"China will draw a lesson from the recent milk scandal and seize the opportunity that has presented to inspect food safety controls 1 and 2 better business ethics." Speaking at a luncheon held in this honor at the United Nations Head quarters, Premier Wen Jiabao said the baby formula 3 has done "great damage" to the health of babies and will have 4 social repercussions (反响). "As head of the government, I feel deeply 5 ," he said, "but the most important thing is to draw a lesson from the incident." Wen 6 the measures that the government has already taken to deal with the crisis, and promised an overhaul (改造) of quality control systems to ensure Chinese products are 7 international standards, and meet the specific 8 of importers. He also promised to foster (培育) better business 9 among the leaders of industry. "Only by combining such tangible things as technologies, products and management with ideals, ethics and 10 can we build the DNA of our economy," he said. |
( )1. A. thorough ( )2. A. promise ( )3. A. scandal ( )4. A. elegant ( )5. A. warm-hearted ( )6. A. outgrew ( )7. A. up with ( )8. A. requirements ( )9. A. ethics ( )10. A. authority | B. attentively B.approve B. misfortune B. instant B. kind- hearted B. retold B. up to B. orders B. products B. responsibility | C. deliberately C. contradict C. conviction C. significant C. body-struck C. outlined C. down to C. adjustment C. ideals C. dignity | D. approximately D. promote D. rumor D. relevant D. heart- struck D. designed D. far from D. advertisement D. economy D. equality | 阅读理解。 | Three months after the government stopped issuing (发放) or renewing permits for Internet cafes because of security (安全) concerns, some cafe owners are having financial (经济的) concerns of their own. The permits were stopped suddenly three months ago by the government until new safeguards could be put in place to prevent misuse of the information superhighway, but for cafe owners it"s a business breakdown with no fix in sight. "I handed in a request to open up an Internet café and received the conditions," said the businessman Obeidallah."I rented a place in the Sharafiah district at SR45,000 and prepared the place with equipment that cost me more than SR100,000. When I went to the local government after finishing everything, I was surprised to find that they"d stopped issuing permits for Internet cafes." Having an Internet cafe without Internet is much like having a coffee shop without coffee. "I"m avoiding closing the place, but it"s been more than three months with the situation ongoing as it is." Obeidallah said. "Who will bear the losses caused by the permit issue?" The decision took many cafe owners by surprise."I asked to open an Internet café, and I was handed a list of all the things that were needed to follow through, such as a sign for the place, filling out forms," said Hassan Al-Harbi. "I did all that was asked and rented a place. And after the Haj vacation I went to the local government and they surprised me, saying that there are new rules that forbid the issuing of any more Internet cafe permits and that one can"t even renew his permit. I"ve lost more than SR80,000," Al-harbi added. As for the government, officials say a method to deal with it is on the way. But security concerns come before profit (盈利). | 1. The government stopped issuing or renewing permits for Internet cafes _____. | A. to prevent misuse of new safeguards in Internet cafes B. to make cafe owners earn less profit from their business C. to stop the use of the information superhighway on Internet D. to make sure of the proper use of the information superhighway | 2. The government"s decision led to the fact that many cafe owners _____. | A. suffered heavy financial losses B. asked to open up Internet cafes C. continued to operate Internet cafes D. asked the government for payment | 3. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph "on the way" means _____. | A. to be studied B. to be put into practice C. to be changed D. to be improved | 4. The cafe owners found the government"s decision _____. | A. suprising and unacceptable B. understandable and acceptable C. reasonable but surprising D. surprising but acceptable | 阅读理解。
A. defensive B. common C. fact D. fear E. consciousness F. values G. rush H. questioned I. unlikely J. unusually | 阅读理解。 | Is it time to kick Russia out of the BRICs (金砖四国)? If so, it may end up sounding like a famous ball-point pen maker-BIC. An argument is being made that Goldman Sach"s famous marketing device (策略), the BRICs, should really be the BICs. "Is Russia really worth the name BRICs?" asks Anders Aslund, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, in an article for Foreign Policy. Aslund, who is also co-author with Andrew Kuchins of "The Russian Balance Sheet", thinks the Russia of Putin and Medvedev is just not worthy of inclusion alongside Brazil, India and China in the list of future economic powerhouses. He writes: "The country"s economic performance has fallen to such a weak level that one must ask whether it has any say at all on the global economy, compared with the other members of its group. I have just returned from Moscow, which is always dull around this season. For the last seven years, Russia has taken very few measures to improve its economy. Instead, the state has been living on oil and gas." Economically, Aslund has the numbers on his side. The International Monetary Fund figures that the Russian economy will fall by 6.7 percent in 2009, while China will grow 8.5 percent and India 5.4 percent. There is less of a case for Brazil, with a fall of 0.7 percent, but it is still doing far better than Russia. But the BRICs are not just about economy. As is mentioned above, it is a marketing device to encourage investors (投资者)to focus on the big promising players. From an investment standpoint, it could be argued that Russia is leading the BRICs. Its stock (股票) market is up 128 percent this year while around 80 percent is for the other three. At very least, however, Russia"s economic underperformance and stock market outperformance does suggest it is indeed one of the group. | 1. According to the passage, which country will enjoy the biggest increase in 2009? | A. China. B. Russia. C. Brazil. D. India. | 2. According to Aslund, Russia shouldn"t be a BRIC partly because _____. | A. Russia"s economic performance is far worse than the other three B. Russia"s leaders are not good at managing economy C. Russia has taken effective measures to improve its economy D. Russia will no longer attract investors from other countries | 3. From the passage we know that _____. | A. Anders Aslund is working for the Russian government B. Russia outperformed the other three countries in stock market C. most people disagree Russia is included in BRICs D. the BRICs would end up being the BICs sooner or later | 4. The author seems to _____. | A. suggest it"s time to kick Russia out of the BRICs? B. feel worried about the economy of the BRICs C. think Russia is worth being one of the group D. show disappointment to Russia"s economy | 阅读理解。 | 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 _____. | |
A. increase employment B. avoid depressions C. ensure that businesses make good profits D. ensure that people can pay for what hey buy |
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