2018年下半年成人学位提分练习及答案（12）

　　I. Fill in the blanks with the following words and expression in their proper forms.

　　fault， inevitably， coincidence，availability，assurance，be stuck with，seek out，lay off，better off，cover

　　1. The selling price barely ____ the cost of the raw materials.

　　2. Is it a ____ that the wife of the man who designed the competition won the first prize?

　　3. She was much ____ when she got promoted，and even had enough money to buy a new car.

　　4. Dr Hart didn’t have the ____ to lecture interestingly to so many students.

　　5. Profits are down and the ____ lies in bad management.

　　6. While he was at the library he decided to ____ some information on accommodation in the area.

　　7. Abortion rates are high because the ____ of contraceptives(避孕药物) is limited.

　　8. 500 workers were ____ when the factory was closed after the fire.

　　9. This decision will ____ result in more crimes and more victims.

　　10. In the factory，Jim ____ always ____ dirty work.

　　II. Translate the following sentences into English，using the words or expressions given in brackets.

　　1. 事故的发生纯属巧合。(coincidence)

　　2. 他专门从事进出口贸易。(specialize)

　　3. 语言学家们认为，人类现代的语言一点也不比早期的语言复杂。(no more)

　　4. 尽管经济学家们一再保证国际贸易会促进经济的发展，每个国家还是更关心就业和收入的问题。(assurance)

　　5. 一些国家的利益不可避免地同另外一些国家的利益发生冲突。(inevitably)

　　III. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

　　1. In many respects international trade is no different from domestic trade.

　　2. In the American offered dollars in payment for the car，the auto manufacturer would be stuck with money that no small Japanese shop would accept.

　　3. The complications of international trade arise because two parties use different monies.

　　4. Their ability to import goods in the future may be as important as economic efficiency and full employment in the present.

　　5. Over the past two centuries，a number of international monetary systems have been set up to deal with these questions.

　　VIII. Writing

　　Write a summary of the reading passage in no less than 120 words.

　　Keys:

　　I.1.covered/covers 2.coincidence 3.better off 4.assurance 5.fault 6.seek out 7.availability 8.laid off 9.inevitably 10.is …stuck with

　　II. 1. The accident was a sheer coincidence .

　　2. He specializes in foreign trade .

　　3. According to linguists, modern language of the human being is no more complicated than its early language .

　　4. In spite of the economists’ assurances that international trade will facilitate economic development, each country is more concerned about employment and income .

　　5. The interest of some countries inevitably conflict with those others .

　　III. 1. 在许多方面，国际贸易和国内贸易没有什么不同。

　　2. 如果一个美国人用美元支付买车款，那么美元就会停滞在汽车制造商手中，没有哪个日本的小商店会接受美元。

　　3. 国际贸易的复杂情况源于双方使用不同的货币。

　　4. 他们未来的进口商品的能力与目前的经济效率和充分就业问题可能同等重要。

　　5. 在过去的两个世纪中，曾建立过许多国际货币组织来对付这些问题。