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考研英语经济类阅读理解及原文翻译考研英语经济类阅读理解及原文翻译：OPTIONS AHOYWhy investors like Korean blue chipsDESPITE the world economic downturn, South Koreas stockmarket has this year outperformed those of all other countries bar Russia. Its composite stock price index (Kospi) has risen by more than 25% since January 1st. The rally, which has been driven by foreign buying, is expected to continue next year, for two reasons: encouraging economic fundamentals, and the introduction of derivatives so beloved of the worlds hedge funds.On January 28th next year the Korea Stock Exchange is due to introduce option contracts on the shares of seven listed companies: SK Telecom, Korea Electric Power, Korea Telecom, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor, Pohang Iron Steel and Kookmin Bank. And as early as July, the Financial Supervisory Commission is expected to allow investment banks to sell over-the-counter derivatives, such as equity or interest-rate swaps. Trading volume on the exchange will increase accordingly, says Lee Wonki at Merrill Lynch. Foreigners hold nearly 90 trillion won ($70 billion) of Korean shares, 37% of the market. Their slice of the trading of Kospi 200 index futures and options rose to 10% this year, from about 5% a year ago. But the Kospi index, covering 200 companies, is not the best way to hedge foreign portfolios, which are invested mainly in the seven blue-chipshares. Yet derivatives alone will not sustain Korean equities unless the economy turns around. There are signs that it has reached bottom, with real GDP estimated to have grown by at least 2.8% this year (slower than last year but higher than earlier forecasts of 2% or less). Jin Nyum, the finance minister, predicts that, although exports may suffer next year if the Japanese yen continues to fall, domestic demand and public spending will help real GDP to grow near to the countrys full potential of 5%.Some analysts argue that the recent market rise has been caused by investors blind faith in bank and technology shares. The latter rallied last month, but then hesitated as Micron, an American memory-chip maker, blew hot and cold on taking a stake in or allying with Hynix, Koreas debt-laden maker of memory chips.Nevertheless, the rally is likely to continue, says Koh Wonjong, of SG Securities in Seoul. That is because South Koreas industries are more diversified--into information technology, cars, shipbuilding, steel and services--than those of other Asian countries. In Taiwan, telecoms, media and technology shares account for 80% of the market.The restructuring of some big companies, such as Hynix and Daewoo Motor, remains incomplete, as does bank reform. But the past four years of financial and corporate change may soon pay off. For many companies, balance-sheet problems have turned into the need to measure profits, a far more welcome task.Economist; 12/22/2001, Vol. 361 Issue 8253, p86, 1/2p, 1 graph词汇注释bar prep. 除…之外rally n. 重整;(市场价格) 回升，跌后复升;恢复健康; 振作精神;集会, 大会;汽车赛会over-the-counter【证券】 (不通过交易所)买卖双方直接交易的，场外交易的(每位买者或卖者都是经过协议与议价来达成股票的买卖)option n. 选择权, [经]买卖的特权interest-rate swap 利率掉期;利率调期won [wCn] n. [sing., pl. ]圆(南北朝鲜的货币单位)index futures 指数期货hedge n. [经]对冲blow hot and cold (on, about) 出尔反尔;三心二意; 反复无常; 拿不定主意stake [steIk] n. (木头或金属的)柱，桩;股份;利害关系have [take] a stake in sth. 与某事有利害关系，与…休戚相关debt-laden 债台高筑的pay off 还清;偿清;报复;偿还;结清工资解雇(某人);成功参考译文选择权在招手为什么投资者对韩国蓝筹股情有独钟?尽管世界经济不景气, 但今年南韩的股市行情却比除俄国以外其他国家的股市都好。

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新东方出版的考研英语阅读理解精读100篇共有25个单元，本文档包含第一个单元，更多英语考研信息请点击UNIT ONETEXT ONETesco is preparing a legal battle to clear its name of involvement in the dairy price-fixing scandal that has cost consumers £270 million. Failure to prove that it had no part in collusion with other supermarkets and dairy processors may land it with a fine of at least £80 million. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said yesterday that Asda, Sainsbury’s and the former Safeway, plus the dairy companies Wiseman, Dairy Crest and Cheese Company, had admitted being in a cartel to fixprices for milk, butter and cheese. They were fined a total of just over £116 million as part of a leniency deal offered by the watchdog to companies that owned up quickly to anti-competitive behaviour.Officials at the OFT admitted privately that they did not think they would ever discover which company or individual had initiated the pricing formula. But the watchdog recognises that at the time supermarkets were under pressure from politicians and farmers to raise the cost of milk to save dairy farming, though it is not certain that money found its way to farmers. The OFT claimed in September that it had found evidence that the retail chains had passed future milk prices to dairy companies, which then reached a fixed price among themselves.The average cost to each household is thought to be £11.25 over 2002 and 2003. Prices went up an extra 3p on a pint of milk, 15p on a quarter of a pound of butter and 15p on a half pound of cheese. There is no direct recompense for consumers, however, and the money will go to the Treasury. The National Consumer Council gave warning that the admissions would dent consumer confidence in leading high street names and that people would become sceptical of their claims. Farmers For Action, the group of farmers that has led protests over low milk prices since 2000, is seeking legal advice on whether it can now bring a claim for compensation.The OFT investigation is continuing, however, in relation to Tesco, Morrisons and the dairy group Lactalis McLelland, and any legal action is expected to be delayed until that is completed.Tesco was defiant and said that it was preparing a robust defence of its actions. Lucy Neville-Rolfe, its executive director, said: “As we have always said, we acted independently and we did not collude with anyone. Our position is different from our competitors and we are defending our own case vigorously. Our philosophy is to give a good deal to customers.”Morrisons has supported the OFT in inquiries into the former Safeway business that it took over, but in a statement said that it was still making “strong representations”in its defence. A spokeswoman for Lactalis McLelland said that the company was “co-operating” with the OFT. Industry insiders suggested that the three companies were deliberately stalling the OFT investigation.Sainsbury’s admitted yesterday that it had agreed to pay £26 million in fines, but denied that it had sought to profiteer. Justin King, the chief executive, said he was disappointed that the company had been penalised for actions meant to help farmers but recognised the benefit of a speedy settlement. Asda declined to say how much it would pay in fines and also said that its intention had been to help farmers under severe financial pressure.1. From the first paragraph, we may infer that _____[A] Tesco is the most resolute among all the retailers to defend its reputation.[B] it is already proved that Tesco has colluded with Asda, Wiseman, Dairy Crest and Cheese Company in fixing the dairy price. [C] Tesco is offered a leniency deal of £80 million because of its quick response to the anti-competitive behaviors[D] Tesco is trying its best to prove its innocence of the scandal.2. Who is most probably the initiator of the pricing formula?[A] Retail chains.[B] Farmers.[C] Dairy companies.[D] Politicians3. The word “defiant”(Line 1, Paragraph 5) most probably means _____.[A] resisiting[B] angry[C] deficient[D] confident4. We may infer from Morrisons’statement that _____ [A] Morrisons turn out to be the most defentive when dealing with OFT.[B] Morrisons is reluctant to support the inquiries into the former Safeway business. [C] industry insiders suggest that Morrisons was trying to delay the OFT investigation with non-cooperation.[D] Morrisons indeed refuses to admit its involvement in the scandal.5. The writer’s attitude to Tesco can be said to be _____[A] biased.[B] objective.[C] sympathetic.[D] optimistic.篇章剖析：本文介绍了目前奶制品公司因内部设定价格而面临受到的调查和处罚的状况。

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考研英语阅读理解精读100篇之经济类考研英语阅读理解精读100篇之经济类unit1unit1Some of the concerns surrounding Turkey’s application to join the European Union, to be voted on by the EU’s Council of Ministers on December 17th, are economic-in particular, the country’s relative poverty. Its GDP per head is less than a third of the average for the 15 pre-2004 members of the EU. But it is not far off that of one of the ten new members which joined on May 1st 2004 (Latvia), and it is much the same as those of two countries, Bulgaria and Romania, which this week concluded accession talks with the EU that could make them full members on January 1st 2007.Furthermore, the country’s recent economic progress has been, according to Donald Johnston, the secretary-general of the OECD, "stunning". GDP in the second quarter of the year was 13.4% higher than a year earlier, a rate of growth that no EU country comes close to matching. Turkey’s inflation rate has just fallen into single figures for the first time since 1972, and this week the country reached agreement with the IMF on a new three-year, $10 billion economic programme that will, according to the IMF’s managing director, Rodrigo Rato, "help Turkey... reduce inflation toward European levels, and enhance the economy’s resilience".Resilienc e has not historically been the country’s economic strong point. As recently as 2001, GDP fell by over 7%. It fell by more than 5% in 1994, and by[A] Its GDP per head is far lagging behind that of the EU members.[B] Its inflation rate is still rising.[C] Its economy grows faster than any EU member.[D] Its economic resilience is very strong.2.We can infer from the second paragraph that__________.[A] Turkey will soon catch the average GDP level of the 15 pre-2004 EU members[B] inflation rate in Turkey used to be very high[C] Turkey’s economy will keep growing at present rate[D] IMF’s economic program will help Turkey join the EU3.The word “oscillated” (Lin e 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means_________.[A] fell[B] climbed[C] developed[D] swang4.Speaking of Turkey’s foreign direct investment, the author implies that_________.[A] it’s stock is far less than that of other countries[B] it does not have much influence on Turkey’s economic progress[C] steady GDP growth will help Turkey attract moreforeign direct investment[D] Turkey’s economic resilience relies on foreign direct investment5.We can draw a conclusion from the text that__________.[A] foreign investment environment in Turkey will become better[B] Turkey’s citizens will suffer heavy loss due to the change of the face value of the lira[C] the local currency will depreciate with the removal of six noughts from the face value[D] prices of goods will go up答案：C B D C A篇章剖析本篇文章是一篇说明文，介绍了土耳其的经济状况。

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TEXT 3Controled bleeding or cauterisation? That was the unappealing choice facing UBS, a Swiss bank which has been badly hurt by the carnage in America’s mortgage market. The bank opted for the latter. First it opened the wound, by announcing a hefty $10 billion write-down on its exposure to subprime-infected debt. UBS now expects a loss for the fourth quarter, which ends this month. Then came the hot iron: news of a series of measures to shore up the bank’s capital base, among them investments from sovereign-wealth funds in Singapore and the Middle East.Bad news had been expected. UBS’s third-quarter write-down of over SFr4 billionin October looked overly optimistic compared with more aggressive markdowns at other banks such as Citigroup and Merrill Lynch. Steep falls in the market value of subprime debt since the end of the third quarter made it certain that UBS would take more pain, given its sizeable exposure to toxic collateralised-debt obligations (CDOs). Analysts at Citigroup were predicting in November that write-downs of up to SFr14 billion were possible.Why then did this new batch of red ink still come as a shock? The answer lies not in the scale of the overall loss, more in UBS’s decision to take the hit in one go. The bank’s mark-to-model approach to valuing its subprime-related holdings had been based on payments data from the underlying mortgage loans. Although these data show a worsening in credit quality, the deterioration is slower than mark-to-market valuations, which have the effect of instantly crystallising all expected future losses.Thanks to this gradualist approach, UBS had been expected to take write-downs in managed increments of SFr2 billion-3 billion over a period of several quarters. It nowappears that the bank has incorporated market values into its model, sending its fourth-quarter write-downs into orbit. The change of approach may be on the advice of auditors and regulators but it is more likely to reflect a desire by UBS’s bosses to avoid months of speculation about the bank’s exposure, something that Marcel Rohner, the chief executive, described as “distracting”.In a particular indignity for a bank long associated with conservatism, concerns about the level of UBS’s capital ratio had even started to surface. Hence the moves to strengthen its tier-one capital, an important measure of bank solidity, by SFr19.4 billion, a great deal more than the write-down. The majority of that money will come from sovereign-wealth funds, the white knights of choice for today’s bank in distress. Singapore’s GIC, which manages the city-state’s foreign reserves, has pledged to buy SFr11 billion-worth of convertible bonds in UBS; an unnamed Middle Eastern investor will put in a further SFr2 billion. UBS will also raise money by selling treasury shares, and save cash by issuing its 2007 dividend in the form of shares. Its capital ratio is expected to end up above 12% in the fourth quarter, a strong position.The majority of that money will come from sovereign-wealth funds, the white knights of choice for today’s bank in distress.Hopeful talk of lines being drawn under the subprime crisis has been a feature of banks’ quarterly reporting since September. Marrying bigger-than-expectedwrite-downs with bigger-than-expected boosts to capital looks like the right treatment in this environment. But UBS still cannot be sure that its problems are over. Further deterioration in its subprime asset values is possible; the broader economic impact of the credit crunch is unclear; and the damage to the bank’s reputat ion cannot yet be quantified. The patient still needs watching.1. The author uses the metaphor “hot iron” to imply that_____.[A] those measures will do more harm to UBS.[B] those measures will cauterize UBS.[C] those measures will forcefully stop UBS from furthur loss.[D] those measures will control bleeding of UBS.2. Compared with the mark-to-market valuations, the mark-to-model approach could _____.[A] slow down the worsening in credit qualtiy.[B] instantly crystallise all expected future loss.[C] worsen the credit quality.[D] accelerate the deterioration in credit quality.3. The reason that Marcel Rohner thought the chang of approach was “distracting” is _____.[A] this change was unexpected to take place in such a situation.[B] this change was result of the advice of auditors and regulators.[C] this change was unfavorite to UBS.[D] this change was taken to make people dispel their guess.4. The phrase “the white knights”(Line 5, Paragraph 5) most probablymeans____.[A] rich people.[B] saviors.[C] generous people.[D] brave people.5. The author’s attitude towards UBS’s future is______.[A] optimistic[B] pessimistic[C] uncertain[D] none of the above篇章分析：本篇文章介绍了UBS银行目前面临的困境以及其解决困境的一系列措施。

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考研英语经济类阅读理解及参考答案阅读理解，我们在考研之前英语考试上造就做过了，但是还没有针对性地做过经济的吧。

下面是店铺给大家整理的考研英语经济类阅读理解及答案，供大家参阅!考研英语经济类阅读理解及答案：Crude awakeningA battle between two energy exchangesOPEN-OUTCRY trading is supposed to be a quaint, outdated practice, rapidly being replaced by sleeker, cheaper electronic systems. Try telling that to theNew York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the world's largest commodities exchange. On November 1st the NYMEX opened an open-outcry pit in Dublin to handle Brent crude futures, the benchmark contract for pricing two-thirds of the world's oil.The NYMEX is trying to snatch liquidity from London's International Petroleum Exchange (IPE), which trades the most Brent contracts; the New York exchange has hitherto concentrated on West Texas Intermediate, an American benchmark grade. The new pit is a response to the IPE's efforts to modernise. On the same day as NYMEX traders started shouting Brent prices in Dublin, the IPE did away with its morning open-outcry session: now such trades must be electronic, or done in the pit after lunch.The New York exchange claims that customers, such as hedge funds or energy companies, prefer open-outcry because it allows for more liquidity. Although most other exchanges are heading in the opposite direction, in commodity markets such as the NYMEX, pressure from "locals"--self-employed traders--is helping to prop up open-outcry, although some reckon that customers pay up to five times as much as with electronicsystems. Even the IPE has no plans to abolish its floor. Only last month it signed a lease, lasting until 2011, for its trading floor in London.Dublin's new pit is "showing promise", says Rob Laughlin, a trader with Man Financial, despite a few technical glitches. On its first day it handled 5,726 lots of Brent (each lot, or contract, is 1,000 barrels), over a third of the volume in the IPE's new morning electronic session. By the year's end, predicts Mr Laughlin, it should be clear whether the venture will be viable. It would stand a better chance if it moved to London. It may yet: it started in Ireland because regulatory approval could be obtained faster there than in Britain.Ultimately, having both exchanges offering similar contracts will be unsustainable. Stealing liquidity from an established market leader, as the NYMEX is trying to do, is a hard task. Eurex, Europe's largest futures exchange, set up shop in Chicago this year, intending to grab American Treasury-bond contracts from the Chicago Board of Trade. It has made little headway. And the NYMEX has dabbled in Brent contracts before, without success.Given the importance of liquidity in exchanges, why do the IPE and the NYMEX not band together? There have been merger talks before, and something might yet happen. Some say that the freewheeling NYMEX and the more staid IPE could never mix. For now, in any case, the two exchanges will slug it out--across the Irish Sea as well as across the Atlantic.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Economist; 11/6/2004, Vol. 373 Issue 8400, p78-78, 1/2p, 1c 注(1)：本文选自Economist;11/6/2004, p78-78, 1/2p, 1c;注(2)：本文习题命题模仿2001年真题text 2第1题(1)，text 4第2题(2)，text 1第2题(4)，2002年真题text 2第2题(3)，text 3第4题(5);1.The NYMEX and IPE are___________.[A] both using open outcry trading as a major trading form[B] partners that are reciprocal in their business activities[C] rivals that are competing in the oil trading market[D] both taking efforts to modernize their trading practice2.According to the author, one of the reasons that the NYMEX takes open-outcry tradingis__________.[A] the preference of its customers[B] the standard practice of energy exchange[C] the long tradition of this trading practice[D] the nostalgic feeling it arouses3.The word “glitches” (Line 2, Paragraph 4) most probably means_________.[A] backwardness[B] disappointments[C] engineers[D] problems4.From Paragraph 4 we can infer that_________.[A] trading volume in the IPE's new morning electronic session is falling[B] London is a better business location for energy exchanges than Dublin[C] Britain’s regulators are less efficient than those of Ireland[D] the Dublin pit of the NYMEX will be more prosperous next year5.We can draw a conclusion from the text that___________.[A] it’s very unlikely that the NYMEX and the IPE could combine their businesses[B] the NYMEX will fail in Ireland as many precedents have shown[C] the two energy exchanges will figure out a way to cooperate with each other[D] the market environment for both energy exchanges is getting better答案：C A D B A篇章剖析本文介绍了两家能源交易所之间的商战。

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Recovery Shows a Soft SpotThe U.S. economy shrank for the first time in more than three years in the fourth quarter, underscoring the halting nature of the recovery. But the strength of consumer spending and business investment suggested that the economy will grow, albeit slowly, this year.Gross domestic product—the broadest measure of goods and services churned out by the economy—fell at a 0.1% annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the government's initialestimate out W ednesday.The details weren't as discouraging as the headline. The drop, a surprise, was driven by a sharp fall in government spending and by businesses putting fewer goods on warehouse shelves, as well as bya decline in exports. The mainstays of the domestic private economy—housing, consumer spending and business investment in equipment and software—were stronger.Research firm Capital Economics called the report "the best-looking contraction in U.S. GDP you'll ever see." Forecasters didn't see the decline as a harbinger of recession. They predicted the U.S. willexpand at around a 2% pace in the current quarter, though the mood could shift Friday when the government releases its monthlysnapshot of the job market.Enlarge ImageClose.Investors pushed down stock prices but didn't seem overly worried either. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has been climbing steadily in past weeks, fell 44 points, to close at 13910.42.Acknowledging the fourth-quarter economic stall, Federal Reserve officials decided W ednesday to continue their $85 billion-per-month bond-buying programs in an effort to push down long-term interest rates and stimulate economic growth.In their statement after W ednesday's meeting, Fed policy makers said it appears that "growth in economic activity paused in recent months, in large part because of weather-related disruptions and other transitory factors." The Fed said it still saw downside risks to the economy, even though it expected a return to moderate growth in themonths ahead.The U.S. joined other advanced economies in reporting contractions in the final months of last year. The U.K., Germany, Spain and Belgium have said their economies shrank in the fourth quarter, and several more euro-zone members in coming weeks are expected to report their own declines. Budget cuts appear to be a leading factor driving the contractions in many of those nations.Deficit cutting in advanced economies is an important reason why global growth is expected to barely improve this year. The International Monetary Fund last week projected global growth of just 3.5% this year, a slight pickup from the estimated 3.2% growth in 2012, due partly to budget tightening in the U.S. and Europe. The International Monetary Fund expects advanced economies to expand just 1.4% this year, compared with 5.5% growth among developingeconomies.W ednesday's GDP report portrayed an economy stuck in low gear. For 2012, the economy grew 2.2%, up from the 1.8% growth of 2011, but still below the roughly 3% pace notched during healthiertimes.For now, the economy is riding largely on the backs of consumers.Consumer spending, adjusted for inflation, increased at a 2.2% rate in the fourth quarter, up from 1.6% in the third. That included a jump in spending on durable goods, which are big-ticket items such ascars and refrigerators.One thing that is helping consumers: They are starting to see substantial income gains after years of stagnation. The GDP report showed after-tax income rose at a rate of 6.8%, adjusted for inflation, the fastest pace since the recession.One company benefiting from stronger consumer spending is Nando'sPeri-Peri USA, a closely held chain of chicken restaurants in the W ashington, D.C., area. Same-store sales rose roughly 5% in the final months of 2012 compared with a year ago, said ChiefExecutive Burton Heiss.Mr. Heiss said he believes consumers are feeling more secure as housing and other parts of the economy improve. Higher home prices, for example, might be giving consumers the confidence to spend more freely on going out. Mr. Heiss added that the strength seems to be continuing: Sales have picked up slightly since the startof the year.U.S. companies stepped up investment in equipment and software during the quarter, with business investment rising at a rate of 8.4%, the strongest pace in a year. That defied expectations that companies would pull back due to worries over the "fiscal cliff" budget disputein W ashington.Still, those factors weren't strong enough to overcome declines in federal spending and exports and slower inventory growth.The slower inventory investment was the biggest factor behind the contraction. Businesses essentially sold items from warehouseshelves, rather than placing new orders with manufacturers.That may have been due to inventory accumulating too quickly last summer and some businesses becoming extra cautious about restocking. The upside is that with inventory levels now depleted, many businesses will be forced to replenish, possibly boostinggrowth in the current quarter.Meanwhile, government spending, which has been a drag on growth for more than two years, declined for the ninth time in 10 quarters.The biggest cuts came in military spending, which tumbled at a rate of 22.2%, the largest drop since 1972. But state and local spending also fell, dashing hopes of stabilization after a rare increase in thethird quarter.Military analysts said the decline likely was a result of pressure on the Pentagon from a number of areas.Among them: reductions in spending on the war in Afghanistan as it winds down, a downturn in planned military spending, a constraint placed on the Pentagon budget because the federal government is operating on short-term resolutions that limit spending growth, as well as concern that further cuts may be in the pipeline.Pentagon officials already have imposed tighter controls on military spending to deal with the challenges.David Berteau, a former Defense Department official who now heads the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in W ashington, said he was surprised by the sharp drop and predicted that persistent uncertainty about the defense budget would continue to be a drag on the nationaleconomy."Is this a blip in the data or is it a trend?" he said. "I think you'reseeing a trend."The effect of defense cuts on the economy in the fourth quarter likely raises the stakes of looming budget fights between the White House and congressional Republicans. The White House said the GDP report showed the need for Congress to avoid "self-inflictedwounds" and reach a deal.Companies tied to the defense industry already are bracing for cuts.Noel McCormick, president of McCormick Stevenson, a small engineering firm in Clearwater, Fla., that designs weapons for major defense contractors, said big clients have told him they may resort to layoffs and cut spending if cuts happen.That would have a "tremendous" impact on McCormick's 12-person company, he said, likely causing it to cut back as well."There is a great deal of angst associated in the coming months," Mr.McCormick said.。

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考研英语阅读理解精读100篇unit78Unit 78There was a time when big-league university presidents really mattered. The New York Times covered their every move. Presidents, the real ones, sought their counsel. For Woodrow Wilson and Dwight Eisenhower, being head of Princeton and Columbia, respectively, was a stepping-stone to the White House. Today, though, the job of college president is less and less removed from that of the Avon lady （except the house calls are made to the doorsteps of wealthy alums）.Ruth Simmons, the newly installed president of Brown University and the first African American to lead an Ivy League school, is a throwback to the crusading campus leaders of old. She doesn't merely marshal funds; she invests them in the great educational causes of our day. With the more than $300 million she raised as president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001, Simmons established an engineering program （the first at any women's school）and added seminars focused on public speaking to purge the ubiquitous "likes" and "ums" from the campus idiom. At a meeting to discuss the future of Smith's math department, one professor timidly requested two more discussion sections for his course. Her response: "Dream bigger."Her own dream was born in a sharecropper's shack in East Texas where there was no money for books or toys——she and her 11 siblings each got an apple, an orange and 10 nuts for Christmas. Though she was called n_____ on her walk to school, entering the classroom, she says, "was like waking up." When Simmons won a scholarship to Dillard University, her high school teachers took up a collection so she'd have a coat. She went onto Harvard to earn a Ph.D. in Romance languages.Simmons has made diversity her No. 1 campus crusade. She nearly doubled the enrollment of black freshmen at Smith, largely by traveling to high schools in the nation's poorest ZIP codes to recruit. Concerned with the lives of minority students once they arrive at school, she has fought to ease the racial standoffs that plague so many campuses. At Smith she turned down a request by students to have race-specific dorms. In 1993, while vice provost at Princeton, she wrote a now famous report recommending that the university establish an office of conflict resolution to defuse racial misunderstandings before they boiled over.Her first task at Brown will be to heal one such rupture last spring after the student paper published an incendiary ad by conservative polemicist David Horowitz arguing that blacks economically benefited from slavery. "There's no safe ground for anybody in race relations, but campuses, unlike any other institution in our society, provide the opportunity to cross racial lines," says Simmons. "And even if you're hurt, you can't walk away. You have to walk over that line."注（1）：本文选自Time; 9/17/2001, Vol. 158 Issue 12, p70, 1p, 1c注（2）：本文习题命题模仿对象2004年真题text 2.1. What does the author intend to illustrate with the example of Woodrow Wilson and Dwight Eisenhower?[A]The president of the first-class university was really very important.[B]The presidents gave them some good advice.[C]The presidents of the university could easily go to the white house.[D]The presidents had more power and authority than Avon ladies.2.What can we infer from the second paragraph?[A]Simmons was an old crusading campus leader.[B]Simmons wanted to expand her university.[C]Simmons knew well about how to invest the money.[D]Simmons was a competent and ambitious president.3.The 4th paragraph mainly talks about _________.[A]Simmons greatly sympathized the black people.[B]Simmons wanted to diversify her university.[C]Simmons made a great effort to solve the racial problems.[D]Simmons never neglect the racial problems.4.What does the author mean by “the job of college president is less and less removed from that of the Avon lady”（Line 4, Paragraph 1）?[A]College president can get their position with the help of Avon lady.[B]The jobs of college president and Avon lady are quite similar.[C]College presidents got inspiration from the job of the Avon lady.[D]The jobs of college presidents and the Avon lady should be separated.5.Which of the following is true according to the text?[A]Simmons had successfully solved the racial problems.[B]Simmons owed her success to her high school teachers.[C]Simmons didn't like “likes” and “ums” in campus idioms.[D]Simmons asked her professor to be more ambitious and aggressive.答案：ADCBD篇章剖析本文可以说是一篇记叙文，主要记述大学校长鲁思·西蒙斯作为校园改革派的一些逸事。

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1. Currency teaserA strong rupee is giving policymakers a new sort of headacheTHE Indian finance ministry's mid-year review, released this week, sees the external sector as a silver lining around the country's huge fiscal deficit. "Buoyant" and "encouraging" are the words used to describe three consecutive quarters of current-account surplus--the first in a quarter-century. Add to that swelling foreign-exchange reserves and a stronger rupee, and some are arguing that it is time for drastic liberalisation of India's foreign-exchange regime. They could be disappointed.For most of the past decade, the nominal value of the rupee has been allowed to decline gently against the dollar, by about 5% a year, thus staying fairly steady in real terms. This year, however, it has been appreciating in real terms (and, since June, nominally as well). It would have done so more sharply had the central bank not been buying dollars with gusto. Exporters of manufactured goods, obsessed with price competition from China, are aghast at the rise--and at the prospect held out by some forecasters that a sustained boom in India's IT exports means it will continue.The rupee's recent strength is only partly related to India's prowess in software and the mushrooming of "business-process outsourcing" in such projects as call-centres. The chunky surpluson invisibles owes more to remittances: non-resident Indians, attracted by the stability of the rupee and its higher interest rates, have been moving their offshore deposits back home. Similarly, Indian companies are borrowing more in dollars without selling rupees forward to hedge repayments. The trade deficit, meanwhile, has been shrinking, as imports grow slowly.The inflows have boosted foreign-exchange reserves by some $20 billion this year, to $66 billion, or 12 months'-worth of imports. The size of this cushion has triggered some calls for further liberalisation of the labyrinthine foreign-exchange controls that India still maintains, despite the move in 1993 towards rupee convertibility for trade purposes. In recent months, some controls have duly been eased. It is now simpler, for example, for individuals to open foreign-currency bank accounts, and for travellers to get hold of foreign exchange. And non-resident Indians have been allowed to take out money acquired through inheritance, or from rents and dividends.Some commentators have taken all this as a harbinger of full capital-account convertibility. That is not on the cards. The experience of 1991, when India ran out of money, has left the central bank prone to caution--an approach it felt was vindicated by the East Asian crisis of 1997-98. With war in Iraq looming and a turbulent oil market, some risk aversion is understandable. India's fiscal deficit--some 10% of GDP and widening--is another reason for moving slowly. Just as one rating agency, Moody's, is considering upgrading India's external debt, another, Fitch, has warned that its local-currency rating is under threat. Nor is it certain that opening the capital account would mean a weaker rupee. It might even attract more capital inflows. As India's exporters are learning, convertibility is a two-way street.Economist; 12/7/2002, Vol. 365 Issue 8302, p73, 1/3p注(1)：本文选自Economist;12/7/2002, p73, 1/3p;注(2)：本文习题命题模仿2002年真题text 2第2题(1)，text 5第3题(2)，1995年真题text 2第4题(3)，2000年真题text 4第3题(4)和1998年真题text 2第4题(5);1.The expression “silver lining” (Line 2, Paragraph 1) most probably means______.[A] a side effect[B] a favorable aspect[C] a decorative line[D] a comforting prospect2.According to the text, the appreciation of the rupee in real terms__________.[A] will lower its nominal value[B] is bad news to exporters of manufactured goods[C] means a sharper decline of its nominal value against the dollar[D] will give impetus to the development of India’s IT industry3.The current account surplus owes to the following EXCEPT_________.[A] the strength of the rupee[B] the remittances of non-resident Indians[C] the hedging activity of Indian companies[D] the growing imports4.Which of the following is true according to the text?。

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考研英语阅读：经济类（4）考研英语阅读：经济类Economist; 11/27/2004, Vol. 373 Issue 8403, p64-65, 2p, 1c 注(1)：本文选自Economist;11/27/2004, p64-65, 2p, 1c;注(2)：本文习题命题模仿2000年真题text 1第1题(1)，1995年真题text 1第2题(2)，2002年真题text 2第2题(3)，1998年真题text 2第2题(4)和1999年真题text 1第4题(5);1.The main reason for the constant change at the top of McDonald is ________.[A] the board’s interference[B] the falling sales[C] the health problems of the chief executives[D] the constant change of its share price2.Which of the following was NOT a cause of the falling sales of McDonald?[A] the change of the chief executive[B] people’s concern about junk food[C] dirty restaurant[D] indifferent service3.The phrase “heir apparent” (Line 7, Paragraph 2) in the article most probablymeans____________.[A] someone who has the same ideas, aims and style with a person[B] someone who has the unalienable right to receive the family title[C] someone who is appointed as a heir of a person[D] someone who is likely to take over a person’s position when that person leaves4.In terms of succession at the top, McDonald_________.[A] has had to made rather hasty decisions[B] prefers to appoint a new boss from within[C] acts in a quick and unreasonable way[D] surprises all the people with its decisions5.Toward McDonald’s reaction to emergencies at the top, the writer’s attitude can be said to be___________.[A] indifferent[B] doubtful[C] objective[D] praiseful答案：C A D B D篇章剖析本篇文章介绍了麦当劳高层人事接替的情况，是一篇说明文。

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The giant Mirafiori plant in Turin is the heart of Fiat Auto， the troubled car division of the Fiat group. As the early shift trooped home at 2pm on October 9th， the mood was pessimistic. The workers knew that the bosses were meeting union leaders later that afternoon in Rome to announce 8，100 job cuts across the group's car factories. This is on top of 3，000 job losses announced earlier this year. Workers expect one-third of Mirafiori's 12，000 employees to be gone by next July. Fiat says that all but 500 of the total are temporary lay-offs， to last about a year. But the morose workers passing through Mirafiori's gates doubt that the jobs will ever come back， whatever the firm says about new models and future investment. Fiat Auto will lose around 1 billion （$987m） this year， wiping out profits in other parts of the group， which makes everything from lorries and tractors to robots. Fiat's bosses have been in denial for years about the company's massive over-capacity， the cause of growing losses as sales slumped. Five years ago Fiat Auto made 2.6m cars a year and profits of 758m. Since then it has recorded a loss in every year bar one. This year it will produce barely 1.9m cars. Its banks forced a restructuring in May， and the chief executive of its Fiat group parent had to resign a few weeks later. The pain is bad enough in northern Italy， where unemployment is barely 4%， but it will be felt more elsewhere. The Termini Imerese plant in Sicily is to lay off 1，800 workers. Unions say that cuts among suppliers could double the number of people hit. The local official jobless rate is already 18% （though this ignores a lively “informal” economy）。

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考研英语经济类阅读理解我们做经济类型的英语阅读理解，是为了能够在考研英语考试上在这一方面得到更多的分数。

下面是店铺给大家整理的考研英语经济类阅读理解，供大家参阅!考研英语经济类阅读理解：RipeAmerica's bond markets are due for scrutiny--and competitionCURIOUSLY, bonds were the first products traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) back in 1792. It took the exchange 30 years to put the "stock" in its name. The exchange lost any significant stake in the bond business generations ago. Now, though, caught in a war over the cost of trading shares, the NYSE quite rightly is looking at other markets with fatter spreads. And its attention has settled on old haunts. It has begun talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over permission to trade thousands of unlisted corporate bonds.The obvious attraction of the bond market is its size: some $10 trillion-worth of corporate bonds traded in 2003, a quarter more than the trading volume on the NYSE. And yet the bond market's size and maturity ought to mean that there are no rich pickings left. It has been hard, though, to tell how efficient bond markets are. In contrast to equities, information on the price of dealing in bonds has been scarce.That began to change two years ago when the National Association of Securities Dealers began collecting transaction prices. This month the SEC released a study, based on these data, by its own Amy Edwards and Michael Piwowar, and Lawrence Harris of the University of Southern California. For all but thelargest investors, trading bonds is many times more expensive than trading stocks. This is odd. In theory bonds should be no more expensive to trade than equities.Even before sales commissions, the spread between what investors receive when selling $20,000-worth of corporate bonds and what they pay when buying is about 1.4%, or about one-quarter of a year's return. Costs are still higher in the convertible-bond market. And in the municipal-bond market, the spread reaches 2%, according to a similar study published by the SEC in the summer. All told, this is at least four times as expensive as a typical retail equity trade. The prices of most corporate bonds are reported soon after trading. But for the portion of the corporate-bond market where prices are still not required to be reported, a $2 trillion segment in 2003, the study reckons investors paid an additional $1 billion in trading costs.When trades are reported through the NASD, according to the study, trading costs fall by 10% to 14%. And that is only a start, because the NASD system is glacially slow, reporting prices with a 30-minute delay. Meanwhile, only dealers know where the market is trading. With immediate disclosure, says Mr Harris, transaction costs would undoubtedly fall farther. The benefits, he notes, would not be just to investors but to companies, because lower sales costs would make their debt more attractive to buyers. Bond dealers have long resisted efforts to shine a light on their markets. The study indicates why. For the NYSE, opportunity knocks.Economist; 10/16/2004, Vol. 373 Issue 8397, p70-70, 1/2p词汇注释bound market 债券市场due adj.(常与for连用)适当的;合适的;被期望的;约定、预期的scrutiny [5skru:tInI; (?@) 5skru:tEnI] n. 细阅;详细检查;仔细研究New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) 纽约证券交易所Securities and Exchange Commission (美国)证券交易委员会National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) (美国)全国证券交易商协会spread n.差额;进出差价haunt n. 常去的地方; (动物等的)栖息处; (罪犯等的)巢穴pickings (pl) n. 外快，临时收入all told 一共;总计market n. 证券(或商品)的交易，买卖shine a light on sth. v. 使某事清楚明白地显示出来opportunity knocks机不可失，失不再来;鸿运当头参考译文成熟美国的债券市场需要进行仔细研究奇怪的是，早在1792 年，债券就是纽约证券交易所(NYSE)交易的第一个品种。

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2021考研英语阅读精读100篇(高分版)二十二新东方2021考研英语阅读精读100篇(高分版)TEXT TWENTYTWO Working out exactly what students and taxpayers get for the money they spend on universities is a tricky business. Now the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a Paris-based think-tank for rich countries, is planning to make the task a bit easier, by producing the first international comparison of how successfully universities teach.“Rather than assuming that because a university spends more it must be better, or using other proxy measures for quality, we will look at learning outcomes,”explains Andreas Schleicher, the OECD's head of education research. Just as the OECD assesses primary and secondary education by testing randomly chosen groups of youngsters from each country in reading and mathematics, it will sample university students to see what they have learned. Once enough universities are taking part, it may publish league tables showing where each country stands, just as it now does for compulsory education. That may produce a fairer assessment than the two established rankings, though the British one does try to broaden its inquiry by takingopinions from academics and employers.There is much to be said for the OECD's approach. Of course a Nobel laureate's view on where to study may be worth hearing, but dons may be so busy writing and researching that they spend little or no time teaching—a big weakness at America's famous universities. And changes in methodology can bring startling shifts. The high-flying London School of Economics, for example, tumbled from 17th to 59th in the British rankings published last week, primarily because it got less credit than in previous years for the impressive number of foreign students it had managed to attract.The OECD plan awaits approval from an education ministers' meeting in January. The first rankings are planned by 2021. They will be of interest not just as a guide for shoppers in the global market, but also as indicators of performance in domestic markets. They will help academics wondering whether to stay put or switch jobs, students choosing where to spend their time and money, and ambitious university bosses who want a sharper competitive edge for their institution.The task the OECD has set itself is formidable. In many subjects, such as literature and history, the syllabus varies hugely from one country, and even one campus, to another. ButOECD researchers think that problem can be overcome by concentrating on the transferable skills that employers value, such as critical thinking and analysis, and testing subject knowledge only in fields like economics and engineering, with a big common core.Moreover, says Mr Schleicher, it is a job worth doing. Today's rankings, he believes, do not help governments assess whether they get a return on the money they give universities to teach their undergraduates. Students overlook second-rank institutions in favour of big names, even though the less grand may be better at teaching. Worst of all, ranking by reputation allows famous places to coast along, while making life hard for feisty upstarts. “We will not be reflecting a university's history,” says Mr Schleicher, “but asking: what is a global employer looking for?” A fair question, even if not every single student's destiny is to work for a multinational firm.1. The project by OECD is aimed to_____[A] assess primary and secondary education of each school that subscribe to the service.[B] appraise the learning outcomes of university students as part of their academic performance.[C] establish a new evaluation system for universities.[D] set up a new ranking for compulsory education.2. The assessment method by OECD is different from the established rankings in_____[A] that its inquiry is broader as to include all the students and staff.[B] that its samples are chosen randomly based on statistical analysis of method.[C] that it attaches more importance to the learning efficiency.[D] that it takes opinions from the students to see what they have learnt.3. The best universities in the Nobel laureate’s eye are _____[A] those of high reputation.[B] those ambitious universities.[C] the feisty upstarts.[D] those high-flying universities.4. By the case of London School of Economic, the author wants to show that_____[A] the OECD’s approach is very fair.[B] the Nobel laureate’s opinion is not worth hearing.[C] the British rankings pays more attention to the foreignstudents.[D] different assessment methods may lead to different ranking results.5. The OECD’s ranking system will probably be welcomed most by_____[A] parents who pay for the children’s secondary education.[B] the famous colleges.[C] those ambitious second-rank institutions.[D] shoppers in the global market.123历年考研英语真题及答案【下载】2021年考研英语冲刺阶段高分突破完全攻略新东方2021考研英语阅读精读100篇(高分版)文章剖析：这篇文章讲述了经济合作与发展组织目前正在努力建立的一种新的大学评估模式。

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The train was running late， but the 35 aboriginal children who had travelled for two hours through the South Australian desert to meet it did not seem to mind. It was， after all， Australia's and one of the world‘s most unusual train journeys. When the Indian Pacific passenger train finally ground to a halt at Watson， a siding on Australia's transcontinental line，the children burst into a rendition of a Spanish Christmas song， “Feliz Navidad”， as Father Christmas disembarked to distribute gifts. Watson is a red desert moonscape on the Nullarbor Plain at the eastern end of the world's longest stretch of straight rail track， 478km （297 miles）。

This is a mere one-tenth of the 4，352km， three-day journey the train was making between Sydney on Australia‘s east coast and Perth on the west coast. The Indian Pacific and its predecessors， such as the Tea and Sugar Train that took provisions to isolated outback communities， were once symbols of Australia's conquest of its vast distances. But by the 1990s， air travel and the neglect of Australia’s railways by their federal and state-government owners almost killed the last east-west passenger train. After threatening to close the loss-making Indian Pacific， the federal government in Canberra sold it and the Ghan，another outback passenger train， to Great Southern Railway （GSR）， a British-owned private consortium， in 1997. GSR has now turned a first-year loss of A$20m （$15m） into a small operating profit by restoring rolling stock， hiring young， multi-skilled， non-unionised crews and re-marketing the trains to locals and tourists alike. One innovation was to send the Indian Pacific on a whistle-stop Christmas run taking gifts and music to the outback. This year's journey， the fifth，with impromptu concerts at remote sidings by Jimmy Barnes， an Australian rock star， drew the biggest crowds so far. Broken Hill， a town in western New South Wales struggling since its big silver， lead and zinc mine started winding down， now relies on the Indian Pacific‘s tourist passengers for economic lifeblood. The Ghan's revival on the north-south transcontinental line has been even more remarkable. The 65，000-plus passengers it carried through the Northern Territory in 2004 were 60% more than in the previous year. Public interest grew after the opening of a new line between Alice Springs and Darwin， allowing people to make the two-day journey from Adelaide by rail for the first time. GSR plans to double the Ghan‘s frequency in 2005. The railway revival still has inefficiencies to overcome. The Indian Pacific competes for space on the single track with trains that carry 80% of the freight between Australia's east and west coasts. Though most of the line is straight and flat，speed limitations mean this is not a journey for anyone in a hurry. 注（1）：本⽂选⾃Economist； 12/18/2004， p54-54， 2/5p；注（2）：本⽂习题命题模仿对象2004年真题Text 1； 1.What was the Indian Pacific like before its selling to GSR？ [A]It always posed a threat to the federal government. [B]It was mainly used for carrying cargos. [C]It almost broke down and collapsed. [D]It helped Australia conquer its vast land. 2.Which of the following is not true about “the Indian Pacific”？ [A]It was not popular with passengers with its low speed. [B]It used to be a symbol of Australia's conquest of its vast distance. [C]It almost disappeared because of the air travel and the neglect of Australia's railway. [D]Many ways have been adopted to revive it. 3.The main idea of paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 is that __________. [A]what is the use of reviving the railway [B]what effect the revival of the railway has brought about [C]how to deal with the difficulties in the development of railway [D]how the measures are adopted to revive the collapsing railways 4.What benefit can the revival of the railway bring to some remote and rural area？ [A]It can bring happiness to the children there. [B]It can help develop the economy. [C]It can lessen the burden of the government. [D]It can bring a lot of job opportunities. 5.What difficulty is the Indian Pacific facing today？ [A]The train goes so slowly that many people will not take it. [B] The frequency of using the single track line is low. [C] The space for developing the Indian Pacific is not large enough. [D]Carrying passengers is less profitable than carrying the freight. 答案：CADBC 篇章剖析本⽂介绍了澳⼤利亚⼀些通往内地的乘客列车由于某些原因⼏乎陷⼊关闭的境地，现在澳⼤利亚正在掀起复兴铁路的热潮。

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考研英语阅读理解精读100篇（高分版）：UNIT SEVENTEXT ONEOnce upon a time—when the U.S. dollar was king—American studentsblithely flocked overseas to nibbl e on affordable scones and croissantsbetween classes. How times have changed.As the dollar dips to all-timelows, college students are feeling the pinch. Especially in the UnitedKingdom and countries that use the euro—which currently is at 68 centsto the dollar—the cost of living has skyrocketed. "Years ago we couldsay studying abroad was the same price as staying on campus," says DaeyaMalboeuf, an associate director at Syracuse University. "There's no waywe can say that anymore."Yet this unfavorable economic environment hasn't stopped studentsfrom scrambling overseas. According to the Institute of InternationalEducation, study-abroad programs have grown 144 percent in the past decadeand continue to increase around 8 percent each year. Considering therising costs, "it's surprising how little the students haven't beendeterred," says Natalie Bartush, who handles the study-abroad program atthe University of Texas.Where the real change appears to be happening as a result of risingprices is in the length and location of students' foreign study choices.The number of participants in short-term summer programs has swelled, ashas the interest in courses at more exotic locales. For Middlebury Collegestudents, for example, a year in Florence costs around $37,000; atSantiago, Chile, it's $27,000. Such price differences have contributedto modest or flat growth at traditionally popular programs in westernEurope and Australia, whereas schools in Chile, Argentina, South Africa,and China (particularly Hong Kong) are aggressively expanding to meetrising demand.Program directors are quick to point out that the shift is not justabout money. "You can't understand the United States today withoutunderstanding what's going on outside our borders, and that's not justEurope anymore," says Rebecca Hovey, dean of the study-abroad program atthe School for International Training. Interest in nontraditional localesspiked even before the dollar began dropping, and foreign countries aremarketing themselves to American students. A surge of support fromeducation nonprofits and the State Department also has fueled the trend.Study-abroad costs also vary wildly based on the way colleges structure their programs. Schools that effectively swap students with a foreign college are less affected by the falling dollar, but American schools that operate their own student centers often end up paying more for rent, utilities, and faculty salaries as the U.S. currency falters. The dollar's slide also means that trying to set student fees in advance is a tiresome guessing game for college officials. Most of these educators' energy, however, is spent scrounging up extra financial aid for needy travelers. Students already getting help can usually transfer their aid to tuition and fees abroad, but basics like housing and food are often at the mercy of the fluctuating dollar. Airfare, which can exceed $1,000 round trip, is not generally included in school fees, and whirlwind trips across continents are rarely cheap.The emphasis on student financial responsibility is especially evident at private schools like Syracuse, which charges the same pricey tuition abroad as at home. Even at more affordable public universities and private colleges like Middlebury—which charges U.S. students the often cheaper tuition of the international host schools—counselors are quick to peddle the virtue of thrift, a lesson no longer lost between those on safety and culture shock.1. The fact that American students blithely flocked overseas to nibble on affordable sconesa and croissants implies that_____[A] studying abroad cost almost the same as staying in U.S. for higher education.[B] American students were encouraged to study overseas to enrich their experience.[C] the cost of living at abroad was moderate for American students.[D] the U.S. dollar was the strongest currency in the world. 2. The changes of study-abroad caused by the dollar’s depreciation are the following ones except_____[A] students’ enthusiasm of studying abroad in short period does not disappear but vice versa.[B] students become hesitant when considering long-term overseas programs.[C] programmes in western Europe and Australia suffer declining popularity.[D] students who chose to study at certain continents are at a rapid growth.3. Rebecca Hover’s statement implies that_____[A] the United States are now more readily influenced by the other countries than before.[B] shift in the mainland may also be caused by factors outside of America.[C] Europe can no longer influnece the United States as before.[D] the United States are extending its influence beyond its boraders.4. Who are probably most affected by the dollar’s dip?[A] The international exchange students. [B] The students who have got scholarships.[C] The students at costly private schools.[D] The students at public universities.5. The best title for this passage is_____[A] Impact of the Dollar’s Devaluation.[B] American Students at Abroad.[C] Study-abroad Costs for American Students.[D] Shift of American Students’Foreign Study.文章剖析：这篇文章主要讲述美元贬值后对于美国学生留学的影响。

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考研英语阅读理解精读100 篇之经济类unit1unit1Some of the concerns surrounding Turkey’ s application to join the European Union, to be voted on by theEU’ sCouncil of Ministers on December 17th, are economic -in particular, the country’relatives poverty. ItsGDP per head is less than a third of the average for the 15 pre-2004 members of the EU. But it is not far offthat of one of the ten new members which joined on May 1st 2004 (Latvia), and it is much the same as thoseof two countries, Bulgaria and Romania, which this week concluded accession talks with the EU that couldmake them full members on January 1st 2007.Furthermore, the country ’recents economic progress has been, according to Donald Johnston, thesecretary-general of the OECD, "stunning". GDP in the second quarter of the year was 13.4% higher than ayear earlier, a rate of growth that no EU country comes close to matching. Turkey ’ s inflation rate h into single figures for the first time since 1972, and this week the country reached agreement with the IMF on anew three-year, $10 billion economic programme that will, according to the IMF ’ s managing director, R Rato, "help Turkey... reduce inflation toward European levels, and enhance the economy ’ s resilienResilience has not historical ly been the country’ s economic strong point. As recently as 2001, GDP fell byover 7%. It fell by more than 5% in 1994, and by just under 5% in 1999. Indeed, throughout the 1990s growthoscillated like an electrocardiogram recording a violent heart attack. This irregularity has been one of the mainreasons (along with red tape and corruption) why the country has failed dismally to attract much-needed foreigndirect investment. Its stock of such investment (as a percentage of GDP) is lower now than it was in the 1980s,and annual inflows have scarcely ever reached $1 billion (whereas Ireland attracted over $25 billion in 2003, asdid Brazil in every year from 1998 to 2000).One deterrent to foreign investors is due to disappear on January 1st 2005. On that day, Turkey will takeaway the right of virtually every one of its citizens to call themselves a millionaire. Six noughts will be removedfrom the face value of the lira; one unit of the local currency will henceforth be worth what 1m arenow-ie, about ?0.53 ($0.70). Goods will have to be priced in both the new and old lira for the whole of the year,but foreign bankers and investors can begin to look forward to a time in Turkey when they will no longer haveto juggle mentally with indeterminate strings of zeros.注（ 1）：本文选自Economist ； 12/18/2004, p115-115, 2/5p ；注（ 2）：本文习题命题模仿 2004 年真题 text 1 第 1 题和第 3 题（ 1，3），2001 年真题 text 1 第 2 题（ 2），1999 年真题 text 2 第 2 题（ 4）和 2002 年真题 text 3 第 4 题（ 5）；1.What is Turkey’ s economic situation now?[A]Its GDP per head is far lagging behind that of the EU members.[B]Its inflation rate is still rising.[C]Its economy grows faster than any EU member.[D]Its economic resilience is very strong.2.We can infer from the second paragraph that__________.[A] Turkey will soon catch the average GDP level of the 15 pre-2004 EU members[B]inflation rate in Turkey used to be very high[C]Turkey ’ s economy will keep growing at present rate[D]IMF ’ s economic program will help Turkey join the EU3. The word“ oscillated” (Line 3, Paragraph 3)st moprobably means_________.[A]fell[B]climbed[C]developed[D]swang4.Speaking of Turkey’ s foreign direct investment, the author implies that_________.[A] it’ s stock is far less than that of other countries[B] it does not have much influ ence on Turkey’ s economic progress[C]steady GDP growth will help Turkey attract more foreign direct investment[D]Turkey ’ s economic resilience relies on foreign direct investment5.We can draw a conclusion from the text that__________.[A]foreign investment environment in Turkey will become better[B]Turkey ’ s citizens will suffer heavy loss due to the change of the face value of the lira[C]the local currency will depreciate with the removal of six noughts from the face value[D]prices of goods will go up答案： C B D C A篇章剖析本篇文章是一篇说明文，介绍了土耳其的经济状况。

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考研英语经济类阅读理解及答案解析考研，除了做教育类的英语阅读理解之外，还可以做做经济类型的。

下面是店铺给大家整理的考研英语经济类阅读理解及答案，供大家参阅!考研英语经济类阅读理解及答案：SALLIE KRAWCHECK CEO of Citigroup's new Smith Barney unitAS A TRACK STAR in high school, Sallie Krawcheck ranked among her state's best at the high jump. But she hasn't jumped for anyone since, and her unshakable independence has propelled her career on Wall Street to heights unimaginable to a girl coming of age in Charleston, S.C., in the 1970s. Then, Krawcheck--always an outstanding student--thought mostly of cheerleading and "dating the coolest boy," she acknowledges. "She was in danger of becoming terminally cute," recalls her high school guidance counselor, Nancy Wise, who recognized Krawcheck's potential early and stoked her business ambitions. Today Krawcheck, 37, is one of the most powerful women in the corporate world and a rising star.How far she climbs depends on how well she meets her latest challenge: closing the credibility gap at financial-services giant Citigroup, after government inquiries put a cloud over the firm's reputation--and its stock. Krawcheck was hired in October from the independent stock-research firm Sanford C. Bernstein (where she was CEO) to be Citi's designated savior. Citigroup's proud CEO, Sanford Weill, personally wooed her, reorganizing a large chunk of Citi around her. Krawcheck is now CEO of a reconstituted Smith Barney, which encompasses Citi's stock-research and retail-brokerage operations.This large stage leaves Krawcheck outwardly undaunted.She's relaxed and confident, with a self-deprecating sense of humor. She says she's "incredibly insecure," and has had nightmares in which she fails to win the respect of her new colleagues. But this soft-spoken humility belies a toughness present from the start. Daughter of a lawyer and sister of three more, Krawcheck learned early on to substantiate her assertions--or keep quiet."It used to get quite interesting around the dinner table," says her father Lenny, who practices law in Charleston. "Politics, relationships--you name it. It was every man for himself and awful tough to make your point." Jokes Sallie: "None of us could get a friend to come over for dinner."Krawcheck earned a journalism degree from the University of North Carolina and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. She went to work at Salomon Brothers but soon moved to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, where she met her husband Gary Appel. In 1994 Krawcheck moved to Bernstein and dived into stock research. She began covering financial-services firms in 1997 and immediately became the most influential analyst in that field. During those years, Krawcheck earned Weill's ire--and respect when she was later proved correct--by dwelling on the pitfalls of Weill's acquisition of Salomon~~~~~~~~By Daniel Kadlec Time; 12/2/2002, Vol. 160 Issue 23, p52, 1/2p, 1c注(1)：本文选自Time; 12/2/2002, p52, 1/2p, 1c;注(2)：本文习题命题模仿对象2003年真题Text 2;1. The author begins his article by __________.[A]making a comparison[B]posing a contrast[C]justifying an assumption[D]explaining a phenomenon2. Krawcheck was chosen the CEO of the Smith Barney because ___________.[A]the CEO of the Citigroup trusted her[B]she was thought to be able to save Citigroup out of trouble[C]she has wonderful experience in this field[D]she is the new rising star3. Krawcheck’s success depends on ___________.[A]how well she can regain the firm’s reputation[B]how well she can save the firm’s credibility crisis[C]how well she can raise the firm’s stock[D]how well she can fulfill her own plan and aim4. The previous days Krawcheck spent at home are mentioned to show that __________.[A] Krawcheck knows well how to prove her ideas[B] family members are always on different sides.[C]there is an air of freed om at Krawcheck’s home[D]they have a variety of topics at dinner5.From the text we learn that Krawcheck is ___________.[A]humorous[B]soft-hearted[C]sensitive[D]strong-minded答案：ABBAD篇章剖析本文记述了萨利•克劳切克成功的职业生涯。

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考研英语经济类阅读理解及答案考研英语经济类阅读理解及答案：StaggeringThings are slow to change in Americas boardroomsTHE annual review of American company board practices by Korn/Ferry, a firm of headhunters, is a useful indicator of the health of corporate governance. This years review, published on November 12th, shows that the Sarbanes-Oxley act, passed in 2002 to try to prevent a repeat of corporate collapses such as Enrons and WorldComs, has had an impact on the boardroom--albeit at an average implementation cost that Korn/Ferry estimates at $5.1m per firm.Two years ago, only 41% of American firms said they regularly held meetings of directors without their chief executive present; this year the figure was 93%. But some things have been surprisingly unaffected by the backlash against corporate scandals. For example, despite a growing feeling that former chief executives should not sit on their companys board, the percentage of American firms where they do has actually edged up, from 23% in 2003 to 25% in 2004.Also, disappointingly few firms have split the jobs of chairman and chief executive. Another survey of American boards published this week, by A.T. Kearney, a firm of consultants, found that in 2002 14% of the boardsof SP 500 firms had separated the roles, and a further 16% said they planned to do so. But by 2004 only 23% overall had taken the plunge. A survey earlier in the year by consultants at McKinsey found that 70% of American directors and investors supported the idea of splitting the jobs, which is standard practice in Europe.Another disappointment is the slow progress in abolishing "staggered" boards--ones where only one-third of the directors are up for re-election each year, to three-year terms. Invented as a defence against takeover, such boards, according to a new Harvard Law School study by Lucian Bebchuk and Alma Cohen, are unambiguously "associated with an economically significant reduction in firm value".Despite this, the percentage of SP 500 firms with staggered boards has fallen only slightly--from 63% in 2001 to 60% in 2003, according to the Investor Responsibility Research Centre. And many of those firms that have been forced by shareholders to abolish the system are doing so only slowly. Merck, a pharmaceutical company in trouble over the possible side-effects of its arthritis drug Vioxx, is allowing its directors to run their full term before introducing a system in which they are all re-elected (or otherwise) annually. Other companies staggered boards are entrenched in their corporate charters, which cannot be amended by a shareholders vote. Anyone who expected the scandals of 2001 to bring about rapid change in the balance of power between managers and owners was, at best, naive.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Economist; 11/13/2004, Vol. 373 Issue 8401, p67-67, 4/9p注(1)：*选自Economist;11/13/2004, p67-67, 4/9p;注(2)：*习题命题模仿1998年真题text 1第2题(1)，2002年真题text 2第2题(2)，text 5第3题(3)，2004年真题text 4第2题(4)和1999年真题text 1第4题(5);1.The Sarbanes-Oxley act is most probably about_________.[A] corporate scandal[B] corporate management[C] corporate cost[D] corporate governance2.The word “backlash” (Line 3, Paragraph 2) most probably means_________.[A] a violent force[B] a strong impetus[C] a firm measure[D] a strong negative reaction3.According to the text, separating the roles between chairman and chief executiveis________.[A] a common practice in American companies[B] what many European companies do[C] a must to keep the health of a company[D] not a popular idea among American entrepreneurs4.We learn from the text that a "staggered" board________.[A] is adverse to the increment of firm value[B] gives its board members too much power[C] has been abolished by most American companies[D] can be voted down by shareholders5.Toward the board practice of American companies, the writers attitude can be said tobe________.[A] biased[B] pessimistic[C] objective[D] critical答案：D D B A D篇章剖析本篇*是一篇议论文，对美国公司的董事会变化缓慢的情况提出了批评。