Question

【題目】B

For several years now, the dollar has fallen lower and lower against other major currencies. Lately, though, the dollar has risen, especially against the Japanese yen and the euro. Some traders think the dollar will continue to rise, but that is not clear.

The dollar moved up this week after comments by American officials in support of a strong dollar policy.

On Monday, before he left for his last trip as president to Europe, George Bush said: "A strong dollar is in our nation's interests. It is in the interests of the global economy." Also Monday, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on CNBC television that he would consider intervention to keep the dollar from sliding further.

The United States has not intervened in currency markets since two thousand. That year the administration of president Bill Clinton bought euros to support the European currency.

But on Tuesday, President Bush said in Slovenia that the "relative value of economies will end up setting the proper valuation of the dollar."

A weaker dollar helps American exporters. But it means Americans have to pay more for imports and for travel to other countries.

Some experts say dollar weakness is the main reason why oil prices have risen so high. Oil is priced in dollars on the world market.

But Treasury Secretary Paulson dismissed any link. He noted that since two thousand two, the dollar has fallen about twenty-four percent. But the price of oil has gone up well over five hundred percent.

Adding to pressure on the dollar, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet suggested that the E.C.B will raise interest rates next month. European officials are increasingly concerned with inflation. But investors can already get higher rates of return on investments in euros than in dollars.

High prices for oil, food and other products have raised inflation concerns worldwide. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the latest increases in energy prices have added to inflation risks.

His comments in recent days have suggested that the central bank could stop cutting rates as it has since September. Its rate for overnight loans between banks is currently at two percent. Some market watchers think the Fed could raise rates as early as this month.

Finance ministers from nations in the Group of Eight will discuss the dollar and other issues at their meeting this weekend in Osaka, Japan.

【1】The passage is mainly concerned about ___

A. the history of American currency

B. the inflation in America

C. the political cases in America

D. the price of the oil in the world

【2】Why did the dollar move up a little this week according to the passage?

A. Because of George Bush’s visit to the Europe

B. Because of the official’s support of the policy.

C. Because of the increasing of the oil price.

D. Because of the meeting of the Group of Eight.

【3】Which of the following statements is true?

A. The dollar will continuously rise, especially against the Japanese yen and the euro.

B. Some government officials’ comments made the dollars rising a lot..

C. Many measures have taken to stop dollars from falling further..

D. Few countries in the world are all concerned about the inflation

【4】We can infer from the passage that____

A. the dollar is sure to continue to rise

B. the dollar is sure to slide further

C. investors will get more benefit from dollars

D. there is a chance of inflation in the world

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析: 通貨膨脹，美元兌換率下降，美國(guó)政府要員紛紛作出反應(yīng)，并出臺(tái)相應(yīng)對(duì)策，同時(shí)也引起了人們的議論和評(píng)判。

【1】B主旨大意題。幾年來，美元對(duì)世界其他一些主要貨幣的匯率一直在下降，現(xiàn)在，美元開始上升了。文章實(shí)際上是反映了美國(guó)的經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展問題，即美國(guó)出現(xiàn)的經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)。故選B

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段整句The dollar moved up this week after comments by American officials in support of a strong dollar policy句意：美元是在美國(guó)政府官員表示支持一個(gè)堅(jiān)強(qiáng)有力的美元政策后在本周開始上揚(yáng)的。故選B

【3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。為了阻止形勢(shì)接而可能帶來通貨膨脹效應(yīng)，采取了許多措施。比如第九段開頭,Adding to pressure on the dollar, European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet suggested that the E.C.B will raise interest rates next month.為了給美元增加壓力，歐洲中央銀行行長(zhǎng)吉恩克勞德.里歇建議歐洲中央銀行下個(gè)月提高銀行利率。Many measures have taken to stop dollars from falling further.故選C

【4】D推理判斷題。文章第十段High prices for oil, food and other products have raised inflation concerns worldwide. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the latest increases in energy prices have added to inflation risks句意：石油、糧食和其他產(chǎn)品的高價(jià)格已經(jīng)引起全世界對(duì)通貨膨脹的關(guān)注，美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)主席本.伯南克說最近能源價(jià)格的上漲已經(jīng)增加了通貨膨脹的危險(xiǎn)。由此得知，能源價(jià)格上漲會(huì)增加通脹風(fēng)險(xiǎn).there is a chance of inflation in the world。故選D