静安区2013学年第一学期高三年级质量调研考试

静安区2013学年第一学期期末教学质量检测

（考试时间：120分钟，满分：150分）2014.01

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

You‟ve now heard it so many time, you can probably repeat it in your sleep. President Obama will no doubt __51__the point publicly when he gets to Beijing: the Chinese need to __52__more; they need—believe it or not—to become more like Americans, for the sake of the global economy.

And it‟s all true. __53__the other side of that equation is that the U.S. needs to save more. For the moment,American

households actually are doing so. After the personal-savings rate __54__to zero in 2005, the shock of the economic __55__last year prompted people to snap __56__their wallets. In China, the household-savings rate exceeds 20%. It is partly for policy__57__. As we‟ve seen, wage earners are expected to __58__not only their children but their aging parents. And there is, to date, only the flimsiest (脆弱的) of publicly-funded health care and pension systems, which increases incentives for individuals to save __59__they are working. But China is a society that has __60__esteemed personal financial prudence (谨慎). There is no __61__that will change anytime soon, even if the government creates a better social safety net and successfully encourages greater consumer spending.

Why does the U.S. need to learn a little frugality(节俭)？Because healthy savings rates are one of the surest indicators of a country‟s l ong-term financial health. High savings lead, over time, to increased investment, which in turn generates productivity gains, __62__and job growth. __63__, savings are the seed corn of a good economic harvest.

The U.S. government thus needs to act as well. By running __64__deficits, it is dis-saving, even as households save more. Peter Orszag, Obama‟s Budget Director, __65__called the U.S. budget deficits unsustainable and he‟s right. To date, the U.S. has seemed unable to see the consequences of spending so much more than is taken in. That needs to change.

51. A. play B. take C. make D. give

52. A. concern B. process C. promote D. consume

53. A. But B. Therefore C. However D. Furthermore

54. A. drained B. dipped C. discounted D. dissolved

55. A. issues B. crisis C. troubles D. questions

56. A. cut B. put C. shut D. get

57. A. reasons B. situations C. areas D. zones

58. A. take off B. break out C. make up D. care for

59. A. unless B. before C. after D. while

60. A. long B. short C. good D. bad

61. A. doubt B. wonder C. chance D. problem

62. A. condition B. action C. innovation D. location

63. A. In general B. In short C. In addition D. In a sense

64. A. significant B. constant C. conscious D. stable

65. A. occasionally B. consequently C. recently D. accidentally

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.