Question

【題目】 Fearmongering (散布恐慌) against China more dangerous to global economy than coronavirus.

After weeks of attempting to make chaos and spread fear about the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic in China, some overseas media outlets and individuals have shifted focus to another battlefield — the Chinese economy. They paint a rather dark picture not just for the Chinese economy but for the global economy.

【1】People cannot help but panic about the global economy, which is already facing serious challenges like trade wars. It is easy to point fingers at China for “causing” such a mess for the world.

Anyway, these media outlets are right about a couple of things. 【2】 After all, consumers across the country are trapped in their homes and businesses and factories have been shut for a good part of this year. Second, we have to be fully aware of these challenges and risks in order to address the problem. The first step to solve a problem is to recognize there is one.

【3】 If not, why would they invest hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy if they weren’t aware of the problem? Why would they roll out a great number of measures to support businesses?【4】

Regardless of how severe the impact will be, the epidemic does not change the fundamentals of the Chinese economy.【5】 There will be no reason that the vast Chinese consumer market will abruptly disappear or the world will suddenly no longer need products from the massive Chinese manufacturing sector, not to mention the country’s huge investment projects. So it can be safe to say that fearmongering against China is more dangerous to global economy than coronavirus.

A.With the effective measures taken by the whole country, the epidemic will be definitely under control.

B.Certainly, that paints a completely different picture we have seen from abroad.

C.First, the epidemic will make the Chinese economy suffer a little.

D.Still, there are many indicators to look for in assessing the potential damage on the Chinese and global economies.

E.Their articles are filled with scary headlines and exaggerated (夸大的) facts.

F.Why would they take extraordinary risks in encouraging factories to restart production?

G.Actually, Chinese officials have been very clear about the potential impact of the epidemic on the economy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】G

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。新冠狀病毒對全世界經(jīng)濟(jì)帶來極大的影響。但對全球經(jīng)濟(jì)來說，對中國的恐慌比冠狀病毒更危險。

【1】根據(jù)下文提示“人們不禁對全球經(jīng)濟(jì)感到恐慌，全球經(jīng)濟(jì)已經(jīng)面臨著像貿(mào)易戰(zhàn)這樣的嚴(yán)峻挑戰(zhàn)�！贝颂幊薪酉挛模�E項Their articles are filled with scary headlines and exaggerated (夸大的) facts.(他們的文章充斥著聳人聽聞的標(biāo)題和夸大的事實)切題。故選E。

【2】根據(jù)下文提示“畢竟，全國各地的消費者都被困在家中，企業(yè)和工廠在今年的大部分時間里都處于關(guān)閉狀態(tài)。”和Second可知，C項First, the epidemic will make the Chinese economy suffer a little.(首先，疫情將使中國經(jīng)濟(jì)受到一定影響)切題。故選C。

【3】根據(jù)下文提示“如果沒有，如果他們沒有意識到這個問題，他們?yōu)槭裁匆�向�?jīng)濟(jì)中投資數(shù)千億美元呢？”此處承接下文，G項Actually, Chinese officials have been very clear about the potential impact of the epidemic on the economy.(事實上，中國官員已經(jīng)非常清楚疫情對經(jīng)濟(jì)的潛在影響)切題。故選G。

【4】根據(jù)上文提示“他們?yōu)槭裁匆�推出大量措施來支持企業(yè)？”此處承接上文，F項Why would they take extraordinary risks in encouraging factories to restart production?(他們?yōu)槭裁匆�冒著極大的風(fēng)險鼓勵工廠重新開始生產(chǎn)呢？)切題。故選F。

【5】根據(jù)上文提示“不管疫情影響有多嚴(yán)重，都不會改變中國經(jīng)濟(jì)的基本面�！痹俑鶕�(jù)下文提示“中國龐大的消費市場不會突然消失，世界也不會突然不再需要來自中國龐大制造業(yè)的產(chǎn)品，更不用說中國龐大的投資項目了�！贝颂幊薪由舷挛�，A項With the effective measures taken by the whole country, the epidemic will be definitely under control.(只要全國采取有效措施，疫情一定會得到控制)切題。故選A。