剑桥商务英语考试BEC高级阅读通关试题

第页共页剑桥商务英语考试BEC高级阅读通关试题剑桥商务英语考试BEC高级阅读通关试题原文阅读：欧洲央行宣布无限期维持宽松政策TheEuropeanCentralBankdeclaredthatitwouldmaintainaneasymoarypolicystance“aslongasneeded”whiletheeurozonebattlesrecordunemploymentandshrinkingeconomicactivity.“Ourmoarypolicywillremainacmodativeaslongasneeded,”MarioDraghi,ECBpresident,saidduringhismonthlypressconference.TheFederalReservehassaidinterestrateswillremainnearzerountilUSunemploymentfallstoatleast6.5percent.WhileMrDraghidescribedhighunemploymentasa“tragedy”,theECBhasnomandatetotargetjoblessness.MrDraghihasconsistentlystruckagentlyupbeattoneontheeurozone’sprospects,despitebeingcarefultosayrepeatedlythattheriskstotheoutlook“remainonthedownside”.“Therecoverypathisbyandlargeunchanged,”hesaid.“Laterin2023economicactivityshouldgraduallyrecover,supportedbyastrengtheningofglobaldemand.”However,thebank’sownstaffprojectionspaintagloomypicture.Thequarterlyforecastsforgrowthwerereviseddownagain.Theynowpredictacontractionof0.5percentthisyear,fromafallof0.3percentpreviously.Morealarminglyforacentralbankwhosesolepolicytargetispricestability,theECBisnowforecastinginflationtoslowto1.6percentthisyearand1.3percentnextyear,shortofits“closeto,butbelow”2percentmedium-termtarget.“Theget-out-of-jailcardfortheECBwiththeseforecastshasbeentosuggestthattheyaremerelyaninputfortheirdiscussions,sotheycangoontoignorethem,”KenWattret,economistatBNPParibas,said.“Butitisstretchingcredibilityforacentralbankwithonemandatetoignoreitsowncurrentinflationprojections.”学习指南：1.Wordofthedayacmodative：willingtoadjusttodifferencesinordertoobtainagreement适应的ex:“Highlyacmodativemoarypoliciesarefastbeingathreattopricestability,”itconcluded.例句：报告的结论是：“各国非常宽松的货币政策正在迅速地威胁到价格的稳定性。”ex1:Foryourconvenienceandfort,weacmodateyouinoneofthepany'svillasforforeignvisitors.例1：考虑到您的方便和舒适，您可以居住在公司的外宾专用别墅。ex2:Hereyestookawhiletoacmodatetothedarkness.例2：过了一会儿，她的眼睛才能适应黑暗。2.Phraseofthedaybyandlarge：Forthemostpart;generally总体上ex:Byandlarge,thisinclinationtowardsoptimismisoneofAmerica'sstrengths.例句：总的来说，这种乐观倾向是美国的长处之一。3.SentenceofthedayHowever,thebank’sownstaffprojectionspaintagloomypicture.然而，欧洲央行内部人员并不看好欧元区前景。ex:ThemostrecentChineseeconomicdataseemtopaintagloomypictureforoil.例句：中国最新的经济数据似乎为其原油需求蒙上了一层阴影。4.Culturalpointofthedayget-out-of-jailcard出狱卡5.TranslationofthedayMorealarminglyforacentralbankwhosesolepolicytargetispricestability,theECBisnowforecastinginflationtoslowto1.6percentthisyearand1.3percentnextyear,shortofits“closeto,butbelow”2percentmedium-termtarget.对于唯一政策目的在于稳定物价的欧洲央行来说，更令人担忧的是，该行预测欧元区今年通胀率将降至1.6%，明年为1.3%，低于“接近但低于”2%的中期通胀目的。参考翻译：TheEuropeanCentralBankdeclaredthatitwouldmaintainaneasymoarypolicystance“aslongasneeded”whiletheeurozonebattlesrecordunemploymentandshrinkingeconomicactivity.欧元区正与创纪录的失业率和经济萎缩____，欧洲央行(ECB)宣布将维持宽松货币政策，“延续时间视需要而定”。“Ourmoarypolicywillremainacmodativeaslongasneeded,”MarioDraghi,ECBpresident,saidduringhismonthlypressconference.欧洲央行行长马里奥德拉吉(MarioDraghi)在每月一次的新闻发布会上表示：“我们将维持宽松货币政策，延续时间视需要而定。”巴克莱(Barclays)在一份研究报告中表示：“欧洲央行承诺施行一项‘无明确终止时间的’政策是一件新事物，这说明，尽管眼下金融市场对欧元区的信心正在上升，该行仍希望看到市场利率处于接近于零的程度。”TheFederalReservehassaidinterestrateswillremainnearzerountilUSunemploymentfallstoatleast6.5percent.WhileMrDraghidescribedhighunemploymentasa“tragedy”,theECBhasnomandatetotargetjoblessness.美联储(Fed)曾表示，联邦基金利率将维持在接近于零的程度，直到失业率至少下降到6.5%时为止。尽管德拉吉将高失业率称为一场“悲剧”，但欧洲央行无权设定失业率目的。MrDraghihasconsistentlystruckagentlyupbeattoneontheeurozone’sprospects,despitebeingcarefultosayrepeatedlythattheriskstotheoutlook“remainonthedownside”.“Therecoverypathisbyandlargeunchanged,”hesaid.“Laterin2023economicactivityshouldgraduallyrecover,supportedbyastrengtheningofglobaldemand.”德拉吉一直在发表对欧元区的慎重乐观看法，不过他小心地重申，欧元区“仍未摆脱下滑风险”。他表示：“在全球需求扩大的支撑下，2023年下半年欧元区经济应会逐渐复苏。”However,thebank’sownstaffprojectionspaintagloomypicture.Thequarterlyforecastsforgrowthwerereviseddownagain.Theynowpredictacontractionof0.5percentthisyear,fromafallof0.3percentpreviously.Morealarminglyforacentralbankwhosesolepolicytargetispricestability,theECBisnowforecastinginflationtoslowto1.6percentthisyearand1.3percentnextyear,shortofits“closeto,butbelow”2percentmedium-termtarget.然而，欧洲央行内部人员并不看好欧元区前景，季度增长预期再度向下调整。他们预测，今年欧元区经济将收缩0.5%，先前预测的收缩幅度为0.3%。对于唯一政策目的在于稳定物价的欧洲央行来说，更令人担忧的是，该行预测欧元区今年通胀率将降至1.6%，明年为1.3%，低于“接近但低于”2%的中期通胀目的。“Theget-out-of-jailcardfortheECBwiththeseforecastshasbeentosuggestthattheyaremerelyaninputfortheirdiscussions,sotheycangoontoignorethem,”KenWattret,economistatBNPParibas,