全国职称英语等级考试试题(财经类)二第三部分阅读理解(80分)Passage1Onephaseofthebusinesscycleistheexpansionphase.Thisphaseisatwo-foldone,includingrecoveryandprosperity.Duringtherecoveryperiodthereisever-growingexpansionofexistingfacilitiesandnewfacilitiesforproductionarecreated.Morebusinessesarecreatedandolderonesexpanded.Improvementsofvariouskindsaremade.Thereisaneverincreasingoptimism(乐观主义)aboutthefutureofeconomicgrowth.Muchcapitalisinvestedinmachineryor"heavy"industry.Morelaborisemployed.Morerawmaterialsarerequired.Asonepartoftheeconomydevelops,otherpartsareaffected.Forexample,agreatexpansioninautomobilesresultsinanexpansionofthesteel,glass,andindustries.Roadsarerequired.Thusthecementandmachineryindustriesarestimulated.Demandforlaborandmaterialsresultsingreaterprosperityforworkersandsuppliers(供应商)ofrawmaterials,includingfarmers.Thisincreasespurchasingpowerandthevolumeofgoodsboughtandsold.Thusprosperityisdiffused(扩散)amongthevariousportionsofthepopulation.Thisprosperityperiodmaycontinuetoriseandrisewithoutanapparentend.Howeveratimecomeswhenthisphasereachesapeakandstopspiraling(盘旋地移动)upwards.Thisistheendoftheexpansionphase.21.Wemayassumethatinthenextparagraphthewriterwilldiscuss_______.○A.uniondemands○B.thestatusofthefarmer○C.thehighercostofliving○D.therecessionperiod22.Thetitlebelowthatbestexpressestheideaofthispassageis________.○A.TheBusinessCycle○B.TheRecoveryStage○C.AttainingProsperity○D.ThePeriodofGoodTimes23.Prosperityinoneindustry_________.○A.reflectsitselfinmanyotherindustries○B.willspiralupwards○C.willaffectthesteelindustry○D.willendabruptly24.Whichofthefollowingindustrieswillprobablybeagoodindicatorofaperiodofexpansion?○A.Toys.○B.Machinetools.○C.Foodstuffs.○D.Farming.25.Duringtheperiodofprosperity,peopleregardthefuture___________.○A.cautiously○B.inaconfidentmanner○C.opportunely○D.indifferentlyPassage2Thevalueofmoneyisgoingdown.Whatyoucouldbuyin1970for￡20,now,in1979costs￡56.40.That’sinflationandnobodylikesit,leastofalltheBankofEngland.Oneoftheresultsofinflationisthatpeopleneedcoinsandnotesofhighervalue.Atthemoment,thenoteofthehighestvaluewhichisgenerallyincirculation(流通)isthe￡20note.Now,theBankofEnglandplanstointroduceanew,￡50note.AndtheBankistryingtodecidewhichfamousEnglishmanorwomantoputonthebackofthenewnote.Quiteaproblem.TheBankusuallychoosessafe,historicalpersonalities.WealreadyhaveSirIsaacNewton,thescientist,thefirstduckofWellington,thefamoussoldierwholedtheBritisharmyatWaterloo,FlorenceNightingale,founderofEnglishnursingand-ofcourse-Shakespeare.Sofar,thelistofpossiblechoicesforthe￡50noteisquitepredictable(可预测的).There’sSirFrancisDrake,torepresenttheachievementsofEnglishexplorersinthesixteenthcentury.ThenwehaveLordNelson,anothersailorandthemanwhowonthebattleofTrafalgarin1805forEngland.IsambardKingdomBrunel,theengineer,isalsoonthelistbecauseofthemagnificentbridgeswhichhebuilt.TheBankwillnotforgetmusicthistimeeither-sirEdwardElgar,oneofourmostfamouscomposersofthenineteenthcenturyisapossiblechoice.Iftheychooseawoman,thefaminist(女权主义者)movementhastworepresentatives;Boadicea,QueenoftheearlyEnglishtribesofthefirstcentury,whofoughtagainsttheRomans,orEmilyPankhurst,whofoughttogetthevoteforwomenearlyinthiscentury.Whatdoyouthinkofthisselection?There’snoonewhowasaliveinthelastfiftyyearsonitandnopoliticalleader.Whynot?Wh...
