Question

Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up the markets, increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market. The question is：Is economic globalization   50  for all?

According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce   51  in a large number of developing countries. It quotes one study that shows increased wealth   52  to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration (融合) of local economies into the world economy. Home to some three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes   53  at an average rate of five percent—compared to two percent in developed countries.

Those who   54  globalization claim that economies in developing countries will benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses.   55 , small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in   56  open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.

Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually   57  the gap between the rich and poor. A study carried out by the U.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually   58  from integration into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind.   59 , they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to   60  their products may soon face fierce competition that could put them out of   61 . When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart move in, these small businesses will not be able to   62  and will be crowded out.

One thing is certain about globalization—there is no   63 . Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The   64  now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.                                                  (347 words)

1.                A．possible        B．smooth         C．good D．easy

 

2.                A．crime          B．poverty         C．conflict   D．population

 

3.                A．contributing     B．responding      C．turning   D．owing

 

4.                A．remain         B．drop           C．shift D．increase

 

5.                A．doubt          B．define          C．a(chǎn)dvocate  D．ignore

 

6.                A．In addition      B．For instance     C．In other words D．All in all

 

7.                A．mature         B．new           C．local D．foreign

 

8.                A．finding         B．exploring       C．bridging  D．widening

 

9.                A．suffered        B．profited        C．learned   D．withdrawn

 

10.               A．Furthermore    B．Therefore       C．However  D．Otherwise

 

11.               A．consume       B．deliver         C．export    D．a(chǎn)dvertise

 

12.               A．trouble         B．business        C．power D．mind

 

13.               A．keep up        B．come in        C．go around D．help out

 

14.               A．taking off       B．getting along     C．holding out D．turning back

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)greement      B．prediction      C．outcome  D．challenge

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.D

【解析】

【文章大意】文章主要講述的是市場開放，即全球化給人們帶來的影響。文章中包含兩種相反的觀點，一種觀點陳述的是全球化帶來的好處，一種觀點陳述的是全球化帶來的問題，各有充足的論點和論據(jù)。文章最后，得出結(jié)論，全球化不可避免、無回頭路可走，只有想辦法找到一條最好的全球化的道路。

1.possible意為可能 smooth 意為順利的，光滑的，平穩(wěn)的 good好的 easy簡單的。根據(jù)上一句的“increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market”逐漸地把世界經(jīng)濟轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)榱艘粋�自由流動的全球大市場。很明顯這是講的市場開放的好處，因此后面提出問題，“問題是，經(jīng)濟全球化對所有人都好嗎（有好處嗎）？”，故選擇C項。

2.根據(jù)后文的“It quotes one study that shows increased wealth   52  to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries ”中的increased wealth增加的財富，可知，市場開放給這些國家?guī)�來了財富的增加，財富增加了，那么就是減少了貧困問題，即選擇B項。Crime犯罪 poverty貧困 conflict沖突 population人口

3.contribute to 促成，導(dǎo)致 respond to 對……做出反應(yīng) turn to 轉(zhuǎn)向，向某人求助 owe to由于，根據(jù)后面的improved education and longer life 可知，教育得到了改善，人的壽命得到了延長，因此是產(chǎn)生了好的促進(jìn)作用，因此選擇A項。

4.根據(jù)上文中的It quotes one study that shows increased wealth   52  to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries可知，這24個國家的財富增加了，也就是說他們的收入增加了，即increase。句意為，這24個國家的人的收入增加了平均百分之五。Remain 仍然 drop下降 shift變化 increase增加，因此選擇D

5.doubt   懷疑； define      定義、規(guī)定、明確；advocate   提倡、擁護(hù)； ignore忽視，根據(jù)后面的 “economies in developing countries will benefit from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses”發(fā)展中國家的經(jīng)濟會收益，源于小型的、家庭型生意獲得的新機會，尤其是其中的“benefit from”可知，該觀點的those人們是支持，提倡市場開放的，因此選擇C項。

6.上一句講到了小型的、家庭型的生意會獲得等多的機會，該句講的是他們具體是得到怎樣的機會，因此屬于具體說明、舉例說明，故選擇B 項的for instance意為例如。In addition意為此外，表遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。In other words換句話說，All in all總而言之。

7.根據(jù)后面的“can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.”中的now, worldwide與前半句的originally和 in   56  open-air markets 是對比關(guān)系，即過去是當(dāng)?shù)厥袌�，現(xiàn)在市場開放后是全球市場。因此選擇C項，local 意為當(dāng)?shù)氐�；mature意為成熟的；new意為新的；foreign意為國外的

8.根據(jù)前面的“Critics take a different view”可知，該部分陳述的是反對市場開放的觀點，因此他們認(rèn)為市場開放會加大（widen）窮人和富人之間的差距。Widen 變寬；find找到；explore探索；bridge架橋、度過，故選擇D，widen

9.suffer遭受； profit獲益、盈利；learn學(xué)習(xí)；withdraw撤退、收回。根據(jù)后面的“ the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind”可知，窮人、未受教育的人、沒有技術(shù)的工人和當(dāng)?shù)厝硕急粊G在了后面，也就是說只有少部分人是從中（市場開放）收益的，即profit from sth,從……中受益、獲益

10.根據(jù)下文的“globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses.”意為全球化會逐漸威脅到新興企業(yè)。該觀點與上面幾句的觀點類似，都是屬于反對市場開放的，但是該觀點與上面的加大貧富差距不一樣，因此跟上一觀點是遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，因此選擇A項，furthermore意為，此外，表遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。Therefore意為因此，因果關(guān)系，however然而，轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系 otherwise否則，轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系

11.根據(jù)上文中的“small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in   56  open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet”可知，當(dāng)?shù)厝丝梢酝ㄟ^互聯(lián)網(wǎng)把商品賣到世界各地，即向國外出口（export)商品，故選擇C，句意為，例如，印度的手藝人目前看起來是從全球化中收益了，因為他們可以出口他們的商品，但是他們很快就會面對激烈的競爭，這可能會讓他們破產(chǎn)。故選擇C項。 Consume消耗、消費 deliver遞送，發(fā)表，advertise做廣告

12.根據(jù)“face fierce competition ”可知，激烈的競爭可能會導(dǎo)致他們破產(chǎn)，即out of business.故選擇B項。Out of trouble 脫離困境  out of power 喪失權(quán)利  out of mind心不在焉

13.keep up保持、繼續(xù)、不落后；come in進(jìn)來；go around四處走動、供應(yīng)； help out幫助……擺脫困境。根據(jù)上文的out of business破產(chǎn)和下文的be crowded out被排擠出去可知，此處指的是小手藝人的生意將不能繼續(xù)下去。故選擇A

14.根據(jù)下文可知，隨著科技的發(fā)展，還會有更多的開放政策，將會出現(xiàn)更好的全球化，因此可知，全球化是必然的，是沒有回頭路可走的，因此選擇D項，turn back意為往回走。Take off意為起飛，脫掉；get along意為相處、進(jìn)展；hold out意為伸出、堅持。

15.agreement意為同意、一致； prediction預(yù)測、預(yù)計；outcome意為后果；challenge意為挑戰(zhàn)。該句句意為，目前最大的挑戰(zhàn)就是找到一個方法，來創(chuàng)造出一個能夠?qū)γ恳粋�人都有好處的全球化。