A sharp increase in military expenditure brought the cabinet a budget _____.A、 defic

Besides bad material conditions, ______also leads to the sharp increase of crime rate.

A．poverty

B．being parentless

C．lack of education

D．easy access to guns

A.A sharp increase of the prices of raw materials led to considerable drop in sales.

B.The year of 2018 witnessed a 15% decline in our company output.

C.In 2017,the net profit of the company is RMB 108 million.

D.We have been experiencing moderate growth in the past few years.

the one hand, it is considered an economic resource, somewhat on par with other resources such as labour, material, and capital. This view stems from evidence that the possession, manipulation, and use of information can increase the cost-effectiveness of many physical and cognitive processes. The rise in information-processing activities in industrial manufacturing as well as in human problem solving has been remarkable. Analysis of one of the three traditional divisions of the economy, the service sector, shows a sharp increase in information-intensive activities since the beginning of the 20th century. By 1975 these activities accounted for half of the labour force of the United States, giving rise to the so-called information society.

As an individual and societal resource, information has some interesting characteristics that separate it from the traditional notions of economic resources. Unlike other resources, information is expansive, with limits apparently imposed only by time and human cognitive capabilities. Its expansiveness is attributable to the following: (1) it is naturally diffusive; (2) it reproduces rather than being consumed through use; and (3) it can' be shared only, not exchanged in transactions. At the same time, information is compressible, both syntactically and semantically.

The second perception of information is that it is an economic commodity, which helps to stimulate the worldwide growth of a new segment of national economies-the information service sector. Taking advantage of the properties of information and building on the perception of its individual and societal utility and value, this sector provides a broad range of information products and services. By 1992 the market share of the U.S. information service sector had grown to about $ 25 billion. This was equivalent to about one-seventh of the country's computer market, which, in turn, represented roughly 40 percent of the global market in computers in that year. However, the probable convergence of computers and television (which constitutes a market share 100 times larger than computers) and its impact on information services, entertainment, and education are likely to restructure the respective market shares of the information industry before the onset of the 21st century.

The first paragraph is mainly about ______.

A．the remarkable rise in information-processing activities

B．a sharp increase in information-intensive activities

C．information as an economic resource

D．the birth of information society

r prices,【1】that businesses were still protecting consumers【2】the full brunt(冲击) of higher energy costs.

The Producer Price Index,【3】measures what producers receive for goods and services,【4】1 percent in July, the Labor Department reported yesterday, double【5】economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding【6】and energy, the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent,【7】than the 0.1 percent that economists had【8】. Much of that increase was a result of an【9】increase in car and truck prices.

On Tuesday, the Labor Department said the【10】that consumers paid for goods and services in July were【11】0.5 percent over all, and up 0.1 percent, excluding food and energy.

12 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices【13】caused by energy costs, which increased 4.4 percent in the month. (Wholesale food prices【14】0.3 percent in July.)【15】July 2004, wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent; the core rate【16】2.8 percent, its fastest pace since 1995.

Typically, increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index【17】businesses recoup(补偿) higher costs from customers.【18】for much of this expansion, which started【19】the end of 2001, that has not been the【20】In fact, many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products.

(1)

A．indicate

B．to indicate

C．indicating

D．indicated

y of Missouri. But it is an apt (1)_____ of his wading skills on Wall Street. This week, as the 73-year-old (2)_____ down (3)_____ chairman of Bear Stearns, the investment bank where he has worked since 1949 is in a high. It (4)_____ an increase in post-tax profits in the second quarter of 43% on a year earlier, (5)_____ a time when many of its Wall Street rivals have (6)_____. On June 26th Merrill Lynch (7)_____ a warning that its profits in the second quarter would fall by half, far (8)_____ of expectations. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have also reported lower profits.

Strange that this surprised. (9)_____ Alan Greenspan's frenetic cuts (10)_____ interest rates, times are good for underwriters and waders of bonds, core activities for Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, (11)_____ also recorded a sharp increase in profits. It has been a terrible (12)_____ for equity underwriters and for advisers on the small amounts of mergers and acquisitions (M＆A) this year.

Merrill, Goldman and Morgan Stanley are three of the investment banks that gained (13)_____ during the boom in equity and M＆A business, and they are now (14)_____ the most. Of the three, Merrill is weakest in bonds. It cut (15)_____ its fixed-income activities after the collapse of Lung-Term Capital Management (LTCM) in 1998. As it happens, both Bear Stearns and Lehman have long been criticised for their weakness in equities.

Mr. Greenberg is famous for worrying about even the price of a paper-clip at Bear Stearns. This used to seem terribly (16)_____,but these days other Wall Street firms are (17)_____ about costs. Lay-offs are (18)_____ though not yet alarmingly—not least, because banks saw how Merrill Lynch lost (19)_____ when the markets rebounded quickly after the LTCM crisis. Still, if few (20)_____ of improvement show soon, expect real blood-letting on Wall Street.

A．cover

B．encapsulation

C．jacket

D．shell

in various areas during the (1)_____ half of the 19th century; most of (2)_____ were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U.S. the day nursery movement received great (3)_____ during the First World War, when (4)_____ of manpower caused the industrial employment of unprecedented numbers of women.

In some European countries nurseries were established (5)_____ in munitions plants, under direct government sponsorship. (6)_____ the number of nurseries in the U.S. also rose (7)_____, this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War, (8)_____, Federal, State, and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control (9)_____ the day-nurseries, chiefly by (10)_____ them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries.

The (11)_____ of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day-nurseries in almost all countries, ms women were (12)_____ called upon to replace men in the factories.

On this (13)_____ the U.S. government immediately supported the nursery schools, (14)_____ $6,000,000 in July, 1942 for a nursery-school program for the children of working mothers.

Many States and local communities (15)_____ this Federal aid. By the end of the war, in August, 1945, more than 100,000 children were being cared (16)_____ in daycare centers receiving Federal (17)_____. Soon afterward, the Federal government (18)_____ cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later (19)_____ them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nursery schools in operation. However, the expectation that most employed mothers would leave their (20)_____ at the end of the war was only partly fulfilled.

A．latter

B．late

C．other

D．first

in various areas during the【C1】______ half of the 19th century; most of【C2】______ were charitable. Both in Europe and in the U. S. , the day nursery movement received great【C3】______ during the First World War, when【C4】______ of manpower caused the industrial employment of unprecedented numbers of women. In some European countries nurseries were estab- lished【C5】______ in munitions plants, under direct government sponsorship.【C6】______ the number of nurseries in the U. S. also rose【C7】______ , this rise was accomplished without government aid of any kind. During the years following the First World War,【C8】______ , Federal, State, and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control【C9】______ the day nurseries, chiefly by【C10】______ them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries.

The【C11】______ of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day nurseries in almost all countries, as women were【C12】______ called upon to replace men in the factories. On this 【C13】______ the U. S. government immediately came to the support of the nursery schools,【C14】______ $ 6,000,000 in July, 1942, for a nursery school program for the children of working mothers. Many States and local communities【C15】______ this Federal aid. By the end of the war, in August, 1945, more than 100,000 children were being cared【C16】______ in day care centers receiving Federal【C17】______ . Soon afterward, the Federal government【C18】______ cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later【C19】______ them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nursery schools in operation. However, the expectation that most employed mothers would leave their【C20】______ at the end of the war was only partly fulfilled.

【C1】

A．latter

B．late

C．other

D．first

M: Hello Jane.

W: Hello Paul.

M: Please coming. I’m just getting ready to go home. Susan is expectingme for dinner. I wanted to be on time for a change.

W: Look, I’m terribly sorry to drop in this time on Friday, Paul, butit is rather important.

M: That’s OK. What’s the problem？

W: Well, Paul, I won’t keep you long. You see there is a problem withthe exchange rates. The Indian Rupee has taken a fall on the foreign exchangemarket. You see there is being a sharp increase in Indian’s balance of paymentdeficit.

M: I see. How serious, isn’t it？

W: Well, as you know, there have been reports of unrest India, and theprospects for the Rupee look pretty gloomy.

M: And that’s going to affect us, as if we didn’t have enough problemson our hands.

W: So I thought it would be wise to take out forward exchange cover toprotect our position on the outstanding contract.

M: Just a minute. Forward exchange cover, now what does that meanexactly？

W: Well, it means that JO notes enters into a commitment to sell IndianRupees at the present rate.

M: I see. And how will that benefit us？

W: Well, JO notes wouldn’t lose out if Indian Rupee falls further.

M: What will it cost, Jane？

W: A small percentage, about 1% and that can be built into the price ofthe bike.

M: Well, I don’t suppose there is much choice. All right Jane, let’sput it into action.

Q9: What do we learn aboutthe man’s daily life？

Q10: Why did the woman cometo see the man？

Q11: What makes the womanworry about the Indian Rupee？

The Rise of Day-nursery in America

In the United States．the first day-nursery was opened in 1854．Nurseries were．established in various areas during thc (1) half of the 19th century; most of_____ (2)were charitable．Both in Europe and in the U．S．the day-nursery movement received great ______(3) during the First World War, when the ______(4) of manpower(劳动力)caused the industrial employment of unprecedented(前所未有的) numbers of women．In some European countries nurseries were established_____ (5) in munitions〔军火〕plants, under direct government sponsorship．______ (6) the number of nurseries in the U．S．also rose sharply, this rise was accomplished without aid of any kind．During the years following the First World War, _____(7), federal, state, and local governments gradually began to exercise a measure of control _____(8) the day-nurseries, chiefly by licensing(发展照)them and by inspecting and regulating the conditions within the nurseries．

The_____(9) of the Second World War was quickly followed by an increase in the number of day-nurseries in almost all countries, as women were_____(10) called upon to replace men in the factories．On this _____(11) the U．S．government immediately came to the support of the nursery schools, allocating $ 6,000,000 in July 1942, for a nurseryschool program for the children of working mothers．Many states and local communities supplemented(补充)this federal aid．By th'e end of the war, in August 1945, more than 100,000 children were being cared_____(12) in day-care centers receiving federal subsidies．Soon afterward, the federal government _____(13) cut down its expenditures for this purpose and later_____ (14) them, causing a sharp drop in the number of nursery schools in operation．However, the expectation that most employed mothers would leave their______(15) at the end of the war was only partly fulfilled．

第 51 题

A．latter

B．late

C．other

D．first

shard

A、fragment

B、sharp