In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.TEXT A One of the questions that is coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources of many kinds in the world is how to divide limited resources among countries. In the international development community, the conventional wisdom has been that the 2 billion people living in poor countries could never expect to reach the standard of living that most of us in North America enjoy, simply because the world does not contain enough iron ore, protein, petroleum, and so on. At the same time, we in the United States have continued to pursue super affluence as though there were no limits on how much we could consume. We make up 6 percent of the world’s people; yet we consume one-third of the world’s resources. As long as the resources we consumed each year came primarily from within our own boundaries, this was largely an internal matter. But as our resources come more and more from the outside world, "outsiders" are going to have some stay over the rate at which and terms under which we consume. We will no longer be able to think in terms of "our" resources and "their" resources, but only of common resources. As Americans consuming such a disproportionate share of the world’s resources, we have to question whether or not we can continue our pursuit of super affluence in a world of scarcity. We are now reaching the point where we must carefully examine the presumed link between our level of well-being and the level of material goods consumed. If you have only one crust of bread, then an additional crust of bread doesn’t make that much different. In the eyes of most of the world today, Americans have their loaf of bread and are asking for still more. People elsewhere are beginning to ask why. This is the question we’re going to have to answer, whether we’re trying to persuade countries to step up their exports of oil to us or trying to convince them that we ought to be permitted to maintain our share of the world fish catch. The prospect of a scarcity of, and competition for, the world’s resources require that we reexamine the way in which we relate to the rest of the world. It means we find ways of cutting back on resource consumption that is dependent on the resources and cooperation of other countries. We cannot expect people in these countries to concern themselves with our worsening energy and food shortages unless we demonstrate some concern for the hunger, illiteracy and disease that are diminishing life for them. What is the conclusion of this passage
A. The United States will be isolated if it does not stop pursuing super affluence.
B. The poor countries will no longer supply the United States with their goods.
C. The United States should care about the well-being of other countries.
D. It is time for the Americans to help the people in poor countries to improve their living standard.
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Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET. Many people invest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know (31) personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was (32) hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day in investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed of (33) my job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams (34) to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I (35) , Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 per cent (36) a one year period. On the (37) day, it plunged by more than $15 a share. There was a rumor the company was (38) sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street (39) companies that, in one way or another, misrepresent the (40) . In a (41) , I sold all my stocks in the company, (42) margin debt with’ cash advances from my (43) card. Because I owned so many shares, I (44) a small fortune, haft of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a (45) , the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market. My father was a stockbroker, as was my grandfather (46) him. (In fact, he founded one of Chicago’s earliest brokerage firms.) But like so many things in life, we don’t learn anything until we (47) it for ourselves. The only way to really understand the inner (48) of the stock market is to invest your own hard-earned money. When all your stocks are doing (49) and you feel like a winner, you learn very little. It’s when all are losing and everyone is questioning your stock picking (50) . that you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market.
A. giving away
B. paying off
C. handing over
D. making up
In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.TEXT A One of the questions that is coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources of many kinds in the world is how to divide limited resources among countries. In the international development community, the conventional wisdom has been that the 2 billion people living in poor countries could never expect to reach the standard of living that most of us in North America enjoy, simply because the world does not contain enough iron ore, protein, petroleum, and so on. At the same time, we in the United States have continued to pursue super affluence as though there were no limits on how much we could consume. We make up 6 percent of the world’s people; yet we consume one-third of the world’s resources. As long as the resources we consumed each year came primarily from within our own boundaries, this was largely an internal matter. But as our resources come more and more from the outside world, "outsiders" are going to have some stay over the rate at which and terms under which we consume. We will no longer be able to think in terms of "our" resources and "their" resources, but only of common resources. As Americans consuming such a disproportionate share of the world’s resources, we have to question whether or not we can continue our pursuit of super affluence in a world of scarcity. We are now reaching the point where we must carefully examine the presumed link between our level of well-being and the level of material goods consumed. If you have only one crust of bread, then an additional crust of bread doesn’t make that much different. In the eyes of most of the world today, Americans have their loaf of bread and are asking for still more. People elsewhere are beginning to ask why. This is the question we’re going to have to answer, whether we’re trying to persuade countries to step up their exports of oil to us or trying to convince them that we ought to be permitted to maintain our share of the world fish catch. The prospect of a scarcity of, and competition for, the world’s resources require that we reexamine the way in which we relate to the rest of the world. It means we find ways of cutting back on resource consumption that is dependent on the resources and cooperation of other countries. We cannot expect people in these countries to concern themselves with our worsening energy and food shortages unless we demonstrate some concern for the hunger, illiteracy and disease that are diminishing life for them. According to the passage, it has long been believed that ______.
A. people in poor countries scarcely know how to enjoy a high standard of living
B. the world’s resources being limited, the people in underdeveloped countries are bound to live a poor life
C. most Americans know that the world’s resources of many kinds are becoming scarce
D. it is impossible for all the people in the world’ to improve their living standard
(阅读下面的材料,回答后面的问题。)材料一:1958年6月21日《人民日报》社论《力争高速度》一文指出:“用最高的速度来发展我国的生产力,实现工业现代化和农业现代化,是总路线的基本精神……速度是路线的灵魂……快,这是多快好省的中心环节。”材料二:据《中华人民共和国大事纪事本末》一书记载,1958年“大跃进时提出的实现农业增产的主要技术措施是深翻改土,高度密植”。材料三:《共和国重大事件纪实——艰难探索》一文指出:以钢为纲的“大跃进”造成国民经济比例严重失调,其中重工业畸形发展,1957—1960年工业产值增长2.3倍,而农业产值下降22.8%……到1960年,粮棉的产量跌落到1951年的水平。材料四:2002年1月7日,中央农村工作会议指出:当前和今后一个时期,要坚定不移地推进农业和农村结构战略性调整,提高农业整体素质和效益,促进农民收入持续稳定增长。请回答: 以下两个问题,任选其一回答。①应如何推进农业和农村经济结构调整?②怎样才能保证农民收入持续稳定增长?
Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET. Many people invest in the stock market hoping to find the next Microsoft and Dell. However, I know (31) personal experience how difficult this really is. For more than a year, I was (32) hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars a day in investing in the market. It seemed so easy, I dreamed of (33) my job at the end of the year, of buying a small apartment in Paris, of traveling around the world. But these dreams (34) to a sudden and dramatic end when a stock I (35) , Texas cellular pone wholesaler, fell by more than 75 per cent (36) a one year period. On the (37) day, it plunged by more than $15 a share. There was a rumor the company was (38) sales figures. That was when I learned how quickly Wall Street (39) companies that, in one way or another, misrepresent the (40) . In a (41) , I sold all my stocks in the company, (42) margin debt with’ cash advances from my (43) card. Because I owned so many shares, I (44) a small fortune, haft of it from money I borrowed from the brokerage company. One month, I am a (45) , the next, a loser. This one big loss was my first lesson in the market. My father was a stockbroker, as was my grandfather (46) him. (In fact, he founded one of Chicago’s earliest brokerage firms.) But like so many things in life, we don’t learn anything until we (47) it for ourselves. The only way to really understand the inner (48) of the stock market is to invest your own hard-earned money. When all your stocks are doing (49) and you feel like a winner, you learn very little. It’s when all are losing and everyone is questioning your stock picking (50) . that you find out if you have what it takes to invest in the market.
A. owned
B. owed
C. cherished
D. embraced