2015年英语四级长篇阅读匹配练习题

2015年英语四级长篇阅读匹配练习题(7)页年英语四级长篇阅读匹配练习题(7)Exorbitant(过分的)PrivilegeA.IN2012ICBC，astate．controlledChinesecompanythatistheworld’smostvaluablebank，boughtfour-fifthsoftheArgentinesubsidiaryofStandardBank，aSouthAfricanfirm．ThedeA.washailedasaleapforwardfor“South-South”co-operation—directeconomictiesbetweenemergingmarkets(新兴市场)．Butonegroupoffich-worldmiddlemengotasliceoftheaction：lawyers．ICBCwasrepresentedbyLinklaters，anEnglishfirm，andStandardBankbyJonesDay,anAmericanone．ThedealwasmadeunderEnglishlaw,withanydifferencestobesettledinA.lEnglisharbitrationcenter．

B.ThoughemergingmarketsnowaccountforoverhA.ftheworld’sGDPatpurchasing-powerparity(购买力平价)，andtradebetweenthemisbooming，justtwodevelopedcountriesretainastrangleholdoncross-borderfinance，investment，mergersandacquisitions．JustasAmericabenefitsfromissuingtheworld’sreservecurrency,Americaanditsformercolonialmaster,Britain,enjoytheexorbitantprivilegeofissuingtheworld’s“reservelaw”．AglobalsurveybyQueenMaryUniversityinLondonin2010ofgeneralcounselsandlegal-departmentheadsfoundthat40％mostfrequentlydidbusinessusingEnglishlawandanother22％American．generallythelawofNewYorkstate．Noothercountry’slawgotasignificantshare．

C.AmericaandBritainreaplargerewardsfromtheirlegaldominance．oftheworld’s100highest-grossinglawfirms，91havetheirheadquartersinoneofthetwo．America’slegA.sectorisbiggerthantheGDPofPeru；thoughmuchofthatisbecauseofAmericans’litigiousness．agoodchunkcomesfromforeignwork．TheNewYorkofficesofAmericanfirmsearnaround$1．8billionannuallyfrominternational．disputeresolution．almosttwo．thirdsoflitigantsinEnglishcommerciA.courtsareforeign．At1．5％．thelegA.sector’sshareofBritishGDPisnearlydoublethatinotherbigEuropeancountries．

D.Otherbitsofbothcountries’economiesfeeltheripples(余波)，t00．Foreignersvisitingforlegalhearingsstayinhotelsandeatinrestaurants．Aspiringlawyersfromaroundtheworldpaytoattendtheiruniversitiesandspreadgoodwillwhentheygohome．DependenceonAmericanandBritishlawfirmsmakesitharderfordeA.makerstomovefromNewYorkandLondontoHongKongorFrankfurt．Britain’sgovernmentdescribeslawyersas“centraltotheexportofotherprofessionA.services”suchasaccounting，assetmanagementandbanking．

E.Thecompetitionisoftenweak：muchofChina’scommerciallawwaswrittenbyCommunistPartyofficialsandisfiddledwitherrors：andthoughIndiaadoptedmuchofEnglishcommonlaw,itscourtsarenotoriouslyslow．Buttheincumbents’biggestadvantageisthattheyhavecommon.lawsystemswithcenturiesofbindingprecedent．Thatmeanstheyofferasmuchcertaintyasanyjurisdiction(司法权)can．Incivil-lawcountriessuchasFrance，PortugalandSpain，andtheirex-colonies，judgeshavewidelatitudetointerpretstatutes，increasingtheriskofnastylegalsurprises．Civilsystemsplacemorerestrictionsonacceptableclauses，andoftenconsidertheinterestsofthirdparties，suchasworkersorconsumers．

L.Inthelongrun，developingcountriesmaybebiggerlosers．Localarbitrationmayfacilitatedealsandbolstershort．termgrowth．Butifitreducesthepressurefrommultinationalsandlocalfinnsforsimplerlaws，berercourtsandlesspoliticalcorruption，itmaydelayattemptstoestablishlegalsystemsthatworknotjustforbusinessesb．utforeveryoneelsetoo．

46．ChinaandIndiawouldbeveryfragileinthecompetitionbecauseoftheirwrongcommerciallawsandinemcientcourts．

47．Theexorbitantprivilegeofissuingworld’s“reservelaw”makeAmericanandBritaintheabsolutewinnersinglobalbusinessresortingtotheirlaws．

48．Onthecontrary，domesticarbitrationisconsideredaslegalstandardstobeadoptedimmediately．

49．AmericaandBritainmostlygainprofitsfromtheirleadingroleinprovidinglegalrulings．

50．Thelawyers，middlemenofrichworld，tookashareofspoilsinthedeal．

51．Localarbitrationmaybringsomefacilitiesinashorttime，whileitdelaystheintentionforeveryonetoestablishlegalsystemsinthefuture．

52．Accordingtoarecentsurvey,ChinesejurisdictionhasbeenthesecondmostchallengingoneafterAmerica．

53．ItisawisechoiceforforeignfinnsinBraziltoacceptthelocA.arbitrationratherthanpoliticizedandinefficientcourts．

54．Itisatoughtasktobreakthisduopolyinashorttime．

55．StronglyrelyingonAmericanandBritainlawfirmsrenderitdifficultforpartiestotrustotherreliablefirms，suchasHongKongandFrankfurt．46．ChinaandIndiawouldbeveryfragileinthecompetitionbecauseoftheirwrongcommerciallawsandinefficientcourts．由于其错误百出的商法和低效率的法庭，中国和印度完全没有竞争力。

【解析】E)根据题目中同时出现的China，competition和India可以将答案定位在E段的额句首。竞争通常是无力的：中国的多数商法是由中共官员所撰写，并且错误百出，即使印度已经大量引进了英国普通法，他们的法庭是出名的没效率。由此可知本题为此句的句意压缩型同义转换。故选E）

47．Theexorbitantprivilegeofissuingworld’s“reservelaw”makeAmericanandBritaintheabsolutewinnersinglobalbusinessresortingtotheirlaws．英美可以制定世界“储备法”的过分特权使其在国际贸易中成为绝对的赢家，他们的法律是完成国际贸易的依据。

【解析】B)题中的exorbitantprivilege和reservelaw就是该题的题眼，由此答案锁定在B段。美国从发行世界储备货币中受益，因此，他和其起前殖民宗主国英国都在享受着凌驾于世界“储备法”之上的特权。国家贸易多以英美法律为据，这表明该题目为此段落的句意总结。故选B)

48．Onthecontrary,domesticarbitrationisconsideredaslegalstandardstobeadoptedimmediately．相反地，国内仲裁被看作是合法的标准，应该立刻被采纳。

49．AmericaandBritainmostlygainprofitsfromtheirleadingroleinprovidinglegalrulings．英美大部分的收益源于其在提供合法裁决方面的领先地位。

50．Thelawyers，middlemenofrichworld，tookashareofspoilsinthedeal．作为发达国家的中间人，律师也在这次交易中分得一杯羹。

51．LocA.arbitrationmaybringsomefacilitiesinashorttime，whileitdelaystheintentionforeveryonetoestablishlegalsyst