综合英语精读3 a.doc

综合英语精读3

ⅠBASIC KNOWLEDGE TEST
PART ONE: Match the words with their explanations.
( )1 embrace A offering a price
( )2 edge B central
( )3 scratch C extremely eager
( )4 barrier D to show a preference for somebody way
( )5 fatigue E to make one’s mind off something
( )6 distract F great tiredness
( )7 favor G something placed in the
( )8 desperate H to rub a surface with something pointed
( )9 focal I to move little by little
( )10 bidding J to hold something in arms
ⅡREADING
PART ONE (Questions 1-7)
• Read these sentences and the currency report.
• Which paragraph does each Sentence (1~7) come from?
• For each sentence mark one letter (A, B, C or D)
Example
Toshuku had the astonishing large debts.
Answer B
( )1. The IMF mentioned that it would update its prediction.
( )2. Nikkei-225 index dropped by than 2 per cent yesterday.
( )3. Japanese government is going to take action to stop the Asian currency slide.
( )4. Daiwa Securities and Nikko Securities were to be punished.
( )5. Japan was to have massive income tax cuts.
( )6. Lending money to countries suffering great difficulties has quickened its pace.
( )7. Nikko Securities received a three-month ban.
Japan acts on currency slide
A
The Bank of Japan’s move, yet to be officially confirmed, indicates that the Japanese government is determined to play a role in stopping the Asian currency slide which has taken a heavy toll elsewhere in the region and could have accelerated if it was felt that Japan would allow the Yen to decline in value to make local goods more competitive.
Support for the Yen may prove to be more effective than the massive income tax cuts announced on Tuesday. These have been judged an inadequate response to the gravity of Japan's economic problems.
B
This disappointment was reflected in the J