[单选题]PASSAGETHREE(1)Couldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturn?SinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarch,thepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshock,whenpricesquadrupled,and1979-1980,whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.Sowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistime?(2)TheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowth,atthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemisphere,couldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.(3)Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEurope,taxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailprice,soevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.(4)Richeconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywere,andsolesssensitivetoswingsintheoilprice.Energyconservation,ashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavy,energy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Software,consultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDP(inconstantprices)richeconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthat,ifoilpricesaveraged13in1998,thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhand,oil-importingemergingeconomies—towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—havebecomemoreenergy-intensive,andsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.(5)Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthat,unliketherisesinthe1970s,ithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist'scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%，andin1979byalmost30%.33.TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries
[单选题]PartⅠReadingComprehension2-3points×10=25points]Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswer.Passage1FanShenghua,isoneoftheinheritors(继承人)ofWestLakeLongjingtearoastingtechnique(炒茶技艺).HehasbeenmakingLongingteaformorethanfortyyears.Longjingtealeavesarefamousfortheircolor,tasteandshape.“Youhavetotouchtheleaveswithyourhandstofeelhowmuchwaterisbeingremoved(去除),”Fansaid.“Iftoomuchisremoved,theleaveswillbreakintopieces;ifnotenoughisremoved,theteawilltastebitter(苦的).”ThistraditionaltechniquedatesbacktotheMingandQingdynasties.Itnotonlymakestheteatastegood,buthasalsobecomeanimportantpartofChineseteaculture.Thesedays,however,morepeopleareusingmachinestodothejob.“It’seasier,butthequalityisnotasgood,”Fansaid.“Machine-madeteafloatslongerinwaterandtastesbitter.InMarchthisyear,whenPresidentXiJinpingvisitedHangzhou,hewatchedFanroasttea.Fanchangedthestrengthandmovementofhishandsasheroastedleaves.Xilatersaid,“Thethingsmadebytwopalms(手掌)cannotbereplacedbymoderntechnology.”Fanisnowteachingsomeyoungmen.Hisson,a27-year-oldcollegegraduate,isoneofthem.“It’satradition.Weneedtopassitdown,”hesaid.3.WhatdoesFanthinkofmakingteabymachine?
[单选题]PartⅠReadingComprehension[3points×10=30points]Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswer.Passage1FanShenghua,isoneoftheinheritors(继承人)ofWestLakeLongjingtearoastingtechnique(炒茶技艺).HehasbeenmakingLongingteaformorethanfortyyears.Longjingtealeavesarefamousfortheircolor,tasteandshape.“Youhavetotouchtheleaveswithyourhandstofeelhowmuchwaterisbeingremoved(去除),”Fansaid.“Iftoomuchisremoved,theleaveswillbreakintopieces;ifnotenoughisremoved,theteawilltastebitter(苦的).”ThistraditionaltechniquedatesbacktotheMingandQingdynasties.Itnotonlymakestheteatastegood,buthasalsobecomeanimportantpartofChineseteaculture.Thesedays,however,morepeopleareusingmachinestodothejob.“It’seasier,butthequalityisnotasgood,”Fansaid.“Machine-madeteafloatslongerinwaterandtastesbitter.InMarchthisyear,whenPresidentXiJinpingvisitedHangzhou,hewatchedFanroasttea.Fanchangedthestrengthandmovementofhishandsasheroastedleaves.Xilatersaid,“Thethingsmadebytwopalms(手掌)cannotbereplacedbymoderntechnology.”Fanisnowteachingsomeyoungmen.Hisson,a27-year-oldcollegegraduate,isoneofthem.“It’satradition.Weneedtopassitdown,”hesaid.3.WhatdoesFanthinkofmakingteabymachine?
[单选题]PartⅠReadingComprehension[2-3points×10=25points]Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosethebestanswer.Passage1FanShenghua,isoneoftheinheritors(继承人)ofWestLakeLongjingtearoastingtechnique(炒茶技艺).HehasbeenmakingLongingteaformorethanfortyyears.Longjingtealeavesarefamousfortheircolor,tasteandshape.“Youhavetotouchtheleaveswithyourhandstofeelhowmuchwaterisbeingremoved(去除),”Fansaid.“Iftoomuchisremoved,theleaveswillbreakintopieces;ifnotenoughisremoved,theteawilltastebitter(苦的).”ThistraditionaltechniquedatesbacktotheMingandQingdynasties.Itnotonlymakestheteatastegood,buthasalsobecomeanimportantpartofChineseteaculture.Thesedays,however,morepeopleareusingmachinestodothejob.“It’seasier,butthequalityisnotasgood,”Fansaid.“Machine-madeteafloatslongerinwaterandtastesbitter.InMarchthisyear,whenPresidentXiJinpingvisitedHangzhou,hewatchedFanroasttea.Fanchangedthestrengthandmovementofhishandsasheroastedleaves.Xilatersaid,“Thethingsmadebytwopalms(手掌)cannotbereplacedbymoderntechnology.”Fanisnowteachingsomeyoungmen.Hisson,a27-year-oldcollegegraduate,isoneofthem.“It’satradition.Weneedtopassitdown,”hesaid.3.WhatdoesFanthinkofmakingteabymachine?
