考研英语第14套题.doc

第十四套题 Part A Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points) Text 1 07.8 This is the week each year when Americans revel in their nationalism. But the events of the past few weeks suggest that the nationalist impulse may be more than seasonal this time, and certainly not limited to the United States. Certainly in the economic sense, the rush toward globalization has slowed, and “economic patriotism” is on the rise.　　 The utter collapse last weekend of a global trade conference is the latest evidence that, among developed and developing countries alike, there is simply little appetite for another round of globalization. The best face to put on it is that there’s still a lot of adjustment going on just to digest the last round, and it is only natural that people want and need more time before diving in for another helping.　 In places where globalization has generated the greatest gains—the United States, China and Korea come to mind—there is a need to come up with mechanisms to spread the benefits more broadly and fairly while working off some of the excesses that show up in things such as asset bubbles and unsustainable trade imbalances. And in places where globalization has generated surprisingly little progress—Africa, Latin America and Russia are examples—it is clear that some countries have yet to develop the economic, political and social institutions required to benefit from a globalized market economy.　　 Here in the United States, the political shouting match over immigration has become this year’s proxy for the ongoing debate over globalization. On policy grounds, President Bush has it exactly right: Although the extent of illegal immigration has become unacceptable and should be curbed, immigration remains a big plus for the U.S. economy. But the fact that a sitting president and former Texas governor can’t get a majority of his own party in Congress t