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.
What　do　you　think　of　this　selection?　There’s　no　one　who　was　alive　in　the　last　fifty　years　on　it　and　no　political　leader.　Why　not?　Why　doesn’t　the　Bank　choose　popular　heroes-like　the　Beetles,　for　example?　Write　and　tell　"BBC　Modern　English"　who　is　on　your　list　for　this　banknote.　Imagine　you　have　to　choose　some　personality　to　go　on　a　banknote　in　your　own　country.　Who　is　your　choice?

26.　"Inflation"　in　this　story　means　_________.
○A.　"rise　in　prices　resulting　from　an　increase　in　the　money,　credit,　etc."
○B.　"the　rise　and　fall　of　the　voice　in　speaking"
○C.　"the　process　of　inflating　or　being　inflated"
○D.　"an　illness　brought　by　infection"


27.　Who　dislike(s)　inflation　most?
○A.　Ordinary　people.
○B.　Merchants.
○C.　Officials.
○D.　The　Bank　of　England.


28.　Why　is　there　no-one　who　was　alive　in　the　l

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