问题 单项选择题

Some of the concerns surrounding Turkey’s application to join the European Union, to be (1) on by the EU’s Council of Ministers on December 17th, are economic--in particular, the country’s relative poverty. Its GDP per head is less than a third of the average for the 15 pre-2004 members of the EU. (2) it is not far off that of Latvia--one of the ten new members which (3) on May 1st 2004, and it is much the same as (4) of two countries, Bulgaria and Romania, which this week concluded (5) talks with the EU that could make them full members on January 1st 2007.

(6) , the country’s recent economic progress has been, according to Donald Johnston, the secretary-general of the OECD, stunning. GDP in the second quarter of the year was 13.4% higher than a year earlier, a (7) of growth that no EU country comes close to (8) . Turkey’s (9) rate has just fallen into single figures for the first time since 1972, and this week the country (10) agreement with the IMF on a new three-year, $10 billion economic program that will help Turkey (11) inflation toward European levels, and enhance the economy’s resilience.

Resilience has not historically been the country’s economic p point. (12) , throughout the 1990s growth oscillated like an electrocardiogram (13) a violent heart attack. This (14) has been one of the main reasons why the country has failed dismally to attract much-needed foreign direct investment. Its stock of such investment is lower now than it was in the 1980s, and annual (15) have scarcely ever reached $1 billion.

One deterrent to foreign investors is due to (16) on January 1st 2005. On that day, Turkey will take away the right of virtually every one of its citizens to call themselves a millionaire. Six zeros will be removed from the face value of the lira (里拉,土耳其货币单位); one unit of the local (17) will henceforth be worth what 1 million are now--ie, about £ 0.53 (0.53 欧元). Goods will have to be (18) in both the new and old lira for the whole of the year, (19) foreign bankers and (20) can begin to look forward to a time in Turkey when they will no longer have to juggle mentally with indeterminate strings of zeros.

17()

A.current

B.currency

C.stock

D.share

答案

参考答案:B

解析:

[解题思路] 名词辨析。current作名词意为“电流,水流”;currency意为“货币”;stock意为“股票”;share意为“股份”。此处在描述土耳其货币产生的变化,因此[B]为最佳选择。

阅读理解与欣赏

阅读《温暖城市的细节》,完成问题。

温暖城市的细节

师闻

  (1)我有一位同乡朋友在香港工作,今夏因为患了严重的胃病,他的父亲从杭州赶到香港来看望他。香港的天气很热,而他家的旧空调坏了,于是从商场订购了一台,让安装工人来安装。朋友的父亲到香港时,正赶上工人到家。

  (2)朋友住在十二楼,这是一座老旧的楼房。他的父亲发现,工人们背上许多铜管,足足有五六十米长。老人家不知道这些铜管是干什么用的。朋友说,使用空调的时候,会产生滴水现象,有时候空调滴水还流到了楼道上。为了防止空调水再流到楼道上,他决定引水到楼下的排污管里。

  (3)老父亲听了,大惑不解。空调完全可以用胶管,为何要选用价格昂贵的铜管?再说,这房子只是租住的。朋友说,如果选用胶管,那么短短几年就需要更换,而选用铜管,却可以几年至十几年不需要进行更换了。这样,以后住进来的人,就不会因为空调水的问题烦恼了。

  (4)朋友的父亲回杭之后,说他的儿子买空调配件的钱,可以购两台空调主机,大家听了,觉得不可思议。

  (5)朋友在香港才住了六年,但他的行为习惯却被香港这座城市影响了。虽然朋友仍然是一个打工仔,但他身上,却看不到一个小市民的任何影子。

  (6)几年前,一个朋友到香港游玩,入住在一家宾馆。她想打电话给家人报平安,但手机没电了。她从宾馆出来寻找投币电话,但不知哪里才有。宾馆大门口的门僮向她指了路,但投币电话就是不通。她无奈往回走,到了门口,那门僮问她电话有没有打通。她摇摇头。门僮拿出了自己的手机,借给她使用。她有些不好意思,另外有一些担心,这门僮会不会借机向她收取费用。门僮似乎看出了她的担心,解释说,他的手机的费用是包月的,他每个月费用都有余。她于是放心地拿过来打了一个电话,当她把手机还给门僮,准备走的时候,门僮突然说:“小姐,请等一下。”她心里想,难道这门僮食言了?她有了挨宰的心理准备。只见门僮把手机拿到她的眼前,指着上面一个号码,说:“你看,这是你刚才拨打的号码,我把它删了。”说完,门僮按下删除键。

  (7)她大感意外,没想到一个门僮竟然这样善解人意,尊重别人。

  (8)细节是魔鬼,认识一座城市是困难的,但有了细节,一切都迎刃而解了。(摘自《中外文摘》2009年第7期)

1.根据语言环境,写出加粗词语的意思。

善解人意:____________________________________________

食言:________________________________________________

2.用一句话概括第一个故事的主要内容。

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3.第5段对前面的叙事有怎样的作用?

4.写出第二个故事的起因、经过和结果。

起因:________________________________________________

经过:________________________________________________

结果:________________________________________________

5.你认为第6段画线部分运用了哪种描写方法?对后文情节的发展有什么作用?

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6.文章结尾说:“认识一座城市是困难的,但有了细节,一切都迎刃而解了。”联系题目,说说作者凭借细节,对香港有了怎样的认识。

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