of the fair trade lies in the promise that every party benefit from the business,rich or poor,powerful or weak"可知,公平贸易实质在于保证每个国家都能够得到自己平等的利益,无论这些国家贫穷还是富裕、强大还是弱小.故选D.
76题答案是C.词义猜测题.根据第五段中的内容可知,虽然西方国家实行一些邪恶的经济政策,但是特殊优惠和保护制度也能更明智地帮助阻止非洲国家的富裕阶层的掠夺,也能改善底层人民的生活.通过这个例子,可知更公正的贸易在部分地区可以修补资源分布不均的(uneven distribution)现象.故选C.
77题答案是B.推理判断题.根据第四段中的"Businessmen from upright societies are willing to punish those who do not play fair,even if this is costly to themselves."可知诚实的商人即使牺牲自己的利益也愿意去惩罚那些不公平的商人.故选B.
点评 本文是政治经济类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
The phrase"people-oriented"is generally used to (54)B something that vaguely represents a company where everyone is pleasant and happy.It's fun to work there,everyone likes his or her job and each employee is (55)D well and fairly.Know any companies like that?People-oriented is a traditional and unclear phrase that needs (56)A to make sure your definition is the same as the company's and that you can spot a (57)B if there is one.
So what do you mean by people-oriented?Do you want a company that promotes from within and doesn't (58)C gathering at the water cooler?A company where management makes a practice of being (59)B?A place where customers are of great (60)A both in philosophy and actuality,or one that is involved in its community and requires each (61)B to join or participate in a specific event once or twice each year?When you look closer at what this phrase means to you,you'll discover that some aspects are more important to you than others.Knowing what you mean by this phrase gives you the power to discover if the company's (62)C is the same as yours.
Why bother leaving a message that may not be (63)D for days when you can reach someone instantly with a text or instant message?That seems to be increasingly dominant viewpoint,anyway.When texting and instant messaging for (64)A needs,keep in mind some tips from workplace and career experts.
Marla Harr,a business etiquette consultant and trainer,says that when relying on texting and messaging for work,you should (65)B that the person you want to send a text message wants to receive and communicate in that way.
51.A.efficiency | B.enthusiasm | C.qualification | D.contribution |
52.A.phenomenon | B.issue | C.extreme | D.disadvantage |
53.A.illegally | B.subjectively | C.regularly | D.equally |
54.A.exchange | B.convey | C.provide | D.promote |
55.A.trained | B.honored | C.complimented | D.treated |
56.A.defining | B.restricting | C.analyzing | D.summarizing |
57.A.feature | B.difference | C.distance | D.principle |
58.A.concern about | B.look into | C.disapprove of | D.charge with |
59.A.attractive | B.accessible | C.aggressive | D.accurate |
60.A.importance | B.benefit | C.emphasis | D.conscience |
61.A.employer | B.employee | C.customer | D.participant |
62.A.regulation | B.explanation | C.definition | D.opinion |
63.A.launched | B.released | C.revised | D.checked |
64.A.business | B.privacy | C.public | D.secret |
65.A.recall | B.ensure | C.inform | D.remind |
The letters,sent to a late Baptist clergyman (牧师),were(2)C put in a sealed plastic shopping bag near a (3)D in Atlantic,New Jersey.
Bill Lacovara,an insurance adjuster from Ventnor,New Jersey,said he got the bag while on a fishing trip last week.
The letters were (4)C to the clergyman,who died in 2004.Someone cleaning his house may have(5)Bthe bag,which Lacovara found about 100 miles (160km) from Cooper's house.
They include one from a teenage girl asking God to (6)Aher for her wrongdoing,one from a prisoner who said he was (7)C and someone had set a trap for him,and (8)D from a man who wanted God's help winning the lottery,according to media reports.
Lavovara said he could have (9)Athem on eBay for up to£15,000(7,889 pounds) according to his prediction of the compete price and would have given the money to charity.But he has changed his mind because he said the move caused (10)B to some religious people.
"They said they were (11)Din me,and I didn't want to do something that's going to create (12)Dresults."he told Reuters.
Some (13)Bhim to burn the letters,throw them back in the ocean or give them to a church,Lacovara said.
Lacovara said about a dozen clergymen have offered to take the letters,and he is evaluating the (14)Ato make sure the letters don't fall into the (15)Ahands.
1.A.donate | B.show | C.sell | D.owe |
2.A.hurriedly | B.privately | C.mysteriously | D.occasionally |
3.A.river | B.lake | C.hill | D.beach |
4.A.taken | B.offered | C.addressed | D.given |
5.A.collected | B.thrown | C.opened | D.destroyed |
6.A.forgive | B.punish | C.adjust | D.charge |
7.A.friendly | B.correct | C.innocent | D.energetic |
8.A.others | B.another | C.the other | D.one |
9.A.auctioned | B.bought | C.donated | D.discounted |
10.A.damage | B.offence | C.injury | D.worry |
11.A.absorbed | B.involved | C.interested | D.disappointed |
12.A.final | B.direct | C.same | D.bad |
13.A.forced | B.urged | C.questioned | D.pleased |
14.A.requests | B.orders | C.commands | D.invitations |
15.A.wrong | B.poor | C.tight | D.firm |