英语四级快速阅读训练
四级快速阅读练习题-7篇
四级快速阅读练习题1 (08,06)Passage 1Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C）and D）. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Media Selection for AdvertisementsAfter determining the target audience for a product or service, advertising agencies must select the appropriate media for the advertisement. We discuss here the major types of media used in advertising. We focus our attention on seven types of advertising: television, newspapers, radio, magazines, out-of-home. Internet, and direct mail.TelevisionTelevision is an attractive medium for advertising because it delivers mass audiences to advertisers. When you consider that nearly three out of four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience. When advertisers create a brand, for example, they want to impress consumers with the brand and its image. Television provides an ideal vehicle for this type of communication.But television is an expensive medium, and not all advertisers can afford to use it. Television's influence on advertising is fourfold. First, narrowcasting means that television channels are seen by an increasingly narrow segment of the audience. The Golf Channel, for instance, is watched by people who play golf. Home and Garden Television is seen by those interested in household improvement projects. Thus, audiences are smaller and more homogeneous(具有共同特点的) than they have been in the past. Second, there is an increase in the number of television channels available to viewers, and thus, advertisers. This has also resulted in an increase in the sheer number of advertisements to which audiences are exposed. Third, digital recording devices allow audience members more control over which commercials they watch. Fourth, control over programming is being passed from the networks to local cable operators and satellite programmers.NewspaperAfter television, the medium attracting the next largest annual ad revenue is newspapers. The New York Times, which reaches a national audience, accounts for $1 billion in ad revenue annually, ii m increased its national circulation (发行量) by 40% and is now available for home delivery in ion ciues. Locally, newspapers are the largest advertising medium.Newspapers are a less expensive advertising medium than television and provide a way foradvertisers to communicate a longer, more detailed message to their audience than they can through 48 hours, meaning newspapers are also a quick way of getting the massage out.Newspapers are ofen the most important form of news for a local community, and they develop a high degree of loyalty from local reader.RadioAdvertising on radio continues to grow Radio is often used in conjunction with outdoor bill-boards (广告牌) and the Internet to reach even more customers than television. Advertisers are likely to use radio because it is a less expensive medium than television, which means advertisers can afford to repeal their ads often. Internet companies are also turning 10 radio advertising. Radio provides a way for advertisers to communicate with audience members at all times of the day.Consumers listen to radio on their way to school or work, at work, on the way home, and in the evening hours.Two major changes—satellite and Internet radio—will force radio advertisers to adapt their methods. Both of these radio forms allow listeners to tune in stations that are more distant than the local stations they could receive in the past. As a result, radio will increasingly attract target audiences who live many miles apart.MagazinesNewsweeklies, women‘s titles, and business magazines have all seen increases in advertising because they attract the high-end market, magazines are popular with advertisers because of the narrow market that they deliver. A broadcast medium such as network television attracts all types of audience members, but magazine audiences are more homogeneous, if you read sports illustrated, for example, you have much in common with the magazine‘s other reade rs. Advertisers see magazines as an efficient way of reaching target audience members.Advertiser using the print media-magazines and newspapers-will need to adapt to two main changes. First, the internet will bring larger audiences to local newspapers, these second. Advertisers will have to understand how to use an increasing number of magazines for their target audiences. Although some magazines will maintain national audiences, a large number of magazines will entertain narrower audiences.Out-of-home advertisingout-of-home advertising, also called place-based advertising, has become an increasingly effective way of reaching consumers, who are more active than ever before. Many consumers today do not sit at home and watch television. Using billboards, newsstands, and bus shelters for advertising is an effective way of reaching these on-the-go consumers. More consumers travel longer distances to and from work, which also makes out-of-home advertising effective, technology has changed the nature of the billboard business, making it a more effective medium than in the past.Using digital printing, billboard companies can print a billboard in 2 hours, compared with 6 days previously. This allows advertisers more variety in the types of messages they create because they, can change their messages more quickly.InternetAs consumers become more comfortable with online shopping, advertisers will seek to reach this market As consumers get more of their news and information from the Internet, the ability of television and radio to get the word out to consumers will decrease. The challenge to Internet advertisers Is to create ads that audience members remember.Internet advertising will play a more prominent role in organizations' advertising in the near ftuture. Internet audiences tend to be quite homogeneous, but small. Advertisers will have to adjust their methods to reach these audiences and will have to adapt their persuasive strategies to the online medium as well.Direct mailA final advertising medium is direct mail, which uses mailings to consumers to communicate a client's message Direct mail includes newsletters，postcards and special promotions. Direct mail is an effective way to build relationships with consumers. For many businesses，direct mail is the most effective from of advertising.1. Television is an attractive advertising medium in that_____________.A) it has large audiences B) it appeals to housewivesC) it helps build up a company's reputation D) it is affordable to most advertisers2. With the increase in the number of TV channels_________.A) the cost of TV advertising has decreasedB) the number of TV viewers has increasedC) advertisers' interest in other media has decreasedD) the number of TV ads people can see has increasedpared with television, newspapers as an advertising medium_________________.A) earn a larger annual ad revenue B) convey more detailed messagesC) use more production techniques D) get messages out more effectively4.Advertising on radio continues to grow because ___________.A) more local radio stations have been set upB) modern technology makes it more entertainingC) it provides easy access to consumersD) it has been revolutionized by Internet radio.5.Magazines are seen by advertisers as an efficient way to___________.A) reach target audiences B) modern technology makes it more entertainingC) appeal to educated people. D) convey all kinds of messages6.Oui-of-home advertising has become more effective because_______A) billboards can be replaced within two hoursB) consumers travel more now ever beforeC) such ads have been made much more attractiveD) the pace of urban life is much faster nowadays7. The challenge to Internet advertisers is to create ads that are___________.A) quick to update B) pleasant to look atC) easy to remember D) convenient to access8. Internet advertisers will have to adjust their methods to reach audiences that tend to be_____________9.Directmail is an effective form of advertising for business to develop____________________10.This passage discusses how advertisers select________________for advertisements.参考答案:1. A2.D3.B4.C5.A6.B7.C8. quite homogeneous 9.relationships with consumers 10.the appropriate media2 (07,06)Protect Y our Privacy When Job-hunting OnlineIdentity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person‘s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days. A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And that number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized.Ident ity theft is ―an absolute epidemic,‖ states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. ―It‘s certainly picked up in the last four or five years. It‘s worldwide. It affects everybody, and there‘s very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all, you can‘t detect it until it‘s probably too late.‖Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someone else for their use, you personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts, or, in the worst cases, taken over their identities altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using the victims‘ names. In many cases, a victim‘s losses may includ ed not only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is responsible.According to the FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to manager the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet.1. Check for a privacy policy.If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site your are considering has a privacy policy, like . The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls from solicitors (推销员).When reviewing the site‘s privacy policy, you‘ll be able to delete your resume just as easilyas you posted it. You won‘t necessarily want your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you land a job. Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.2. Take advantage of site features.Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your resume, carefully consider your job search objective and the level of risk you are willing to assume., for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the broadest employer audience possible.The second is anonymous (匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to remain anonymous but want to share some other information may choose which pieces of contact information to display.The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on without retyping their information.3. Safeguard your identity.Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using the Internet to search out jobs is to conceal their identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic (泛指的) identifier, such as ―Intranet Developer Candidate,‖ or ―Experienced Marketing Representative.‖You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as ―Major auto manufacturer,‖ or―International packaged goods supplier.‖If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent instead of the exact title assigned by your employer.4. Establish and email address for your search.Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is to open up an email account specifically for your online job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don‘t know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others.Using an email address specifically for you job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that it doesn‘t contain references to your name or other information that w ill give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that is relevant to the job you are seeking such as Salesmgr2004@5. Protect your reference.If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references, take it out. There‘s no sense in safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information of your references.6. Keep confidential (机密的) information confidential.Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver‘s license, and bank account numbers or other personal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application. Don‘t provide this even if they say they needit in order to conduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book –don‘t fall for it.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
英语四级答案
快速阅读：(张一鑫)1. B) To cut students’ expenses.2. C) college facilities could be put to more effective use.3. A) suppresses creative thinking4. A) Its students have to earn more credits each year.5. A) It has been running for several decades.6. B) More students have Advanced Placement credits.7. B) Students don’t have much time to roam intellectually.8. the core curriculum9. stay competitive and relevant10. bright, motivated students简答：(张一鑫)47. Clean technologies like wind and solar(注意首字母大写)48. Capturing and storing CO2 (注意首字母大写)49. put it to new use50. increase their yield of fruits and vegetables51. the scale of CO2 emissionsSection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.As anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realistic goal-setting generally produces the best results. That's partially because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more efficiently, and exert more effort, to achieve those goals.What's far less understood by scientists, however, are the potentially harmful effects of goal-setting.深度阅读：(张一鑫)52. A) Its negative effects have long been neglected.53. D) Goals with financial rewards have strong motivational power.54. A) They resorted to unethical practice to meet their sales quota.55. C) Its conclusion is not based on solid scientific evidence.56. A) The link between goal-setting and harmful behavior deserves further study.57. D) Free market plus government intervention.58. D) Government regulation hinders economic development.59. D) Effective measures adopted by the government.60. C) They give up the idea of smaller government and less regulation.61. D) Excessive borrowing.完形填空：62. C)notion63. D)before64. C)on65. B)proposed66. B)evidence67. D)original68. A)however 69. A)effort70. A)opposed71. B)once72. B)techniques73. D)inside74. D)lessons75. A)enhance 76. D)convince77. A)trouble78. C)diligent79. B)process80. B)concentrate81. B)or汉译英：(张一鑫)82. worth $80 without a discount.83. Facing the brutal competition from other companies (注意第一个单词首字母大写)84. nearly have nothing in common85. did I realize that merely depending on good luck cannot lead to success.86. more species might have gone extinct on Earth1. B. The low graduation rates of minority students2. D. its increased enrollment of minority students3. B. The rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one。
大学英语四级-快速阅读做题技巧
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文章中多次出现的语汇不是定位词。越细节越特殊的词，在文章中出现的频率越低，一旦找到，它旁边的信息应该就是考点了。
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意题干中的定语和状语。
定语可以使一个概括性的概念更加细节化，状语可以使一个一般性的动作更加特殊化。所以，如果题干较长，又没有特殊印刷体文字的情况下，选取定语和状语中有代表性的词作为定位词，比较可靠。当然不排除主语和谓语本身就很特殊，或者考点词本身就是定位词的情况。
标点符号处常设考点
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许多标点符号的出现是为了更好地解释前面的一些信息，所以我们可以运用标点符号（破折号、小括号、冒号等）推测不认识的词汇或句子的含义。
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时间、数字、大写字母、斜体或一些很特别的信息点处常设考点
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这些信息一方面很容易识别，另一方面，这些信息点一般都是文章的细节信息，容易出细节判断题。
定位词：先看问题，然后直接在原文上找问题中比较重要的单词所在，这样基本上就可以知道答案，因为问题一般都是从原文上直接摘下来的。定位词每次只需要找2-3个，多了记不住。
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有专有名词、大写字母单词如：UNESC，为首选定位词。
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回视。即来回看已经读过的内容，不断反复。
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一、快速阅读的命题规律
一、快速阅读的命题规律
根据文章的行文顺序设计考点 快速阅读的题目一般是有顺序性的，前面的题目往往对应文章前面的内容，后面的题目对应文章后面的内容。
浏览文章，略读文章标题和段落标题、各段首句和尾句，从而了解文章大意和整体结构。
读题干，理解句子的意思，并确定相应的定位词和关键词。
英语四级快速阅读训练
四级快速阅读训练A Few Aspects of American LifeTravelIt’s summertime. For many Americans, this is the season to travel. Why? Because school is over and the weather is great. And most of all, they believe they deserve a break. When Americans take a break, they often head for their favorite vacation spot.Throughout their history, Americans have been people on the move. The early immigrants had to travel to get to the New World. Once they arrived, they settled along the East Coast. But they weren’t content to stay here. Explorers and traders journeyed to the unknown western territories. Later, settlers moved west to develop new areas. As a result of this west movement, Americans eventually occupied the whole continent—from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Even today, Americans seem unable to stay. Research says that average American moves every five years.Americans are used to traveling. Some people make long-distance commuting to work daily. Their jobs may even require them to take frequent business trips. Most companies provide an annual vacation for their employees, and people often use that time to travel. Some people just visit friend or relatives in distant states. Some go on low-budget weekend trips and stay in economy motels. Those with more expensive tastes choose luxurious hotels. Camping out in the great outdoors appeals to adventurous types. Some travel in recreational vehicles to camp out in comfort, while others “rough it” by sleeping in tents. Families often plan their trips wi th the kids in mind. More and more “family friendly” hotels offer special programs for children.PetAmericans love pets. Many pet owners treat their pets as a part of the family. You might say Americans treat their pets like they treat their children—sometimes even better.In America, there are more households with pets than those with children. At least 43 percent of US homes have pets of some sort. Unusual creatures, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves, find a home with some Americans. More common pets include fish, mice and birds. But the all-time favorites are cats and dogs, even at the White House. Americans sometimes have strong feelings about whether dogs or cats make better pets. “Dog people” and “cat people” often enjoy friendly competition.Many grocery stores in America sell pet foods. Pets can even accompany their owners on vacation. Fancy hotels are beginning to accommodate both man and animal. Animal guests at Four Seasons Hotels can enjoy delicious meals served on fine china and sleep in soft beds.The average American enjoys having pets around, and for good reason. Researchers have discovered that interacting with animals lowers a person’s blood pressure. Dogs can offer protection from robbers and unwelcome visitors. Cats can help rid the home of unwanted mice. Little creatures of all shapes and sizes can provide friendship and love. In many cases, having a pet prepares a young couple for the responsibilities of parenthood. Pets even encourage social relationships: they give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide a good subject of conversation.Pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. To Americans, pets are not just property, but a part of the family.Marriage“I do.” To Americans, these two word s carry great meaning. They can even change your life, especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding promises is like signing a contract. Now Americans don’t really think marriage is a business deal. But marriage is a serious business.It all begins with engagement (婚约). Traditionally, a young man asks the father of his sweetheart for permission to marry her. If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her. Often he tries to surprise her by asking her to marry him in a romantic way.Sometimes the couple just decides together that the time is right to get married. They may be engaged for weeks,months or even years. Today many couples also receive counseling during engagement. This prepares them for the challenges of married life.At last it’s time for the weddi ng. Although most weddings follow long-held traditions, there’s still room for individualism. For example, the usual place for a wedding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors. A few even have the ceremony while skydiving or riding on horseback! The couple may invite hundreds of people or just a few close friends. They choose their own style of colors, decorations and music during the ceremony. But some things rarely change. The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress. She traditionally wears “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue”. The groom (新郎) wears a formal suit. Relatives and close friends participate in the ceremony.As the ceremony begins, the groom stands with the minister, facing the audience. Music signals the entrance of the beautiful bride. Nervously, the young couple repeats their promises. Traditionally, they promise to love each other “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health”. But sometimes the coupl e composes their own promises. They give each other a gold ring as a symbol of their marriage promise. Finally the minister announces the big moment: “I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride!”1. What is the top reason Americans travel in the summertime?A) School is over. B) They think they deserve a rest.C) Summer is the season to travel. D) The weather is great.2. Every year, most companies _______.A) require a business trip B) insist that workers commuteC) have employees travel together D) provide a vacation for workers3. Many Americans treat their pets as _______.A) very usual things B) very common things C) their own property D) their family member4. According to the passage, some fancy hotels could provide for your pets the following except _______.A) good accommodation B) some well-served food C) a soft bed D) delicious Chinese meals5. It’s discovered that interaction with pet animals is good for health as they can help to _______.A) guard against unwelcome visitors B) catch unwanted miceC) lower blood pressure D) keep company6. Pet can encourage social relationship by _______.A) acting as basic element to American culture B) providing a subject for chattingC) becoming members for the family D) having a friendly appearance7. Traditionally, if a young man wants to get married to his girlfriend he is supposed to _______.A) propose to his friend at the right time B) ask his girlfriend to marry him in a romantic wayC) get the permission of his girlfriend’s mother D) get the permission of his girlfriend’s fathe r8.The counseling during engagement can prepare a couple for ___________.9.During the ceremony the bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding while the groom wears___________.10.When the birds and groom begin to exchange their rings,it is a symbol of their ___________.Economic GlobalizationThe advancement of science and technologies has greatly reduced the cost of transportation and communication, making economic globalization possible. Today’s ocean shipping cost is only a half of that in the year 1930, the current airfreight 1/6, and telecommunication cost 1%. The price level of computers in 1990 was only about 1/125 of that in 1960, and this price level in 1998 reduced again by about 80%. This kind of “time and space compression effect” of technological advancement greatly reduced the cost of international trade and investment, thus making it possible to organize and coordinate global production.For example, Ford’s Lyman car is designed in Germany, its gearing system produced in Korea, pump is USA,and engine in Australia. It is exactly the technological advancement that has made this type of global production possible. Moreover the development of the networking-based economy has given birth to a large group of shadow enterprises, making the concept of national boundaries and distance for certain economic activities meaningless.Multinational corporations (MNCs) have become the main carriers of economic globalization. They are globally organizing production and allocating resources according to the principle of profit maximization. And their global expansions are reshaping macroeconomic mechanisms of the operation of the world economies. In 1996, there were altogether only more than 44,000 MNCs in the whole world, which had 280,000 overseas subsidiaries (子公司) and branch offices. In 1997, the volume of the trade of only the top 100 MNCs already came up to 1/3 of the world’s total and that between their parent companies and their subsidiaries took up another 1/3.In the US$ 3,000 billion balance of foreign direct investment at the end of 1996, MNCs owned over 80%. Furthermore, about 70% of international technological transfers were conducted among MNCs. This type of cross-border economic activities within same enterprises has posed a challenge for the traditional international trade and investment theories.The process of economy globalization is also the process of global industrial restructuring and readjustment. With the development of science and technology and increase of income level, industrial structures of all the countries have been also undergoing readjustment and upgrading. In recent years, developed countries in the west are gradually entering the era of knowledge economy and have started to shift to developing countries many labor-intensive industries of weak international competitiveness. This process of cross-country shift is pushing forward an in-depth development of economic globalization.On the other hand, there has existed a surplus of productivity since the end of the cold war. Due to this fact, economic globalization has intensified the competition at the international market among enterprises from different countries. In order to raise their positions and improve their competitiveness at the international market, both domestic enterprises and those from other countries have been resorting to mergers and acquisitions one after another, which has resulted in tides of industrial restructuring. Take a few cases just as a demonstration: the most recent acquisition of Mannesmann by V odaphone, acquisition of MCI by British Telecom, and the amalgamation (兼并) of Citibank with Travelers and that of Daimler-benz. All of these restructuring activities will exert far-reaching influence on the world’s industrial competition pattern.Developed countries have been playing a dominant role in the process of economic globalization. In 1996, the total volume of exports of developed countries was US$4,057 billion, accounting for 81.7% of the total value of international trade. In 1995, the foreign direct investment by 10 major developed countries including the G7, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands took up 85.1% of the total value of foreign direct investment in the whole world. The dominant role of developed countries in the process of economic globalization is also reflected in the fact that it is they that determine the rules for international economic exchanges. Although current rules of game for international economic activities have the good aspect of being in keeping with socialized mass production, they are generally laid down under the dominance of developed countries. They are the largest beneficiaries(受益者) of economic globalization.The participation of developing countries in the globalization process can enable them to better utilize their comparative advantages, introduce advanced technologies, foreign capital and management experience. It is also favorable for eliminating monopolistic(垄断的) behaviors and strengthening market competition. Nevertheless, while providing more development opportunities for developing countries, the globalization process is also posing enormous risks.First of all, economic globalization has in fact expanded rather than reduced the gap between the North and South. According to some report published by UN in 1999, the number of developing countries that have benefited from economic globalization is smaller than 20. The difference of income per capita (人均收入) between the richest country and poorest country has enlarged from 30 times tin 1960 to the current 70 times. In 1960, the value of foreign trade of the poorest 46 countries accounted for 1.4% of the world total. Towards the latter half of 1990, thisproportion had already reduced to 0.6% and further down to an almost negligible 0.4% in 1995. The average trade deficit of developing countries in 1990’s increased by 3% as compared with that in 1970s.Secondly, economic globalization has also increased developing countries’ risks of being concussed (震动) by unfavorable external factors. With continuous innovation of financial instruments, rapid expansion of financial assets and the trend of privatization of international capital, a large volume of international floating capital has brought along enormous impacts on the economic safety and financial stability of developing countries. According to come data provided by IMF, the value of shot-term bank loans flowing at and through international financial markets and other financial and capital markets in 1997 at least amounted to US$ 7,200 billion, which was about equal to 1/4 of the total output of the whole world. Although the financial crises erupted in Mexico and East Asia in 1990s were rooted in ethe defects of the economic systems and economic structures, the impact from the floating international capital was the direct fuse, which also greatly reinforced their destructiveness.1. The “time and space compression effect” of technological advancement has made it possible to __________.A. transport and communicate easilyB. reduce international trade and investmentC. give birth to many shadow enterprisesD. organize and coordinate global production2. It is meaningless to discuss national boundaries and distance for certain economic activities because of __________.A. the principle of profit maximizationB. the development of networking-based economyC. various types of cross-border economic activitiesD. overseas subsidiaries and branch offices of MNCs3. By 1996, how much of the balance of foreign direct investment was owned by MNCs?A. US$ 3,000 dollarsB. US$ 2,800 dollarsC. US$ 2,400 dollarsD. US$ 2,100 dollars4. In the era of knowledge economy, what have developed countries started to do?A. To shift many labor-intensive industries to developing countriesB. To pose a challenge for traditional trade and investment theoriesC. To speed up international technological transfers among themselvesD. To reshape macroeconomic mechanisms of their domestic economies.5. The amalgamation of Citibank with Travelers, as cited in the passage, is an example of ______.A. end of the cold warB. industrial restructuringC. international competitionD. cross-border economic activity6. Why does the author say the developed countries are the largest beneficiaries of economic globalization?A. Because they are well-organized in international economic exchangesB. Because their export volume accounts for majority of the international tradeC. Because current rules of game are generally laid down under their dominanceD. Because globalization benefits them in the form of socialized mass production7. The globalization process provides more development opportunities for developing countries, but on the other hand __________.A. brings about economic risksB. eliminates monopolistic behaviorsC. introduces management experienceD. strengthens their marked competition8. As described in the passage, economic globalization has in fact widened rather than narrowed the gap __________.9. As far as developing countries are concerned, a large volume of international floating capital has posed enormousimpacts on __________.10. The defects of the economic systems and economic structures in Mexico and East Asia in 1990s caused theeruption of __________.。
大学英语快速阅读4答案
---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------大学英语快速阅读4答案第四册 I. DCAB II.1．但是新墨西哥州东北部地区地势较高,具有形成旋转式暴风雨的一切地理特征,这种暴风雨被称作超级暴风雨, 它有可能最终形成最强劲的龙卷风。
2．能行驶的道路非常有限, 地形以山为主,山脉阻挡了雷达的扫描,这给我们追踪正在形成的风暴带来了困难。
3．但这一切已经毫无意义，我们一直监视风暴不停地旋转，最终却没有形成龙卷风。
因此，我们没有获得任何科学数据，看到的却是美丽壮观的风暴渐渐地消失在地平线上。
4．在形成龙卷风的条件已经成熟的那几天里，可能会有多股强劲的风暴可以成为追逐的目标，最终决定追逐哪一股风暴有时纯属偶然。
Key to the Reading-Skill Exercises Extract 1 1. yet and but , showing contrast; for, indicating a reason; in addition to , additive; indeed, restating an assertion. 2. All of them make the paragraph highly cohesive Extract 2 CB 2 I, CDDA II.1. 他回忆到，他很小的时候夜间常常躺在床上，想像生命会怎样终结、什么是虚无、为什么死亡是无法改变的。
1．随着美国进一步走向多民族化，对人的本性产生了新的认识，进而影响到我们原有的个人观点。
1 / 172．我们对涉及人类本性的问题的回答，在很大程度上影响我们对子女的教育方式，以及对犯罪、贫困等社会问题的处理方式。
3．即使是弗洛伊德也相信：为了平衡其（动物）本能和文明社会的要求，人类能超越其纯动物性的存在。
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注意：1.所提供的中文大致是按照原语顺序翻译过来的，目的是尽可能模拟同学们的阅读实况。
因此，中文仅供参考，不可依赖。
希望同学们在中文的帮助下理解语句，在理解的基础上速读，然后通过速读突破母语依赖，最终与西洋文达到心有灵犀、心领神会的境界。
2.要求自己理解每句话的“合理性”，切忌当改错题来做，不需要纠结“他为啥不那么写为啥不用那个时态为啥要省略”。
3.▲“孙子兵法”特别点出的修饰结构、句式，在四级考试中极具典型性，须高度重视。
希望同学们通过简化的结构分析，理解句意，然后通过熟读，最终熟悉西洋文中各种典型结构。
4.V表示动词，V-ing表示动词的ing形式，V-ed表示动词的被动/完成形式，N表示名词5.愿诸君乘风破万里浪。
1.Things get stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched.（5s）东西被偷走当偷走它们是很容易的时候，因为它们就放在那里而无人看管。
（也就是说，当东西就放在一边无人看管时是很容易被偷走的，这种情况下就会发生盗窃。
）2.There have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls. （8s）有数百个盗窃案和故意损坏公共财产案，这其中常常包括电灯和窗户，或者在墙上写字。
孙子兵法：本句主干是there have been hundreds of A and B.随后接着的which从句是对B这个内容(deliberate damaging of public property)进行举例说明。
3.Your creative imagination is what you use to make sense of your experiences. It's your creative mind that gets the meaning from the chaos of your experiences and brings order to your world. (9s)你充满创意的想象力就是你用来理解经验的东西。
大学英语四级考试快速阅读练习集锦
Passage 1 Beauty and Body Image in the MediaImages of female bodies are everywhere. Women—and their body parts—sell everything from food to cars. Popular film and television actresses are becoming younger, taller and thinner. Some have even been known to faint on the set from lack of food. Women‟s magazines are full of articles urging that if they can just lose those last twenty pounds, they‟ll have it all—the perfect marriage, loving children, great sex, and a rewarding career. Why are standards of beauty being imposed on women, the majority of whom are naturally larger and more mature than any of the models? The roots, some analysts say, are economic. By presenting an ideal difficult to achieve and maintain, the cosmetic and diet product industries are assured of growth and profits. l women And it‟s no accident that youth is increasingly promoted, along with thinness, as an essential criterion of beauty. If not alneed to lose weight, for sure they‟re all aging, says the Quebec Action Network for Women‟s He alth in its 2001 report. And, according to the industry, age is a disaster that needs to be dealt with. The stakes are huge. On the one hand, women who are insecure about their bodies are more likely to buy beauty products, new clothes, and diet aids. It is estimated that the diet industry alone is worth anywhere between 40 to 100 billion (U.S.) a year selling temporary weight loss (90 to 95% of dieters regain the lost weight).On the other hand, research indicates that exposure to images of thin, young, air-brushed female bodies is linked to depression, loss of self-esteem and the development of unhealthy eating habits in women and girls. The American research group Anorexia Nervosa & Related Eating Disorders, Inc. says that one out of every four college-aged —including fasting, skipping meals, excessive exercise, laxative (women uses unhealthy methods of weight control泻药) abuse, and self-induced vomiting. The pressure to be thin is also affecting young girls: the Canadian Women‟s Health Network warns that weight control measures are now being taken by girls as young as 5 and 6. American statistics are similar.Several studies, such as one conducted by Marika Tiggemann and Levina Clark in 2006 titled “Appearance Culture in Nine- to 12-Year-Old Girls: Media and and as a result have Peer Influences on Body Dissatisfaction,” indicate that nearly half of all preadolescent girls wish to be thinner,engaged in a diet or are aware of the concept of dieting. In 2003, Teen magazine reported that 35 per cent of girls 6 to 12 years old have been on at least one diet, and that 50 to 70 per cent of normal weight girls believe they are overweight. Overall research indicates that 90% of women are dissatisfied with their appearance in some way. Media activist Jean Kilbourne concludes that, “Women are sold to the diet industry by the magazines we read and the televisio n programs we watch, almost all of which make us feel anxious about our weight.”Unattainable BeautyPerhaps most disturbing is the fact that media images of female beauty are unattainable for all but a very small number of women. Researchers generating a computer model of a woman with Barbie-doll proportions, for example, found that her back would be too weak to support the weight of her upper body, and her body would be too narrow to contain more than half a liver and a few centimeters of bowel. A real woman built that way would suffer from chronic diarrhea ( 慢性腹泻) and eventually die from malnutrition. Jill Barad, President of Mattel (which manufactures Barbie), estimated that 99% of girls aged 3 to 10 years old own at least one Barbie doll. Still, the number of real life women and girls who seek a similarly underweight body is epidemic, and they can suffer equally devastating health consequences. In 2006 it was estimated that up to 450, 000 Canadian women were affected by an eating disorder. The Culture of Thinnesshalf times more ads and articles promoting weight loss than men‟s Researchers report that women‟s magazines have ten and one-h alf magazines do, and over three-quarters of the covers of women‟s magazines include at least one message about how to change a woman‟s bodily appearance—by diet, exercise or cosmetic surgery. uts Television and movies reinforce the importance of a thin body as a measure of a woman‟s worth. Canadian researcher Gregory Fo reports that over three-quarters of the female characters in TV situation comedies are underweight, and only one in twenty are above ing a average in size. Heavier actresses tend to receive negative comments from male characters about their bodies (“How about weared by canned audience laughter. sack?”), and 80 per cent of these negative comments are followThere have been efforts in the magazine industry to buck ( 抵制，反抗) the trend. For several years the Quebec magazine Coup de Pouce has consistently included full-sized women in their fashion pages and Châtelaine has pledged not to touch up photos and not to -thin models were banned from include model s less than 25 years of age. In Madrid, one of the world‟s biggest fashion capitals, ultras less than 25 years of age. In Madrid, one of the world‟s biggest fashion capitals, ultrathe runway in 2006. Furthermore Spain has recently undergone a project with the aim to standardize clothing sizes through using a most true to life measurement. unique process in which a laser beam is used to measure real life women‟s bodies in order to find theEthicsAnother issue is the representation of ethnically diverse women in the media. A 2008 study conducted by Juanita Covert and Travis Dixon titled “A Changing View: Representation and Effects of the Portrayal of Women of Color in Mainstream Women‟s Magazines” found that although there was an increase in the representation of women of colour, overall white women were -Improvement or Self-Destruction? overrepresent ed in mainstream women‟s magazines from 1999 to 2004. Selfand The barrage of messages about thinness, dieting and beauty tells “ordinary” women that they are always in need of adjustment—that the female body is an object to be perfected. Jean Kilbourne argues that the overwhelming presence of media images of painfully thin women means that real women‟s bodies have become invisible in the mass media. The real tragedy, Kilbourne concludes, is that many women internalize these stereotypes, h and judge themselves by the beauty industry‟s standards. Women learn to compare themselves to other women, and to compete wit them for male attention. This focus on beauty and desirability “effectively destroys any awareness and action that might help to change that climate.”注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1 上作答。
英语四级快速阅读专项练习(含答案解析)_0
---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ 英语四级快速阅读专项练习(含答案解析) 英语四级快速阅读专项练习(含答案解析) （一） Skimming and Scanning Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. Animals on the Move It looked like a scene from Jaws but without the dramatic music. A huge shark was slowly swimming through the water, its tail swinging back and forth like the pendulum of a clock. Suddenly sensitive nerve ending in the sharks skin picked up vibrations of a struggling fish. The shark was immediately transformed into a deadly, efficient machine of death. With muscles taut, the shark knifed through the water at a rapid speed. In a flash the shark caught its victim, a large fish, in its powerful jaws. Then, jerking its head back and forth, the shark tore huge chunks of flesh from its victim and swallowed them. Soon the action was over. Moving to Survive In pursuing its prey, the shark demonstrated in a dramatic way the important role of movement, or locomotion, in animals. Like the shark, most animals use movement to find food. They1 / 2also use locomotion to escape enemies, find a mate, and explore new territories. The methods of locomotion include crawling, hopping, slithering, flying, swimming, or walking. Humans have the added advantage of using their various inventions to move about in just about any kind of environment. Automobiles, rockets, and submarines transport humans from deep oceans to as far away as the moon. However, for other animals movement came about naturally through millions of years of evolution. One of the most successful examples of animal locomotion is that of the shark. Its ability to quickly zero in on its prey has always impressed scientists. But it took a detailed study by Duke University marine biologists S. A. Wainwright, F. Vosburgh, and J. H. Hebrank to find out how the sharks did it. ...。
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---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------英语四级快速阅读训练四级快速阅读训练 A Few Aspects of American Life Travel Its summertime. For many Americans, this is the season to travel. Why? Because school is over and the weather is great. And most of all, they believe they deserve a break. When Americans take a break, they often head for their favorite vacation spot. Throughout their history, Americans have been people on the move. The early immigrants had to travel to get to the New World. Once they arrived, they settled along the East Coast. But they werent content to stay here. Explorers and traders journeyed to the unknown western territories. Later, settlers moved west to develop new areas. As a result of this west movement, Americans eventually occupied the whole continentfrom the Atlantic to the Pacific. Even today, Americans seem unable to stay. Research says that average American moves every five years. Americans are used to traveling. Some people make long-distance commuting to work daily. Their jobs may even require them to take frequent business trips. Most companies provide an annual vacation for their employees, and people often use that time to travel. Some people just visit friend or relatives in distant states. Some1 / 13go on low-budget weekend trips and stay in economy motels. Those with more expensive tastes choose luxurious hotels. Camping out in the great outdoors appeals to adventurous types. Some travel in recreational vehicles to camp out in comfort, while others rough it by sleeping in tents. Families often plan their trips with the kids in mind. More and more family friendly hotels offer special programs for children. Pet Americans love pets. Many pet owners treat their pets as a part of the family. You might say Americans treat their pets like they treat their childrensometimes even better. In America, there are more households with pets than those with children. At least 43 percent of US homes have pets of some sort. Unusual creatures, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves, find a home with some Americans. More common pets include fish, mice and birds. But the all-time favorites are cats and dogs, even at the White House. Americans sometimes have strong feelings about whether dogs or cats make better pets. Dog people and cat people often enjoy friendly competition. Many grocery stores in America sell pet foods. Pets can even accompany their owners on vacation. Fancy hotels are beginning to accommodate both man and animal. Animal guests at Four Seasons Hotels can enjoy delicious meals served on fine china and sleep in soft beds. The average---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ American enjoys having pets around, and for good reason. Researchers have discovered that interacting with animals lowers a persons blood pressure. Dogs can offer protection from robbers and unwelcome visitors. Cats can help rid the home of unwanted mice. Little creatures of all shapes and sizes can provide friendship and love. In many cases, having a pet prepares a young couple for the responsibilities of parenthood. Pets even encourage social relationships: they give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide a good subject of conversation. Pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. To Americans, pets are not just property, but a part of the family. Marriage I do. To Americans, these two words carry great meaning. They can even change your life, especially if you say them at your own wedding. Making wedding promises is like signing a contract. Now Americans dont really think marriage is a business deal. But marriage is a serious business. It all begins with engagement (婚约). Traditionally, a young man asks the father of his sweetheart for permission to marry her. If the father agrees, the man later proposes to her. Often he tries to surprise her by asking her to marry him in a romantic way. Sometimes the couple just3 / 13decides together that the time is right to get married. They may be engaged for weeks, months or even years. Today many couples also receive counseling during engagement. This prepares them for the challenges of married life. At last its time for the wedding. Although most weddings follow long-held traditions, theres still room for individualism. For example, the usual place for a wedding is in a church. But some people get married outdoors. A few even have the ceremony while skydiving or riding on horseback! The couple may invite hundreds of people or just a few close friends. They choose their own style of colors, decorations and music during the ceremony. But some things rarely change. The bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding dress. She traditionally wears something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue . The groom (新郎) wears a formal suit. Relatives and close friends participate in the ceremony. As the ceremony begins, the groom stands with the minister, facing the audience. Music signals the entrance of the beautiful bride. Nervously, the young couple repeats their promises. Traditionally, they promise to love each other for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health. But sometimes the couple composes their own promises. They give each other a gold ring---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------as a symbol of their marriage promise. Finally the minister announces the big moment: I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss your bride! 1. What is the top reason Americans travelin the summertime? A) School is over. B) They think they deserve a rest. C) Summer is the season to travel.D) The weather is great. 2. Every year, most companies _______.A) require a business trip B) insist that workers commute C) have employees travel together D) provide a vacation for workers 3. Many Americans treat their pets as_______. A) very usual things B) very common things C) their own property D) their family member 4. According tothe passage, some fancy hotels could provide for your pets the following except _______. A) good accommodation B) some well-served food C) a soft bed D) delicious Chinese meals 5. Its discovered that interaction with pet animals is good for health as they can help to _______. A) guard against unwelcome visitors B) catch unwanted mice C) lower blood pressure D) keep company 6. Pet can encourage social relationship by _______. A) acting as basic element to American culture B) providing a subject for chatting C) becoming members for the family D) having a5 / 13friendly appearance 7. Traditionally, if a young man wants toget married to his girlfriend he is supposed to _______. A) propose to his friend at the right time B) ask his girlfriend to marry him in a romantic way C) get the permissionof his girlfriends mother D) get the permission of his girlfriends father 8.The counseling during engagement can prepare a couple for ___________. 9.During the ceremony the bride usually wears a beautiful, long white wedding while the groom wears___________. 10.When the birds and groom begin to exchange their rings,it is a symbol of their ___________. Economic Globalization The advancement of science and technologies has greatly reduced the cost of transportation and communication, making economic globalization possible. Todays ocean shipping cost is only a half of that in the year 1930,the current airfreight 1/6, and telecommunication cost 1%. The price level of computers in 1990 was only about 1/125 of thatin 1960, and this price level in 1998 reduced again by about 80%. This kind of time and space compression effect of technological advancement greatly reduced the cost of international trade and investment, thus making it possible to organize and coordinate global production. For example, Fords Lyman car is designed in Germany, its gearing system produced---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------in Korea, pump is USA, and engine in Australia. It is exactly the technological advancement that has made this type of global production possible. Moreover the development of the networking-based economy has given birth to a large group of shadow enterprises, making the concept of national boundaries and distance for certain economic activities meaningless. Multinational corporations (MNCs) have become the main carriers of economic globalization. They are globally organizing production and allocating resources according to the principle of profit maximization. And their global expansions are reshaping macroeconomic mechanisms of the operation of the world economies. In 1996, there were altogether only more than 44,000 MNCs in the whole world, which had 280,000 overseas subsidiaries (子公司) and branch offices. In 1997, the volume of the trade of only the top 100 MNCs already came up to 1/3 of the worlds total and that between their parent companies and their subsidiaries took up another 1/3. In the US$ 3,000 billion balance of foreign direct investment at the end of 1996, MNCs owned over 80%. Furthermore, about 70% of international technological transfers were conducted among MNCs. This type of cross-border economic activities within same7 / 13enterprises has posed a challenge for the traditional international trade and investment theories. The process of economy globalization is also the process of global industrial restructuring and readjustment. With the development of science and technology and increase of income level, industrial structures of all the countries have been also undergoing readjustment and upgrading. In recent years, developed countries in the west are gradually entering the era of knowledge economy and have started to shift to developing countries many labor-intensive industries of weak international competitiveness. This process of cross-country shift is pushing forward an in-depth development of economic globalization. On the other hand, there has existed a surplus of productivity since the end of the cold war. Due to this fact, economic globalization has intensified the competition at the international market among enterprises from different countries. In order to raise their positions and improve their competitiveness at the international market, both domestic enterprises and those from other countries have been resorting to mergers and acquisitions one after another, which has resulted in tides of industrial restructuring. Take a few cases just as a demonstration: the most recent acquisition of---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ Mannesmann by Vodaphone, acquisition of MCI by British Telecom, and the amalgamation (兼并) of Citibank with Travelers and that of Daimler-benz. All of these restructuring activities will exert far-reaching influence on the worlds industrial competition pattern. Developed countries have been playing a dominant role in the process of economic globalization. In 1996, the total volume of exports of developed countries was US$4,057 billion, accounting for 81.7% of the total value of international trade. In 1995, the foreign direct investment by 10 major developed countries including the G7, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands took up 85.1% of the total value of foreign direct investment in the whole world. The dominant role of developed countries in the process of economic globalization is also reflected in the fact that it is they that determine the rules for international economic exchanges. Although current rules of game for international economic activities have the good aspect of being in keeping with socialized mass production, they are generally laid down under the dominance of developed countries. They are the largest beneficiaries (受益者) of economic globalization. The participation of developing countries in the globalization process can enable9 / 13them to better utilize their comparative advantages, introduce advanced technologies, foreign capital and management experience. It is also favorable for eliminating monopolistic (垄断的) behaviors and strengthening market competition. Nevertheless, while providing more development opportunities for developing countries, the globalization process is also posing enormous risks. First of all, economic globalization has in fact expanded rather than reduced the gap between the North and South. According to some report published by UN in 1999, the number of developing countries that have benefited from economic globalization is smaller than 20. The difference of income per capita (人均收入) between the richest country and poorest country has enlarged from 30 times tin 1960 to the current 70 times. In 1960, the value of foreign trade of the poorest 46 countries accounted for 1.4% of the world total. Towards the latter half of 1990, this proportion had already reduced to 0.6% and further down to an almost negligible 0.4% in 1995. The average trade deficit of developing countries in 1990s increased by 3% as compared with that in 1970s. Secondly, economic globalization has also increased developing countries risks of being concussed (震动) by unfavorable external factors. With continuous innovation of financial instruments, rapid---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ expansion of financial assets and the trend of privatizationof international capital, a large volume of international floating capital has brought along enormous impacts on the economic safety and financial stability of developing countries. According to come data provided by IMF, the valueof shot-term bank loans flowing at and through international financial markets and other financial and capital markets in 1997 at least amounted to US$ 7,200 billion, which was about equal to 1/4 of the total output of the whole world. Althoughthe financial crises erupted in Mexico and East Asia in 1990s were rooted in ethe defects of the economic systems and economic structures, the impact from the floating international capital was the direct fuse, which also greatly reinforced their destructiveness. 1. The time and space compression effect of technological advancement has made it possible to __________.A. transport and communicate easilyB. reduce international trade and investmentC. give birth to many shadow enterprisesD. organize and coordinate global production2. It is meaningless to discuss national boundaries and distance for certain economic activities because of __________.A. the principle of profit maximizationB. the development11 / 13of networking-based economy C. various types of cross-border economic activities D. overseas subsidiaries and branch offices of MNCs 3. By 1996, how much of the balanceof foreign direct investment was owned by MNCs? A. US$ 3,000 dollars B. US$ 2,800 dollars C. US$ 2,400 dollars D. US$ 2,100 dollars 4. In the era of knowledge economy, what have developed countries started to do? A. To shift many labor-intensive industries to developing countries B. To pose a challengefor traditional trade and investment theories C. To speedup international technological transfers among themselves D. To reshape macroeconomic mechanisms of their domestic economies. 5. The amalgamation of Citibank with Travelers, as cited in the passage, is an example of ______. A. end of the cold war B. industrial restructuring C. international competition D. cross-border economic activity 6. Why does the author say the developed countries are the largest beneficiaries of economic globalization? A. Because they are well-organized in international economic exchanges B. Because their export volume accounts for majority of the international trade C. Because current rules of game are generally laid down under their dominance D. Because---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------globalization benefits them in the form of socialized massproduction 7. The globalization process provides more development opportunities for developing countries, but on theother hand __________. A. brings about economic risks B. eliminates monopolistic behaviors C. introduces management experience D. strengthens their markedcompetition 8. As described in the passage, economic globalization has in fact widened rather than narrowed the gap__________. 9. As far as developing countries are concerned,a large volume of international floating capital has posedenormous impacts on __________. 10. The defects of the economicsystems and economic structures in Mexico and East Asia in 1990scaused the eruption of __________.13 / 13。