2020年10月自考00096外刊经贸知识选读试题及答案

外刊经贸知识选读年月真题

00096202010

1、【单选题】Wheneverthereisshortageofanyspecificgoods,we'llreplaceby

othergoodswith【equivalent】value.

same

extra

A:

high

B:

low

C:

答D:案：A

2、【单选题】The【slump】inconsumerconfidencehascreatedpanicinthestock

market.

slow-down

go-ahead

A:

drop-off

B:

speed-up

C:

答D:案：C

3、【单选题】TheprogressinEuropeanintegrationprovidesasolid

【underpinning】forEurope'sfuturedevelopment.

theory

critic

A:

explanation

B:

basis

C:

答D:案：D

4、【单选题】Ourcountrywillachievestateoflawandorderthatweall

【aspireto】.

learnfrom

longfor

A:

startup

B:

copewith

C:

答D:案：B

5、【单选题】Ifthosesystemsareofhighquality,yourbusinesswillhavean

【edge】onthecompetitors.

advantage

pressure

A:

threat

B:

border

C:

答D:案：A

6、【单选题】OureconomicrelationshipwithChinaadds$2,400【perannum】to

everyhouseholdthroughexportsandinvestment.

foreveryshare

foreveryyear

A:

foreveryone

B:

foreverycountry

C:

答D:案：B

7、【单选题】Wedrewlessonsfromothercountriesaboutriskmanagement【inthe

wakeof】thefinancialcrisislastyear.

between

after

A:

before

B:

during

C:

答D:案：B

8、【单选题】TheAmericangovemmentavoidedadirect【confrontation】with

Chinaonthecurrencyissue.

negotiation

contact

A:

compromise

B:

fight

C:

答D:案：D

9、【单选题】Duringtheprocessofglobalization,theenterprisesshouldtake

【measures】toreducethepollicalrisks.

account

sizes

A:

actions

B:

C:

care

答D:案：C

10、【单选题】TheU.S.ChamberofCommerceissupportingtheeffortsofsomeU.S.

lawmakerstoendthetrade【embargo】onCuba.

relation

freedom

A:

prohibition

B:

dispute

C:

答D:案：C

11、【单选题】SomepoliticiansaccusetheU.S.ofdeliberately【wrecking】such

agreement.

supporting

destroying

A:

opposing

B:

pushing

C:

答D:案：B

12、【单选题】OfficialsinChinaareurging【eligible】couplestohavetwo

childrenbecauseofconcernsoveranageingpopulation.

qualified

urban

A:

powerful

B:

wealthy

C:

答D:案：A

13、【单选题】China'saverage【tariff】levelhasdroppedto5%nowasthe

countryfulfillsitscommitmentstotheWTO.

output

employment

A:

salary

B:

tax

C:

答D:案：D

14、【单选题】Forthepasttenyears,Japanhasbeenvirtuallyata

【standstill】whileanumberofcountriespromotedbilateraleconomic

partnerships.

prosperity

stagnation

A:

deterioration

B:

stability

C:

答D:案：B

15、【单选题】Webelievethereductionshouldbeeasily【offset】bythe

unexpectedincreaseininvestmentgrowth.

increased

cut

A:

maintained

B:

compensated

C:

答D:案：D

16、【判断题】Passage1AnalysisandforecastofChina'sexportsituationin

1998Intermofexportpolicyenvironmentsin1998,thereformofChina's

foreigntrademechanismrequiredbythesocialistmarketeconomywillprogress

withnewchangesintheadministrativefunctionsofthegovernment.Bymeans

ofsupportandpreferentialpolicies,thestatewillencouragethedevelopment

ofbackboneindustriesthatdisplaystrongcompetitivenessinintemational

markethi-techindustriesandcapital-intensiveindustries.Policiesthat

encourageexportswillbefurtherimplemented.Underthesepremises,thestate

willadjustexportpoliciesinlinewithitsmacroeconomicdevelopmentprogram

Newforeigntradepoliciesarebeginningtoplayactiveroles.Theyhaveraisedtax

rebatesoftextilesandwillcontinuetheefforttobringaboutazero-rate

terminallysoastoreduceexportcosts.Thepolicyenvironmentsin1998will

worktofostergrowthinexports.Internationalanddomesticmarketsarerevealing

thefollowingfavorablefactors.First,importingcountriesarecontinuingto

raisedemandforChineseproducts.Second,domesticproductioncapacityhasbeen

upgradedalthoughdomesticinvestmentandconsumptionarestilllimited.Third,

inflationwaskeptundercontrolin1997.Howevertheintemnationalmarkethas

givenrisetosomenegativeimpactsonChina'sexports.Thefinancialcrisisthat

shockSouth-eastAsiain1997hascausedmanynationstodevaluatetheir

currencies.Thishasledtonewlevelofcompetitionwithintheregion.The

devaluationoftheYenhasburtChineseexportstoJapan.Alargeshareofthe

processingandassemblingactivitiesinChinaandaroundEastAsiawillbe

seriouslyaffectedbythecurrencydevaluation.Thefinancialturmoilhashada

massiveimpactonmanysectorsoftheeconomy.Capital-intensiveindustries

requirelargeamountofcapitalinvestment.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：A

17、【判断题】Passage1AnalysisandforecastofChina'sexportsituationin

1998Intermofexportpolicyenvironmentsin1998,thereformofChina's

foreigntrademechanismrequiredbythesocialistmarketeconomywillprogress

withnewchangesintheadministrativefunctionsofthegovernment.Bymeans

ofsupportandpreferentialpolicies,thestatewillencouragethedevelopment

ofbackboneindustriesthatdisplaystrongcompetitivenessinintemational

markethi-techindustriesandcapital-intensiveindustries.Policiesthat

encourageexportswillbefurtherimplemented.Underthesepremises,thestate

willadjustexportpoliciesinlinewithitsmacroeconomicdevelopmentprogram

Newforeigntradepoliciesarebeginningtoplayactiveroles.Theyhaveraisedtax

rebatesoftextilesandwillcontinuetheefforttobringaboutazero-rate

terminallysoastoreduceexportcosts.Thepolicyenvironmentsin1998will

worktofostergrowthinexports.Internationalanddomesticmarketsarerevealing

thefollowingfavorablefactors.First,importingcountriesarecontinuingto

raisedemandforChineseproducts.Second,domesticproductioncapacityhasbeen

upgradedalthoughdomesticinvestmentandconsumptionarestilllimited.Third,

inflationwaskeptundercontrolin1997.Howevertheintemnationalmarkethas

givenrisetosomenegativeimpactsonChina'sexports.Thefinancialcrisisthat

shockSouth-eastAsiain1997hascausedmanynationstodevaluatetheir

currencies.Thishasledtonewlevelofcompetitionwithintheregion.The

devaluationoftheYenhasburtChineseexportstoJapan.Alargeshareofthe

processingandassemblingactivitiesinChinaandaroundEastAsiawillbe

seriouslyaffectedbythecurrencydevaluation.Thefinancialturmoilhashada

massiveimpactonmanysectorsoftheeconomy.Raisedtaxrebatewillhelpthe

exportoftextiles.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：A

18、【判断题】Passage1AnalysisandforecastofChina'sexportsituationin

1998Intermofexportpolicyenvironmentsin1998,thereformofChina's

foreigntrademechanismrequiredbythesocialistmarketeconomywillprogress

withnewchangesintheadministrativefunctionsofthegovernment.Bymeans

ofsupportandpreferentialpolicies,thestatewillencouragethedevelopment

ofbackboneindustriesthatdisplaystrongcompetitivenessinintemational

markethi-techindustriesandcapital-intensiveindustries.Policiesthat

encourageexportswillbefurtherimplemented.Underthesepremises,thestate

willadjustexportpoliciesinlinewithitsmacroeconomicdevelopmentprogram

Newforeigntradepoliciesarebeginningtoplayactiveroles.Theyhaveraisedtax

rebatesoftextilesandwillcontinuetheefforttobringaboutazero-rate

terminallysoastoreduceexportcosts.Thepolicyenvironmentsin1998will

worktofostergrowthinexports.Internationalanddomesticmarketsarerevealing

thefollowingfavorablefactors.First,importingcountriesarecontinuingto

raisedemandforChineseproducts.Second,domesticproductioncapacityhasbeen

upgradedalthoughdomesticinvestmentandconsumptionarestilllimited.Third,

inflationwaskeptundercontrolin1997.Howevertheintemnationalmarkethas

givenrisetosomenegativeimpactsonChina'sexports.Thefinancialcrisisthat

shockSouth-eastAsiain1997hascausedmanynationstodevaluatetheir

currencies.Thishasledtonewlevelofcompetitionwithintheregion.The

devaluationoftheYenhasburtChineseexportstoJapan.Alargeshareofthe

processingandassemblingactivitiesinChinaandaroundEastAsiawillbe

seriouslyaffectedbythecurrencydevaluation.Thefinancialturmoilhashada

massiveimpactonmanysectorsoftheeconomy.Domesticconsumptionraised

togetherwiththeupgradeofdomesticproductioncapacity.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

19、【判断题】Passage1AnalysisandforecastofChina'sexportsituationin

1998Intermofexportpolicyenvironmentsin1998,thereformofChina's

foreigntrademechanismrequiredbythesocialistmarketeconomywillprogress

withnewchangesintheadministrativefunctionsofthegovernment.Bymeans

ofsupportandpreferentialpolicies,thestatewillencouragethedevelopment

ofbackboneindustriesthatdisplaystrongcompetitivenessinintemational

markethi-techindustriesandcapital-intensiveindustries.Policiesthat

encourageexportswillbefurtherimplemented.Underthesepremises,thestate

willadjustexportpoliciesinlinewithitsmacroeconomicdevelopmentprogram

Newforeigntradepoliciesarebeginningtoplayactiveroles.Theyhaveraisedtax

rebatesoftextilesandwillcontinuetheefforttobringaboutazero-rate

terminallysoastoreduceexportcosts.Thepolicyenvironmentsin1998will

worktofostergrowthinexports.Internationalanddomesticmarketsarerevealing

thefollowingfavorablefactors.First,importingcountriesarecontinuingto

raisedemandforChineseproducts.Second,domesticproductioncapacityhasbeen

upgradedalthoughdomesticinvestmentandconsumptionarestilllimited.Third,

inflationwaskeptundercontrolin1997.Howevertheintemnationalmarkethas

givenrisetosomenegativeimpactsonChina'sexports.Thefinancialcrisisthat

shockSouth-eastAsiain1997hascausedmanynationstodevaluatetheir

currencies.Thishasledtonewlevelofcompetitionwithintheregion.The

devaluationoftheYenhasburtChineseexportstoJapan.Alargeshareofthe

processingandassemblingactivitiesinChinaandaroundEastAsiawillbe

seriouslyaffectedbythecurrencydevaluation.Thefinancialturmoilhashada

massiveimpactonmanysectorsoftheeconomy.YenisJapanesecurrency.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：A

20、【判断题】Passage1AnalysisandforecastofChina'sexportsituationin

1998Intermofexportpolicyenvironmentsin1998,thereformofChina's

foreigntrademechanismrequiredbythesocialistmarketeconomywillprogress

withnewchangesintheadministrativefunctionsofthegovernment.Bymeans

ofsupportandpreferentialpolicies,thestatewillencouragethedevelopment

ofbackboneindustriesthatdisplaystrongcompetitivenessinintemational

markethi-techindustriesandcapital-intensiveindustries.Policiesthat

encourageexportswillbefurtherimplemented.Underthesepremises,thestate

willadjustexportpoliciesinlinewithitsmacroeconomicdevelopmentprogram

Newforeigntradepoliciesarebeginningtoplayactiveroles.Theyhaveraisedtax

rebatesoftextilesandwillcontinuetheefforttobringaboutazero-rate

terminallysoastoreduceexportcosts.Thepolicyenvironmentsin1998will

worktofostergrowthinexports.Internationalanddomesticmarketsarerevealing

thefollowingfavorablefactors.First,importingcountriesarecontinuingto

raisedemandforChineseproducts.Second,domesticproductioncapacityhasbeen

upgradedalthoughdomesticinvestmentandconsumptionarestilllimited.Third,

inflationwaskeptundercontrolin1997.Howevertheintemnationalmarkethas

givenrisetosomenegativeimpactsonChina'sexports.Thefinancialcrisisthat

shockSouth-eastAsiain1997hascausedmanynationstodevaluatetheir

currencies.Thishasledtonewlevelofcompetitionwithintheregion.The

devaluationoftheYenhasburtChineseexportstoJapan.Alargeshareofthe

processingandassemblingactivitiesinChinaandaroundEastAsiawillbe

seriouslyaffectedbythecurrencydevaluation.Thefinancialturmoilhashada

massiveimpactonmanysectorsoftheeconomy.Currencydevaluationinother

AsiancountrieshelpChineseEnterprisestoimprovecompetitivenessonthe

intemationalmarket.

正确

A:

错误

答B:案：B

21、【判断题】Passage2AHealthyAppetiteforWorldMarketsThefoodindustry

accountsforaquarterofexportsinDenmarkandhasbeenhitbytherecentGATT

deal.Denmarkistheworld'sfifth-largeexporteroffoodproducts.Thefood

industryprovidesbetween12and18percentofDenmark'sdomesticemployment

Manufacturingindustrylongagoovertookagricultureasthecountry'smainexport

industry,andnowprovideabout70percentoftheemploymentandroughlythesame

shareoftotalproduction.Theriseoftheprimaryfoodindustries-pig

meat,dairyproductsandfish-hasbeenaccompaniedbythedevelopmentofcompaues

inassuclateumnuustries,manyofthemworldleaders.Andthegovernmenthelpsto

financearesearchprogramtoliftthequalityofitsproducts.Thecountry'sfood

andfoodtechnologyindustryhasneverlookedback.SinceentryintotheEuropean

Communityfurthersupporthascomefromthecommonagriculturalpolicy,which

subsidizesexportstonon-membercountries.Yet,athreatdoesnowhangoverthe

sectorintheshapeoftherecentGATTagreement,whichcallsforareductionof

34%inthevolumeofexportsofsubsidizedproducts.TheDanishminster

foragricultureseestheGATTagreementasachallenge,whichopens

upopportunitiestowinnewmarkets.Andheiscallingforanattackingpolicy

onthepartofEuropetomakethebestoftheopportunities.Prospectforthe

riaryfoodclalydendmarkets,Denmarkhasoneimportantadvantage,Pigmeatis

notdirectlysupportedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicyanditsexportsare

thereforenotthreatenedbytheGATTagreementinthesamewayasdairyproducts

andbeef.ThoughpessimistsfocusonthefoodsurplusinEuropeancountriesin

consideringthefutureoftheagriculturefoodindustry,othersfocusonthe

globalmarket.Theypredictastrongincreaseindemandforfoodandseelimitsto

thepotentialforDanishproductionandexports.Agricultureisthelargest

exportindustryinDenmark

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

22、【判断题】Passage2AHealthyAppetiteforWorldMarketsThefoodindustry

accountsforaquarterofexportsinDenmarkandhasbeenhitbytherecentGATT

deal.Denmarkistheworld'sfifth-largeexporteroffoodproducts.Thefood

industryprovidesbetween12and18percentofDenmark'sdomesticemployment

Manufacturingindustrylongagoovertookagricultureasthecountry'smainexport

industry,andnowprovideabout70percentoftheemploymentandroughlythesame

shareoftotalproduction.Theriseoftheprimaryfoodindustries-pig

meat,dairyproductsandfish-hasbeenaccompaniedbythedevelopmentofcompaues

inassuclateumnuustries,manyofthemworldleaders.Andthegovernmenthelpsto

financearesearchprogramtoliftthequalityofitsproducts.Thecountry'sfood

andfoodtechnologyindustryhasneverlookedback.SinceentryintotheEuropean

Communityfurthersupporthascomefromthecommonagriculturalpolicy,which

subsidizesexportstonon-membercountries.Yet,athreatdoesnowhangoverthe

sectorintheshapeoftherecentGATTagreement,whichcallsforareductionof

34%inthevolumeofexportsofsubsidizedproducts.TheDanishminster

foragricultureseestheGATTagreementasachallenge,whichopens

upopportunitiestowinnewmarkets.Andheiscallingforanattackingpolicy

onthepartofEuropetomakethebestoftheopportunities.Prospectforthe

riaryfoodclalydendmarkets,Denmarkhasoneimportantadvantage,Pigmeatis

notdirectlysupportedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicyanditsexportsare

thereforenotthreatenedbytheGATTagreementinthesamewayasdairyproducts

andbeef.ThoughpessimistsfocusonthefoodsurplusinEuropeancountriesin

consideringthefutureoftheagriculturefoodindustry,othersfocusonthe

globalmarket.Theypredictastrongincreaseindemandforfoodandseelimitsto

thepotentialforDanishproductionandexports.AfterentryintotheEurope

Community,Denmark'sprimaryagricultureindustrygetsubsidieswhenexportingto

non-membercountries.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：A

23、【判断题】Passage2AHealthyAppetiteforWorldMarketsThefoodindustry

accountsforaquarterofexportsinDenmarkandhasbeenhitbytherecentGATT

deal.Denmarkistheworld'sfifth-largeexporteroffoodproducts.Thefood

industryprovidesbetween12and18percentofDenmark'sdomesticemployment

Manufacturingindustrylongagoovertookagricultureasthecountry'smainexport

industry,andnowprovideabout70percentoftheemploymentandroughlythesame

shareoftotalproduction.Theriseoftheprimaryfoodindustries-pig

meat,dairyproductsandfish-hasbeenaccompaniedbythedevelopmentofcompaues

inassuclateumnuustries,manyofthemworldleaders.Andthegovernmenthelpsto

financearesearchprogramtoliftthequalityofitsproducts.Thecountry'sfood

andfoodtechnologyindustryhasneverlookedback.SinceentryintotheEuropean

Communityfurthersupporthascomefromthecommonagriculturalpolicy,which

subsidizesexportstonon-membercountries.Yet,athreatdoesnowhangoverthe

sectorintheshapeoftherecentGATTagreement,whichcallsforareductionof

34%inthevolumeofexportsofsubsidizedproducts.TheDanishminster

foragricultureseestheGATTagreementasachallenge,whichopens

upopportunitiestowinnewmarkets.Andheiscallingforanattackingpolicy

onthepartofEuropetomakethebestoftheopportunities.Prospectforthe

riaryfoodclalydendmarkets,Denmarkhasoneimportantadvantage,Pigmeatis

notdirectlysupportedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicyanditsexportsare

thereforenotthreatenedbytheGATTagreementinthesamewayasdairyproducts

andbeef.ThoughpessimistsfocusonthefoodsurplusinEuropeancountriesin

consideringthefutureoftheagriculturefoodindustry,othersfocusonthe

globalmarket.Theypredictastrongincreaseindemandforfoodandseelimitsto

thepotentialforDanishproductionandexports.TheDanishministerof

agriculturereactedpositivelytowardtheGATTagreement.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：A

24、【判断题】Passage2AHealthyAppetiteforWorldMarketsThefoodindustry

accountsforaquarterofexportsinDenmarkandhasbeenhitbytherecentGATT

deal.Denmarkistheworld'sfifth-largeexporteroffoodproducts.Thefood

industryprovidesbetween12and18percentofDenmark'sdomesticemployment

Manufacturingindustrylongagoovertookagricultureasthecountry'smainexport

industry,andnowprovideabout70percentoftheemploymentandroughlythesame

shareoftotalproduction.Theriseoftheprimaryfoodindustries-pig

meat,dairyproductsandfish-hasbeenaccompaniedbythedevelopmentofcompaues

inassuclateumnuustries,manyofthemworldleaders.Andthegovernmenthelpsto

financearesearchprogramtoliftthequalityofitsproducts.Thecountry'sfood

andfoodtechnologyindustryhasneverlookedback.SinceentryintotheEuropean

Communityfurthersupporthascomefromthecommonagriculturalpolicy,which

subsidizesexportstonon-membercountries.Yet,athreatdoesnowhangoverthe

sectorintheshapeoftherecentGATTagreement,whichcallsforareductionof

34%inthevolumeofexportsofsubsidizedproducts.TheDanishminster

foragricultureseestheGATTagreementasachallenge,whichopens

upopportunitiestowinnewmarkets.Andheiscallingforanattackingpolicy

onthepartofEuropetomakethebestoftheopportunities.Prospectforthe

riaryfoodclalydendmarkets,Denmarkhasoneimportantadvantage,Pigmeatis

notdirectlysupportedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicyanditsexportsare

thereforenotthreatenedbytheGATTagreementinthesamewayasdairyproducts

andbeef.ThoughpessimistsfocusonthefoodsurplusinEuropeancountriesin

consideringthefutureoftheagriculturefoodindustry,othersfocusonthe

globalmarket.Theypredictastrongincreaseindemandforfoodandseelimitsto

thepotentialforDanishproductionandexports.ThefoodsurplusinEuropean

countrieswillseverelyrestrictDanishagricultureproductionandexports.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

25、【判断题】Passage2AHealthyAppetiteforWorldMarketsThefoodindustry

accountsforaquarterofexportsinDenmarkandhasbeenhitbytherecentGATT

deal.Denmarkistheworld'sfifth-largeexporteroffoodproducts.Thefood

industryprovidesbetween12and18percentofDenmark'sdomesticemployment

Manufacturingindustrylongagoovertookagricultureasthecountry'smainexport

industry,andnowprovideabout70percentoftheemploymentandroughlythesame

shareoftotalproduction.Theriseoftheprimaryfoodindustries-pig

meat,dairyproductsandfish-hasbeenaccompaniedbythedevelopmentofcompaues

inassuclateumnuustries,manyofthemworldleaders.Andthegovernmenthelpsto

financearesearchprogramtoliftthequalityofitsproducts.Thecountry'sfood

andfoodtechnologyindustryhasneverlookedback.SinceentryintotheEuropean

Communityfurthersupporthascomefromthecommonagriculturalpolicy,which

subsidizesexportstonon-membercountries.Yet,athreatdoesnowhangoverthe

sectorintheshapeoftherecentGATTagreement,whichcallsforareductionof

34%inthevolumeofexportsofsubsidizedproducts.TheDanishminster

foragricultureseestheGATTagreementasachallenge,whichopens

upopportunitiestowinnewmarkets.Andheiscallingforanattackingpolicy

onthepartofEuropetomakethebestoftheopportunities.Prospectforthe

riaryfoodclalydendmarkets,Denmarkhasoneimportantadvantage,Pigmeatis

notdirectlysupportedunderthecommonagriculturalpolicyanditsexportsare

thereforenotthreatenedbytheGATTagreementinthesamewayasdairyproducts

andbeef.ThoughpessimistsfocusonthefoodsurplusinEuropeancountriesin

consideringthefutureoftheagriculturefoodindustry,othersfocusonthe

globalmarket.Theypredictastrongincreaseindemandforfoodandseelimitsto

thepotentialforDanishproductionandexports.Danishexportsofpigmeat,

dairyproductsandbeefarethreatenedbytheGATTagreementforthesupportunder

thecommonagriculturalpolicy.

正确

错误

A:

答B:案：B

26、【问答题】国际收支

答案：balanceofpayments

27、【问答题】市场份额

答案：marketshare

28、【问答题】技术转让

答案：technologytransfer

29、【问答题】贴现率

答案：discountrate

30、【问答题】可兑换货币

答案：convertiblecurrency

31、【问答题】反补贴税

答案：countervailingduty

32、【问答题】合资企业

答案：jointventure

33、【问答题】外汇储备

答案：foreign-exchangereserves

34、【问答题】国内生产总值

答案：GrossDomesticProduct

35、【问答题】易货贸易

答案：barter

36、【问答题】exclusivecontract

答案：独家经销合同

37、【问答题】carbontax

答案：双重税

38、【问答题】Securitiesandrealestatemarkets

答案：证券及房地产市场

39、【问答题】deinflationarypolicies

答案：反通货膨胀政策

40、【问答题】tenders

答案：招标

41、【问答题】fiscalpackages

答案：财政一揽子计划(方案)

42、【问答题】most-favorednationtreatment

答案：最惠国待遇

43、【问答题】percapitaincome

答案：人均收入

44、【问答题】futures

答案：期货

45、【问答题】tradedeficit

答案：贸易逆差

46、【问答题】Passage1Inthecoastalcities,onlyfactorieswhereplantis

beingupgradedbyforeigninvestment,enjoythe15%taxrateorlessfor_target

projects_suchastransport,energyandtelecommunications).Themajorsourceof

confusionforforeigninvestors,however,isnotthetaxratebutwhohasthe

authoritytoapproveprojects.Oneofficialwhoiswellawareoftheconfusion

afflictingbothlocalauthoritiesandforeigninvestorsisMr.Jing,presidentof

ChinaInternationalEconomicConsultantsInc.whichistheconsultancy_arm_of

theChinaIntemationalTrustandInvestmentCorp.Whileacomprehensive

frameworkforthecountry'smodernizationhasbeenprovidedbythecentral

committee'sdecisiontoreformtheeconomicstructure,itwillbesometimebefore

_thedustsettles_andlocalauthoritiesandforeigninvestorscandealwith

oneanotherinasystematicway.Whatare"targetprojects"?

答案：keyprojects

47、【问答题】Passage1Inthecoastalcities,onlyfactorieswhereplantis

beingupgradedbyforeigninvestment,enjoythe15%taxrateorlessfor_target

projects_suchastransport,energyandtelecommunications).Themajorsourceof

confusionforforeigninvestors,however,isnotthetaxratebutwhohasthe

authoritytoapproveprojects.Oneofficialwhoiswellawareoftheconfusion

afflictingbothlocalauthoritiesandforeigninvestorsisMr.Jing,presidentof

ChinaInternationalEconomicConsultantsInc.whichistheconsultancy_arm_of

theChinaIntemationalTrustandInvestmentCorp.Whileacomprehensive

frameworkforthecountry'smodernizationhasbeenprovidedbythecentral

committee'sdecisiontoreformtheeconomicstructure,itwillbesometimebefore

_thedustsettles_andlocalauthoritiesandforeigninvestorscandealwith

oneanotherinasystematicway.Couldyoufindsomeotherwordstosubstitute

theword"arm"here?

答案：branchordepartment

48、【问答题】Passage1Inthecoastalcities,onlyfactorieswhereplantis

beingupgradedbyforeigninvestment,enjoythe15%taxrateorlessfor_target

projects_suchastransport,energyandtelecommunications).Themajorsourceof

confusionforforeigninvestors,however,isnotthetaxratebutwhohasthe

authoritytoapproveprojects.Oneofficialwhoiswellawareoftheconfusion

afflictingbothlocalauthoritiesandforeigninvestorsisMr.Jing,presidentof

ChinaInternationalEconomicConsultantsInc.whichistheconsultancy_arm_of

theChinaIntemationalTrustandInvestmentCorp.Whileacomprehensive

frameworkforthecountry'smodernizationhasbeenprovidedbythecentral

committee'sdecisiontoreformtheeconomicstructure,itwillbesometimebefore

_thedustsettles_andlocalauthoritiesandforeigninvestorscandealwith

oneanotherinasystematicway.Whatisyourunderstandingof"thedust

settles"?

答案：Theconfusionisremoved.

49、【问答题】Passage2Thereareseveralcommonfeatures-whichwouldapplyto

metalsandminerals,justasmuchasto_softcommodities_.Investmentfundshave

movedoutofcommoditieswhichwereboughtinthe1970sasstoreofvalueandinto

moreliquidassets.Theworldhasgotusedtolivingwithmuchlowerlevels

ofstocksthanin_theinflationary1970s_.Ontheotherhand,thepersistence

ofhighrealinterestrateshasincreasedthecostofcarryinglarge

inventories.Thelongtermdownwardtrendissaidtoreflectincreasingefficiency,

bothintheproductionandintheconsumptionofcommodities.Thereisa

constantshiftinthesoftcommoditiesbusiness,fromthelessefficient,higher-

costproducerstotheirmorecompetitiverivals