考研英语二（阅读）试卷11

考研英语二（阅读）-试卷11

（总分：60.00,做题时间：90分钟）

一、ReadingComprehension（总题数：6,分数：60.00）

1.SectionIIReadingComprehension（分数：10.00）

解析：

2.PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby

choosingA,B,CorD.（分数:10,00）

解析：

TheEuropeanUnionreachedapreliminarydealtocurbbanker'scompensationthatwoulddrastically

1imittheaccountthatcanbepaidinbonuses.Britainresistedthemovetocaptheratiobetween

bankers"fixedandvariablepay.InanodtooppositionfromtheCityofLondonthenewrules

treatlong-termincentiveslinkedtoequitiesandbondsmorefavourably.Thedealhastobeagreed

onbyfinanceministriesnextweek.TheRoyalBankofScotland,whichisstillmajorityowned

bytheBritishtaxpayerfiveyearsafteragovernmentbail-out,reportedanannualpre-taxloss

of£5.2billion,mostlybecauseofanaccountingquirkconnectedtothevalueofitsowndebts.

RBS“slosswasputintheshade,however,whenBankialaterpostedanetlossfor2012of£19

billion.TheSpanishgovernmentownsjustunderhalfthebank,butthatisexpectedsoontorise

to70%.AreportbyMcKinseyunderlinedtheimpactofthefinancialcrisisonannualcross-border

capitalflows,whichfellby60%from2007to$4.6trillionlastyear.Thestudysaysthat

financialglobalisationhas"stalled"andthatmarketshavereachedan^inflectionpoint"that

couldleadtoa"Balkanised"structurebasedonlocal,ratherthanglobal,bankingsystems.Japan's

primeminister,ShinzoAbe,nominatedHaruhikoKurodatobecomethenextgovernoroftheBank

ofJapan.MrKurodaisthecurrentheadoftheAsianDevelopmentBankandhadbeenavocalcritic

oftheBOJ.MrAbehasturnedthecentralbankasrecordintoapoliticalissue,urgingittodo

moretohelp“therealeconomy*.India'sgovernmentunveiledthecountry'smostimportantbudget

inyears,asitseekstoboostoutputwhilecontrollinginflation.Growthhascooledrapidlyto

around5%.Theofficialforecastsaysthattheeconomywi11expandbyupto6.6%in201312014,

buttheoppositionisquicktopointoutthattheestimateforthisyearwasoverlyoptimistic.

（分数：10.00）

（1）.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?（分数：2.00）

A.TheEUhasreachedanagreementtocontrolbanker'scompensation.V

B.Thedealwou1dconsiderablyincreasetheaccountpaidinbonuses.

C.Britainagreedontheacttolimittheratiobetweenbanker'sfixedandvariablepay.

D.Thedealtocurbbanker^scompensationhasbeenagreedonbyfinanceministries.

解析：解析：根据选项［A］中的关键词theEU定位到第一段的首句，其中theEU=theEuropeanUnion；reach

anagreement=reachadeal；curbbanker'scompensation=controlbanker'scompensa—tion,故选项

［A］是原文首句的同义转换，故为答案。根据选项［B］中的bonuses一词定位到该段首句，其中选项中的

considerably对应原文的drastically；其余部分保持不变。但是原文关键词1imit,被替换成选项中的

increase,故该项错误。根据选项［C］中的Britain定位到该段第二句，原文说的是Britain拒绝，而选项

说的是同意，而选项后面内容和原文是一致的，故该选项是错的。根据选项［D］定位到该段最后一句：The

dealhastobeagreedonbyfinanceministriesnextweek.说明这个协议还未被通过，而选项说的是

Thedealhasbeenagreedonbyfinancemin—istries.故错误。

（2）.AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrue?（分数:2.00）

A.TheRoyalBankofScotlandiscompletelypossessedbytheBritishtaxpayer.

B.TheRoyalBankofScotlandsufferedagreatlossthatledtoitsbankruptcy.

C.TheRoyalBankofScotlandsufferedthelossduetoanaccountingquirk.V

D.TheRoyalBankofScotlandlostagreatsumbecauseofafinancialcrisis.

解析：解析：该题四个选项的主语都是theRoyalBankofScotland,而问题已经锁定在了第二自然段，

我们来---吩析。选项［A］中提到completelypossessedbytheBritishtaxpayer（被英国纳税人完全占

有）；而原文说的是stillmajorityownedbytheBritishtaxpayer（大部分仍然被英国纳税人拥有）,

故选项［A］错误。选项［B］对应该段中间部分：...reportedanannualpre-taxlossof£5.2billion.原

文提及苏格兰皇家银行亏损很大，并未提到bankruptcy这样的字眼，故选项［B］错误。原文提到RBSreported

anannualpre-taxlossof£5.2billion,mostlybecauseofanaccountingquirk,而选项［C］说

的是sufferedthelossduetoanaccountingquirk,即使不认识quirk这个词，至少我们知道选项［C］

和原文几乎是原词复现，故为答案。选项［D］中出现的financialcrisis在该段并未涉及，故属于无中生

有。

（3）.Theunderlinedphrase〃putintheshade7"（Paragraph3,Line1）ismostprobablyequalto.

（分数：2.00）

A.putinthedarkness

B.nothingbigincomparisonV

C.moreseriousthanothers

D.themostseriousofall

解析：解析：语义题需要在文章上下文寻找同义替换信息，而且一般过于表面的选项往往不太可能是答案。

选项［A］putinthedarkness和原文putintheshade几乎是一样的，并非文章所表达的意思。剩下的

三项中，选项［B］表达的意思是“相比之下没什么大不了的”，即没那么严重；选项［C］表达的意思是“更

严重”；选项［D］表达的意思是“最严重”。而原文提到RBS损失了52亿英镑，而Bankia的损失是190亿

英镑，因此相比而言RBS的损失没那么严重，故答案为选项［B］。短语putintheshade在此处可以理解

为“相形见细”。

（4）.McKinsey'sreporthas.（分数：2.00）

A.emphasizedtheinfluenceoffinancialcrisisJ

B.stressedtheimportanceoffinancialglobalisation

C.showntheeffectexertedbythe“inflectionpoint”

D.highlightedtheimpactof"Balkanised"structure

解析：解析：根据大写的McKinsey可以定位到第四段。选项［A］对应该段首句：AreportbyMcKinsey

underlinedtheimpactofthefinancialcrisis…而选项［A］说：McKinsey'sreporthasem-phasized

theinfluenceoffinancialcrisis.其中underline=emphasize；impact=influence。故选项［A］和原

文是同义替换。选项［B］对应该段第二行：原文提及financialgloablisation这一词，但并未提到该选项

中的stresstheimportance,故选项［B］是错误的。选项［C］关键词是inflectionpoint,在该段的第三行

我们可以找到这个词，但原文还是未提到它的影响。故选项［C］也是错误的。选项［D］中的关键词

<<Balkanisednstructure非常容易定位。该题的［B］［C］和［D］三个选项都提及原文涉及的三个不同概念的

词，但是均未提及它们的影响，该项中的impact一词是无中生有。故我们可以再次确认［B］、［C］和［D］都

不是答案，答案为选项［A］。

（5）.OpponentsofeconomicprojectioninIndiareckonthat_____.（分数：2.00）

A.thegovernmentwi11cutbudgetinyears

B.economywillgrowby6.6%intheyeartocome

C.economicgrowthmaybereplacedbystagnation

D.governmentpredictionforthisyearmaydisappointusV

解析：解析：根据题干中的India—•词可定位到最后一段。题干中的opponents对应最后一句中的the

opposition；economicprojectionX;t/Sofficialforecastsaysthattheeconomy…故将答案锁定至U最

后一句o该句指出：...buttheoppositionisquicktopointoutthattheestimateforthisyearwas

overlyoptimistic.大意为：但是反对者指出，今年的预测太过于乐观。与该句话表述一致的是选项

［D］governmentpredictionforthisyearmaydisappointus（今年政府的预测可能会令人失望）。其中

governmentprediction=officialforecast；maydisappointus对应overlyoptimistico故该题答案

为选项［D］。

OnAmericansGulfcoast,massiveindustrialfacilitiesstandidle.Milesoftwisting

stainless-steelpipesandhugestoragetanksgleamuselesslyinthesun.Theyareareminderof

thehundredsofbillionsofdollarsthatAmericahasinvestedinterminalsforhandlingimports

ofliquefiednaturalgas(LNG).Thankstotheboomindomesticshalegas,thoseimportsareno

longerneeded.Americaproducesnearlyasmuchgasasitconsumes,andwi11soonproducefarmore.

Sotheobviousthingtodowiththoseidleterminalsistore-engineerthemtohandleexports.

Insteadofreceivingshiploadsofliquefiedgasandre-gasifyingit,theyshouldbetakingAmerican

gas,liquefyingitandloadingitontotankers.Convertingtheseplantswillnotbecheap-each

onewillcostatleast$5billion.Butthepotentialrewardsaremuchlarger.InAmericagas

sellsforaround$3.40permillionBritishthermalunits(mBTU).InEuropeitcostsaround$12.

Ingas-poorAsia,spotcargoeschangehandsforasmuchas$20permBTU.Sinceitcostsroughly

$5permBTUtoliquefythestuff,shipitandturnitbackintogas,Americacouldbemaking

afortunefromgasexports.Totheextentthatsuchexportsdisplaceddirtycoal,theywouldalso

helpcurbglobalwarming.MostofAmerica'stwodozenLNGimportterminalshaveappliedforexport

licences.Yetonlyone,SabinePassinLouisiana,hasactuallystartedretoolingitskit.Gas

fromtherewi11startflowingontoglobalmarketsbytheendof2015.Whyhaseveryotherterminal

beensoslowtoseizethisopportunity?Convertingaplantisnoteasy:firmsmustbuildnowupon

rowofexpensivefridges,knownas^liquefactiontrains”,togetgasmovingintheopposite

direction.Buttherealhold-upispolitical.NoLNGfacilitybesidesSabinehasyetreceived

permissiontoexport.AmericanlawrequirestheDepartmentofEnergytodeterminewhethergas

exportsareinthepublicinterest,andPresidentBarackObama'sadministrationisinnohurry

tomakeupitsmind.(分数：10.00)

(1).Americabecamelessdependentonimportedgasclueto.(分数：2.00)

A.theuseofmassiveindustrialfacilities

B.billionsofdollarsinvestedinterminals

C.theprosperityofhome-producedgasJ

D.thelessconsumptionofdomesticgas

解析：解析：该题是第一题，一般设置在首段，第二题明确定位了Paragraph2,也可以推断出第一题应

该在第一段。该题目对应该段第四句：Thankstotheboomindomesticshalegas,thoseimportsareno

longerneeded.而该句的Thanksto相当于题干的dueto,故答案就在thanksto之后。选项［A］中的massive

industrialfacilities可以在首句找到，这只是原文提及的信息、，并非美国更少地依赖进口气的原因。

选项［B］中的billionsofdollarsinvestedinterminals也是原文信息,非答案。前面提到,该题答案

在Thanksto之后,即theboomindomesticshalegas是答案。而选项［C］中的prosperity二boom,

home—produced:domestic,故选项［C］为答案。原文最后一句提到Americaproducesnearlyasmuchgas

asitconsumes,andwillsoonproducefarmore.意为：美国生产的气与其消耗的几乎一样多，并很

快将会生产更多。而没提到选项［D］所说的“国内气的消耗量少了"。故选项［D］是错误的。

(2).WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?(分数：2.00)

A.Itiseasytodealwiththeidleterminals.

B.Thegovernmentwi11soonconverttheidleterminals.

C.Thepotentialrewardtoconverttheplantsisn“tsubstantial.

D.Convertingtheplantsmaybebeneficialinthelongterm.J

解析：解析：第二段首句提到了dowiththoseidleterminals(处理那些闲置的终端设备)，并未提到处

理这些设备是容易的，选项［A］中的easy一词纯属无中生有。本段也未涉及government这一内容，［B］项

属于无中生有。根据选项［C］中的potentialreward定位到最后一句:Butthepotentialrewardsaremuch

larger.而选项［C］说的是isn'tsubstantial,与原文意思相反，故错误。根据［D］项定位到该段最后两

句：Convertingtheseplantswillnotbecheap.Butthepotentialrewardsaremuchlarger.说

明从长远来看，转变这些设备是有回报，即有利益的。选项［D］的beneficial对应原文的rewards；inthe

longterm对应potential。因此，答案为选项［D］。

(3).Americacanearnagreatfortuneby.(分数：2.00)

A.gasimports

B.gasexportsJ

C.importsofoil

D.exportsofcoal

解析：解析：根据题干可以定位到第三段第三行：Americacouldbemakingafortunefromgasex—ports.很

容易得出答案为选项［B］。

（4）.WecanlearnfromParagraph4that_.（分数：2.00）

A.SabinehasbeguntoretoolitsfacilityJ

B.Sabinehasbeguntosellgastoglobalmarkets

C.MostLNGterminalshavegainedexportlicences

D.Everyterminalhasbeenquicktograbthechance

解析：解析：根据选项［A］中Sabine一词定位到该段第二行：…SabinePassinLouisiana,hasactually

startedretoolingitskit.其中started二begunto；kit=facilityo故［A］项为答案。根据选项［B］对

应到该段第三句：Gasfromtherewillstartflowingontoglobalmarketsbytheendof2015.其

中flowingonto对应sellto。关键在于原文提到bytheendof2015,即从2015年末Sabine才开始在

全球市场上出售气，而该选项说的则是现在已经开始出售，故错误。根据选项［C］中的LNG定位到第一句：

MostofAmerica,stwodozenLNGimportterminalshaveappliedforexportli-cences.原文说至lj

“appliedforexportlicences申请出口执照”，而该选项说“havegainedexportli—cences已经获

得出口执照”，故错误。根据选项［D］中的everyterminal,grabthechance定位到原文最后一句：Whyhas

everyotherterminalbeensoslowtoseizethisopportunity?原文说的是slow,选项［D］说的却是

quick,黑白颠倒，因此该项错误。综上所述，该题答案为选项［A］。

（5）.Wecanjudgefromthelastparagraphthat.（分数：2.00）

A.NoLNGfacilityexceptSabinehasgainedpermissiontoexport

B.GasexportsinAmericarepresenttheinterestofthepublic

C.BarackObama〃sgovernmenthasmadeupitsmind

D.AplantisdifficulttobeconvertedJ

解析:解析：根据选项［A］中的NoLNGfacility定位到该段第三行:NoLNGfacilitybesidesSa—bine

hasyetreceivedpermissiontoexport.表面看该选项和原文几乎一致，其中gainedpermission=received

permission。但选项中出现了except,原文说的是besides。注意两词有本质区别:except是除了...之

外；besides强调包括在内。故错误。根据选项［B］中的interestofthepublic定位到第四行：American

lawrequirestheDepartmentofEnergytodeterminewhethergasexportsareinthepublicinterest.原

文关于天然气出口是否代表公众利益并没有给出答案，而选项［B］项说：天然气出口代表了公众利益。故错

误。根据选项［C］中的BarackObama定位到最后一句:PresidentBarackObama,sadministrationisin

nohunytomakeupitsmind.关键词是innohurry（不急着做决定）,选项［C］说hasmadeupitsmind（己

经做好决定），故错误。［D］项对应该段第一句：Convertingaplantisnoteasy.选项［D］与该句属于同

义转换关系，故为答案。

InJonathanSwift，zs1726novel,“Gulliver'sTravels”,theYahoosareadegradedbandofhu-manoids

kepttiedinstalIsbytheircaptors.Itisthereforeappropriatethatarecent,widelyleaked

memofromYahoo*shuman-resourcesmanager,JackieReses,beganwiththetoe-curlingsalutation

withwhichmanagersatthecompanynormallyaddressunderlings;"Yahoos"."Wecanallfeelthe

energyandbuzzinouroffices,thememowenton.Presumably,though,whilesomeYahoosarefeeling

it,othersarehangingaroundathomeintheirpajamas,forthememowentontosaythatfromJune

allYahooswillberequiredtoturnupintheofficeunlesstheyhaveagoodexcuse."Thebest

isyettocome,“thememoended一aclaimwhichmaysoundimplausibletotheemployeesofacompany

whosemarketcapitaiisationhasfallenfrom$125billionin2000to$25billionnow.11is

understandablethatMarissaMayer,Yahoo^srecentlyappointedchiefexecutive,shouldwantto

extractsomemorevaluefromtheemployeessheleads.Google*sworkerseachgenerate$931,657

revenue,160%morethanthe$353,657producedbyeachofYahoo'semployees.Anditisalso

reasonableforacompanytowanttodiscourageitsemployeesfrombehaving1ikefreelances.After

all,firmsexistlargelybecausepeoplearemoreproductivetogetherthanapart.Buttyingthe

Yahoostotheirstallsinthecompany'sofficesdoesnotseemliketherightwaytogoaboutboosting

theiroutput.Plentyofevidencesuggeststhatlettingemployeesworkfromhomeisgoodfor

productivity.Itallowsthemtousetheirtimemoreefficientlyandtospendmoretimewiththeir

familiesand1essfumingintrafficjamsorsquashedontrains.Itcanreducecompanies"costs.

Ciscoclaimedin2009thatitwassaving$277mayearbyallowingitspeopletoteleeommute.

AstudybyresearchersatStanfordandBeijingUniversitiesofalargeChinesetravelcompany

comparedtheperformanceofemployeesallowedtoworkfromhomewiththosewhowerestuckinthe

office:amongthehome-workers,jobsatisfactionrose,staffturnoverfellbyhalfand

productivitywentupby13%.Hardlysurprising,sincealotofpeopledon'tseemtoworkwhile

theyareatwork;lastyearJ.C.Penney,anAmericanretailer,discoveredthatathirdofits

headquarters*bandwidthwastakenupbyemployeeswatchingYouTubevideos.（分数：10.00）

（1）.Thenovel"Gulliver'sTravels"ismentionedto.（分数：2.00）

A.introducethetopicof"Yahoos”J

B.showthatYahoosareadegradedgroup

C.praisethegreatworksofJonathanSwift

D.describeYahoo“shuman-resourcemanager

解析：解析：本题根据题干中的“Gullive/sTravels”很容易定位到首段。文章首句提到小说中描述的

Yahoos这个群体，第二句立刻转到雅虎公司，可见作者提及《格列佛游记》只是为了引出雅虎这个话题。

因此选项［A］正确。

（2）.WeknowfromParagraph2that____.（分数:2.00）

A.mostYahooscanfeelthebusyatmosphereintheiroffices

B.someYahoosalwaysdon“tcometoworkwithagoodexcuse

C.thememomaysoundirrationaltomanyofYahoo"semployeesJ

D.employeesaretoblamefortheshrinkofYahoo^smarketvalue

解析：解析：选项［A］对应该段第一、二句。该项的fe析thebusyatmosphereintheiroffices对应第

一句中的feeltheenergyandbuzzinouroffices©然而下文指出:.whilesomeYahoosarefeel一ing

it,others…选项［A］中的most与原文中的some不符，故错误。选项［B］与原文第三行"unlesstheyhave

agoodexcuse”不符，也是错误的。选项［C］对应该段最后一句："Thebestisyettocome.”thememo

ended-aclaimwhichmaysoundimplausibletotheemployeesofacompanywhosemarket

capitalisationhasfallenfrom$125billionin2000to$25billionnow.其中thememomaysound

irrational与原文thememo…maysoundimplausible相对应；irrational二implausible。故该项为答案。

选项［D］中的"theshrinkofYahoo*smarketvalue雅虎市场价值缩减”原文最后一句有提到，但并没

有提到是谁的责任，故前半句"employeesaretoblame”是错误的。综上所述，本题答案为选项［C］。

（3）.Thethirdparagraphshowsusthat.（分数：2.00）

A.Google'semployeesarelessproductivethanYahoo's

B.PeoplebecomelessproductivewhentheyareseparatedV

C.Itisreasonableforacompanytoencourageitsemployeestobehavefreely

D.MarissaMayerwantstosharemorevaluewiththeemployeesshe1eads

解析：解析：根据选项［A］中的Google,Yahoo定位到该段第二句：Google*sworkerseachgenerate$931,

657revenue,160%morethanthe$353,657producedbyeachofYahoo"semployees.可见Google

的员工比Yahoo的员工具有更高的生产力，故选项［A］错误。［B］项对应该段最后一句：AfteralLfirms

existlargelybecausepeoplearemoreproductivetogetherthanapart.根据该句观点，人们在一

起时更有生产力，即分开时更没有生产力，故该选项正确。只是把原文正话反说。选项［C］对应该段第三句：

Anditisalsoreasonableforacompanytowanttodiscourageitsemployeesfrombehaving1ike

freelances.该选项和原文第三句几乎一样，仔细一看替换了一个关键词，即原文的discourage被改为

encourage,故黑白颠倒,错误。根据［D］项中的MarissaMayer定位到首句：Itisunderstandablethat

MarissaMayer,Yahoo*srecentlyappointedchiefexecutive,shouldwanttoextractsomemorevalue

fromtheemployeessheleads.原文说的是她想“提取更多价值”，而非选项所说的“分享更多价值”，

故错误。综上所述，答案为选项［B］。

（4）.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?（分数：2.00）

A.Confiningtheemployeesintheofficecanpromotetheiroutput.

B.Workingathomeisadvantageousforboostingproductivity.V

C.Workingintheofficecanreducethecompany'scosts.

D.Stayingathomemakespeopleworklessefficiently.

解析:解析:根据选项［A］定位至lj第——句：ButtyingtheYahoostotheirstallsinthecompanyJsof-fices

doesnotseemliketherightwaytogoaboutboostingtheiroutput.其中confiningtheemploy—ees

intheoffice=lyingtheYahoostotheirstallsinthecompany,soffices；promotetheir

output二boostingtheiroutput©关键是"doesnotseem1iketherightway”表否定,与该项表述相

反，故该选项错误。根据选项［B］定位到第二句：Plentyofevidencesuggeststhatlettingemployees

workfromhomeisgoodforproductivity.其中isadvantageousforboostingproductivity=isgood

forproductivi—ly。故该项正确。根据选项［C］定位到第四句：ItcanreducecompaniesJcosts.其中

it的指代内容很关键，it与第三句Itallowsthemtouse…中的it指代同一个内容,即上一句的letting

employeesworkfromhome,即在家工作可以降低成本，而非该选项说的在办公室工作降低成本。故该项

错误。根据选项［D］定位到第二、三句：...workfromhomeisgoodforproductivity.Itallowsthem

tousetheirtimemoreefficiently…由此可见,在家工作效率更高而非更低。故选项［D］错误。综上所

述，本题答案为选项［B］。

（5）.Theauthor*sattitudetowardsworkingathomeseemstobe.（分数：2.00）

A.biased

B.indifferent

C.impartial

D.favorableV

解析：解析：观点态度题需要注意文章的转折处、虚拟情态处和中心句。第四段首句及第二句提到：Buttying

theYahoostotheirstallsinthecompany*sofficesdoesnotseemliketherightwaytogoabout

boostingtheiroutput.Plentyofevidencesuggeststhatlettingemployeesworkfromhomeisgood

forproductivity.可见作者对于在家工作是赞成的。故选项［D］为答案。

“WewillsafeguardBritain'screditratingwithacredibleplantoeliminatethebulkofthe

structuraldeficitoveraparliament,readthe2010Conservativemanifesto.Well,somuchfor

that.ThedecisionbyMoody^s,oneofthethreebigratingagencies,todowngradeBritainfrom

AaatoAalonFebruary22ndwasacolossalembarrassment.Moody*snowranksBritaintscredit1ower

thanthatofLuxembourgortheIsleofMan.Wi11thedowngradeharmtheeconomy?Inthepast

countrieswithlowercreditratingshavehadtopayhigherborrowingcosts.ButneitherAmerica,

whichwasdowngradedin2011,orFrance,whichsufferedasimilarfatelastyear,hassuffered

much.ItishardtospotanimmediateimpactinBritain,either.Investorshadexpectedtheratings

agenciestoactafterlastyear'sautumnstatementrevealedthatthegovernmentwasstruggling

toreduceitsdeficitonschedule.Thetwootherbigratingsagencies一FitchandStandard&

Poor's—bothhaveBritainon“negativewatch”.Sterlingdroppedtoa32-monthlowagainstthe

dollarandreacheditsweakestlevelagainsttheeurosinceOctober2011.Pullbackalittle,

though,andthepictureismoreworrying.Sofarthepoundistheweakestmajorcurrencyof2013.

Ithasfallenevenfartherthantheyen,wherethedeclinehadtheexplicitbackingoftheJapanese

primeminister.Inthepastfewweeksgiltyieldshavebeenrisingrelativetothecostofborrowing

oftheGermangovernment,too.SeveralthingsaremakinginvestorsprudentofBritishassets.

AsMoody*snotedinjustifyingitsdowngrade,theperformanceoftheeconomyhasbeenpoor;figures

releasedonFebruary27thshowedthatGDPhadshrunkby0.3%inthefourthquarterof2012and

isstill3%smallerthanitwasinthefirstquarterof2008.Growthforecastsforthenextfew

yearswereloweredintheautumnstatement.（分数：10.00）

（1）.Accordingtothetext,Moodyz/sis.（分数:2.00）

A.anagencythathelpsparliamenttodealwithdeficit

B.adepartmentthatsupervisesothergovernmentsectors

C.anagencythatinvolvesandmakesdecisionsoncreditratingV

D.anorganizationthathelpsprotectthecountry"creditrating

解析：解析:根据出题顺序和Moody's一词定位到第一段第二行：ThedecisionbyMoody's,oneofthe

threebigratingagencies…可以推测Moody's和rating有关系，而选项［C］和［D］都涉及这个词，我们

可以先排除两项。再根据句中的decision一词，我们知道Moody's的作用是做决定，而非选项［D］

的protectthecountry,故选项［C］正确。

(2).Thedowngradeofcreditrankingwill.(分数：2.00)

A.forceacountrytopayhighertax

B.safeguardacountry'sbenefits

C.leadtobankruptcyofacountry

D.doharmtoacountry'seconomyV

解析：解析：根据题干中的thedowngradeofcreditranking定位到前两段。选项［A］对应第二段第二句，

原文说的是countrieswithlowercreditratingshavehadtopayhigherborrowingcosts,而不是

该项说的payhighertax,该项是偷换概念，错误。选项［B］明显是肯定选项，而从前两段可以看出downgrade

带来的是负面影响，从这点来看就可以将其排除。选项［C］的bankruptcy是无中生有，原文没有提到，故

该项错误。选项［D］对应第二段，由payhigherborrowingcosts可以看出downgrade对于一个国家的经

济是不利的，即该项说的"doharmtoacountry*seconomyv是对的。故答案为选项［D］。

(3).Britainhassubjectedtothesituationt