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  • 第1题:

    The low level of current investment has serious ________ for future economic growth.

    A indications

    B implications

    C symbolizations

    D representations


    参考答案B

  • 第2题:

    Underwriting simply means that the investment banker promises to buy the (56) . The investment banks help design the securities and buy it from the (57) with the intent of selling it to (58) as quickly as possible. Usually, the issue is not subscribed to in its entirety by the (59) investment banker but is (60) among other institutions as well.

    (41)

    A.securities

    B.stock

    C.bond

    D.funds


    正确答案:A
    解析:securities证券。underwriting承销。stock股票。bond债券。funds资金,基金。

  • 第3题:

    The_______ will be used to help young writers to publish their works.

    A、fee

    B、capital

    C、fund

    D、investment


    参考答案:C

  • 第4题:

    All of these applications will enhance the(130)of life and spur economic growth. Over half of the U.S. work force is now in jobs that are information(131). The telecommunication and information sector of the U.S. economy now(132)for 12 percent of the Gross Domestic Product, growing much faster than any other sector of the economy. Last year the(133)in this sector exceeded 700 billion dollars. The U.S. exported over 48 billion dollars of telecommunication equipment(134).

    A.quantity

    B.quality

    C.mass

    D.amount


    正确答案:B

  • 第5题:

    Lower taxes would spur investment and help economic growth.

    A:attract
    B:encourage
    C:spend
    D:require

    答案:B
    解析:
    这句话的意思是:低税收将会刺激投资并且有助于经济增长。句中“spur”意为“刺激, 促进”。四个选项中A项意为“吸引”;B项意为“鼓励”;C项意为“花费”;D项意为“要求”。 因此只有B项最为合适。

  • 第6题:

    Text 2 Economic refugees have traditionally lined up to get into America.lAtely,they have been lining up to leave.In the past few months,half a dozen biggish comparues have announced plans to merge with foreign partners and in the process move their corporate homes abroad.The motive is simple:corporate taxes are lower in Ireland,Britain and,for that matter,almost everywhere else than they are in America.In Washington,D.C.,policymakers have reacted wiLh indignation.Jack Lew,the treasury secretary,has quesLioned che companies'patriotism and called on Congress to outlaw such transactions.His fellow Democrats are eager to oblige,and some Republicans are willing to listen.The proposals are misguided.Tightening the rules on corporate"inversions",as these moves are called,does nothing to deal with the reason why so many firms want to leave:America has the rich world's most dysfunctional corporate-tax system.It needs fundamental reform,not new complications.America's corporate tax has two horrible flaws.The first is the tax rate,which at 35%is the lughest among the 34 mostly rich-country members of the OECD.Yet it raises less revenue than the OECD average ihanks to countless loopholes and tax breaks aimed at everything from machinery investment to NASCAR race tracks.Last year these breaks cost$150 billion in forgone revenue,more than half of what America collected in total corporate taxes.The second flaw is that America levies lax on a company's income no matter where in the world it is eamed.In contrast,every other large rich country taxes only income eamed within its borders.Here,too,America's system is absurdly ineffective at collecting money.Firms do not have to pay tax on foreign profits until Lhey bring them back home.Not surprisingly,many do not:American multinationals have some$2 trillion sittiry;on their foreign units'balance-sheets,and growing.All this imposes big costs on the economy.The high rate discourages investment and loopholes distort it,because decisions are driven by tax considerations rather than a project's economic merits.The tax rate companies actually pay varies wildly,depending on cheir type of business and the creativity of their lawyers:some pay close to zero,others the fuU 35%.But as other countries chopped their rates and America's stayed the same,the incentive to flee grew.A possible solution is to lower the corporate rate,eliminate tax breaks and move America from a worldwide system to a territonal one.
    Which of the following would be the best tide for the text?

    A.Corporate Tax in America:Time to Reform
    B.The QuesLionable Tax Breaks in America
    C.Corporations in America:Time to Leave
    D.The Hopeless Corporate Tax in America

    答案:A
    解析:
    主旨题。文章第一段通过描述大量公司离开美国,引出美国企业税(corporate tax)这一问题:第二段描述官员对美国公司的行为表示愤怒,并作出一些提议;第三段引出作者观点:官员的提议具有误导性,美国企业税制需要改革;第四、五段分别讨论美国企业税的两大问题;最后一段总结美国企业税制的缺点并提出解决方案。选项[B]中Tax Breaks“税收减免”一词仅在第四、六两段出现过,只是文章讨论的部分内容,并非全文讨论的重点,该项可以排除。选项[C]中Cororations、Leave等关键词是首段讨论的内容,也非全文主旨,故也可以排除。选项[A][D]都强调了“美国企业税”这一关键词,[A]突出Reform“改革”,而[D]突出Hopeless“无可救药的”。作者在第三段最后一句提出:It needs fundamental refoIm.not new complications.又在第六段最后一句提出:A possible solution is to lower the corporate rate,eliminate tax breaks and move America from a worldwide system to a territorial one.因此,文章强调Reform“改革”一词,而非Hopeless“无可救药的”。故排除[D]选项,本题答案为[A]。

  • 第7题:

    资料:You can not go forward by going backward. Take the current debate about trade and globalization, for instance, while the impulse to erect trade barriers is understandable given the pain experienced in recent years, it is not the way to create lasting growth and shared prosperity.
    Over the past three decades, global flows of trade and investment have accelerated dramatically, creating enormous economic value. However, trade and globalization have also brought wrenching job losses. The financial crisis and weak recovery have made matters worse, intensifying the backlash against trade and globalization.
    Part of the problem is that the benefits of trade and investment go largely unrecognized, while the job losses are often overstated. Another significant problem is that participation in trade and investment is limited to a relatively small set of firms. In the U.S., large firms account for three-quarters of total exports, and the vast majority of small and medium-size businesses do not export. This means firms have a great opportunity to boost growth and productivity through wider participation in trade.
    That leaves the question of how to help those hurt by trade and globalization. Too often we talk about re-training as a panacea(万能药).And yes, it helps. But it needs to take into account the different requirements of each workforce and needs to be part of a wider set of support for affected workers and communities.
    Above all, it is important to recognize that our economic transition to a global and digital economy is an irreversible trend. Only by broadening participation in the global economy, rather than by trying to turn back the clock, will we discover answers to today’s most vexing economic problems.

    According to the second paragraph, where dose the backlash against globalization mainly stem from?

    A.Blocked flow of trade and investment.
    B.Loss of economic value.
    C.Declining worker mobility.
    D.Distressing job losses.

    答案:D
    解析:
    本题考查的是细节理解和同义转换。
    【关键词】second paragraph;backlash
    【主题句】第2自然段However, trade and globalization have also brought wrenching job losses.The financial crisis and weak recovery have made matters worse,intensifying the backlash against trade and globalization.然而,国际贸易和全球化也造成了严重的失业问题。金融危机的爆发和经济复苏的乏力使这一情况加剧,使得对贸易和全球化的反对更甚。
    【解析】本题的问题是“第二段中,反对全球化的主要原因是什么?”。根据主题句可知,最一开始是由于全球化带来了严重的失业问题,才有人反对它,故选D。

  • 第8题:

    A customer with a well-known brand wants to make sure they have a Green decision in their next IT infrastructure investment.   How can IBM Cool Blue help this customer? ()

    • A、Providing tools to plan, monitor, manage, and reduce power consumption.
    • B、Reducing cooling requirements by running CPUs at lower speeds.
    • C、Using smart system design to create high-power servers.
    • D、Adapting existing solutions like the Rear Door eXpander.

    正确答案:A

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    Which of the following, if true, would most clearly strengthen the assertion in Passage 1 that the fate of chimpanzees living in the wild does not look promising (lines 29-30) ?
    A

    Wild chimpanzees require a large, contiguous habitat to thrive, but logging reduces their territory.

    B

    Previous legislative restrictions were symbolic at best, as they outlawed the export of chimpanzees, but did not sufficiently penalize poachers in the past.

    C

    Poachers sometimes do not sell young chimpanzees to dealers, but in fact sell them at local markets.

    D

    Recent investment in economic development in certain African countries is expected to increase the standard of living.

    E

    Increased death rates due to disease in Africa will eventually reverse trends in population growth.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    第一篇文章提到树木的砍伐导致黑猩猩栖息地的减少,对黑猩猩的生存不利,故选A项。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    When Americans groan about high taxes, most accept that it would be unethical not to pay the taxes owed.
    A

    While

    B

    If

    C

    Wherever

    D

    Provided


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    句意:虽然美国人对高额税收满腹牢骚,但大部分人认为不缴税是不道德的。while此处表前后情况的对比,有转折之意。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    What does this article mainly discuss?
    A

    An investment firm’s sales figures

    B

    A recession’s effect on the real estate industry

    C

    Yesterday’s stock market activity

    D

    An economic report’s unexpected findings


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    短文在第1段第1句就指出了全国住宅市场报告书中9月份的数据跟市场分析师的预测完全不同,下文又继续讨论这个数据的分析和报告对房地产业的影响。因此正确答案是D。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    In American economy, the basic role of the federal government is _____.
    A

    to levy taxes on any business

    B

    to issue money for economy

    C

    to set up banking and control money supply

    D

    to improve markets and protect each economic element from abuse


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    联邦政府的基本作用是改善市场和保护每一种经济元素。

  • 第13题:

    听力原文:M: Do you provide investment service?

    W: Yes. We are a commercial bank. We help customers with the purchase and sales of securities.

    Q: What does the man want to do?

    (13)

    A.He will provide investment service.

    B.He will help the customers.

    C.He will join the commercial bank.

    D.He will purchase or sell securities.


    正确答案:D
    解析:当男士问对方是否提供投资服务时,女士回答道:"We help customers with the purchase and sales of securities."可知D项正确。

  • 第14题:

    The following items below would affect the investors income for the period, they are ().

    A.the periodic net income of the investee under the cost

    B.interest received on a temporary investment in bonds

    C.interest received on a long-term investment in bonds

    D.dividends received on a long-term investment in stock where the investor owns 30 of the investees stock

    E.dividends received on a long-term investment in stock where the investor owns 10 of the investees stock


    正确答案:BCE

  • 第15题:

    Sinking Fund Cash would be classified on the balance sheet as ( )

    A. a current asset

    B. a fixed asset

    C. an intangible asset

    D. an investment


    正确答案:D

  • 第16题:

    But for the help of my English teacher, I the first prize in the English Writing Competition.

    A. would not win B. would not have won C. would win D. would have won


    正确答案:B

  • 第17题:

    Two major themes are pursued.The first theme is that investment is not only the engine of economic growth in China but also the main source of technological progress, productivity growth and structural change.In developing this argument, James Riedel, Jin


    答案:
    解析:
    正在研究两个主要的议题,第一个是,投资不仅是中国经济增长的动力,还是技术进步.产量增长和结构转变的主要来源。在讨论这个问题的过程中,James Riedel、Jing Jin和Jian Gao 在第一张对中国经济的改革和四个领域农业、工业、对外贸易和金融方面的成果做了简单的回顾。他们认为金融部分是最弱的,也是未来可持续增长的最重要的部分。第二章,通过回顾最 近对中国增长的研究,Riedel、Jin和Gao发现,这些不足以解释中国的经济增长,因为他们没 有考虑到过去20年独立的技术发展,因此作者对传统经济增长理论提出挑战,认为投资不仅仅 取代了过时的资本,而且更重要的是对经济内技术的升级:技术改变和投资在某一方面是一回事。技术改变需要投资.投资中也包含着技术革新。因此投资不仅仅驱动着中国经济增长,而 且是技术进步、产量增长和结构转变的重要来源。这一理论也许是书上最有价值的贡献,它还 是书中后面部分讨论中国金融部门问题的基础。

  • 第18题:

    Text 2 Economic refugees have traditionally lined up to get into America.lAtely,they have been lining up to leave.In the past few months,half a dozen biggish comparues have announced plans to merge with foreign partners and in the process move their corporate homes abroad.The motive is simple:corporate taxes are lower in Ireland,Britain and,for that matter,almost everywhere else than they are in America.In Washington,D.C.,policymakers have reacted wiLh indignation.Jack Lew,the treasury secretary,has quesLioned che companies'patriotism and called on Congress to outlaw such transactions.His fellow Democrats are eager to oblige,and some Republicans are willing to listen.The proposals are misguided.Tightening the rules on corporate"inversions",as these moves are called,does nothing to deal with the reason why so many firms want to leave:America has the rich world's most dysfunctional corporate-tax system.It needs fundamental reform,not new complications.America's corporate tax has two horrible flaws.The first is the tax rate,which at 35%is the lughest among the 34 mostly rich-country members of the OECD.Yet it raises less revenue than the OECD average ihanks to countless loopholes and tax breaks aimed at everything from machinery investment to NASCAR race tracks.Last year these breaks cost$150 billion in forgone revenue,more than half of what America collected in total corporate taxes.The second flaw is that America levies lax on a company's income no matter where in the world it is eamed.In contrast,every other large rich country taxes only income eamed within its borders.Here,too,America's system is absurdly ineffective at collecting money.Firms do not have to pay tax on foreign profits until Lhey bring them back home.Not surprisingly,many do not:American multinationals have some$2 trillion sittiry;on their foreign units'balance-sheets,and growing.All this imposes big costs on the economy.The high rate discourages investment and loopholes distort it,because decisions are driven by tax considerations rather than a project's economic merits.The tax rate companies actually pay varies wildly,depending on cheir type of business and the creativity of their lawyers:some pay close to zero,others the fuU 35%.But as other countries chopped their rates and America's stayed the same,the incentive to flee grew.A possible solution is to lower the corporate rate,eliminate tax breaks and move America from a worldwide system to a territonal one.
    Many corporations decide to withdraw from America because of_____

    A.low corporate tax rate
    B.enormous tax pressure
    C.intense domestic competition
    D.numerous economic refugees

    答案:B
    解析:
    细节题。根据题干many corporations“许多公司”定位到第一段第二行half a dozen biggish companies“多家较大的公司”;withdraw from America“从美国撤离”=move their corporate homes abroad“将公司搬到国外”;because of“因为,由于”=the motive“动机”:故答案句为第一段最后一句:The motive is simple:corporate taxes are lower in Ireland.Britain and,for that matter.almost everwhere else than they arein America.该句表明许多公司撤离美国,是因为其他地方企业税更低,也就是说美国企业税过高。选项[A]low corporate tax rate“较低的企业税率”;该项与原文完全相反。选项[B)enormous tax pressure“巨大的税收压力”:该项与原文相符,故为正确答案。选项[C]intense domesuc competition“激烈的国内竞争”:该项文章没有提到,属于无中生有。选项[D]numerous economic refugees“大量的经济难民”:该项文章首句有提到,但这些经济难民与许多公司离开美国没有任何关系,故排除。综上本题答案为[B]。

  • 第19题:

    Contrary ( ) the popular opinion, higher taxes end up benefiting the citizens more than lower ones.

    A.for
    B.in
    C.to
    D.with

    答案:C
    解析:
    本题考察词语搭配。题目意为“与普遍的观点相反的是,与较低税收相比,较高税收最终使民众受益更多。”这里是固定搭配 contrary to popular belief/opinion 与普遍的看法/观点相反。
      

  • 第20题:

    A corporation wants help in reducing backup costs. By proposing a library with LTO-5 drives,which one of the following would be the BEST reason to choose LTO-5 over LTO-4?()

    • A、WORM and encryption capability 
    • B、offers sequential stream of batch data 
    • C、offers ability to read and write multiple generation cartridges 
    • D、lower cost per GB when compared to LTO-4

    正确答案:D

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    This guide is intended to help people to ______ .
    A

    cope with an economic crisis

    B

    start a new small business

    C

    raise funds for a new firm

    D

    build up public relations


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    考点:细节题。从题干信号词guide定位至首段,文中提到了guide的作用就是providing all the information you need to start your business on a healthy, solid basis, 即“为你在健康牢固的基础上建立公司提供所有的信息”,所以正确选项是B。A项、C项和D项在文中都属于无中生有,文中没有提及。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    What happened to China in 1998?
    A

    There was a significant economic downturn.

    B

    It began to be affected by the crisis-hit economies.

    C

    It enjoyed greater trade and capital flows.

    D

    It still realized nearly 7 percent of economic growth.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    录音中指出“China did not show such a significant economic downturn”(中国没有显示出如此巨大的经济衰退),A项错误。录音中还提到“their currency depreciation and economic slowdown began to affect China through trade and capital flows in 1998…”,其中their指的是受危机打击的经济体,意思是:1998年他们的货币贬值和经济放缓通过贸易和资本流动开始影响中国,所以B项正确,C项错误。根据“…China realized nearly 8 percent of economic growth that year.”可知,1998年中国只实现了8%的经济增长,所以D项也错误。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    Investors are attracted to Internet companies because they
    A

    sell their shares at a low price.

    B

    have a large number of shares.

    C

    are often a very safe investment.

    D

    offer potential for rapid growth.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    第三段第一句讲,随着互联网公司的发展,购买互联网公司股票的投资者获得了大量的利润。由此可知,投资者被互联网公司吸引的原因是有潜在的机会快速获利。