The crisis has 【C1】______ questions about the larg...

第1题

Unlike downturns past,European nations have kept unemployment figures low relative to the

U.S. this time around because Europe's labor markets have【C1】______to depend less on allowances than government schemes to put them back to work quickly. What's more,【C2】______focusing solely on jumpstarting their economies【C3】______stimulus(刺激), as the U.S. has, Northern Europe has thrown its【C4】______at keeping people at work--by any means【C5】______.

In the countries of northern Europe, that has【C6】______large and successful retraining schemes to get laid-off workers back into jobs quickly.【C7】______in nations like Germany, jobs have also been【C8】______by cutting hours. Rather than laying off workers, a number of European companies have chosen to cut【C9】______schedules by a third or more as part of larger government schemes to【C10】______mass layoffs. Companies save money on salaries【C11】______the government picks up the cost of the pay cuts, including payroll(工资总额)taxes. It's successful, but it【C12】______to the national debt and also has the【C13】______to twist European labor markets.

What's more, economists note, European unemployment【C14】______tend to lag behind those of the U.S.-- meaning that while American unemployment will probably【C15】______this year, the big European economies will【C16】______numbers continue to rise into the years ahead.

All these emphasize the fact【C17】______while Northern Europe has handled the crisis【C18】______well up to now, the future is【C19】______bright. Indeed, economists say that Europe's usual slower-growth, higher-unemployment trend line will【C20】______in the years ahead.

【C1】

A．evoked

B．evolved

C．called

D．developed

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第2题

One of the most widely discussed subjects these days is energy crisis. Automobile drivers

cannot get gasoline; homeowners may not get enough heating oil; factories are 【C1】______ by a fuel shortage.

The crisis has 【C2】______ questions about the large oil companies and windfall 【C3】______ . Critics of the oil industry charge that the major companies are getting richer because of the oil shortage. Shortage, of course, drives prices up. As oil prices rise, the critics say, the oil companies will make more money (windfall profits) without doing a thing to 【C4】______ the extra cash. "Windfall" profits are sudden unearned profits-profits made 【C5】______ luck, or some special turn of events.

The word itself tells what "windfall" means-- something blown down by the wind, such as trees, or fruit 【C6】______ from trees. But the word has taken on a special meaning. This meaning (getting something unearned) was first used in medieval England.

This is 【C7】______ it started: at that time much of the land was in the hands of 【C8】______ barons. The rest of the people, commoners, lived and worked on their vast estates. They planted the seed, cared for the farm animals and harvested the crops. Not all the land, however, was used for farming. Every baron kept a large private forest for 【C9】______ deer and wild bear.

When hungry, the people sometimes would kill the animals in the lord's forest for food. And there were times 【C10】______ they might cut down trees for fuel. So, strong laws were passed to protect the forests, and the animals. Violations were severely 【C11】______ .

But there was one way people could get wood from the forest. If they found trees blown down by the wind ("windfall") they were free to take them for use as fuel in their homes. And that is the meaning that has come down to us-something good gotten by luck or 【C12】______ .

The common people of old England, often hungry and cold, must often have prayed for a good strong wind. Critics today 【C13】______ that the oil industry has also been praying for something just like it -some political or military 【C14】______ that might produce a windfall-- a rise in oil prices and profits.

The oil companies deny that this is so. In Congress, critics of the oil companies have proposed a 【C15】______ on such profits. The debate on rising oil price will go on for some time, and most likely we will hear more and more about windfall profits.

【C1】______

A．threatened

B．claimed

C．explored

D．narrowed

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第3题

Smoking is a harmful habit and makes one addicted once they start doing it. The number of

Smoking is a harmful habit and makes one addicted once they start doing it.

The number of teenagers smoking today has increased【C1】______ . Their parents do their best to【C2】______ them from starting the habit, however, most of them are【C3】______ Teenagers experience a feeling of isolation. It is the time that they are【C4】______ which role to take in society. Most of them usually have 【C5】______ crisis at this age and smoking makes them feel better. Once they start smoking, they soon love the feeling of【C6】______ it brings them.【C7】______ , they continue doing it.

【C8】______ pressure is also a great factor to this. A teenager would like to【C9】______ to a group. Having some people to support you and【C10】______ you in any social activity feels great. At this stage, teenagers feel their parents don't【C11】______ them. Everything that their parents tell them and do is against their【C12】______ . They still can't understand all the things their parents are doing for them【C13】______ are for their own good.

Those who are non-smokers are often【C14】______ by smokers to【C15】______ in this activity.【C16】______ , they would smoke and drink overnight. Teenagers feel that if they won't join the group, they would lose their friends and will be left【C17】______ ,which they don't want to happen.

Smokers are also those who are experiencing feelings of【C18】______ Sometimes, teenagers find it hard to face the challenges life brings most especially if their problems are too hard to【C19】______ . They feel that what can make them feel better is by smoking. Later in life when they finally decide to stop, it becomes hard as they are already addicted【C20】______ it.

【C1】

A．extremely

B．treacherously

C．tremendously

D．exceedingly

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第4题

The economic crisis has seriously______Japans export.A．effectedB．influencedC．affectedD．imp

The economic crisis has seriously______Japans export.

A．effected

B．influenced

C．affected

D．impacted

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第5题

Asian economic crisis has only a ______ effect on the lives of Chinese people.A．discreteB．

Asian economic crisis has only a ______ effect on the lives of Chinese people.

A．discrete

B．massive

C．marginal

D．subordinate

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第6题

What does Thailand think about Asia’s role in the Crisis（）

A．Asia has gained a great success in the crisis

B．Asia has totally failed in the crisis

C．Asia will gain the final success in the crisis

D．The U. S. financial imperialism controls Asia

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第7题

The ______ has acquired a fine collection of impressionist paintings. 选词填空： scour crisis jeweller collector engagement commission

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第8题

Even before he is 80,the aging person may undergo another identity crisis like that of ado

lescence. Perhaps there had also been a middle-aged crisis. But for the rest of adult life he had taken himself for【C1】______.with his capabilities and failings. Now,when he looks in the mirror,he asks himself, "Is this really me？ "—or he avoids the mirror out of distress at【C2】______it reveals, those bags and wrinkles. In his new makeup he is【C3】______upon to play a new role in a play that must be improvised. Andre Gibe .that longlived man of letters,wrote in his journal, "My heart has remained so young that I have the continual feeling of playing a part,the part of the 70-year-old that I certainly am;and the infirmities and weaknesses that remind me of my acre act like a prompter,reminding me of my lines when I tend to stray. Then,like the good actor I want to【C4】______,go back into my role,and I pride【C5】______on playing it well." In his new role the old person will find that he is tempted by new vices,that he receives new compensations(not so widely known)and that he may possibly achieve new virtues. Chief among these is the heroic or merely obstinate refusal to surrender in the【C6】______of time. One admires the ships that go down with all flags【C7】______and the captain on the bridge. Among the vices of age are avarice,untidiness,and vanity,which last takes the form. of a craving to be loved or simply admired. Avarice is the worst of those three. Why do so many old persons,men and women【C8】______.insist on hoarding money when they have no prospect of using it and even when they have no heirs？ They eat the cheapest food,buy no clothes,and live in a single room when they could afford better lodging. It may be that they regard money as a form. of power:there is a comfort in watching it accumulate while other powers are dwindling【C9】______. How often we read of an old person found dead in a hovel,on a mattress partly stuffed【C10】______bankbooks and stock certificates？ The bankbook syndrome,we call it in our family,which has never succumbed.

【C1】

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第9题

With the worldwide oil crisis, the price of oil has been raised______15%.A．aboutB．withC．of

With the worldwide oil crisis, the price of oil has been raised______15%.

A．about

B．with

C．of

D．by

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第10题

The recent economic crisis has brought about a______in world trade.A．sagB．tiltC．droopD．slu