2013职称英语每日一练理工类A级模拟题(1.31)

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 阅读下面这篇短文,短文后列出了7个句子,请根据短文的内容对每个句子做出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息,请选A;如果该句的是错误信息,请选B;如果该句的信息文章中没有提及,请选C.

Winners and Losers

  Why are the biggest winners in the past decade of trade globalization mostly in South and East Asia, whereas the biggest losers are mostly in the former Soviet bloc (集团) and sub-Saharan Africa? History is a partial guide: East Asia has a long trading tradition, lately reinvigorated (给以新的活力) by the Chinese adoption of market economics. The Soviet Union, on the other hand, was sheltered from free-market forces for more than 70 years. In Africa, some countries are disadvantaged because of inadequate infrastructure (基础结构); many countries have little to trade but commodities, the prices of which have fallen in recent years.

 

  In some regions, certain countries have suffered by adopting misguided policies, often under pressure from International Monetary Fund. First among these is Russia, which in the early 1990s tried to embrace capitalism before first building the institutions that make capitalism work, such as an independent bank system, a system of business law, and an adequate method for collecting taxes. Encouraged by the IMF, the World Bank and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, President Boris Yeltsin's regime privatized the state-owned industrial sector, creating a class of oligarchs (寡头政治集团成员), who, knowing how unstable conditions were at home, sent their money abroad instead of investing it at home.

  In contrast, China, the biggest winner from globalization, did not follow the IMF formula. Of the former states of the Soviet bloc, only a few, notably Poland and Hungary, managed to grow, which they did by ignoring IMF advice and adopting expansionary plans, including spending more than they collected in taxes. Botswana and Uganda are also success stories: despite their disadvantages, their countries achieved vigorous growth by creating stable civil societies, liberalizing trade and implementing reforms that ran counter to IMF prescriptions.

  1 Japan has a long trading tradition.

  A Right

  B Wrong

  C Not mentioned

  2 Russia was wrongly guided by the IMF.

  A Right

  B Wrong

  C Not mentioned

  3 All African countries followed the IMF formula.

  A Right

  B Wrong

  C Not mentioned

  4 The Soviet Union was a capitalist country.

  A Right

  B Wrong

  C Not mentioned

  5 Australia is one of the biggest winners from globalization

  A Right

  B Wrong

  C Not mentioned

  6 China did not take IMF advice.

  A Right

  B Wrong

  C Not mentioned

  7 Many high officials in Russia have much benefited from privatization.

  A Right

  B Wrong

  C Not mentioned

  参考答案:1. A  2. A  3. B  4. B 5. C  6. A  7. C

  解析:

  1. A 这里的关键词是trading tradition,在原文中找到相关描述,East Asia has a long trading tradition.虽然这里没有直接提到日本,但是中东就包括了日本,所以说法是正确的。 

  2. A 这里的关键词是Russia,第二段话First among these is Russia, which...这里的these代指的是前面一句话In some regions, certain countries have suffered by adopting misguided policies, often under pressure from International Monetary Fund.所以说Russian迫于是国际货币基金组织的压力。说法正确。

  3. B 关键词是African countries和IMF formula,相关句子在最后一段话,Botswana and Uganda are also success stories: despite their disadvantages.博茨瓦纳和乌干达都是非洲国家,从最后一段第一句In contrast, China, the biggest winner from globalization, did not follow the IMF formula 可知,没有遵守国际基金货币组织准则的国家都取得了成功,因此所有非洲国家都遵守了国际货币基金组织准则的说法是错误的。

  4. B 关键词Soviet Union,在原文的第一段话The Soviet Union, on the other hand, was sheltered from free-market forces for more than 70 years.这里的sheltered from是避开、回避的意思,free-market是自由市场,我们知道资本主义社会的市场体系是自由市场,所以Soviet Union苏联不是资本主义国家。

  5. C Australia 原文中没有提到,所以说法缺乏依据。

  6. A 最后一段话的第一句就说明了中国是没有采用国际基金货币组织准则。 

  7. C 关于Russia关于privatization的描述原文中没有提到。

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