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湖南廣播電視大學開放教育期末考試英語報刊選讀考試樣題（2）（開卷）注意事項一、將你的學號、姓名及分校(工作站)名稱填寫在答題紙的規(guī)定欄內?？荚嚱Y束后，把試卷和答題紙放在桌上。試卷和答題紙均不得帶出考場。二、仔細閱讀題目的說明，并按題目要求答題。答案一定要寫在答題紙指定的位置上，寫在試卷上的答案無效。三、用藍、黑圓珠筆或鋼筆答題，使用鉛筆答題無效。PartI.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese:(20小題，每題21. InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)2. UnitedNationsEconomicCouncil 3. WorldTradeOrganization(WTO) 4. EuropeanUnion5. ShanghaiCooperationOrganization(SCO)6. theCommonWealth7. GroupofEight(G8)8.TheTimes9.TheGuardian10.FinancialTimes11.TheEconomist12.WashingtonPost13. NewsWeek14. Reader’sDigest15.Fortune16. financialcrisis 17. politicalasylum18. DowningStreet19. ForeignSecretary20. theHouseofLords PartII.Readthefollowingnewsandchoosethebestanswer.(5小題，每題2分，共10分)Everyhumanbeing,nomatterwhatheisdoing,givesoffbodyheat.Theusualproblemishowtogetridofit.ButthedesignersoftheJohnstowncampusoftheUniversityofSomepartsofmostmodernbuildings–theatersandofficesaswellasclassrooms–aremorethansufficientlyheatedbypeopleandlightsandsometimesmustbeair-conditionedeveninwinter.Thetechniqueofsavingheatandredistributingitiscalled“heatrecovery”.Afewmodernbuildingsrecoverheat,buttheUniversity'ssystemisthefirsttorecoverheatfrombuildingsandreuseitinothers.Alongtheway,Pitthaslearnedagreatdealaboutsomeofitsproducers.Theharderastudentstudies,themoreheathisbodygivesoff.Malestudentssendoutmoreheatthanfemalestudents,andthelargerastudentis,themoreheatheproduces.ItistemptingtoconcludethatthehottestprospectfortheJohnstowncampuswouldbeahard-workingoverweightmalegenius.21.WhatischaracteristicofthebuildingsonJohnstowncampusoftheUniversityofA.Theyaremorecomfortabletoliveinthanotherbuildings.B.Theycollectbodyheattoregulatethetemperatureinside.C.Theyuselightbulbstoheattheclassrooms.D.Theyconsumelessfueltokeeptheclassroomscool.22.Accordingtothepassage,thetechniqueofheatrecoveryisused________.A.toprovideaspecialformofair-conditioningB.toprovideheatforthehotwatersystemC.tofindoutthesourceofheatD.tocollectheatandreuseit23.Thephrase“thehottestprospect”inthispassagerefersto________.A.thepersonwhosuffersmostfromheatB.thepersonwhoneedsmoreheatthanothersC.thepersonwhogivesoffmostheatD.thepersonwhomakebetteruseofbodyheat24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingthepassage?A.Theharderastudentworks,themoreheatheorsheproduces.B.Thebiggerastudentis,themoreheatheorshesendsout.C.Agirlstudentsendsoutmoreheatthanaboystudent.D.Alargeandhard-workingboystudentgivesoffthemostheat.25.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.RecoveryofBodyHeatC.ModernBuilding’sHeatSystemB.BodyHeatandSexD.WaysofHeatingBuildingsPartIII.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothereport:(5小題，每題5分，共25分)CommoditiesReport:TheBullishCaseforOilin2011Triple-digitoilpriceshavereappearedonthehorizon,andthistimewhencrudepassesthatmilestone,itmightstayawhile.GlobaloildemandisslowlyrisingastheU.S.andothermajoreconomiesrecover.InventoriesofoilandfuelstockpilesintheU.S.–theworld’slargestoilconsumer–havesteadilydeclinedfrom27-yearhighsinSeptember.DemandinLatinAmericaandAsiacontinuestogrowaswell.Addtothataslower,steadierriseinoilpricesthanwasseenin2007-08,andthere’sagoodchancethatoilcancontinuetopushhigher.‘It’sacombinationofallthesecountriesincreasingdemand,’saysMarkWaggoner,presidentofExcelFuturesinBend,Oregon.‘Alittlebithere,alittlebitthere–Somebiginvestorshaveincreasedbetsthatoilpriceswillcontinuetheirascent.GoldmanSachs,J.P.Morganandagrowingrosterofmajorenergy-tradingbanksexpectpricestoriseabove$100abarrelin2011andstaythere.Mr.Waggonerestimatesoilcouldpushashighas$130abarrelnextyear.Thenetlongposition–orbetsfutureswillrise–ofhedgefundsandothermoneymanagershasnearlytripledsinceJuly,accordingtodatafromtheCommodityFuturesTradingCommission.Thelastpushabove$100abarrelisstillfreshoninvestors’minds.Therallyendedinmid-2008,withcrudepricedatnearly$150.Withinthreemonths,however,priceswerebackbelow$100andontheirwaytoanearlyfive-yearlow.Theeconomywasinrecessionatthetime,andpricescouldn’tholdamidfallingconsumerspendingandaslowdowninmanufacturingandglobaltrade.Thistime,economistsandothermarketwatchersanticipatethattheoilpriceswillnotcollapse,partlybecausetheglobaleconomyisstronger,butalsobecausetheincreaseshavebeengradual.Oilfuturestookallof2010torisefrom$80to$90abarrel;inlate2007,thatgapwascoveredinfiveweeks.Theslowerincreasehasgivenconsumersmoretimetoadjusttheirhouseholdbudgets.Also,pricesforgasolineandhomeheatingoiltwoyearsagoweremuchhigher,whichresetexpectationsaboutwhatasteeppriceincreasefeelslike.‘Aslongasgasolinepricesgoupfairlyslowly,it’sgenerallynotabigproblem,’saysBillO’Grady,chiefmarketstrategistatConfluenceInvestmentManagement.U.S.retailgasolineprices,oneofthekeywaysoilpricesaffectconsumers,areuponly8.6%thisyear,averaging$2.86agallonattheendofNovember.Lastweekend,ministersfromtheOrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountriesagreedtomaintainquotasdespitetherecentoilpricerally,signalingthattheyarecomfortablewithpricesinchingtowardtripledigits.Thecartel,whichcontrolsaboutathirdoftheworld’soiloutput,won’tmeetagainuntilJune2011.AndanofficialfromSaudiArabia,thedefactoleaderofOPEC,saidsharpsupplydropsmustaccompanypricesabove$100abarrelbeforethegroupincreasesproduction.ReportedbyJerryA.DiColoQuestions:26. Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Triple-digitoilprices”inParagraph1mean?Whichcountryisthelargestoilconsumerintheworld?28.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordascentinParagraph4mean?29.Whydoeconomistsandothermarketwatchersanticipatethattheoilpriceswillnotcollapse?30.HowmuchdoesOPECcontroltheworld’soiloutput?PartIV.TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese:(1題，25分)31. SomeAmericaneconomistsbelievethatifthepriceofoildoesrisefurther,itwon’tnecessarilydoeconomicdamage.Forone,thepricespikeof2008ledmanypeopleandcompaniestocutbackonenergyconsumption,ashiftthatcouldmakethemmoreresilienttopriceincreasesthistimearound.Beyondthat,oil-priceincreasescanhavelittletonoimpactiftheycorrespondtoadecreaseinthevalueofthedollaragainstothercurrencies.Becauseoilisboughtandsoldindollars,itdoesn’tbecomemoreexpensiveformostoftheworld’sbuyersunlessthepriceincreaseexceedsthedropinthedollar.AndintheU.S.,theexportboostfromacheaperdollarcancreatemorejobs,offsettingthepainofhigherpricesatthegaspump.湖南廣播電視大學開放教育期末考試英語報刊選讀考試樣題（2）答題紙題號PartIPartIIPartIIIPartIV總分得分得分評卷人PartI.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese:(20小題，每題21. InternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)____________________________2. UnitedNationsEconomicCouncil ____________________________3. WorldTradeOrganization(WTO) ____________________________4. EuropeanUnion ____________________________5. ShanghaiCooperationOrganization(SCO)____________________________6. theCommonWealth ____________________________7. GroupofEight(G8) ____________________________8.TheTimes ____________________________9.TheGuardian ____________________________10.F