2022年4月自考00096外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識選讀試題及答案

外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識選讀年月真題

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1、【單選題】Chinathisyearisexpectedtoenterthe"topten"oftheworld's

tradingnations,_leapfrogging_TaiwanandSouthKoreaintheprocess.

starting

breaking

A:

undergoing

B:

surpassing

C:

答D:案：D

2、【單選題】Forforeigninvestors,the_prospect_ofhavingaccesstoamarket

of1billionconsumersnolongerseemslikeapipedream.

film

book

A:

chance

B:

stock

C:

答D:案：C

3、【單選題】Ifthereis_road_toChina'sfuture,Highway204outofShanghai

isit.

field

way

A:

block

B:

tide

C:

答D:案：B

4、【單選題】Inthecommoditymarket,pricesofallmajorcategories_declined_

in1991.

declared

changed

A:

increased

B:

fell

C:

答D:案：D

5、【單選題】Apossible_negotiation_withJapanseekingastep-by-step

reductioninitsnearly$50billiontradesurpluswiththeUnitedStates.

policy

battle

A:

talk

B:

note

C:

答D:案：C

6、【單選題】Butperhapsthe_major_reasonisthedarkeconomiccloudsnow

hangingoverEurope.

possible

serious

A:

main

B:

minor

C:

答D:案：C

7、【單選題】Thereportwillalso_reject_theargumentthatJapanneedsspecial

tradesanctionsbecauseitoper-atesadifferentsortofcapitalism.

accept

refuse

A:

support

B:

approveof

C:

答D:案：B

8、【單選題】Bigbusinessand_dozensof_anonymousbureaucratshaveasmuch

powerasJapan'stopelectedleaders.

morethanten

several

A:

thousandsof

B:

fewof

C:

答D:案：A

9、【單選題】SouthKorea's_emergence_asaworld-classeconomicpowerhasbeen

startlinglyrapid.

join

surprise

A:

rise

B:

C:

dependence

答D:案：C

10、【單選題】Westerndiplomatssaythat,asIraqhasbeenneutralizedforthe

moment,Iraniscausingthegreater_concern_.

beat

care

A:

sympathy

B:

resistance

C:

答D:案：B

11、【單選題】Byanystandards,itwouldbeahugely_valuable_achievement.

worthless

important

A:

accessible

B:

credible

C:

答D:案：B

12、【單選題】Worldmarketsopenedtoallcountries,andmultilateraltrade

_flourished_.

sufferedalotof

depressedsharply

A:

developedquickly

B:

reducedmuch

C:

答D:案：C

13、【單選題】Thecompany'snewformulawasdesignedpartlytokeepCoke'ssales

growing_overseas_.

homely

quickly

A:

internally

B:

abroad

C:

答D:案：D

14、【單選題】Chineseeggs_dominate_thefresheggmarketwithmorethanan80-

percentshare.

takeover

dealwith

A:

checkin

B:

pickout

C:

答D:案：A

15、【單選題】_Perhaps_the1990swillonceagainprovetobeadecadeinwhich

resourceslookinshortsupply.

surely

fortunately

A:

certainly

B:

maybe

C:

答D:案：D

16、【判斷題】Passage1ChinaLeapsTowardsTop10TradersChineseseeearly

GATTmembershipasonewayofdealingwithbilateralpressuresfromitsmain

tradingpartners—theUS,JapanandGermany—allofwhicharerestiveabouttheir

yawningtradegapswithChina.UStraderepresentativesarealsoreportingthat

Chinaismakingaspecialefforttodiscussnewprojects.Sincetheendof1989，

AmericanbusinessmenhavebeenreturningtoChinawith"zest",accordingtoaUS

official.Butthelargerdealsinthepetrochemical,powerandtransportsectors

willtaketimetobringtofruition.Inthemeantime,theChinesecontinue

rapidlytoexpandandimprovetherangeandthequalityoftheirexports.

ProgressmadebyChinainthepastdecadeisimpressive.Adecadeago,

Chinaranked20thasaworldtrader.Thenexportsof$18bnrepresented4per

centofGrossDomesticProduct（GDP）andlessthanonepercentofworld

trade.Projectedexportsthisyearof$lOObnwouldrepresent20percentof

China'sGDPandmorethan2.5percentofworldtrade.Thegrowingsophistication

ofChineseproductsisalsoreflectedintheshifttowardsexportsofmanufactured

itemsfrom50percentin1980to80percentlastyear.WhileChina'ssuccess

owesmuchtocheaplabourcosts-textilesandfootwearaccountedforonethirdof

1992's$85bninexports--exportsofmachinery,electronicproductsandtransport

equipmentarethefastestgrowingareas.ChinaisanearlymemberofGATT.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

17、【判斷題】Passage1ChinaLeapsTowardsTop10TradersChineseseeearly

GATTmembershipasonewayofdealingwithbilateralpressuresfromitsmain

tradingpartners—theUS,JapanandGermany—allofwhicharerestiveabouttheir

yawningtradegapswithChina.UStraderepresentativesarealsoreportingthat

Chinaismakingaspecialefforttodiscussnewprojects.Sincetheendof1989，

AmericanbusinessmenhavebeenreturningtoChinawith"zest",accordingtoaUS

official.Butthelargerdealsinthepetrochemical,powerandtransportsectors

willtaketimetobringtofruition.Inthemeantime,theChinesecontinue

rapidlytoexpandandimprovetherangeandthequalityoftheirexports.

ProgressmadebyChinainthepastdecadeisimpressive.Adecadeago,

Chinaranked20thasaworldtrader.Thenexportsof$18bnrepresented4per

centofGrossDomesticProduct（GDP）andlessthanonepercentofworld

trade.Projectedexportsthisyearof$lOObnwouldrepresent20percentof

China'sGDPandmorethan2.5percentofworldtrade.Thegrowingsophistication

ofChineseproductsisalsoreflectedintheshifttowardsexportsofmanufactured

itemsfrom50percentin1980to80percentlastyear.WhileChina'ssuccess

owesmuchtocheaplabourcosts-textilesandfootwearaccountedforonethirdof

1992's$85bninexports--exportsofmachinery,electronicproductsandtransport

equipmentarethefastestgrowingareas.TheUS,JapanandGermanyconcernedmuch

overthetradegapwithChina.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

18、【判斷題】Passage1ChinaLeapsTowardsTop10TradersChineseseeearly

GATTmembershipasonewayofdealingwithbilateralpressuresfromitsmain

tradingpartners—theUS,JapanandGermany—allofwhicharerestiveabouttheir

yawningtradegapswithChina.UStraderepresentativesarealsoreportingthat

Chinaismakingaspecialefforttodiscussnewprojects.Sincetheendof1989，

AmericanbusinessmenhavebeenreturningtoChinawith"zest",accordingtoaUS

official.Butthelargerdealsinthepetrochemical,powerandtransportsectors

willtaketimetobringtofruition.Inthemeantime,theChinesecontinue

rapidlytoexpandandimprovetherangeandthequalityoftheirexports.

ProgressmadebyChinainthepastdecadeisimpressive.Adecadeago,

Chinaranked20thasaworldtrader.Thenexportsof$18bnrepresented4per

centofGrossDomesticProduct（GDP）andlessthanonepercentofworld

trade.Projectedexportsthisyearof$lOObnwouldrepresent20percentof

China'sGDPandmorethan2.5percentofworldtrade.Thegrowingsophistication

ofChineseproductsisalsoreflectedintheshifttowardsexportsofmanufactured

itemsfrom50percentin1980to80percentlastyear.WhileChina'ssuccess

owesmuchtocheaplabourcosts-textilesandfootwearaccountedforonethirdof

1992's$85bninexports--exportsofmachinery,electronicproductsandtransport

equipmentarethefastestgrowingareas.Yearsafter1989,mostAmerican

businessmenrefrainedthemselvesfromcomingtoChina.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

19、【判斷題】Passage1ChinaLeapsTowardsTop10TradersChineseseeearly

GATTmembershipasonewayofdealingwithbilateralpressuresfromitsmain

tradingpartners—theUS,JapanandGermany—allofwhicharerestiveabouttheir

yawningtradegapswithChina.UStraderepresentativesarealsoreportingthat

Chinaismakingaspecialefforttodiscussnewprojects.Sincetheendof1989，

AmericanbusinessmenhavebeenreturningtoChinawith"zest",accordingtoaUS

official.Butthelargerdealsinthepetrochemical,powerandtransportsectors

willtaketimetobringtofruition.Inthemeantime,theChinesecontinue

rapidlytoexpandandimprovetherangeandthequalityoftheirexports.

ProgressmadebyChinainthepastdecadeisimpressive.Adecadeago,

Chinaranked20thasaworldtrader.Thenexportsof$18bnrepresented4per

centofGrossDomesticProduct（GDP）andlessthanonepercentofworld

trade.Projectedexportsthisyearof$lOObnwouldrepresent20percentof

China'sGDPandmorethan2.5percentofworldtrade.Thegrowingsophistication

ofChineseproductsisalsoreflectedintheshifttowardsexportsofmanufactured

itemsfrom50percentin1980to80percentlastyear.WhileChina'ssuccess

owesmuchtocheaplabourcosts-textilesandfootwearaccountedforonethirdof

1992's$85bninexports--exportsofmachinery,electronicproductsandtransport

equipmentarethefastestgrowingareas.Bigdealsinthepetrochemical,power

andtransportsectorswouldseelittleprogressinalongtimeifimprovementin

exports'equalitydidn'ttakeplace.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

20、【判斷題】Passage1ChinaLeapsTowardsTop10TradersChineseseeearly

GATTmembershipasonewayofdealingwithbilateralpressuresfromitsmain

tradingpartners—theUS,JapanandGermany—allofwhicharerestiveabouttheir

yawningtradegapswithChina.UStraderepresentativesarealsoreportingthat

Chinaismakingaspecialefforttodiscussnewprojects.Sincetheendof1989，

AmericanbusinessmenhavebeenreturningtoChinawith"zest",accordingtoaUS

official.Butthelargerdealsinthepetrochemical,powerandtransportsectors

willtaketimetobringtofruition.Inthemeantime,theChinesecontinue

rapidlytoexpandandimprovetherangeandthequalityoftheirexports.

ProgressmadebyChinainthepastdecadeisimpressive.Adecadeago,

Chinaranked20thasaworldtrader.Thenexportsof$18bnrepresented4per

centofGrossDomesticProduct（GDP）andlessthanonepercentofworld

trade.Projectedexportsthisyearof$lOObnwouldrepresent20percentof

China'sGDPandmorethan2.5percentofworldtrade.Thegrowingsophistication

ofChineseproductsisalsoreflectedintheshifttowardsexportsofmanufactured

itemsfrom50percentin1980to80percentlastyear.WhileChina'ssuccess

owesmuchtocheaplabourcosts-textilesandfootwearaccountedforonethirdof

1992's$85bninexports--exportsofmachinery,electronicproductsandtransport

equipmentarethefastestgrowingareas.In1992,textilesandfootwearaccounted

for1/3oftotalChina'sexports.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

21、【判斷題】Passage2ForWorldEconomy,theWorstofRecessionHasPassed

Formanynations,theworstofeconomicslumpisover.Afteraslowfirsthalf,

theUnitedStatesrecoveryhasaccelerateD.Someeconomistsaretalkingofa

real4percentorbettergrowthratethisquarter.Themonthlysurveyofmembers

oftheNationalAssociationofPurchasingManagementfounda“healthyincrease”

inbothmanufacturingandtheoveralleconomyinNovember.Businessispickingup

inCanadaandBritainalso.Canadashouldhavearound2.7percentrealgrowth

thisyear.ThenewBritishbudget,announcedthisweek,assumesarealgrowthrate

nextyearof2.5percent.ButontheEuropeancontinent,thesituationisless

happy."Theeconomicclimatehasdeterio-ratedfurther,albeitatadeclining

rate,"aEuropeanCommunityreportcommentedrecently."Therearestillfewsigns

ofacyclicalturningpointbeingreached."TheMITeconomistcriticizesthe

Frenchgovernmentforstranglingtheeconomywithhighinter-estratesinorderto

keepthefrancstrongagainsttheGermandeutschemark.Asaresult,Dornbusch

predicts,Francewillexperiencerisingunemploymentin1993,1994and1995.And

massun-employmentwillworsenFrance'sbudgetdeficitandtheprospectfortax

cutsormoregovernmentspendingtoboosttheeconomy.TheJapaneseeconomy

remainsintrouble,withoutputfallingtwoquartersinarowforthefirsttime

indecades.Anappreciationofmorethan15percentinrealtermsintheYenover

thepasttwoyearshashurtJapanesecompetitiveness,Dornbuschnotes.Thefiscal

packagetostimulatetheecon-omy,tobeimplementednextApril,"willhelpsome

butnotmuch".TheeconomyofUnitedStatesrecoversslowlyatthesecondhalf

oftheyear.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

22、【判斷題】Passage2ForWorldEconomy,theWorstofRecessionHasPassed

Formanynations,theworstofeconomicslumpisover.Afteraslowfirsthalf,

theUnitedStatesrecoveryhasaccelerateD.Someeconomistsaretalkingofa

real4percentorbettergrowthratethisquarter.Themonthlysurveyofmembers

oftheNationalAssociationofPurchasingManagementfounda“healthyincrease”

inbothmanufacturingandtheoveralleconomyinNovember.Businessispickingup

inCanadaandBritainalso.Canadashouldhavearound2.7percentrealgrowth

thisyear.ThenewBritishbudget,announcedthisweek,assumesarealgrowthrate

nextyearof2.5percent.ButontheEuropeancontinent,thesituationisless

happy."Theeconomicclimatehasdeterio-ratedfurther,albeitatadeclining

rate,"aEuropeanCommunityreportcommentedrecently."Therearestillfewsigns

ofacyclicalturningpointbeingreached."TheMITeconomistcriticizesthe

Frenchgovernmentforstranglingtheeconomywithhighinter-estratesinorderto

keepthefrancstrongagainsttheGermandeutschemark.Asaresult,Dornbusch

predicts,Francewillexperiencerisingunemploymentin1993,1994and1995.And

massun-employmentwillworsenFrance'sbudgetdeficitandtheprospectfortax

cutsormoregovernmentspendingtoboosttheeconomy.TheJapaneseeconomy

remainsintrouble,withoutputfallingtwoquartersinarowforthefirsttime

indecades.Anappreciationofmorethan15percentinrealtermsintheYenover

thepasttwoyearshashurtJapanesecompetitiveness,Dornbuschnotes.Thefiscal

packagetostimulatetheecon-omy,tobeimplementednextApril,"willhelpsome

butnotmuch".Itisforecastingtobeover2percentforCanadianandBritish

economicgrowthinthisyear.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

23、【判斷題】Passage2ForWorldEconomy,theWorstofRecessionHasPassed

Formanynations,theworstofeconomicslumpisover.Afteraslowfirsthalf,

theUnitedStatesrecoveryhasaccelerateD.Someeconomistsaretalkingofa

real4percentorbettergrowthratethisquarter.Themonthlysurveyofmembers

oftheNationalAssociationofPurchasingManagementfounda“healthyincrease”

inbothmanufacturingandtheoveralleconomyinNovember.Businessispickingup

inCanadaandBritainalso.Canadashouldhavearound2.7percentrealgrowth

thisyear.ThenewBritishbudget,announcedthisweek,assumesarealgrowthrate

nextyearof2.5percent.ButontheEuropeancontinent,thesituationisless

happy."Theeconomicclimatehasdeterio-ratedfurther,albeitatadeclining

rate,"aEuropeanCommunityreportcommentedrecently."Therearestillfewsigns

ofacyclicalturningpointbeingreached."TheMITeconomistcriticizesthe

Frenchgovernmentforstranglingtheeconomywithhighinter-estratesinorderto

keepthefrancstrongagainsttheGermandeutschemark.Asaresult,Dornbusch

predicts,Francewillexperiencerisingunemploymentin1993,1994and1995.And

massun-employmentwillworsenFrance'sbudgetdeficitandtheprospectfortax

cutsormoregovernmentspendingtoboosttheeconomy.TheJapaneseeconomy

remainsintrouble,withoutputfallingtwoquartersinarowforthefirsttime

indecades.Anappreciationofmorethan15percentinrealtermsintheYenover

thepasttwoyearshashurtJapanesecompetitiveness,Dornbuschnotes.Thefiscal

packagetostimulatetheecon-omy,tobeimplementednextApril,"willhelpsome

butnotmuch".ThesituationinEuropeanCommunityisturningwellaccordingto

itsreport.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

24、【判斷題】Passage2ForWorldEconomy,theWorstofRecessionHasPassed

Formanynations,theworstofeconomicslumpisover.Afteraslowfirsthalf,

theUnitedStatesrecoveryhasaccelerateD.Someeconomistsaretalkingofa

real4percentorbettergrowthratethisquarter.Themonthlysurveyofmembers

oftheNationalAssociationofPurchasingManagementfounda“healthyincrease”

inbothmanufacturingandtheoveralleconomyinNovember.Businessispickingup

inCanadaandBritainalso.Canadashouldhavearound2.7percentrealgrowth

thisyear.ThenewBritishbudget,announcedthisweek,assumesarealgrowthrate

nextyearof2.5percent.ButontheEuropeancontinent,thesituationisless

happy."Theeconomicclimatehasdeterio-ratedfurther,albeitatadeclining

rate,"aEuropeanCommunityreportcommentedrecently."Therearestillfewsigns

ofacyclicalturningpointbeingreached."TheMITeconomistcriticizesthe

Frenchgovernmentforstranglingtheeconomywithhighinter-estratesinorderto

keepthefrancstrongagainsttheGermandeutschemark.Asaresult,Dornbusch

predicts,Francewillexperiencerisingunemploymentin1993,1994and1995.And

massun-employmentwillworsenFrance'sbudgetdeficitandtheprospectfortax

cutsormoregovernmentspendingtoboosttheeconomy.TheJapaneseeconomy

remainsintrouble,withoutputfallingtwoquartersinarowforthefirsttime

indecades.Anappreciationofmorethan15percentinrealtermsintheYenover

thepasttwoyearshashurtJapanesecompetitiveness,Dornbuschnotes.Thefiscal

packagetostimulatetheecon-omy,tobeimplementednextApril,"willhelpsome

butnotmuch".Franc'sdecisiontokeepparitywithGermanDeutschemarkisnot

awiseone.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

25、【判斷題】Passage2ForWorldEconomy,theWorstofRecessionHasPassed

Formanynations,theworstofeconomicslumpisover.Afteraslowfirsthalf,

theUnitedStatesrecoveryhasaccelerateD.Someeconomistsaretalkingofa

real4percentorbettergrowthratethisquarter.Themonthlysurveyofmembers

oftheNationalAssociationofPurchasingManagementfounda“healthyincrease”

inbothmanufacturingandtheoveralleconomyinNovember.Businessispickingup

inCanadaandBritainalso.Canadashouldhavearound2.7percentrealgrowth

thisyear.ThenewBritishbudget,announcedthisweek,assumesarealgrowthrate

nextyearof2.5percent.ButontheEuropeancontinent,thesituationisless

happy."Theeconomicclimatehasdeterio-ratedfurther,albeitatadeclining

rate,"aEuropeanCommunityreportcommentedrecently."Therearestillfewsigns

ofacyclicalturningpointbeingreached."TheMITeconomistcriticizesthe

Frenchgovernmentforstranglingtheeconomywithhighinter-estratesinorderto

keepthefrancstrongagainsttheGermandeutschemark.Asaresult,Dornbusch

predicts,Francewillexperiencerisingunemploymentin1993,1994and1995.And

massun-employmentwillworsenFrance'sbudgetdeficitandtheprospectfortax

cutsormoregovernmentspendingtoboosttheeconomy.TheJapaneseeconomy

remainsintrouble,withoutputfallingtwoquartersinarowforthefirsttime

indecades.Anappreciationofmorethan15percentinrealtermsintheYenover

thepasttwoyearshashurtJapanesecompetitiveness,Dornbuschnotes.Thefiscal

packagetostimulatetheecon-omy,tobeimplementednextApril,"willhelpsome

butnotmuch".ThehighvalueoftheYenhascontributedtothecompetitiveness

ofJapanesemanufacturers.

正確

錯誤

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

26、【問答題】國際收支

答案：balanceofpayments

27、【問答題】消費品

答案：consumergoods

28、【問答題】批發(fā)商

答案：wholesaler

29、【問答題】籌措資金

答案：financing

30、【問答題】易貨貿(mào)易

答案：barter(bartertrade)

31、【問答題】試銷市場

答案：testmarket

32、【問答題】競爭力

答案：competitiveness

33、【問答題】有價證券

答案：securities

34、【問答題】特許專營權(quán)

答案：franchise

35、【問答題】反向貿(mào)易

答案：counter-trade

36、【問答題】invisibleaccount

答案：無形貿(mào)易收支

37、【問答題】joint-venture

答案：合資企業(yè)

38、【問答題】highratesofgrowth

答案：高增長率

39、【問答題】barrier-freemarket

答案：自由市場

40、【問答題】convertiblecurrency

答案：可兌換貨幣

41、【問答題】fastfoodshop

答案：快餐店

42、【問答題】productivity

答案：生產(chǎn)率

43、【問答題】delivery

答案：交貨

44、【問答題】countervailingduty

答案：反補貼稅

45、【問答題】crudeoil

答案：原油

46、【問答題】Passage1SomeoftheClintonadministration'stoughtalkappears

_tactical_,intendedtopressuretradingpartnersintoofferingconcessionandto

unblockstallednegotiationsonseveralfronts.Butitappearsthat_officials_

arepreparedtoturnupthetemperatureontrade-andlivewiththeconsequences.

Insomeways,Mr.Clintonandhisadvisersarefollowing_thesamewell-trodpath_

astheBushadminis-tration,whichthreatenedsanctionsagainsttheCommunitylast

yearandwalkedawayfromGATTne-gotiationsratherthansignanagreementthat

wouldprovideonlysmallgainsforU.S.companies.Thesamepoliticalpressures

fromtradehawksinCongressthatBushofficialsfeltarenowbearingdownonthe

Clintonteam.Whatistheimplicationof“tactical”，inthegivencontext?

答案：TheU.S.“toughtalk”wasmerelyamethod,adoptedtoattaintheir

goalofexpandingexport,withnoattempttotouchoffatradewar.

47、【問答題】Passage1SomeoftheClintonadministration'stoughtalkappears

_tactical_,intendedtopressuretradingpartnersintoofferingconcessionandto

unblockstallednegotiationsonseveralfronts.Butitappearsthat_officials_

arepreparedtoturnupthetemperatureontrade-andlivewiththeconsequences.

Insomeways,Mr.Clintonandhisadvisersarefollowing_thesamewell-trodpath_

astheBushadminis-tration,whichthreatenedsanctionsagainsttheCommunitylast

yearandwalkedawayfromGATTne-gotiationsratherthansignanagreementthat

wouldprovideonlysmallgainsforU.S.companies.Thesamepoliticalpressures

fromtradehawksinCongressthatBushofficialsfeltarenowbearingdownonthe

Clintonteam.Whoarethe“officials”inthecontext?

答案：PeopleworkinginClintonadministrationorClintonteam.

48、【問答題】Passage1SomeoftheClintonadministration'stoughtalkappears

_tactical_,intendedtopressuretradingpartnersintoofferingconcessionandto

unblockstallednegotiationsonseveralfronts.Butitappearsthat_officials_

arepreparedtoturnupthetemperatureontrade-andlivewiththeconsequences.

Insomeways,Mr.Clintonandhisadvisersarefollowing_thesamewell-trodpath_

astheBushadminis-tration,whichthreatenedsanctionsagainsttheCommunitylast

yearandwalkedawayfromGATTne-gotiationsratherthansignanagreementthat

wouldprovideonlysmallgainsforU.S.companies.Thesamepoliticalpressures

fromtradehawksinCongressthatBushofficialsfeltarenowbearingdownonthe

Clintonteam.Whatdoes"thesamewell-trodpath"specificallyreferto?

答案：ItreferstothepolicyofthreateningsanctionsagainsttheCommunity

lastyear.

49、【問答題】Passage2Butnowthedollarhasfallen,andtheveryreversehas

happened:commoditypriceshavecon-tinuedtotumblefromthepeaktheyreachedin

thesecondquarterof1984.Whencalculatedinamore_representativebasket

ofcurrencies_,suchasthe_SpecialDrawingRight_,thefalllookseven

moreprecipitous.InMayofthisyear,forexample,theIMF’sfoodpriceindex

wasafurther10percentbelowitslevelinthesecondquarterof1985.There

aresignsthattheworstofthefallmaynowbeover；indeed,onekey

commodity,sugar,has_rebounded_impressivelyfromthelowsoflastyear,though

eventhesugarpriceremainsbelowthemostefficientgrower'scostof

production,anditsrallyappearstohaverunoutofsteam.Fortherest,nobody

isboldenoughtoforecastamajorimprove-menteitherthisyearornext.TheIMF,

foritspart,believesthatthepricesofmostcommoditieswillfall

substantiallyin1986—withonlysugar,tropicaltimberandhidesamongthesofts

likelytorisesignificantly.WhyisS.D.R.adopted,generallyspeaking?

答案：Foracurrencyunitstableinvalue.

50、【問答題】Passage2Butnowthedollarhasfallen,andtheveryreversehas

happened:commoditypriceshavecon-tinuedtotumblefromthepeaktheyreachedin

thesecondquarterof1984.Whencalculatedinamore_representativebasket

ofcurrencies_,suchasthe_SpecialDrawingRight_,thefalllookseven

moreprecipitous.InMayofthisyear,forexample,theIMF’sfoodpriceindex

wasafurther10percentbelowitslevelinthesecondquarterof1985.There

aresignsthattheworstofthefallmaynowbeover；indeed,onekey

commodity,sugar,has_rebounded_impressivelyfromthelowsoflastyear,though

eventhesugarpriceremainsbelowthemostefficientgrower'scostof

production,anditsrally