阅读理解。 In Western countries people have been using the installment plan since
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In Western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth
century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by
installments. In the U. S., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10
percent of their income on the installment plan.
The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash.
There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when
the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid
up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.
Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish
their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and
employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly,
making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the
installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of
people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their
debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it
becomes more likely to have a depression. This is why, in some countries, the government controls the
installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from
buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan. |
| 1. Which of the following is NOT true about the installment plan? |
A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.
B. More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments.
C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.
D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying. |
| 2. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because _____. |
A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interest
B. the delivery of the goods charges extra money
C. the buyer has to pay a down payment
D. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money |
| 3. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments? |
A. He might lose his job.
B. He will stop owning the item he has bought.
C. He will have to sell what he has bought.
D. He will go into debt. |
| 4. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _____. |
A. purchasing power is strengthened
B. employment might be increased
C. people develop a good habit of saving money
D. young couples are able to furnish their homes |
| 5. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _____. |
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A. increase employment
B. avoid depressions
C. ensure that businesses make good profits
D. ensure that people can pay for what hey buy |
答案
| 1-5: BABCB |
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"Who made your T-shirt?" A Geo letown University student raised that question. Pietra Rivoli, a professor
of business, wanted to find the answer. A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path
from Texas cotton. rim to Chinese factory to charity bin (慈善捐赠箱). The result is an interesting new book.
The trat " s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy (经济).
Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli
from the usual arguments over global trade. She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises
around every corner. In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a
step toward a better are for the people who word there. In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she
realizes that "it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market," where the price of a
shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color.
Rivoli"s book is full of me able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the"muddy-sweet smell
(泥土香味) of the cotton." She says, "Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallo water Texas." Rivoli is
her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections, She even finds one between the free traders and
those who are against globalization. The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets
need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check. True economic progress needs them both. |
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| 1. What do we learn about Professor Rivoli? |
A. She used to work on a cotton farm.
B. She wrote a book about world trade.
C. She wants to give up her teaching job.
D. She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes. |
| 2. By saying T-shirts "meet a real market", Rivoli means in Tanzania _____. |
A. cheaper T-shirts are needed
B. used T-shirts are hard to sell
C. prices of T-shirts rise and fall frequently
D. prices of T-shirts are usually reasonable |
| 3. What does the word"them" underlined in the last paragraph refer to? |
A. Free markets.
B. Price changes.
C. Unexpected connections.
D. Chances opened up by trade. |
| 4. What would be the best title for the text? |
A. What T-shirts Can Do to Help Cotton Farms
B. How T-shirts Are Made in Shanghai
C. How T-shirts Are Sold in Tanzania
D. What T-shirts Can Teach Us |
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Last year more than one million Filipinos worked abroad as servants, nurses, sailors and in other difficult
but low-paid jobs. Southeast Asians leave their poorer countries for their richer neighbours.
Many of these wage-earners return in the end. In the meantime, they send home huge amounts of money-
in the Philippines" case, over 10% of its GDP. Between January and November, the amount was up 18% on
the same period of 2005, Poverty and unemployment are still high in the Philippines and other labour-exporting
(劳务输出) countries. They would be far worse but for this outflow of bodies and inflow of dollars. As for
those Asian countries that import (输入) labour, as in Europe, falling birth rates mean they are going to need
more foreign workers.
On January 13th leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement to
help migrant (流动的) workers-with the realization that the flow of labour between their countries is a growing
problem that they cannot blame on outsiders. A 2005 study showed that 8.4 million Southeast Asians worked
outside their home countries, but this did not include the huge numbers of Indonesians doing so without papers.
So the true total is probably rather higher.
Of the ten ASEAN countries, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos export
labour, Singapore and Brunei import it, and Thailand and Malaysia do both. Sziraczki of the UN"s International
Labour Organization points out that, in the next ten years, the total labour force of the worker exporting
countries should grow by about a third. It makes sense to work on the problem before it gets out of control.
People in the receiving countries seem to be worried about competition for their jobs. Most Thais said their
government should admit (准入) no more foreign workers, and a few thought otherwise. Even in Singapore,
just over ball of people are against admitting more foreign workers. Malaysians think that the increase in foreign
workers has worsened crime rates (犯罪率). |
| 1. It can be inferred from the case of the Philippines that _____. |
A. the country is Asia"s main source of migrant workers
B. labour exports lead to a 10% growth of its GDP
C. the outflow of labour helps solve its social problems
D. the country both exports and imports labour force |
| 2. The flow of labour is a growing problem because _____. |
A. there is a greater flow of labour than reported
B. more Indonesians work abroad without papers
C. some countries suffer from low birth rates
D. the ASEAN is against admitting foreign workers |
| 3. For the labour-importing countries, the flow of labour may lead to _____. |
A. higher birth rates
B. lower crime rates
C. greater money inflows
D. stronger job competition |
| 4. The writer of the text seems to _____. |
A. support the flow of labour between countries
B. report fairly on the question of labour flow
C. express his worries over the ASEAN"s decision
D. regard the outflow of labour as a serious problem |
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As societies develop, their members start to see things not so much according to what they need, but
according to what they want. When people have enough money, these wants become demands.
Now, it"s important for the managers in a company to understand what their customers want if they
are going to develop effective marketing strategies (策略). There are various ways of doing this. One way
at supermarkets (超市), for example, is to interview (采访) customers while they" re doing their shopping.
They can be asked what they prefer to buy and then the results of the research can be studied. This provides
information on which to base future marketing strategies. It"s also quite normal for top managers from
department stores to spend a day or two each month visiting stores and mixing freely with the public, as if
they were ordinary customers, to get an idea of how customers act.
Another way to get information from customers is to give them something. For example, some fast food
restaurants give away tickets in magazines or on the street that permit customers to get part of their meal for
nothing. As well as being a good way of attracting customers into the restaurants to spend their money, it
also allows the managers to get a feel for where to attract customers and which age-groups to attract. Another
strategy used at some well-known parks such as Disneyland is for top managers to spend at least one day in
their work, touting the park dressed as Mickey Mouse or something like that. This provides them with a
perfect chance to examine the scene and watch the customers without being noticed. |
| 1. The text is designed for _____. |
A. mangers
B. salesmen
C. researchers
D. customers |
| 2. Which of the following can help managers get useful information? |
A. Visiting customers themselves.
B. Giving customers free food on the street.
C. Visiting parks as ordinary customers.
D. Asking customers questions at supermarkets. |
| 3. What does the word "this" underlined in the last sentence refer to? |
A. Visiting Disneyland.
B. Wearing attractive clothes.
C. Acting Mickey Mouse.
D. Dressing up and walking around. |
| 4. The main idea of the text is _____. |
A. how to do market research
B. how to develop marketing strategies
C. how to find out customers" social needs
D. how to encourage customers to spend more money |
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Recently, another study has been carried out about who is the greatest American president. Sixty-five
presidential historians took part in it and they judged the past forty-two American leaders based on ten qualities
of leadership, which include public persuasion, crisis (危机) leadership, the management of economy, moral
leadership and international relations. The historians also looked at administrative (行政的) ability, relations
with Congress, goal setting and pursuit (追求) of equal justice for all. Finally, the experts considered
performance based on the historical period in which the president lived.
The historians chose Abraham Lincoln as America"s greatest president. He had also been named best
president in a similar study in 2000. Abraham Lincoln was the only president in American history to lead the
nation during the Civil War in the 1860s. He united the nation at last. And he took the first steps that detroyed
the institution of slavery in America.
Edna Medford is a professor of history at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She was an adviser on
this study and the ealier one. She says Abraham Lincoln is seen to represent the values that the nation most
honors like truthfulness, moderation (温和) and respect for human rights.
The historians named America"s first president, George Washington, as second on the list of greatest
presidents. Franklin D. Roosevelt, theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman are next in that order. John F.
Kennedy, the coutry"s first Roman Catholic president, is sixth on the list. Like Abraham Lincoln, John F.
Kennedy was murdered while in office. Among recent presidents, Ronald Reagan was named the tenth best
president. Bill Clinton was rated fifteenth. And the historians rated former president George W. Bush as number
thirty-six. His fathter, George H.W. Bush, did much better. He was rated as number eighteen. |
| 1. Abrahm Lincoln was chosen as America"s greatest president mainly because ______. |
A. he led the people to end slavery and united the nation
B. he caused the Civil War and fought against slavery
C. he was the only president to join in a civil war
D. he owned the ten qualities of leadership |
| 2. According to the recent study, a good president wouldn"t ______. |
A. persuade the public to follow some rules
B. take measures to deal with an economic crisis
C. start a war between countries
D. run after equal justice for the people |
| 3. Which of the following presidents did worst when he was in power according to the recent study? |
A. John F. Kennedy.
B. George Washington
C. Bill Clinton
D. George W. Bush |
| 4. According to the passage, the greatest American president from Mo.1 to No.6 should be ____. |
A. Abraham Lincoln → George Washington → Franklin D. Roosevelt → Theodore Roosevelt
→ Harry Truman → John F. Kennedy
B. Abraham Lincoln → George Washington → Theodore Roosevelt→ Franklin D. Roosevelt
→ John F. Kennedy → Harry Truman
C. George Washington →Abraham Lincoln →John F. Kennedy →Theodore Roosevelt →Harry
Truman → Franklin D. Roosevelt
D. Abraham Lincoln → John F. Kennedy → GeorgeWashington → TheodoreRoosevelt → Harry
Truman → Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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The campaign is over. The celebrations have ended. And the work for US president-elect Barack Obama
has begun.
The 47-year-old politician rose to the highest post because of his stand against the war in Iraq and his plans
to fix a weak economy. But what will the first 47-year-old African-American president do for race relations?
Obama"s victory appears to have given blacks and other minorities a true national role model. For years,
many looked to athletes and musicians for inspiration. As Darius Turner, an African-American high school
student in Los Angeles, told the Los Angeles Times, "Kobe doesn"t have to be everybody"s role model
anymore."
Recent polls (民意测验) also suggest that Obama"s victory has given Americans new optimism about race
relations. For example, a USA Today poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe relations between blacks
and whites "will finally be worked out". This is the most hopeful response since the question was first asked
during the civil rights revolution in 1963.
However, it"s still too early to tell whether Obama"s presidency will begin to solve many of the social problems facing low-income black communities.
Although blacks make up only 13 percent of the US population, 55 percent of all prisoners are
African-American. Such numbers can be blamed on any number of factors on America"s racist past, a failure
of government policy and the collapse (瓦解) of the family unit in black communities.
It is unlikely that Obama will be able to reverse (扭转) such trends overnight. However, Bill Bank, an expert
of African-American Studies, says that eventually young blacks need to find role models in their own
communities."That"s not Martin Luther King, and not Barack Obama," he told the Los Angeles Times."It"s
actually the people closest to them. Barack only has so much influence."
In the opinion of black British politician Trevor Phillips, Obama"s rise will contribute more to
multiculturalism than to race relations in the US.
"When the G8 meets, the four most important people in the room will be the president of China, the prime
minister of India, the prime minister of Japan and Barak Obama," he told London"s The Times newspaper."It
will be the first time we"ve seen that on our television screens. That will be a huge psychological shift (心理转变) for both the white people and the colored ones in the world." |
| 1. For years, before Obama was elected president of the US, _______. |
A. Kobe was the only role model for all the blacks
B. blacks could only find role models on the basketball court
C. minorities in America couldn"t find role models in their real life
D. American blacks had no role model who was successful in political area |
| 2. According to Bill Bank, ________. |
A. it"s better for young blacks to find role models in those who are close to them
B. young blacks should not be so much influenced by Obama
C. blacks should find other role models because Obama is far from their reality
D. Obama is not the proper role model for African-Americans |
| 3. What would be the best title for this passage? |
A. The First African-American President
B. America"s New Role Model
C. Obama- A Successful Black.
D. Choosing a Right Role Model |
| 4. What will be the huge psychological shift Trevor mentioned at the end of the passage? |
A. The other three leaders all support Obama.
B. Obama is an African-American president.
C. None of the four leaders is white.
D. The other three leaders except Obama are from Asian countries. |
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