Question

【題目】Economy rebounding after drop

China's economy experienced a deep reduction in the first quarter due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. 【1】. This indicates that the country's recovery has gained a firmer footing, officials and economists said on Friday.

【2】. However, it remains unclear whether the government will still set a GDP growth target for the year. Economists said China's policy for the next step needs to focus on stimulating(刺激) demand and stabilizing(穩(wěn)定)employment to promote economic recovery.

Mao Shengyong, NBS spokesman, said the outbreak created a serious blow to the country's economy in the first quarter, but major economic indicators(指標(biāo)) rebounded in March.【3】.

Lian Ping, chief economist at Zhixin Investment, said the government needs to strengthen policy support to prevent the economy from suffering a second wave of blows from the global economic downturn. 【4】. While most large companies have resumed production, according to NBS calculations, many smaller companies are still struggling to resume work under rising financial difficulties and labor shortages.

Retail sales dropped by 19 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, which indicated that domestic demand remains relatively weak and there is still room for policies to effectively boost households' consumption(消費(fèi)), economists said. 【5】. The urban unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in March, down by 0.3 percentage point from February, according to the NBS.

A.Urban household income declined by 3.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter.

B.But major economic indicators improved mostly in March.

C.China's GDP in the first quarter contracted by 6.8 percent from a year earlier according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

D.Chinese economy is recovering as more companies are borrowing to promote their production recovery.

E.And the country's economic performance will improve further in the second quarter.

F.Chinese companies, including exporters, have seen an increase in cancellations(取消) of orders.

G."More support needs to be given to households as the decline(下降) of residents' income

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】E

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹受新的冠狀病毒爆發(fā)的影響，中國的經(jīng)濟(jì)在第一季度經(jīng)歷了嚴(yán)重打擊，但第二季度有所改善，經(jīng)濟(jì)恢復(fù)還面臨著各種困難。

【1】根據(jù)上文提示“由于新的冠狀病毒爆發(fā),中國經(jīng)濟(jì)在第一季度經(jīng)歷了嚴(yán)重的減少。”再根據(jù)下文提示“官員和經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家周五表示,這表明,該國的經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇已經(jīng)獲得了更堅實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)。”承接上下文，B項But major economic indicators improved mostly in March.（但主要的經(jīng)濟(jì)指標(biāo)大多在3月份有所改善。）切題。故選B。

【2】根據(jù)下文提示“不過，目前仍不清楚政府是否仍將設(shè)定今年的GDP增長目標(biāo)。”承接下文，C項China's GDP in the first quarter contracted by 6.8 percent from a year earlier according to the National Bureau of Statistics.（根據(jù)國家統(tǒng)計局的數(shù)據(jù)，中國第一季度的GDP與去年同期相比下降了6.8%。）切題。故選C。

【3】根據(jù)上文提示“國家統(tǒng)計局發(fā)言人毛勝勇表示，疫情在第一季度對中國經(jīng)濟(jì)造成了嚴(yán)重打擊，但主要經(jīng)濟(jì)指標(biāo)在3月份出現(xiàn)反彈。”承接上文，E項And the country's economic performance will improve further in the second quarter.（中國的經(jīng)濟(jì)表現(xiàn)將在第二季度進(jìn)一步改善。）切題。故選E。

【4】根據(jù)上文提示“智信投資首席經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家連平表示，政府需要加強(qiáng)政策支持，以防止經(jīng)濟(jì)遭受全球經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退的第二波打擊。”再根據(jù)下文提示“根據(jù)國家統(tǒng)計局的計算，雖然大多數(shù)大公司已恢復(fù)生產(chǎn)，但許多較小的公司在日益加劇的財務(wù)困難和勞動力短缺的情況下仍難以恢復(fù)生產(chǎn)。”承接上下文，F項Chinese companies, including exporters, have seen an increase in cancellations(取消) of orders.（包括出口商在內(nèi)的中國企業(yè)取消訂單的情況有所增加。）切題。故選F。

【5】根據(jù)上文提示“經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家表示，第一季度零售額同比下降19%，這表明國內(nèi)需求仍然相對疲弱，政策仍有有效提高家庭消費(fèi)的空間。”再根據(jù)下文提示“根據(jù)國家統(tǒng)計局的數(shù)據(jù)，3月份城鎮(zhèn)失業(yè)率為5.9%，比2月份下降了0.3個百分點(diǎn)。”承接上下文，A項Urban household income declined by 3.9 percent year-on-year in the first quarter.（今年第一季度，城市家庭收入同比下降了3.9%。）切題。故選A。