1、THE+BALANCE+OF+POWER1-2 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart One/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BUsage and Struc(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Judge which of the f(总题数：5，分数：20.00)1.Out of fashion the virtual office will be in which employees sit hunched over laptops in their local Starbucks, joined to their colleagues by webcam
2、 and e-mail. Instead, working life will start to resemble its old self before the internet was invented.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_2.Latterly similar dark and cynical humour is evidenced in the development of acronyms and abbreviations relating to the field of customer service, especially in the context of IT
3、and healthcare, for which an additional healthcare acronyms listing appears below separately, due to its richness and diversity.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_3.Having grown up in a world of affluence, she had long since learned how to make the appropriate small talk, but for some reason tonight her words felt scr
4、ipted; almost forced. She offered a courteous greeting here, asking an interesting question there; all the while accepting gracious praise for yet another flawlessly planned and executed event.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_4.By opening vast areas of unoccupied land for residential expansion, the omnibuses, house
5、railways, commuter trains, and electric trolleys pulled settled regions outward two to four times as distant from city centers than they were in the pre-modern area.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_5.Whether Japanese taxpayers want to bail out the LCD makers for failing to merge and exit their businesses earlier is
6、an open question, as is whether the government can be an astute business owner.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_四、BPart Two/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、BGrammar and Voc(总题数：10，分数：30.00)6.Everything _ into consideration, it seemed like all the cards were in our favor to seize the victory. A. to take B. taking C. taken D. took（
7、分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.7.One couple had formed their early relationship based on _ emotional disclosures about childhood traumas and other life events. A. joint B. common C. mutual D. reciprocal（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.8.His statements about using games to prepare for slaughter arent just taken at value; they are
8、enthusiastically amplified and elaborated by the press and prosecutors. A. face B. surface C. exterior D. overt（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.9.Two people were arrested for cheating several serving and retired engineers on the of providing them consultancy jobs in their fictitious projects. A. excuse B. pretext C
9、. pretension D. deception（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.10.I take it as my personal responsibility to keep the world informed, to adjust our recommendations as the situation evolves, and to prepare for a _ of future scenarios. A. throng B. horde C. multiplicity D. magnitude（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.11.In some areas, women
10、 take _ to hold rallies and demonstrate against the unfair treatment usually imposed on them. A. chance B. venture C. time D. occasion（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.12.Not only did she argue for womens equality with men in education _ their equality within the law as well as their right to parliamentary represent
11、ation. A. she but called for B. but she also called for C. she but also calling for D. but also called for（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.13.Whether an individual was regarded as _ of the organization was put forward by the courts in the 1950s as an overall test of employment. A. part and parcel B. weal and woe C.
12、 time and tide D. wax and wane（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.14.If he wins the election, Mr. Romney, _, has no intention of fulfilling any moral responsibility the government might have not to spend more than it takes in. A. at his own account B. for his own account C. to his own account D. by his own account（分数：
13、3.00）A.B.C.D.15._ should any money be given to a small child. A. On no account B. For all account C. Of no account D. By all account（分数：3.00）A.B.C.D.六、BReading Compreh(总题数：2，分数：50.00)In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answ
14、ers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Across the Washington area last week, young workers from Europe arrived in droves, heading for jobs at community swimming pools. Lugging duffel bags, they filled out forms, picked up safety gear and chatted in a variety of Sl
15、avic languages, eager to plunge into a summer experience of new friends, skills and culture.“Now I can meet many people and see America,“ gushed Anzhala Scherbina, 21, a petite student from Ukraine whose family spent $3,000 so she could fly here and enter a US-sponsored work-travel program. “My pare
16、nts say this will be a very good experience,“ she said with a giggle.The Obama administration is going to great lengths to make sure Scherbina and about 100,000 other foreign student workers are not disappointed. Last summer, the popular program, aimed at creating good will abroad, was rocked by sca
17、ndal when students working at a candy warehouse in Pennsylvania staged a protest, complaining of isolation and overwork.On May 11, the State Department issued rules that ban foreign students from jobs that could be harmful, limited them to light, seasonal occupations that are not likely to displace
18、US workers and required closer scrutiny of their conditions.But the new rules do not address a broader, more profound question that some immigration and labor experts have raised about many sectors of the economy. Today, more than 50 million Americans of traditional working age are not employed, and
19、 yet a growing number of domestic jobsfrom hotel clerks to nurses to computer scientists are being performed by foreign-born workers.For college-age Americans, there is a high rate of unemployment among those from poor families and fierce competition among middle-class students to build rsums that s
20、how responsibility. So why, critics wonder, are fewer young Americans snapping up relatively easy summer jobs? In other words, why is Scherbina here?“The glory isnt there any more. A lot of young Americans just dont want to be lifeguards,“ said Douglas Winkler, whose Hyattsville company manages 225
21、pools in residential complexes and hotels. When his father started the firm in the 1950s, all the guards were local kids. Today, one-third of Winklers seasonal staff of 650 pool workers are foreign students, mostly from Eastern Europe.“The international students are really grateful to be here and ha
22、ve a job, while American students have so many other activities and demands on their time now,“ he said. “I truly wish we didnt have to rely so much on international labor, but the bottom line is that we dont have any choice.“At the much larger High Sierra Pools in Arlington County, managers hired a
23、bout 600 Americans and 900 foreign students for the summer. One reason for the lopsided numbers, they said, is the United States longer academic years and sports programs that cut into the summer, leaving the company scrambling to fill shifts.“We have to staff pools from Memorial Day to Labor Day, a
24、nd the Americans cant commit to the entire season,“ said Radac Kaczor, a manager at High Sierra who is from Poland. “For us to replace them with international workers requires a lot of effort. We have to find them housing and make sure they have good English and swimming skills. If we could fill our
25、 staff with 100 percent Americans, we would.“（分数：25.00）(1).According to the first two paragraphs, young workers from Europe want the summer jobs in the United States because _. A. they want to make money and build their own business B. their summer vacation is too long and dull C. the jobs help them
26、 increase knowledge, experience American culture, and make friends D. they need money to pay for their education abroad（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The Obama administration made an effort to ensure that European student workers _. A. would not replace local workers so that unemployment rate would not grow B
27、. would have a good experience of the American culture and make friends C. could get some light and interesting jobs so that they would not complain D. would be protected by the law so that they are not overworked（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to Paragraph 4, which of the following describes the pur
28、pose of the rules issued by the Pennsylvania State Department? A. To regulate the behavior of protest students. B. To maintain an equal job market that will allow all Americans to benefit. C. To restrict the jobs of foreigners to protect the occupations of American people. D. To reduce unemployment
29、rate of foreign students.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The phrase “snap up“ in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to _. A. employ B. snatch C. scramble for D. take off（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The firms which provide lifeguards for swimming pools hire _. A. Europeans whose English and swimming skills are good B. m
30、ore Americans than Europeans C. Americans only to fill all their positions D. Americans from Memorial Day to Labor Day（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.During the six months to the end of June commodities posted their best performance in 35 years, rising by 29%. In July they had their worst month in 28 years, fallin
31、g by 10%. The slide continues: an index compiled by Reuters, a news agency, shows that prices are almost a fifth below the pinnacle reached in early July. The Economists index, which excludes oil, has fallen by over 12%. Breathless headlines have. hailed the bursting of a bubble.But most analysts ar
32、e more reticent. They cite various reasons for the recent drop in prices, chief among them the darkening economic outlook in rich countries. In recent weeks it has become clear that Europe and Japan are faring even worse than America, and so are likely to consume less oil, steel, cocoa and the like.
33、 But that does not necessarily presage a collapse in commodity prices, they argue, thanks to enduringly strong demand from emerging markets such as China.Oil consumption, for example, has been falling in rich countries for over two years. Goldman Sachs expects them to use 500,000 fewer barrels a day
34、 (b/d) this year than last. But it reckons that decline will be more than offset by an increase of 1.3m b/d in emerging markets. It predicts Chinas demand for oil will grow by 5%.A similar story could be told of many commodities. Marius Kloppers, the boss of BHP Billiton, a huge mining firm presenti
35、ng its results this week, argued that emerging markets were much more important to the firms fortunes than rich ones were. Developing countries, he said, consume four to five times more raw materials per unit of output than rich ones do. He predicted that Chinas use of steel, already greater than an
36、y other countrys, will double by 2015. Chinas continuing and rapid industrialization, he argued, would outweigh any temporary slowdown in exports owing to the weakening world economy.In terms of supply, however, the picture is more mixed. Farmers, encouraged by high prices, have been planting more g
37、rain. Heavy rains in Americas farming heartland earlier in the year did less damage to crops than expected. The International Grains Council, an industry group, now expects a record wheat crop this year, 9% bigger than last years. China and India, meanwhile, have produced record amounts of soyabeans
38、, while Thailand and Vietnam have harvested Ubumper/U crops of rice. Although stocks of most farm commodities remain alarmingly low, and demand continues to grow, the increasing evidence of a strong supply response has helped to push prices down.（分数：25.00）(1).It seems that the bubble started to burs
39、t _. A. in July with the fall of prices B. in early July with prices falling by 20% C. when prices fell except that of oil D. when prices reached the lowest in 34 years（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The situation in America is the worst of all if _ are not taken into account. A. Japan and China B. Japan and E
40、urope C. China and Europe D. emerging markets（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The increase in the consumption of oil in emerging markets is estimated to be about _ the decrease in rich countries. A. 5% more than B. 800,000 b/d more than C. 800,000 b/d fewer than D. 1.3 million b/d more than（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).
41、Which of the following statements is true? A. Emerging markets receive more attention in analyzing the global economic situation. B. The stock prices of agricultural produce are not influenced by the prices of grain. C. Developing countries consume four to five times as much raw materials as rich on
42、es do. D. The low stocks of most farm commodities have helped to push their prices down.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The underlined word “bumper“ in Paragraph 5 probably means _. A. more than adequate B. smaller amount than usual C. larger amount than usual D. record low（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.THE+BALANCE+OF+POWER
43、1-2 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart One/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BUsage and Struc(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Judge which of the f(总题数：5，分数：20.00)1.Out of fashion the virtual office will be in which employees sit hunched over laptops in their local Starbucks, joined to their colleagues by webcam and e-mail. Instead,
44、 working life will start to resemble its old self before the internet was invented.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Out of fashion the virtual office will be Out of fashion will be the virtual office）解析：2.Latterly similar dark and cynical humour is evidenced in the development of acronyms and abbreviations re
45、lating to the field of customer service, especially in the context of IT and healthcare, for which an additional healthcare acronyms listing appears below separately, due to its richness and diversity.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：in the context of in the contexts of）解析：3.Having grown up in a world of affl
46、uence, she had long since learned how to make the appropriate small talk, but for some reason tonight her words felt scripted; almost forced. She offered a courteous greeting here, asking an interesting question there; all the while accepting gracious praise for yet another flawlessly planned and ex
47、ecuted event.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：asking asked）解析：4.By opening vast areas of unoccupied land for residential expansion, the omnibuses, house railways, commuter trains, and electric trolleys pulled settled regions outward two to four times as distant from city centers than they were in the pre-mode
48、rn area.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：as more）解析：5.Whether Japanese taxpayers want to bail out the LCD makers for failing to merge and exit their businesses earlier is an open question, as is whether the government can be an astute business owner.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：and or）解析：四、BPart Two/B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)五、BGrammar and Voc(总题数：10，分数：30.00)6.Everything _ into consideration, it seemed like all the
