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根据以下材料，回答题A Country"s Standard of LivingThe "standard of living" of any country m

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A Country"s Standard of Living

The "standard of living" of any country means the average person"s share of the goods and services the country produces. A country"s standard of living， therefore __________ （51） first on its capacity to produce wealth. "Wealth" in this __________ （52） is not money， for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing， and "services" such as transport and entertainment.

A country"s capacity to __________ （53） wealth depends upon many factors， most of __________ （54）have an effect on one another. Wealth depends __________ （55） a great extent upon a country"s natural resources. Some regions of the word are well supplied with coal and minerals， and have fertile （肥沃的）soil and a favorable climate; other regions __________ （56） none of them. Next to natural resources comes the ability to __________ （57） them to use. China is perhaps as rich as the USA in natural resources， but suffered for many years __________ （58） civil and external wars. And for this and other __________ （59） was unable to develop her resources. Sound and stable political conditionsand __________ （60） from foreign invasionsenable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily， and to produce more __________ （61） than another country equally well favored by nature but less well ordered.

A country"s standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and __________ （62） within its own borders， but also upon what is directly produced through intemational trade. For example， Britain"s wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural __________ （63） would be much less if she had to dependonly on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus （过剩的） manufactured goods to be Waded abroad for the agricultural products __________ （64）would otherwise be lacking. A country"s wealth is， therefore， much influenced by its manufacturing capacity， __________ （65） that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.

回答（51）题查看材料

A.calls

B.gets

C.depends

D.takes

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第2题

根据以下材料，回答题Living Standards Around the WorldThe differences in living standards ar

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Living Standards Around the World

The differences in living standards around the world are vast. In 1993， the average American had an income of about $25，000. In the same year， the average Mexican earned $7，000， and the average Nigerian earned $1，500. Not surprisingly， this large variation in average income is reflected in various measures of the quality of life. Changes in living standards over time are also large. In the United States， incomes have historically grown about 2 percent per year （after adjusting for changes in the cost of living）. At this rate， average income doubles every 35 years. In some countries， economic growth has been even more rapid. In Japan， for instance， average income has doubled in the past 20 years， and in South Korea it has doubled in the past 10 years.

What explains these large differences in living standards among countries and over time？ The answer is surprisingly simple. Almost all variation in living standards is attributable to differences in countries" productivity—— that is， the amount of goods and services produced from each hour of a worker"s time. In nations where workers can produce a large quantity of goods and services per unit of time， most people enjoy a high standard of living; in nations where workers are less productive， most people must endure a more meager existence. Similarly， the growth rate of a

nation"s productivity determines the growth rate of its average income.

The fundamental relationship between productivity and living standards is simple， but its implications are far-reaching. If productivity is the primary determinant of living standards， other explanations must be of secondary importance. For example， people might think that labor unions or minimum-wage laws contributed to the rise in living standards of American workers over the past century. Yet the real hero of American workers is their rising productivity.

The relationship between productivity and living standards also has great implications for public policy. When thinking about how any policy will affect living standards， the key question is how it will affect our ability to produce goods and services. To improve living standards，policymakers need to raise productivity by ensuring that workers are well educated， have the tools needed to produce goods and services， and have access to the best available technology.

Which of the following countries has enjoyed the fastest economic growth in history？查看材料

A.Mexico.

B.The United States.

C.Japan.

D.South Korea.

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第3题

根据以下材料，回答题Migrant （移民的） WorkersIn the past twenty years， there has been an inc

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Migrant （移民的） Workers

In the past twenty years， there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. While some countries have restricted most __________ （51） to local people，others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East， __________ （52） increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to call in outsiders to improve local facilities. Thus the Middle East has attracted oilworkers __________ （53） the U. S. A. and Europe. It has brought in workers from many countries， __________ （54） South Korea and Japan.

In view of the difficult living and worldng __________ （55） in the Middle East， it is not surprising that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can __________ （56） at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their own country， and this is a major __________ （57）

Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating （补偿的）advantage. For example， the __________ （58）living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to __________ （59） on each other for safety and comfort. In a similar way， many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly because of the __________ （60） of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely __________ （61） greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions to problems rather than do routine work in their home country.

One major problem which __________ （62） migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on __________ （63）， so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be __________ （64） since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. In any __________ （65）， migrant workers accept this disadvantage， along with others， because of the considerable financial benefits which they receive.

回答（51）题查看材料

A.cases

B.jobs

C.activities

D.uses

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第4题

根据以下材料，回答题The Book of LifeSo far， scientists have named about 1.8 million living

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The Book of Life

So far， scientists have named about 1.8 million living species （物种）， and that"s just a small part of what probably exists on Earth. With so many plants， animals， and other creatures covering the planet， it can be tough to figure out what type of spider is moving up your leg or what kind of bird is flying by.

A soon-to-be-launched Web site might help. An international team of researchers has announced the creation of a Web-based Encyclopedia （百科全书） of Life （EoL）. The project aims to catalog every species on Earth in a single， easy-to-use reference guide.

To get the encyclopedia started， the creators will use information from scientific databases （数据库） that already exist. And eventually， in special sections of the site， nonscientists with specialized（专门的）knowledge will get to join in. Bird-watchers， for example， will be able to input which birds they"ve seen and where. The technology for this kind of tool has only recently become available.

As the EoL develops， you might find it useful for school projects. The site will feature special pages for kids who are studying ecosystems （生态系统） in their neighborhoods. To make sure the encyclopedia is accurate， scientists will review much of the information added to it. People who visit the site will be able to choose to leave out pages that haven"t been reviewed.

Another convenient feature of the EoL is that you"ll be able to pick the level of detail you see to match your interests， age， and current knowledge. If you wanted to learn about bears for a science class report， for example， you could use the "novice" setting to get basic information about the animals. On the "expert" setting， on the other hand， you could get much more detailed information about the history， literature， and exploration of bears.

It now takes years for scientists to collect all the data they need to describe and analyze species. The creators of the Encyclopedia of Life hope that their new tool will speed that process.

"Spider" and "bird" mentioned in Paragraph 1 are examples to illustrate __________. 查看材料

A.animals are people"s friends

B.there are numerous living species on Earth

C.it is easy to see spiders and birds

D.there are many types of spiders and birds

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第5题

根据以下材料回答题 Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical operati

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Thousands of years ago man used handy rocks for his surgical operations．Later he used sharpbones or horns, metal knives and more recently, rubber and plastic．In the 1960s a new tool wasdeveloped, one which was, first of all, to be of great practical use to the armed forces and indus-try, but which was also to revolutionize the art and science of surgery．

The tool is the laser and it is being used by more and more surgeons all over the world．As weall know, light is hot, and any source of light will give warmth．But light is usually spread outover a wide area．The light in a laser beam, however, is concentrated．This means that a light withno more power than that produced by an ordinary electric light bulb becomes intensely strong as itis concentrated to a pinpoint-sized beam．

Experiments with these pinpoint beams showed researchers that different energy sources pro-duce beams that have a particular effect on certain living cells．It is now possible for eye surgeonsto operate on the back of human eye without harming the front of the eye, simply by passing a laserbeam right through the eye-ball．Operations which once left patients exhausted and in need of longperiod of recovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable．

The rapid development of laser techniques in the past ten years has made it clear that the futureis likely to be very exciting．Perhaps some cancers will be treated with laser in a way that makessurgery not only safer but also more effective．

Which of the following would be appropriate to describe the instruments of surgical opera-tions up until 1960s？查看材料

A.Traditional．

B.Complicated．

C.Remarkable．

D.Revolutionary．

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第6题

根据以下材料回答题 Robert Spring, a 19th century forger（伪造者), did well in his job that

根据以下材料回答题

Robert Spring, a 19th century forger(伪造者), did well in his job that he was able to makehis living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans．Spring was born in Englandin 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore．At first he made some money byselling his small but real collection of early US autographs(亲笔签名 )．Discovering his ability atcopying handwriting, he began to learn the signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin andwrite them on the title pages of old books．To reduce the chance of being discovered, he sent hisworks to England and Canada for sale．

Forgers have a difficult time selling their products．A forger can&39; t go to a respectable buyerbut must deal with people who don&39; t have much knowledge in the field．Forgers have many waysto make their works look real．For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the titlepage, and they treat paper and ink with chemicals．

After the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the southern states, so, Spring invented a re-spectable lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stone Wall" Jackson．

For several years Miss Fanny&39; s money problems forced her to sell a great number of letters belong-ing to her famous father．Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand．All this activity didnot prevent Spring dying in poverty．

Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada？查看材料

A.There was a greater demand there than in America．

B.There was less chance of being discovered there．

C.Britain was Spring" s birthplace．

D.The prices were higher in England and Canada．

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第7题

根据以下材料，回答题。They Say Ireland"s the BestIreland is the best place in the world to l

根据以下材料，回答题。

They Say Ireland"s the Best

Ireland is the best place in the world to live in for 2005， according to a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain"s Economist magazine last week:

The ambitious attempt to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only measure of human satisfaction and well-being.

，The index of the countries uses data on incomes， health， unemployment， climate， political stability， job security， gender equality as well as what the magazine calls "freedom， family and community life".

" Despite the bad weather， troubled health service， traffic congestion， gender inequality， and the high cost of living， Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points out of 10.

That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland， which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe， troubled by political insecurity and hunger， is rated the gloomiest， picking up only 3.89 points.

"Although rising incomes and increased individual choices are highly valued，" the report said， "some of the factors associated with modernization such as the breakdown in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact. "

"Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old， such as stable family and community life. "

The magazine admitted measuring the quality of life is not a straightforward thing to do， and that its findings Would have their critics.

No. 2 on the list is Switzerland. The other nations in the top 10 are Norway， Luxembourg，Sweden， Australia， Iceland， Italy， Denmark and Spain.

The UK is positioned at No. 29， a much lower position chiefly because of the social and family breakdown recorded in official statistics. The US， which has the second highest per capita GDP after Lux~mbourg， took the 13th place in the survey. China was in the lower half the league at 60th.

For 2，005 years， Ireland has been the best place for humans to live in.. 查看材料

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned

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第8题

根据以下材料，回答题American DreamsThere is a common response to America among foreign writ

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American Dreams

There is a common response to America among foreign writers: the US is a land of extremes where the best of things are just as easily found as the worst. This is a cliche （陈词滥调）.

In the land of black and white， people should not be too surprised to find some of the biggest gaps between the rich and the poor in the world. But the American Dream offers a way out to everyone. __________ （46） No class system or government stands in the way.

Sadly， this old argument is no longer true. Over the past few decades there has been a fundamental shift in the structure of the American economy.

The gap between the rich and the poor has widened and widened. __________ （47）Over the past 25 years the median US family income has gone up 18 percent. For the top 1 per cent， however， it has gone up 200 percent.Twenty-five years ago the top fifth of Americans had an average income 6.7 times that of the bottom fifth. __________ （48）

Inequalities have grown worse in different regions.In California， incomes for lower class families have fallen by 4 percent since 1969. __________ （49） This has led to an economy hugely in favor of a small group of very rich Americans.The wealthiest 1 per cent of households now control a third of the national wealth.There are now 37 million Americans living in poverty.At 12.7 percent of the population， it is the highest percentage in the developed world.

Yet the tax burden on America"s rich is falling， not growing. __________ （50） There was an economic theory holding that the rich spending more would benefit everyone as a whole.But clearly that theory has not worked in reality.

回答（46）题查看材料

A.Nobody is poor in the US.

B.The top 0.01 percent of households has seen its tax bite fall by a full 25 percentage points since 1980.

C.For upper class families they have risen 41 percent.

D.Now it is 9.8 times.

E.As it does so， the possibility to cross that gap gets smaller and smaller.

F.All one has to do is to work hard and climb the ladder towards the top.

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第9题

根据以下答案，回答题

A.1日

B.2日

C.3日

D.5日

E.7日服用抗感冒药不宜超过（）。查看材料

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根据以下材料，回答题Living StandardsThe differences in living standards around the world ar