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liberalization( 自由化) after two world wars. One new study, published recently by the Institute for International Economics in Washington, find that the proportion of the 6.1 billion people in the world who live on $1 a day or less shrank from 63 percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 1955 and 12 percent in 1999. By some other measures, the progress has been more modest. Still, economists agree that poverty has plunged in key nations such as India and especially China, thanks, to slowing population growth as well as economic freedom. \is a huge success for the world as .a whole,\says Harvard University economist Richard Cooper. \are doing something right. \
The news comes as the World Bank is about to open its annual meeting in Washington--an e-vent that has been troubled in recent years by protests that the Bank and its sister Institution, the International Monetary Fund(IMF国际货币组织), have done too little for the world’s poor. The new economic research will not put an end to that: dispute. Vast populations remain poor, and many still question the wisdom of World Bank policies. Nonetheless, the research findings are helpful. to understand what policies, should be followed by those institutions and hundreds of other development groups working very hard to hasten the pace of world economic progress, if dramatic gains are under way, the present policies-calling for open markets, free business activities, and tight monetary control are working and correct.
But critics of IMF and World Bank policies maintain that such economic success stories as Ja-pan, China, South Korea and Singapore are rooted in more than just
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\poverty, by limiting imports when their domes-tic industries were young, pushing exports to rich nations, and putting controls on purely intema-tional financial flows. The have been open to foreign-owned factories but have often insisted that those investors share the knowledge and skill on modern technologies.
26. The word \ A. decreased B. climbed C. increased
D. dropped into water
27. From the passage, we learn that__________.
A. World Bank has done nothing to help the poor in the world B. IMF only helps the rich in the world
C. World Bank controls all the banks in the world
D. There are some demonstrations against World Bank in recent years
28. According to this passage, in __________ , the world had the largest number of poor people. A. 1999 B. 1955 C. 1950 D. 1990
29. According to the author, the economy of East Asian countries grew very fast
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because of the following measures EXCEPT__________. A. encouraging export
B. opening up to foreign investments C. limiting international financial flows D. controlling import
30. The best title for this passage might be__________.
A. China’s Contribution to the Reduction of Poverty in the World B. World Bank’s Extraordinary Progress in Recent Decades C. India’s Leading Role in Reducing Global Poverty
D. Global Progress in Reducing Poverty
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (10minutes, 10 points)
Directions: In this part there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.
31. The famous novel is said __________ into Chinese. A. to have translated B. to be translate
C. to have been translated D. to translate
32. That’s the reason __________ Ann could not do her part of the job.
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A. that B. of C. because D. why
33. Consumers should do __________ than simply complain about the poor quality of goods.
A. much less B. some more C. far less D. far more
34. It is necessary that we __________ have a good command of English at college. A. must B. have to C. should D. ought to
35. The noise was so __________that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.
A. dim B. soft C. faint D. gentle
36. If he refuses to __________ my plan, I can probably find someone more
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cooperative. A. put up with B. fall in with C. do away with D. get along with
37. Her skirt had been so __________ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.
A. faded B. torn C. dirty D. crushed
38. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than _ ________ at the other store. A. anyone B. the others C. that D. the ones
39. These plastic flowers look so __________ that many people think they are real. A. beautiful B. natural C. artificial D. similar
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河北成人学位英语考试模拟卷及答案03
