2023年考研外語考前沖刺試卷8

考研外語考前沖刺試卷8

一、UseofEnglish

1、ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisonly6%theworld's

population,butAmericans(1)onethirdofalltheenergy

(2)intheworld.ThisfactalonesaysthatAmericansneed

touselessenergy.Andbecausethepriceofenergyhadbeen

risingveryrapidly(3)thelimitedsuppliesofoilin

particular,Americansarebecomingawaretotheneedto

(4)energy.InCaliforniawehaveaCaliforniaEnergy

Commissionwhichhassetupinthepastfiveyearsto(5)

planforourfutureenergyrise.Wehave(6)lawsin

Californiatohelpusconserveenergy.Firstofall,ourhouses

inCaliforniahavebeenvery(7)ofenergyinthepast.

Theywerenot(8)verycarefullyandsotheheatwouldgo

outofthehouseveryrapidly.Nowwerequirethatthehomes

havea(9)levelofinsulation,andsothehomesbuiltnow

aremuchmore(10).

(11),intransportation(12)alargepercentageof

oilenergyisused,weneedtodevelopmorepublic

transportation.InChina,ofcourse,youhaveaverygood

public-transportationsystem.Anditisa(n)(13)forthe

kindofthingweneedtodevelopmoreintheUnitedStates.

Automobilesarealsobecomingmore(14)Thesmaller

automobilewithefficientenginecanhelptoconservealarge

amountofenergyalongwithplanningour(15)more

carefully.

Manydifferentstudieshaveshownthatwecould(16)our

energyconsumptionby(17)halfortwothirdsandstill

havethe(18)qualityoflife.Andmanydifferenttypes

oftechnologiesarecurrentlybeingresearchedasto(19)

theycanbebuilttouse(20)energyandstillsupplythe

sameservice.

A.conserve

B.consume

C.produce

D.supply

2、(2)

A.preserves

B.sources

C.deserts

D.reserves

3、(3)

A.owingto

B.resultingin

C.inspiteof

D.inthecaseof

4、(4)

A.consume

B.conserve

C.exhaust

D.retain

5、(5)

A.generate

B.help

C.conceive

D.originate

6、(6)

A.staged

B.composed

C.developed

D.devised

7、(7)

A.frugal

B.economical

C.wasteful

D.saving

8、(8)

A.insulated

B.insulted

C.resulted

D.separated

9、(9)

A.largest

B.smallest

C.maximum

D.minimum

10、(10)

A.effective

B.sufficient

C.efficient

D.deficient

IK(11)

A.However

B.Also

C.Therefore

D.Forexample

12、(12)

A.why

B.where

C.who

D.which

13、(13)

A.example

B.responsibility

C.opportunity

D.obligation

14、(14)

A.fashionable

B.luxurious

C.efficient

D.effective

15、(15)

A.transportation

B.travel

C.energy

D.automobiles

16、(16)

A.condense

B.reduce

C.crush

D.swell

17、(17)

A.atleast

B.atmost

C.atfull

D.atlength

18、(18)

A.bottom

B.same

C.mean

D.adequate

19、(19)

A.where

B.why

C.when

D.how

20、(20)

A.adequate

B.sufficient

C.less

D.lacking

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

Thispastacademicyear,146NewYorkCitykidsfrom4to14

dutifullyattendedRosalynChao'sMandarinclassatSt.

Patrick,sOldCathedralAcademy.Manyofthestudentswere

first-generationAmericans;forseveral,Mandarinwouldbe

theirthirdlanguage,afterEnglishandSpanish.

Getusedtothispicture;aroundtheworld,moreadultsandkids

arelearningChinese.Beijingispouringmoneyintonew

ConfuciusInstitutes(Chineselanguageandculturecenters),

andtwoU.S.senatorsrecentlyproposedspending$1.3billion

onChinese-languageprogramsoverthenextfiveyears.From

UlanBatortoChicago,itsometimesseemsasifeveryoneis

tryingtolearnthelanguagenowspokenbyafifthoftheworld's

population.

Theirreasoningiseasytounderstand.Chinaisbooming,and

citizensaroundtheglobewantapieceoftheaction.Speaking

Mandarincanfacilitatecommunicationwithnewlywealthy

Chinesetouristsorsmoothbilateraltraderelations.Inaform.

ofintenseculturaldiplomacy,Beijingisalsopromotingits

films,music,artandlanguageasneverbefore.Frontandcenter

aretheConfuciusInstitutes,modeledontheBritishCouncil,

Germany,sGoetheInstitutesortheAllianceFrancaise.China's

MinistryofEducationissendingthousandsoflanguage

instructorstoforeignprogramsandinvitingforeignstudents

fromAsia,Africaandelsewheretostudyinitsuniversities.

Asaresult,Beijingpredictsthat100millionindividualswill

bestudyingMandarinasasecondlanguagebytheendofthe

decade.TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationannouncedearlierthis

yearthatithopestohave5percentofallelementary,

secondaryandcollegestudentsenrolledinMandarinstudiesby

2022.

TheChineseboomhasn，tescapedcriticism,however.Forone

thing,thelanguageishard,withmorethan2,500characters

generallyemployedindailywritingandacomplextonal

speakingsystem.Thenthere'sthedangerthatotherimportant

languages,suchasRussianorJapanese,willbeneglected;for

example,therearenow10timesmorestudentslearningMandarin

thanJapaneseintheUnitedStates.Andothercountriesfear

agrowingencroachment（侵蝕）ofChinesepower;someAfricans

havecomplainedaboutBeijing's"neocolonialist（新殖民主義）”

attitudes,forexample,andthiscouldbreedresentmentagainst

ConfuciusInstitutesontheirsoil.

YetmostMandarinstudents,likethoseatSt.Pat's,aren't

lettingsuchconcernsdissuadethem.Mandarinrepresentsanew

wayofthinking.Chaosaysthat"wemustbeginpreparingour

studentsfortheinterconnectedworld”.Accordingly,shehas

encouragedherMandarinstudentstocorrespondwithpenpals

inShanghai.Chaosaysthat“inreadingtheChinesestudents)

letters,welearnedquicklythatAmericanstudentsarefar

behindtheirAsiancounterparts”.Iftheyhopetocatchupto

theirChinesecompetitors,herstudents一likethegrowing

legionsofMandarinpupilsaroundtheglobe—aregoingtohave

tostudyhardindeed.

Thephrase"first-generationAmericans”(Line2,Paragraph1)

mostprobablymeans.

A.thosewhoareAmericanbutwhoseparentsarenot.

B.thosewhocometoAmericaasimmigrants.

C.thosewhoaretheyoungestgenerationinthefamily.

D.thosewhowereborninAmerica.

2、

MoreandmorepeopleintheworldlearnMandarinmainlybecause

A.theywanttofacilitatecommunicationwithChinese

tourists.

B.theywanttoprofitfromtheprosperousChineseeconomy.

C.theChinesegovernmentisinvestingheavilytopromote

Chinese.

D.theycangetfinancialsupportfromtheirowngovernments.

3、

ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheAllianceFrancaise

is.

A.theFrenchcounciltopromoteculture.

B.aninstituteofculturaldiplomacy.

C.modeledonConfuciusInstitute.

D.alanguageteachingagency.

4、

Accordingtothetext,somepeoplelayblameonChineseboom

inthat.

A.Chineseisdifficultforitscomplexgrammaticalandtonal

system.

B.somecountriesfearthatChinawilltaketheirglobal

marketshare.

C.thepositionofotherlanguageshasbeenmarginalizedby

Chinese.

D.somecountriesfeartobepoliticallyandeconomically

controlledbyChina.

5、

Theauthorwantstoconveyinthelastparagraphthat.

A.chinaisboomingandeveryonewantstoparticipateinit.

B.chinaiswellonthewayofpromotingitscultureand

language.

C.thedevelopmentofChinaattractsmorepeopletostudy

Chinese.

D.todaypeoplemustgetpreparedfortheinterconnectedworld.

6、Animalstudiesareunderway,humantrialprotocolsare

takingshapeanddrugmakersareonalert.Alltheinternational

healthcommunityneedsnowisahumanvaccineforthebirdflu

pandemicsweepingaclusterofAsiancountries.

Theraceforavaccinebeganafterthefirsthumancaseemerged

inHongKongin1997.BackedbytheWorldHealthOrganization

(WHO),threeresearchteamsintheUSandUKaretryingtocreate

aseedvirusforanewvaccine.Theirtaskisformidable,but

researchersremainoptimistic”.Thereareobstacles,butmost

oftheobstacleshavebeentreatedsensibly”,saysRichard

Webby,avirologistatSt.JudeChildren'sResearchHospital

inMemphis,Tennessee.

Thebiggestchallengeislikelytobetherapidlymutatingvirus.

CandidatevaccinesproducedlastyearagainsttheH5N1virus

areineffectiveagainstthisyear，sstrain.Scientistswill

havetoconstantlymonitorthechangesandtrytotailorthe

vaccineasthevirusmutates.Theycan'twaittoseewhichone

comesnext.

TheurgencystemsfromfearsthatH5N1willcombinewithahuman

fluvirus,creatingapathogen（病原體）thatcouldbe

transmittedfrompersontoperson.Butifpeoplehaveno

immunitytothevirus,thestrainmaynotmutateasrapidlyin

peopleasitdoesinbirds.

Toquicklygeneratethevaccine,researchersareusingreverse

genetics,whichallowsthemtoskipthelongprocessof

searchingthroughreassortedvirusesforthecorrectgenetic

combination.Instead,scientistsclonesequencesfor

hemagglutinin（紅血球分散素）andneuraminidase（神經(jīng)氨酸甘酶），

thetwokeyproteinsinthevirus.Thesequencesarethen

combinedwithhumaninfluenzagenestocreateacustomized

referencestrain.

Becauseproductsdevelopedwithreversegeneticshavenever

beentestedinhumans,thecandidatevaccineswillfirsthave

toclearregulatoryreview.Inanticipation,theUSFoodand

DrugAdministration(FDA)andtheEuropeanAgencyforthe

EvaluationofMedicinalProducts(EMEA)arebothpreparing

pandemicresponseplans.TheEMEAhasproducedafist-track

licensingprogram,anindustrytaskforceanddetailedguidance

forpotentialapplicants.

InEurope,areassortantinfluenzavirus一butnotthe

inactivatedvaccine一producedbyreversegeneticswouldbe

consideredageneticallymodifiedorganism,andmanufacturers

wouldneedapprovalfromtheirnationalorlocalsafety

authorities.TheWHOhaspreparedapreliminarybiosafetyrisk

assessmentofpilot-lotvaccine,whichcouldhelpspeedupthe

review.

Apreliminaryversionoftheirprotocolcallsforseveral

hundredsubjects,beginningwithagroupofyoungadultsand

graduallyexpandingtoincludethosemostsusceptibletothe

flu—childrenandtheelderly”.Ifwehadproduct”,says

Lambert”,itwouldprobablybeacoupleofmonthsatthe

earliestbeforewehaveearlydatainhealthyadults”.

WecaninferfromParagraph2thatfacingthetoughtaskthe

researchersofWHO.

A.flinchfromtheirwork.

B.hesitateandfeelperplexed.

C.carryontheirresearch.

D.abandontheirresearch.

7、

Duringthedevelopingofthevaccine,thebiggestproblemmay

probablybe.

A.thecombinationofbirdfluviruswithhumanfluvirus.

B.thevirusmutatesinashortperiod.

C.thevaccinesareineffectiveagainstthevirus.

D.thetimeispressingforthescientists.

8、

Thevaccinegeneratedbyreversegeneticsisrequiredto

reviewinthat.

A.ithasstrongsideeffecttotheelderly.

B.itmayturnineffectiveinashortperiod.

C.itisuselessinpreventingthevirus.

D.ithasn'tbeentestedinhumans.

9、

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.thereisalreadyacaseinwhichthevirusistransmitted

frompersontoperson.

B.americanscientiststakethepandemicmoreseriouslythan

Europeanones.

C.theeffectofcandidatevaccinescanlastmorethanoneyear.

D.themanufactureofthevaccinemustbeauthorizedbysafety

authorities.

10、

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthenewlydevelopedbird

fluvaccine?

A.Slightlyapprovesof.

B.Depictsneutrally.

C.Slightlydisapprovesof.

D.Completelyrejects.

11、Peoplecangetemotionalaboutimmigration.Bill0'Reilly,

atalk-showhost,devotedarecentsegmenttothestoryofan

illegalalienwhogotdrunkandaccidentallykilledtwo

attractivewhitegirlswithhiscar.Ifonlyhehadbeen

deportedforpreviousmisdemeanours,Mr.O'Reillyraged,those

girlswouldstillbealive.Anothertalk-showhost,Geraldo

Rivera,duringanon-airshout-joust（爭(zhēng)吵）withMr.O'Reilly,

denouncedhisdemagogicchoiceofstory-angleas"asin".

PresidentGeorgeBushtriedagainthisweektobringamore

rationaltonetothedebate.HeurgedthenewDemocratic

Congresstorevivetheimmigrationreformsthattheold

RepublicanCongresskilledlastyear.Hisproposalwasbroadly

thesameasbefore.Hesaidhewantedtomakeithardertoenter

Americaillegally,buteasiertodosolegally,andtooffer

apathtocitizenshipfortheestimated12millegalswhohave

alreadysnuckin.

Thefirstpartfacesfewpoliticalhurdlesandisalreadywell

underway.Mr.BushexpectstohavedoubledthenumberofBorder

Patrolagentsbytheendofnextyear.Thenewrecruitsarebeing

trained.Andtodefendagainsttheinvadinglegionsofwould-be

gardenersandhotelcleaners,thefrontierisalsoequipped

withhigh-techmilitarygizmos（小倉U造），suchasunmannedspy

planeswithinfra-red（紅夕卜）cameras.Thismaybehavingsome

effect.Mr.Bushboastedthatthenumberofpeoplecaught

sneakingovertheborderhadfallenbynearly30%thisyear.

AndthecontroversialpartofMr.Bush'simmigration

package一allowingmoreimmigrantsinandofferingthose

alreadyinAmericaachancetobecomelegal—isstilljusta

plan.HouseRepublicanssquasheditlastyear.Mr.Bushsenses

asecondchancewiththenewDemocraticCongress,butDemocrats,

likeRepublicans,aresplitontheissue.Some,notablyTed

Kennedy,thinkAmericashouldembracehard-workingmigrants.

Othersfretthathard-workingmigrantswillundercutthewages

ofthenative-born.

Mr.Bushwouldliketoseethepro-immigrantwingsofboth

partiesworktogethertogivehimabillhecansign.TheSenate

isexpectedtosqueezeinadebatenextmonth.The

administrationistryingtoenticelaw-and-orderRepublicans

onboard;arecentleakedmemotalkedofsubstantialfinesfor

illegalsbeforetheycanbecomelegaland"muchbigger"fines

foremployerswhohirethembeforetheydo.

Thebiggesthurdle,however,maybetheDemocrats,reluctance

toco-operatewithMr.Bush.Somefigurethat,ratherthan

lettingtheirhatedadversarysharethecreditforfixingthe

immigrationsystem,theyshouldstalluntilaDemocratisin

theWhiteHouseandthentakeitall.Sothereisaselfishas

wellasamoralargumentformakingadeal.

Theword"misdemeanours”(Line3,Paragraph1)canbereplaced

by.

A.severecrimes.

B.homicide.

C.misbehaviors.

D.nonsensedoings.

12、

WhichofthefollowingisproposedbyMr.Bush?

A.MakingitharderforimmigrantstoenterAmericaboth

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legallyandillegally.

B.Carryingoutsubstantialfineforillegalsbeforetheycan

becomelegal.

C.SettingupmoreBorderPatrolagentsbytheendofthisyear.

D.Allowingmoreimmigrantsinandofferingthemachanceto

becomelegal.

13、

SomeDemocratsopposetoTedKennedy,becausetheybelieve

that.

A.Americashouldencouragethecomingofhard-working

migrants.

B.hard-workingmigrantswillmakethenativesenjoyless

salary.

C.diligentmigrantswillsnatchmorejobsfromnatives.

D.migrantswillundercuttheworkingconditionsofthe

native-born.

14、

Accordingtothetext,Mr.Bush'splanwasopposedby.

A.BillO'Reilly.

B.GeraldoRivera.

C.TedKennedy.

D.thepro-immigrantwings.

15、

TheDemocratsarehesitanttosupportMr.Bushonthisissue

inthat.

A.theplanwillbeofnovaluetotheDemocrats.

B.thisissueinvolvespoliticalcompetitionbetweenparties.

C.theywanttowaitforademocraticpresidenttoimprovethe

plan.

D.theythinkitisselfishforMr.Bushtocarryouttheplan.

16、Washington,DChastraditionallybeenanunbalancedcity

whenitcomestothelifeofthemind.Ithasgreatnational

monuments,fromtheSmithsonianmuseumstotheLibraryof

Congress.Butday-to-dayculturallifecanbethin.Itattracts

someofthecountry;sbestbrains.Butfartoomuchofthecity's

intellectuallifeisdevotedtotheminutiaeofthepolitical

process.Dinnertableconversationcanalltooeasilyturnto

budgetreconciliationorsocialsecurity.

Thisischanging.OnOctober1sttheShakespeareTheatre

Companyopeneda775-seatnewtheatreintheheartofdowntown.

SidneyHarmanhallnotonlyprovidesanewstageforatheatre

companythathashithertohadtomakedowiththe450-seat

LansburghTheatrearoundthecorner.Itwillalsoprovidea

platform,formanysmallerartscompanies.

Thefactthatsomanyoftheseoutfitsarequeuinguptoperforin.

istestimonytoWashington，sculturalvitality.The

recently-expandedKennedyCentreisbysomemeasuresthe

busiestperformingartscomplex.Butitstillhasagrowing

numberofartsgroupswhicharedesperateformid-sizedspace

down-town.MichaelKahn,thetheatrecompany，sartistic

director,jokesthat,despiteWashington'saversion（厭惡）to

keepingsecrets,ithasmadeaprettygoodjobofkeepingquiet

aboutitsartisticlife.TheHarmanCentreshouldactasa

whistleblower.

WashingtonstillbowsthekneetoNewYorkandChicagowhenit

comestoculture.ButithasagoodclaimtobeAmerica's

intellectualcapital.Ithasthegreatestcollectionof

think-tanksontheplanet,anditregularlysucksinagiant

shareofthecountry'sbestbrains.Washingtonissecondonly

toSanFranciscofortheproportionofresidentstwenty-five

yearsandolderwithabachelor，sdegreeorhigher.

Washington'sintellectuallifehasbeensuperchargedduring

theBushyears,despitetheDecider'saversiontoideas.

September11th,2022,putquestionsofglobalstrategyatthe

centerofthenationaldebate.MostofAmerica，sintellectual

centersarefirmlyinthegripoftheleft-liberal

establishment.Foralltheirtalkof"diversity"American

universitiesareallergictoadiversityofideas.Washington

isoneofthefewcitieswhereconservativesregularlydobattle

withliberals.Itisalsothecenterofafiercedebateabout

thefuturedirectionofconservatism.

ThedangerforWashingtonisthatthisintellectualand

culturalrenaissancewillleavethemajorityofthecitizens

untouched.Thecapitalremainsacitydeeplydividedbetween

over-educatedwhiteitinerantsandunder-educatedblack

locals.Still,thenewShakespearetheatreispartof

job-generatingdowntownrevival.Twentyyearsagodowntownwas

adesertofdilapidated(破I日的)buildingsandbagpeople.Today

itisbustlingwithlife.IfWashingtonisstrugglingtofix

theworld,atleastitismakingareasonablejoboffixing

itself.

Thephrase"whistleblower”(Lastline,Paragraph3)probably

means______

A.apersonwhowhistlestoexpresscheerfulness.

B.apersonwhoisthefirsttobreaksilence.

C.apersonwhotellsaboutcertainsecrets.

D.apersonwhowhistlestogivewarnings.

17、

Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsis

correct?

A.SidneyHarmanhallprovidesanewstageforShakespeare

TheatreCompany.

B.michaelKahnistheartisticdirectoroftheexpanded

KennedyCentre.

C.lansburghTheatreisintheheartofdowntownareain

Washington.

D.manysmallerartsgroupsaredesperateformid-sizedspace

downtown

18、

Bymentioningthe9.11terroristattackinParagraph5,the

authorintendsto.

A.discussthechangesofWashington'sculturallifeinBush's

administration.

B.indicatethatWashington'sintellectuallifeismore

developedthanelsewhere.

C.highlightthequestionofAmericanglobalstrategyinthe

nationaldebate.

D.drawaComparisonbetweenAmericanuniversitiesand

Washington.

19、

Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.Washington,sintellectualandculturallifeisunbalanced.

B.thereissocialdivisionbetweenintellectualsandblack

locals.

C.theculturalrevivalbringsjobsandvitalitytothe

downtown.

D.Washingtonsolvesitsownproblemsbeforefixingtheworld.

20、

Whichofthefollowingistrueofthetext?

A.Theopeningofthenewtheatresignifiesintellectualand

culturalresurrectioninWashington.

B.Washington'sintellectuallifehasshownunprecedented

vitalityduringtheBushyears.

C.AmericanuniversitiesandWashingtonareplaceswhere

therearereallydiverseideas.

□.Washington'sintellectualrevivalisonestepfurther

towardsAmerican，sglobalstrategy.

21、PartB(10points)

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.

ChoosethemostsuitableonethelistA一Gtofitintoeachof

thenumberedblank.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonot

fitinanyofthegaps.

Itisdifficulttooverstatehowthereformssince1978have

improvedthelifeoftheaveragecitizeninChina.According

toChina'sOfficeonPovertyAlleviationandDevelopment,well

over100millionindividualshaverisenoutofdestitutionand

nowliveabovetheofficialpovertyline(setatannualper

capitaincomebelow640,whichequals$77).Atpresent,42

millionChinesestilllivebelowthepovertyline.Muchwork,

ofcourse,remainstobedoneinthisregard.

Inadditiontohelpingalleviatepoverty,theeconomicreforms

inChinahavebroughtoverallgainsaswellasthegainsper

capitalincomeforbothurbanandruralresidentssuggest.

Whilethereissomequestionontheveracityofdata.

TheoverallqualityoflifefortheaveragecitizeninChina

hasimproveddramaticallysincethereform,in1978.Citizens

nowhaveaccesstobetterservicesincrucialareassuchas

healthcareand'education.

(41).

ThebetterlivesthatcitizensinChinanowleadisadirect

resultofthedecisionbyChina'sleadershipin1978topursue

thepathofeconomicreform,inamoremarked-oriented

direction.

Despitetheoverallimportanceofthedomesticeconomyin

determiningChina'seconomicfuture,therestillaretwo

reasonswhyChina'sentrytotheWTOwillhelpitscitizenslead

betterlives.

(42).

Asnotedabove,governmentofficialsinChinareportthat

roughly20%oftheincreaseinGDPduringthe1990'sis

attributabletogrowthinexports.

Still,exportsinsomekeysectorssuchastextilesandother

labor-intensivesectorswouldexpand.Overall,inlightof

long-termdynamiceffects,theChinesegovernmentpredicts

thatChina'sentrytotheWTOwouldincreaseitsGDPby95.5

billion($23.64billion),or1.5percentby2022.Andwhile

acknowledgingthatsome10millionjobswillbelostin

agriculture,autoandmachinerysectors.

(43).

Chinesefirmswillalsofaceamorestableexportenvironment,

onelesssubjecttoanti-dumpingandspecialsafeguard

provisions.Thecountrywillbeabletoenjoystable

multilateralpreferentialtradepolicesinarules-based

market.

(44).

Asnotedabove,China,stransitiontoamarket-orientedeconomy

isnotcompleteandelementsofcentralizedplanningremain.

Anditisquiteclearthatdespitetheimpressivegains,China

hasmadeeconomicallyoverthepast20years,manyintractable

problemsremain,suchastherestructuringofstate-owned

enterpriseshalfofwhicharelosingmoney.China'sindustrial

landscapeislitteredwith“empty-shellenterprises“andstate

officialsroutinelyarguethatsome30%oftheworkforceinSOEs

issuperfluous.

China，sbankingsystemisinprecariouspositionaswell,given

decliningcapitaladequacyandthecontinuedrelianceofthe

state-bankingsystemonpolicy-basedlendingasopposedto

examinationofmarketcriteria.Toalargeextentthese

economicproblemsreflecttheinherentdifficultyoftryingto

recoverfrom30yearsofhorriblymisguidedeconomicpolicies.

(45).

A.Millionsmorenowhaveelectricity(andconsequently,

refrigeration)andtelephoneserviceaswell.

B.ThesecondandmoreimportantreasonthatChina'sentryto

theWTOwillhelpChina'scitizenryisthatitwillstrengthen

thehandofpro-reform,elementsinthegovernment.

C.Thebestwayoutofthiseconomicdilemma,however,isfor

Chinatocontinuetostrengthenitsreform,effort,notto

restrict.

D.Inthelate-1990sandearly-2000s,thefocuswasalso

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26、PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextca