2014年10月自考00096外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識(shí)選讀試題及答案

外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識(shí)選讀年月真題

00096201410

1、【單選題】TheSino-Europeagreementontraderelationswill【comeinto

force】inJulynextyear.

conclude

goon

A:

take

B:

end

C:

答D:案：C

2、【單選題】China'sforeignexchange【reserves】haverisenrapidlyoverthe

pastfewyears.

storages

services

A:

values

B:

control

C:

答D:案：A

3、【單選題】Theruralpopulationaregettingricherand【aspire】toown

betterconsumergoods.

plan

agree

A:

desire

B:

increase

C:

答D:案：C

4、【單選題】Investment【incentives】arespeciallydesignedtoattractforeign

investment.

districts

encouragement

A:

aims

B:

capital

C:

答D:案：B

5、【單選題】Economy【boom】hasspreadfromthecoastalcitiestotheinland

area.

system

crisis

A:

prosperity

B:

figure

C:

答D:案：C

6、【單選題】InflationasmeasuredbytheGDPdeflator【slackened】inmostof

theG7countries.

lacked

weakened

A:

sharpened

B:

moved

C:

答D:案：B

7、【單選題】TheU.S.warnedtoimposebothpoliticalandeconomic【sanctions】

onmajortradingpartners.

thanks

penalties

A:

help

B:

arrangements

C:

答D:案：B

8、【單選題】The【integration】ofEuropewillreinforcethecreationofthe

world'slargestsinglemarket.

combination

division

A:

expectation

B:

progress

C:

答D:案：A

9、【單選題】Althoughfacingpressurefromabroad,Japanrefusedto

【capitulate】tothenewthrustofAmericantradepolicy.

accept

yield

A:

agree

B:

C:

execute

答D:案：B

10、【單選題】Korea'ssurgingeconomysignalsitsgathering【clout】inthe

worldmarket.

capital

reputation

A:

influence

B:

right

C:

答D:案：C

11、【單選題】Asdirectsubsidieswereeliminatedbythegovernment,thecompany

wasdeclared【insolvent】twoyearslater.

private

unfair

A:

bankrupt

B:

unsuccessful

C:

答D:案：C

12、【單選題】FrancemayblocktheEC'sacceptanceofanewfarm-tradedealand

thereby【wreck】theUruguayroundofGATTtalks.

promote

destroy

A:

reverse

B:

disagree

C:

答D:案：B

13、【單選題】Sincecurrenciesare【convertible】,mosttransactionscanbe

completedbycash.

exchangeable

available

A:

useable

B:

practicable

C:

答D:案：A

14、【單選題】Thisyearthecompany【hiked】Sprite's'advertisingbudgetto

$40million

increased

adjusted

A:

balanced

B:

reduced

C:

答D:案：A

15、【單選題】Thetransitionisimpededinnormaltimesbytheexistenceofa

【rigid】exportquotasystem.

dull

pleasant

A:

temporary

B:

strict

C:

答D:案：D

16、【判斷題】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新興

市場(chǎng))thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火車頭)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.42.Theprofitgrowthofgreatmultinationalfirmsisdeclining.

True

False

A:

B:

答案：A

17、【判斷題】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新興

市場(chǎng))thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火車頭)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.43.Investorsstayinthestockmarketsbecausetheyhadagreat

toleranceforrisk.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

18、【判斷題】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新興

市場(chǎng))thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火車頭)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.44.USsecuritiesarereiativelysafeforinvestors.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

19、【判斷題】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新興

市場(chǎng))thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火車頭)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.45.TheUSeconomywilllikelytoavoidrecession.

True

False

A:

B:

答案：A

20、【判斷題】Passage1ThecollapseoftheBerlinWallandthedisintegration

oftheUSSRusheredintherichestboomincapitalflowstoemergingmarkets(新興

市場(chǎng))thetdrovespectacularglobaleconomicgrowth.Butthateraofchallenges

andopportunitieshasnowended.TheAsiaeconomieshavefallenintodectine.Their

financialandeconomiccriseshavebecomeglobalcrisisaffectingalltheemerging

markets.Thegreatmultinationalfirmsthathadbeenthebigeconomnicwinners

haveseentheirprofitgrowthslip.Investors,whooncehadagreattolerancefor

risk,nowarewary.Whatevertolerancethatdroveglobalcapitalflowsinthepast

hasnowdiminishedtothepointwhereassetholdershavebailedoutofstock

marketsaroundtheworld--notjustthemarketsintheoncedevelopingworld,but

fromUSandEuropeanmarketsaswell.Moneyhasfledmostlyintosovereigndebt

instruments,primarilyUSsecurities,orisjustwaitingunderthemattress.For

onething,theUnitedStates,byallaccountswillcontinuetobethelocomotive

(火車頭)ofglobaleconomicgrowth.TheUSeconomywillbeconstrainedbythe

collapseofsomanyemergingmarkets,justastheprofitsofmanymultinationals

havebeentrimmed.ButthedownwardpressureontheUSisunlikelytoforcea

recession.Americanshaveagreatappetitetoconsumeimportedgoods,especially

nowthatstatesthatseektoexporthaveweakenedcurrenciesandtheUShasa

strongdollar.Thisfutureforworldtradeisespeciallybrightgiventhatthe

principletradepartnersoftheUSareitsnearestneighborsandthosepartners

arelikelytocontinuetobenefitmostdirectlyfromthestrengthoftheUS

economy.46.Topromoteimport,theUSdevalueditscurrency.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

21、【判斷題】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定時(shí)炸彈)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.47.Theexportquota

agreedwaslessthantheoutputofthecoffeeproducingcountries.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

22、【判斷題】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定時(shí)炸彈)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.48.Ablackmarket

usuallymeansanillegalmarket.

True

False

A:

B:

答案：A

23、【判斷題】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定時(shí)炸彈)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.49.Importingcountries

liketobuycoffeeintheblackmarketbecauseofitslowerprice.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

24、【判斷題】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定時(shí)炸彈)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.50.Thequotascanbe

adjustedaccordingtotheworldcoffeemarketprices

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

25、【判斷題】Passage2TheInternationalCoffeeAgreement(ica)wassetup

in1963totrytostopthedownwarddriftofprices,andto"stabilizepricesabove

theirfreemarketlevel."Itdidthisbyregulatingthesupplyofcoffeebeans

comingontotheworldmarket.Producingcountrieseachagreedtoexporta"quota",

acertainquantityofcoffee,whichwasalittlelessthantheywouldhave

normallyexportedwithoutcontrols.Byexportingslightlylessthantheymight

havedone,theproducingcountriesreceivedahigherpriceperbag-and

theiroverallrevenueswerehigher.Whencoffeepricesrose,producing

countrieswereallowedanincreaseintheirquotas,whenpricesfelltheir

quotasdecreased.Theagreementmanagedthemarketinamodestwaybutits

biggestproblemwasthatatimebomb(定時(shí)炸彈)markedoverproductionwaspersistently

tickingawayunderneathit-andfinallyexploded.Coffeeproducershadconstrained

theirexportsbutnottheiroutput.Thisledtoahugebuild-upofstocks

thatcountriescouldnotsell,anditwasclearthatwhentheagreementended,

manyofthestockswouldbereleasedontotheworldmarketandtheprice

wouldplummet.TheUnitedStateswantedlargerquotastobegiventothe

producersofthehigherqualityArabicacoflees.Andlikeotherimporting

countriesitwantedactiontoendtheblackmarketininternationalcoffeetrade,

wherebycountriestradedtheirsurplusunofficially,atapricesometimesonly

halfthatoftheofficialworldmarketprice;half-pricewasthoughtbetter

thandumpingcoffeebeansintheseaorlettingthemrot.51.Theshortageof

higherqualitycoffeeresultsintheblackcoffeemarket.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

26、【問答題】(中譯英)有形貿(mào)易收支

答案：visibletradeaccount

27、【問答題】(中譯英)懲罰性關(guān)稅

答案：Punitivetariff

28、【問答題】(中譯英)基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施

答案：infrastructure

29、【問答題】(中譯英)經(jīng)濟(jì)特區(qū)

答案：TheSpecialEconomicZone

30、【問答題】(中譯英)服務(wù)部門

答案：theservicesector

31、【問答題】(中譯英)政府采購(gòu)

答案：(government)procurement

32、【問答題】(中譯英)招標(biāo)

答案：tenders

33、【問答題】(中譯英)硬通貨

答案：hardcurrency

34、【問答題】(中譯英)易貨貿(mào)易

答案：barter

35、【問答題】(中譯英)知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)

答案：intellectualpropertyright

36、【問答題】(英譯中)conglomerate

答案：跨行業(yè)公司

37、【問答題】(英譯中)physicalmarket

答案：實(shí)物市場(chǎng)

38、【問答題】(英譯中)capitalgoods

答案：資本貨物

39、【問答題】(英譯中)discountrate

答案：貼現(xiàn)率

40、【問答題】(英譯中)fledglingindustries

答案：新興工業(yè)

41、【問答題】(英譯中)marketshare

答案：市場(chǎng)份額

42、【問答題】(英譯中)monopolize

答案：壟斷

43、【問答題】(英譯中)tradedeficit

答案：貿(mào)易逆差

44、【問答題】(英譯中)most-favorednationtreatment

答案：最惠國(guó)待遇

45、【問答題】(英譯中)portfolioinvestment

答案：證券投資

46、【問答題】Passage1Theopeningthemesofthenewadministrationtrade

policesemergedthisweekAmongthehighlights:AninsistencethatEuropeand

Japancreate"levelplayingfield"fortradebyagreeingtogiveU.S.exportersthe

sameaccesstotheirmarketsasforeigncompaniesreceiveintheUnitedStates.

ThispushtoexpandU.S.manufacturingexportsisconsideredessential

politicallytofulfillPresidentBillClinton'scampaignpromiseofmore"high-wage,

highskilljobsforAmericans.ApossiblenegotiationwithJapanseekingstep-by-

stepreductioninitsnearly$50billiontradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.To

theadministration,Tokyoappearsmore"result-oriented"thantheCommunity,

promptinghopesthatbargainscanbereachedwithJapantoeasefrictionsona

rangeofissues.36.WhatdidtheU.S.meanbya"levelplayingfield"fortrade?

答案：AmarketwiththeleasttradebarriersagainstAmericanexporters.

47、【問答題】Passage1Theopeningthemesofthenewadministrationtrade

policesemergedthisweekAmongthehighlights:AninsistencethatEuropeand

Japancreate"levelplayingfield"fortradebyagreeingtogiveU.S.exportersthe

sameaccesstotheirmarketsasforeigncompaniesreceiveintheUnitedStates.

ThispushtoexpandU.S.manufacturingexportsisconsideredessential

politicallytofulfillPresidentBillClinton'scampaignpromiseofmore"high-wage,

highskilljobsforAmericans.ApossiblenegotiationwithJapanseekingstep-by-

stepreductioninitsnearly$50billiontradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.To

theadministration,Tokyoappearsmore"result-oriented"thantheCommunity,

promptinghopesthatbargainscanbereachedwithJapantoeasefrictionsona

rangeofissues.37.Inwhatwaycouldthispushhelp"fulfillPresidentBill

Clinton'scampaignpromise"?

答案：Aslongasthemanufacturingexportswereexpanded,the,manufacture

wouldbeexpandedandprofitable,thustherewouldbemorehighwageandhigh-

skilljobsforAmerican.

48、【問答題】Passage1Theopeningthemesofthenewadministrationtrade

policesemergedthisweekAmongthehighlights:AninsistencethatEuropeand

Japancreate"levelplayingfield"fortradebyagreeingtogiveU.S.exportersthe

sameaccesstotheirmarketsasforeigncompaniesreceiveintheUnitedStates.

ThispushtoexpandU.S.manufacturingexportsisconsideredessential

politicallytofulfillPresidentBillClinton'scampaignpromiseofmore"high-wage,

highskilljobsforAmericans.ApossiblenegotiationwithJapanseekingstep-by-

stepreductioninitsnearly$50billiontradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.To

theadministration,Tokyoappearsmore"result-oriented"thantheCommunity,

promptinghopesthatbargainscanbereachedwithJapantoeasefrictionsona

rangeofissues.38.what'sthemeaningof"result-oriented"?

答案：Attachinggreatimportancetoresults.

49、【問答題】Passnge2What'smore,currencymovementsoverthepastyears

haveunexpectedlymademattersworseformanyproducers.Inthefirsthalfofthe

1980s,itwasconventionalwisdomtosaythattheexceptionalstrengthofthe

dollarwaspartlyresponsiblefor-andhelpedtooffset-theincreasingweaknessof

dollar-denominatedcommodityprices.Allotherthingsbeingequal,sothe

argumentwent,asubsequentfallinthedollarmightbeexpectedtogive

compensatingboosttodollarcommodityprices.Butnowthedollarhasfallen,and

theveryreversehashappened:commoditypriceshavecontinuedtotumblefromthe

peaktheyreachedinthesecondquarterof1984.Whencalculatedinamore

representativebasketofcurrencies,suchastheSpecialDrawingRight,thefall

looksevenmoreprecipitous.InMayofthisyear,forexample,theIMF'sfood

priceindexwasafurther10percentbelowitslevelinthesecondquarterof

1985.39.Couldthecommodity-exportersprofitmuchfromimportingfromtheU.

S.whendollarappreciated?Why?

答案：No,Becauseintheperiodthedollarappreciated,thecurrenciesof

thecommodityexportersdepreciated,andthusthepricesofthe.s.goods

wererelativelyhigh,asresult,theconsumersinthecommodityexporting

countrieswerelesswillingtobuythesegoogs.

50、【問答題】Passnge2What'smore,currencymovementsoverthepastyears

haveunexpectedlymademattersworseformanyproducers.Inthefirsthalfofthe

1980s,itwasconventionalwisdomtosaythattheexceptionalstrengthofthe

dollarwaspartlyresponsiblefor-andhelpedtooffset-theincreasingweaknessof

dollar-denominatedcommo