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六級主體詞匯2011/11/14technicalschooladmissionsofficewrittenpermissionreferencedeskreferencestackslibrarycard/admissioncarddateslip/deadline/dateofexpirypolishonespaperfinishingtouchesonpaperlaygreatemphasisonacademicexcellencetieupwithstudybrushuponskiptheclasscausalattributionreadinglistseminarschedulebefedupwithpullone,sweightcomeinhandyreaditthroughthewayreadabookfromcovertocoverkeepdriftingawayholdyourinteresttakesb.outofsth.gooverintroductorypoetrycoursepresentationtheEnglishspeechcontestgetfrozenupcovereveryaspectofthetopicfillsb.Upattendance/participationassessmentgivetolecturerformarkingenforceattendance/participationfixedanswerspecializedcourserequiredcourseoptional/selectivecoursemakealotofsensebelost/beallatsea/inthedarkfigureout/makesense/catch/followwordsrunovertime/latepassscorecreditsystemreportcardpoptestmakeout/recognizehandwritingmakeuptheexambebackedupfinalexaminationrunforclasspresidentthehousingofficedormitorydepositroomandboardcafeteriaorientationprogramregister/enrollagrant-aidedstudentteachingbuildinglecturetheatreclosingdateopeningdatecoverthetopicofonanaveragedaysuspenseaccountingdepartmentPassageTwenty-one(TheResultoftheFallingUSDollar)Likeatickingtimebomb,thefallingdollarhasgrabbedtheattentionofJapanandWestGermany,forcingthemtoconsideradoptingeconomicpolicestheUnitedStatesadvocates.TheU.S.governmentwantsthedollartofallbecauseasthedollardeclinesinvalueagainsttheyenandDeutschemark,U.S.goodbecomescheaper.U.S.companiesthensellmoreathomeandabroad,andU.S.tradedeficitdeclines.Criesfortradeprotectionabate,andtheglobalfree-tradesystemispreserved.

Then,thecheaperdollarmakesitcheaperformanyforeigninvestorstosnapupU.S.stocks.Thatpromptsheavybuyingfromabroad—especiallyfromJapan.Also,ifthetradepictureisimproving,thatmeansU.S.companieseventuallywillbemorecompetitive.Consequently,manyinvestorsarebuyingsharesofexport-orientedU.S.companiesinanticipationofbetterprofitsinthenextyearorso.Butthatisaratherfaddishnotionrightnow;ifcorporateearningsaredisappointingininterestrates,thestockmarketrallycouldstall.

ImprovingU.S.competitivenessmeansadeclineinanother’scompetitiveness.

JapanandWestGermanyarevergingonrecession.Theirexport-orientedeconomiesarefacingmajorproblems.JapanisworriedaboutthedamagethestrongyenwilldotoJapanesetrade.WestGermanyisalsoworried.SharepricesinFrankfurtplummetedthispastweek.Bonnisthoughttobeconsideringacutininterestratestoboostitseconomy.

Couldthefallingdollargetoutofhand?Ifthedollarfallstoofar,investorsmightloseconfidenceinU.S.investments—especiallythegovernmentbondmarket.Themoneytofinance

thefederalbudgetandtradedeficitscouldmigrateelsewhere.Inflationcouldflareup,too,sinceJapaneseandGermanmanufacturerswilleventuallypassalongpricehikes—andU.S.companiesmightfollowsuittoincreasetheirprofitmargins.TheU.S.federalReservethenmightneedtostepinandstabilizethedollarbyraisinginterestrates.AndhigherinterestratescouldcausetheU.S.economytoslowdownandendtheWallStreetRally.

Worriedaboutthesesideeffects,FederalReservechairmanPaulVolcherhassaidthedollarhasfallenfarenough.Whatistheequilibriumlevel?Probablynearwhereitisorslightlylower.ItalldependsonwhentheU.S.tradedeficitturnsaroundorifinvestorsdefectfromU.S.TreasuryBonds.“ItrequiresagooddealofpoliticalpatienceonthepartoftheU.S.Congress,”saysDr.Cline,“Andtheremustbeanexpectationofpatienceonthepartofprivateinvestors.Thechancearerelativelygoodthatwewillavoidaninvestorbreakorpanic.”.

1、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

[A].TheimpressionofthefallingU.S.dollar.

[B].TheresultoftheU.S.fallingdollar.

[C].ThesideeffectofU.S.fallingdollar.

[D].JapanandWestGermanyareworriedaboutU.S.fallingdollar.

2、Whatdoestheword“rally”mean.

[A].prosperity.

[B].decline.

[C].richness.

[D].import.

3、WhyareJapanandWestGermanyworriedaboutthefallingdollar?

[A].Becausethefallingdollarmaycauseinflationintheircountries.

[B].BecauseitmayforcethemtosellalotofU.S,stocks.

[C].Becauseitmaydodamagetotheirtrade.

[D].BecauseitmaymakeJapanesecompanylesscompetitive.

4、If

dollar-fallinggotoutofhand,andtheU.S.FederalReservemightstepin,whatwouldhappen?

[A].TheprosperityoftheU.S.economywoulddisappear.

[B].TheU.S.economymightfaceseriousproblems.

[C].Investorsmightloseconfidencein難句譯注

1.

criesfortradeprotection

貿(mào)易保護的呼聲

2.

theglobalfree-tradesystem

全球自由貿(mào)易體系

3.

thatisaratherfaddishnotionrightnow

只是一時流行的概念

4.

getoutofhand

失控

5.

Whatistheequilibriumlevel?Probablynearwhereitisorslightlylower.

什么是平衡水平？可能是接近現(xiàn)在水平或者稍低一些。

6.

tradedeficit

貿(mào)易赤字，貿(mào)易逆差PassageTwenty-one(Pantomime)Pantomimeslikepageants,needtobeverywellplanned,anditisessentialthatinitialorganizationshouldbeginmanyweeksinadvanceoftheproductiondate.Pantomimesarenearlyalwaysdividedintoseparatescenes,veryoftentakingplaceindifferentcountriesorevenindifferentcenturies.Itisthereforenecessarythatthereshouldbeanoverallunityofdesignculminatinginthegrandfinale.Thislatterisreallyjustanexcuseforvisualeffects,andforoncetheperformersbecomemerelyclothshangersonwhichtoputelaborategarments.

Thesceneshouldbediscussedatsomelengthwiththeproducersothatthebackground,whichisdecidedupon,doesnotpresentimpossibilitiesfortheprovisionofcostumeswithinthebudgetorinsuperablemakingproblemsforthewardrobe.Becauseofthelargenumbersofcostumesneededfullusemustbemadeofthecheapestmaterialsavailable,suchastarlatan(thin,stiff,open-weavemuslin)netsandinexpensivecottonsandtaffetas.Veryoftenitispossibletopickupgoodsthathavebeensubstantiallyreducedinpriceascheaplineseitherinthebigstoresoronstallsinstreetmarkets.

Costumesforpantomimesneedtobeimaginative,gayandfairlyboldinconception—thisdoesnotmeanthattheyneedtobegarish.Usuallyinonescenethereneedstobetheflavorofwhatisnewestatthemomentinclothes.Itisalwaysagoodideatomakeuseofamoderngimmickandtopointitinsomewayifthiscanbeconvenientlyfittedintothescheme.Theaudiencecomestopantomimetohavetheeyefeastedasmuchasforanyotherpurpose,thusmakingagreatchanceforthedesignertoexcel.Becauseoftheveryvariedaudiencetobecateredfortheremustbecostumestopleasepatronsofallagesanddelighttheeyesoftoddlers,teenagers,parentsandgrandparents.

Usuallythereisthechanceforsomecountrysceneinvolvingmerry-makingpeasantsinginghams,stripesofchintzes.Theremaybeamilitaryornavalroutineorsomenumberemphasizingprecisionandcallingfortrimslickcostumes.Thereiscertaintobeaballetwhichistolookfairy-likeorromanticandprettyandwhichmaywellneedeitherclassicalorromantictutus.Thefinale,whichmustbethemostspectacularofall,isoftensetinaballroomorpalacewhereallthecharacterscometogethertomaketheirfinalbows;anditisforthisscenethattheglitterofsequinsandjewels,thesparkleoftinsel,thegoldandsilvermaterialsandthewavingplumesshouldbesaved.

Itmaybehelpfultoexaminethedifferentcharactersandthevariousscenesinwhichtheyarelikelytoappear.Theyremainmuchthesameinallpantomimes;theflavorvaryingaccordingtothesetting—sothatas\dashoftheOrient,ortheparticularfeelingofahistoricalepochisaddedtothestandardcostume.1.Whichwordcanbestdescribethefinalsceneinpantomime?

[A].Spectacular.

[B].Beautiful.

[C].Romantic.

[D].Sparkling.

2.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

[A].HowtoGainSuccessofaPantomime.

[B].TheMostImportantFactorsinaPantomime.

[C].Pantomimeneedstohaveavery-well.

[D].HowtoMakePreparationforaPantomime.

3.Whatdoesparagraphtwoimply?

[A].Itimpliesactorandactressoutnumbercostume.

[B].Itimpliescostumecoststoomuch.

[C].Itimpliesthefundsavailableisonmeagerside.

[D].Itimpliesagoodplanisnecessaryforapantomime.

4.Thesuccessofapantomimeliein

[A].well-plannedpreparation.

[B].excellentactors.

[C].brilliantcostume.

[D].harmony.Vocabulary

1.culminate

達到頂點，達到最高潮

2.insuperable

不可逾越的，不可克服的

3.tarlatan

薄紗，塔拉丹

4.taffeta

花花綠綠的塔夫綢，襯綢

5.gimmick

（魔術(shù)師道具等）暗機關(guān)，

6.garish

裝飾（物）鮮艷奪目的，俗不可耐的

7.gingham

方格花布

8.stripe

條紋布，斜紋布

9.chintz

擦光印花棉布

10.slick

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