A.Y
B.N
C.NG
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
The system connected markets from coast to coast and raised sales ______.
A.$1 billion
B.$2 billion
C.$10 billion
When are the Hall Markets open?
A.The first Sunday of each month.
B.Every day from 10 am to 3 pm.
C.The first day of each month.
D.Every weekend in winter.
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
What is the better way of staying away from the cold winter days? Come out to our Hall Markets in the beautiful countryside, full of color, fun, music and delicious food! With over 350 stalls (摊位) selling wonderful home-made and home-grown goods, this will surely be a great day out.
The Hall Markets are held on the first Sunday of each month from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Hall Village. They are operated by Hartley Lifecare Co. Ltd. All the income will go to help and support service for people with disabilities (残疾).
Volunteers (志愿者) play an important part in the success and pleasant atmosphere at the Hall Markets, Hartley Lifecare is always grateful to have you serve as volunteers with the Hall Markets.
If you are interested in being one of our volunteers and spending a few hours with us each month, please contact us during business hours on 6260 5555.
According to the passage, the Hall Markets are held ______.
A.in the countryside
B.to attract volunteers
C.to promote winter sales
D.by people with disabilities
听力原文: From 1971 until 1986 Japan's share in the high technology export market increased by almost 10 per cent whereas the other large countries experienced a loss in market share of almost as much as 12 percent.
Despite these nuances it cannot be denied that small countries are less involved in high-tech export markets. Why is this? As already stated, high-tech markets are characterized by rapid progress, complexity and the need for a strong base and sustained progress in R & D (Research and Development). These characteristics of high-tech are increasing the trend toward even greater economics of scale because of high costs and high risks.
Furthermore, an understanding of user's needs and the supply of education and support services are also becoming more and more important in high-tech markets. These are more difficult to handle in international markets with a diversity of languages, economic structures and cultures. These factors make it difficult for small countries to use export to overcome the disadvantages of a limited domestic market. Thus large countries with large domestic markets have a distinct advantage in high-tech production because of growing economics of scale and ready access to a large number of potential users.
Another possible reason why small countries are less involved in high-tech markets is that the transportation costs of low-tech products, say, the cost of agricultural products or bricks, are often relatively higher. Because of this the market size is geographically limited and such products may be more likely to be exported from a small country than from a large one.
An explanation of why Small countries might be less involved in high-tech markets has just been given. In the future significant start-up costs and leader advantages make it unlikely that small countries can hope to break into high-tech markets in which large countries already have the lead. Our empirical evidence does not clearly indicate that small countries are becoming even less specialized in the high-tech export sectors and more specialized in low-tech. It is also possible that small countries occupy certain places within some high-tech sectors. However, it is exactly the lower general level of high-tech specialization, combined with the difficulties of becoming specialized in high-tech, that has led certain observers to conclude that the economic future of small countries looks bleak. It is for the above reasons that we have to question the real need for small countries to hurry up in trying to seize large shares in the international high-tech market. It may not do much good for their own economic growth.
—You will hear a talk presented by a reporter about high-tech market in the world.
—For each question 23—30 mark one letter(A, B or C)for the correct answer.
—After you have listened once, replay the recording.
From 1971 until 1986, Japanese share in high technology export market increased by ______.
A.almost 5%
B.almost 10%
C.almost 20%
的需求和边际收益为:
垄断者的总成本为C=5+3(Q1+Q2)。问在以下两种情况下价格、产量、利润、边际收益和无谓损失各为多少? (1)如果垄断者可以采取价格歧视; (2)如果法律禁止在两个地区索要不同的价格。
A monopolist is deciding how 10 allocate output between two markets. The two markets are separated geographically (East Coast and Midwest). Demand and marginal revenue for the two markets are:
The monopolist ' s total cost is C=5+3(Q1+Q2). What are price, output, profits, marina revenues , and deadweight loss (I) if the monopolist can price discriminate? (2) if the law prohibits charging different prices in the two regions?
听力原文: (9) The labor problems were the latest had news for an industry that has been hit in recent times by high production costs and slumping demand. Tea industry officials say wages are lower in other teaproducing nations. Labor costs account for more than half the total cost of tea production. The India Tea Association's deputy secretary, Pranjal Neog, says Indian tea, once predominant in world markets, has been steadily losing out as a result. The tea industry says it is also facing problems in the domestic market, which consumes 70% of the beverage being produced in the country. In recent years, (9) demand has stagnated or even declined in some areas due to the growing popularity of such beverages as soft drinks—particularly among younger people. Indian tea has traditionally dominated world markets since a tew cases were exported to Britain in the mid-19th century. (10) But now, says tea growers, they only see tough times ahead.
The tea industry declined in India due to all the following reasons EXCEPT
A.falling demand.
B.increasing popularity of soft drinks.
C.high production costs.
D.lower wages paid to domestic tea growers.
The exhibition continues until August 2 at the Museum of London. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission free.
According to the advertisements, the element which adds the real color to a city is ______.
A.the city itself
B.its inhabitants
C.the buildings
D.the markets
As for China, through 13 years of difficult negotiations, China has finally realized its (10)_____ of joining the WTO as a developing country: the bilateral agreement between China and the United States (11)_____ this fundamental principle. China's entry into the WTO as a developing country is (12)_____ great significance, implying as it does that China will enjoy, according to law, a developing country's preferential arrangements, protection of and export subsidies for its embryonic industries, as well as elastic stipulations in the tariff system. For example, China will (13)_____ for a six-year period a 25 percent import tax rate for its auto industry; in the agriculture sector, most of markets (wheat, maize, rice, cotton, sugar, and fertilizer) will be franchised by the State so as to ensure the State has (14)_____ means of macroeconomic control, there by (15)_____ farmers' interests; and the banking sector will gradually open during a transitional period. Moreover, in some sectors, the markets will still remain closed, or, at least, the 'opening of these markets has to be specifically (16)_____ by the Chinese government. Only developing countries have the right to enjoy the above-mentioned buffer opportunities. The Sino-U.S. agreement further contains no (17)_____ prohibiting China from adopting WTO exceptional clauses; instead, China can adopt exceptional clauses which are exclusively (18)_____ to developing countries. This objectively recognizes that China enjoys status of a developing country and means that China can adopt such exceptional clauses as protection of its infant industries. Should its domestic markets be seriously affected or harmed by external factors? China can adopt temporary measures to compensate.
In short, China's (19)_____ to the WTO as a developing country ensures that China's obligations to the WTO are (20)_____ with its current development level, thus greatly reducing the negative effects to China's industries resulting from its entry into the WTO.
A.bending
B.ranking
C.deciding
D.prevailing
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