50篇英语阅读及答案详解

阅读理解习题经济类Unit1SomeoftheconcernssurroundingTurkey’sapplicationtojointheEuropeanUnion,tobevotedonbytheEU’sCouncilofMinistersonDecember17th,areeconomic-inparticular,thecountry’srelativepoverty.ItsGDPperheadislessthanathirdoftheaverageforthe15pre-2004membersoftheEU.ButitisnotfaroffthatofoneofthetennewmemberswhichjoinedonMay1st2004(Latvia),anditismuchthesameasthoseoftwocountries,BulgariaandRomania,whichthisweekconcludedaccessiontalkswiththeEUthatcouldmakethemfullmembersonJanuary1st2007.Furthermore,thecountry’srecenteconomicprogresshasbeen,accordingtoDonaldJohnston,thesecretary-generaloftheOECD,stunning.GDPinthesecondquarteroftheyearwas13.4%higherthanayearearlier,arateofgrowththatnoEUcountrycomesclosetomatching.Turkey’sinflationratehasjustfallenintosinglefiguresforthefirsttimesince1972,andthisweekthecountryreachedagreementwiththeIMFonanewthree-year,$10billioneconomicprogrammethatwill,accordingtotheIMF’smanagingdirector,RodrigoRato,helpTurkey...reduceinflationtowardEuropeanlevels,andenhancetheeconomy’sresilience.Resiliencehasnothistoricallybeenthecountry’seconomicstrongpoint.Asrecentlyas2001,GDPfellbyover7%.Itfellbymorethan5%in1994,andbyjustunder5%in1999.Indeed,throughoutthe1990sgrowthoscillatedlikeanelectrocardiogramrecordingaviolentheartattack.Thisirregularityhasbeenoneofthemainreasons(alongwithredtapeandcorruption)whythecountryhasfaileddismallytoattractmuch-neededforeigndirectinvestment.Itsstockofsuchinvestment(asapercentageofGDP)islowernowthanitwasinthe1980s,andannualinflowshavescarcelyeverreached$1billion(whereasIrelandattractedover$25billionin2003,asdidBrazilineveryyearfrom1998to2000).OnedeterrenttoforeigninvestorsisduetodisappearonJanuary1st2005.Onthatday,Turkeywilltakeawaytherightofvirtuallyeveryoneofitscitizenstocallthemselvesamillionaire.Sixnoughtswillberemovedfromthefacevalueofthelira;oneunitofthelocalcurrencywillhenceforthbeworthwhat1marenow-ie,about€0.53($0.70).Goodswillhavetobepricedinboththenewandoldliraforthewholeoftheyear,butforeignbankersandinvestorscanbegintolookforwardtoatimeinTurkeywhentheywillnolongerhavetojugglementallywithindeterminatestringsofzeros.1.WhatisTurkey’seconomicsituationnow?C[A]ItsGDPperheadisfarlaggingbehindthatoftheEUmembers.[B]Itsinflationrateisstillrising.[C]ItseconomygrowsfasterthananyEUmember.[D]Itseconomicresilienceisverystrong.2.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat___B_______.[A]TurkeywillsooncatchtheaverageGDPlevelofthe15pre-2004EUmembers[B]inflationrateinTurkeyusedtobeveryhigh[C]Turkey’seconomywillkeepgrowingatpresentrate[D]IMF’seconomicprogramwillhelpTurkeyjointheEU3.Theword“oscillated”(Line3,Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans_____D____.[A]fell[B]climbed[C]developed[D]swang4.SpeakingofTurkey’sforeigndirectinvestment,theauthorimpliesthat_____C____.[A]it’sstockisfarlessthanthatofothercountries[B]itdoesnothavemuchinfluenceonTurkey’seconomicprogress[C]steadyGDPgrowthwillhelpTurkeyattractmoreforeigndirectinvestment[D]Turkey’seconomicresiliencereliesonforeigndirectinvestment5.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthetextthat____A_____.[A]foreigninvestmentenvironmentinTurkeywillbecomebetter[B]Turkey’scitizenswillsufferheavylossduetothechangeofthefacevalueofthelira[C]thelocalcurrencywilldepreciatewiththeremovalofsixnoughtsfromthefacevalue[D]pricesofgoodswillgoupUnit2CharlieBellbecamechiefexecutiveofMcDonald'sinApril.Withinamonthdoctorstoldhimthathehadcolorectalcancer.AfterstockmarkethoursonNovember22nd,thefast-foodfirmsaidhehadresigned;itwouldneedathirdbossinunderayear.Yetwhenthemarketopened,itssharepricebarelydippedthenedgedhigher.Afterall,McDonald'shad,again,shownhowtoactswiftlyanddecisivelyinappointinganewboss.MrBellhimselfgotthetopjobwhenJimCantalupodiedofaheartattackhoursbeforehewasduetoaddressaconventionofMcDonald'sfranchisees.MrCantalupowasaMcDonald'sveteranbroughtoutofretirementinJanuary2003tohelpremodelthefirmaftersalesbeganfallingbecauseofdirtyrestaurants,indifferentserviceandgrowingconcernaboutjunkfood.Hedevisedarecoveryplan,backedbymassivemarketing,andpromotedMrBelltochiefoperatingofficer.WhenMrCantalupodied,arapidlyconvenedboardconfirmedMrBell,a44-year-oldAustralianalreadywidelyseenashisheirapparent,inthetopjob.Theconventiongotitspromisedchiefexecutive'saddress,fromthefirm'sfirstnon-Americanleader.YetwithinweeksexecutiveshadtothinkaboutwhattodoifMrBellbecametooilltocontinue.PerhapsMrBellhadthesamethingonhismind:heusuallyintroducedJimSkinner,the60-year-oldvice-chairman,tovisitorsasthesteadyhandatthewheel.NowMrSkinner(pictured),anexpertonthefirm'soverseasoperations,becomeschiefexecutive,andMikeRoberts,headofitsAmericanoperations,joinstheboardaschiefoperatingofficer.IsMrRobertsnowthenewheirapparent?Maybe.McDonald'shasbroughtinsupposedlyhealthierchoicessuchassaladsandtoastedsandwichesworldwideand,insteadofrelyingformostofitsgrowthonopeningnewrestaurants,hasturnedtoupgradingits31,000existingones.Americahasdonebestatthis;underMrRoberts,like-for-likesalestherewereupby7.5%inOctoberonayearearlier.Thenewteam'staskistokeeptherevitalisationplanoncourse,especiallyoverseas,wheresomeAmericanbrands