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  After the U.S.House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at retaliatory(報(bào)復(fù)的)action against China for its“significantly undervalued”currency, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner urged the IMF to pressure China to adopt“more flexible, more market-directed exchange-rate management”.This is a coded message to China:You're keeping on purpose your currency cheap, and the U.S.economy is paying the price.So cut it out-or else.The normally dull IMF meeting became the latest battleground for the U.S.to be against a fast developing China.

  Our new conventional wisdom is that China's policy leads to make trade deficits(逆差)greater and the loss of American jobs.Dozens of candidates have run ads attacking a competitor for allowing China to take advantage of us.In the election-year view, China grew 10% annually for the past decade while maintaining low inflation(通漲)only by taking advantage of its artificially low currency.The idea that the U.S.is not responsible for its own economy is a black-is-white view.It argues that China and its currency are causing the lion's share of harm.

  This is an argument born of fear.It covers a fact that the economies of China and the U.S.have become beneficial to each other.Those trillions in reserves that China accumulates:Where do they go?Back to the U.S.in the form of lending money to the federal government.Those made-in-China goods that account for the trade deficit:Whom do they benefit?China, yes, but also American consumers and companies.Without China, American companies could not have maintained their profitability in recent years.Take two brand names, Caterpillar and Nike.Both have their products made in China, but both also view China as a fast-growing market for their products.

  George Soros warned recently that a currency war could put the world into disorder more damaging than anything caused by the financial crisis of the 1930s.He's right.Whether we like it or not, we live in a global system.The zero-sum attitude toward China and its currency is a relic, the remaining of an earlier time when nations defined economic life.

  China is far from perfect and seeks its own advantage, but holding it accountable for our domestic problems is beyond outdated.It reflects a dangerous refusal to deal with the world as it is.Retaliating against China over currency will not regain high-end jobs in the U.S., which needs more our own demand.It will not renew construction or retool the American labor force.It will not rebuild rotting bridges or create a next-generation energy network.

(1)

Which of the following argument can be supported by the writer?

[  ]

A.

China is the winner in the Sino-US trade.

B.

China's rapid development over the past ten years is based on its low inflation.

C.

The world's economy will benefit from China's policy changes on its currency.

D.

The US will get hurt if it tries hard on damaging China's economy.

(2)

This passage is in a tone that is ________.

[  ]

A.

in favor of China

B.

in the shoes of US

C.

blaming China's low currency policy

D.

helping IMF solve the world's economic problem

(3)

The writer makes his point of view clear through the passage by using ________.

[  ]

A.

reasonable analysis

B.

leaders' quotations

C.

figure examples

D.

moving stories

(4)

China's currency policy ________.

[  ]

A.

will help increase the demand in the US

B.

is unable to equip the American labor force with new working skills

C.

could guide the world economy for the next decade

D.

is to be controlled by the international currency groups

答案:1.D;2.B;3.A;4.B;
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科目:高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源:河南省新鄉(xiāng)市2009-2010學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷 題型:050

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  To extinguish(熄)different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers(滅火器)have been invented.They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out.Most portable(手提式的)kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires.The law requires ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.

  Since fuel, oxygen(氧氣)and heat must be present for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire.If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out.Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.

  Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen.This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things.A blanket(毯子)may be used to cover a small fire.

  A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.

  The method that is used to put out a fire depends on the type of fire.Fires have been divided into three classes.Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called C1ass A fires.These materials usually help keep the fire on.Such fires can be stopped most easily by cooling with water.

(1)

If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the following should be ready there for you to use?

[  ]

A.

Sand

B.

Water

C.

A blanket

D.

An extinguisher

(2)

To cover a small piece of burning wood with a basin(盆)in order to stop the fire is aft example of ________

[  ]

A.

separating the fire

B.

reducing the heat

C.

removing the fuel

D.

cutting off the oxygen

(3)

In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear about ________

[  ]

A.

when it breaks out

B.

how it comes about

C.

what kind it is

D.

where it takes place

(4)

What would the writer probably discuss in the next paragraph?

[  ]

A.

Another class of fire.

B.

Another type of extinguishers.

C.

How fires break out.

D.

How fires can be prevented.

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