第三部分　　阅读理解 (80分)
Passage 1
One phase of the business cycle is the expansion phase. This phase is a two-fold one, including recovery and prosperity. During the recovery period there is ever – growing expansion of existing facilities and new facilities for production are created. More businesses are created and older ones expanded. Improvements of various kinds are made. There is an ever increasing optimism (乐观主义) about the future of economic growth. Much capital is invested in machinery or “heavy” industry. More labor is employed. More raw materials are required. As one part of the economy develops, other parts are affected. For example, a great expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel, glass, and industries. Roads are required. Thus the cement and machinery industries are stimulated. Demand for labor and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers (供应商) of raw materials, including farmers. This increases purchasing power and the volume of goods bought and sold. Thus prosperity is diffused (扩散) among the various portions of the population. This prosperity period may continue to rise and rise without an apparent end. However a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stop spiraling (盘旋地移动) upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.

21. We may assume that in the next paragraph the writer will discuss _______.
○A. union demands
○B. the status of the farmer
○C. the higher cost of living
○D. the recession period


22. The title below that best expresses the idea of this passage is ________.
○A. The Business Cycle
○B. The Recovery Stage
○C. Attaining Prosperity
○D. The Period of Good Times


23. Prosperity in one industry _________.
○A. reflects itself in many other industries
○B. will spiral upwards
○C. will affect the steel industry
○D. will end abruptly


24. Which of the following industries will probably be a good indicator of a period of expansion?
○A. Toys.
○B. Machine tools.
○C. Foodstuffs.
○D. Farming.


25. During the period of prosperity, people regard the future ___________.
○A. cautiously
○B. in a confident manner
○C. opportunely
○D. indifferently



Passage 2
The value of money is going down. What you could buy in 1970 for ￡20, now, in 1979 costs ￡56.40. That’s inflation and nobody likes it, least of all the Bank of England. One of the results of inflation is that people need coins and notes of higher value. At the moment, the note of the highest value which is generally in circulation(流通) is the ￡20 note. Now, the Bank of England plans to introduce a new, ￡50 note. And the Bank is trying to decide which famous English man or woman to put on the back of the new note.
Quite a problem. The Bank usually chooses safe, historical personalities. We already have Sir Isaac Newton, the scientist, the first duck of Wellington, the famous soldier who led the British army at Waterloo, Florence Nightingale, founder of English nursing and – of course – Shakespeare. So far, the list of possible choices for the ￡50 note is quite predictable (可预测的). There’s Sir Francis Drake, to represent the achievements of English explorers in the sixteenth century. Then we have Lord Nelson, another sailor and the man who won the battle of Trafalgar in 1805 for England. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the engineer, is also on the list because of the magnificent bridges which he built. The Bank will not forget music this time either – sir Edward Elgar, one of our most famous composers of the nineteenth century is a possible choice. If they choose a woman, the faminist (女权主义者) movement has two representatives; Boadicea, Queen of the early English tribes of the first century, who fought against the Romans, or Emily Pankhurst, who fought to get the vote for women early in this century.

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