BEC商务英语（高级）阅读模拟试卷127.pdfVIP

BEC商务英语(高级)阅读模拟试卷

127

一、概括文意配伍(本题共8题，每题7.0分，共8

分。)

LookatthestatementsbelowandthefiveextractsfromnewspaperarticlesaboutChinese

CPIfiguresinfivemonthsontheopposilepage.Whichexlract(A,,C,DorE)does

eachstatement(1-8)referto?Foreachstatement(1-8),markoneletter(A,,C,DorE)on

yourAnswerSheet.Youwillneedtousesomeoftheselettersmorethanonce.Thereis

anexampleatthebeginning(O).Example:0Inthelasttwomonths,CRgrowthrate

r-ABCD

Q

dropped.——!!!—tzz!—ATheCPIsurged8.7percentin

Februaryyearonyear,thehighestrisetorthiskeyinflationfigureinoveradecade.The

Februaryfigurewas1.6percentagepointshigherthanthatofJanuary.Normally,a3-

pcrccntgrowthofCPIisregardedasinflation.TheCPIgrowthratecastashadowover

theChineseeconomyandputthegovernmentinatightspot.Thegovernmentcould

continuetotakemonetarymeasuressuchasinterestratehikes,butitwouldbeagainstthe

internationaltrendofinterestratecutssincetheglobaleconomyhasbeenonthe

recessiontrackduetotheU.S.subprimemortgagecrisis.Furtherratehikeswoulddraw

inspeculativecurrency,whichmightleadtoproblemssuchasliquidity.Theconsumer

priceindex(CPI),thebarometerforinflation,grew7.7percentinMayyearonyear,0.8

percentagepointslowerthanthatinApril,accordingtotheNationalureauof

Statistics(NS).ItcameasnosurpriseforfinancialinstitutionsthattheCPIdroppedin

Maymonthonmonth,asfoodprice,amajortriggerforthisroundofinflation,dropped

considerablythankstoanabundantsummersupply.Thereisnoquickfixyettocure

inflation.utSongGuoqing,economicsp