2014年12月英语四级冲刺全真模拟试题六

　　Section III Reading Comprehension (60 minutes)

　　Part A

　　根据下面资料，回答41-60题：

　　Every country with a monetary system of its own has to have some kind of market in which dealers in bills，notes，and other forms of short term credit can buy and sell.The" money market" is a set of institutions or arrangements for handling what might be called wholesale transactions in money and short term credit.The need for such facilities arises in much the same way that a similar need does in connection with the distribution of any of the products of a diversified economy to their final users at the retail level.If the retailer is to provide reasonably adequate service to his customers，he must have active contacts with others who specialize in making or handling bulk quantities of whatever is his stock in trade.The money market is made up of specialized facilities of exactly this kind.It exists for the purpose of improving the ability of the retailers of financial services commercial banks，savings institutions，investment houses，lending agencies.and even governments to do their jobs.It has little if any contact with the individuals or firms who maintain accounts with these various retailers or purchase their securities or borrow from them.

　　The elemental functions of a money market must be performed in any kind of modem economy，even one that is largely planned or socialist，but the arrangements in socialist countries do not ordinarily take the form of a market.Money markets exist in countries that use market processes rather than planned allocations to distribute most of their primary resources among alternative uses.The general distinguishing feature of a money market is that it relies upon open competition among those who are bulk suppliers of funds at any particular time and among those seeking bulk funds，to work out the best practicable distribution of the existing total volume of such funds.

　　In their market transactions，those with bulk supplies of funds or demands for them.rely on groups of intermediaries who act as brokers or dealers.The characteristics of these middlemen.The services they perform，and their relationship to other parts of the financial vary widely from country to country.In many countries there is no single meeting place where the middlemen get together，yet in most countries the contacts among all participants are sufficiently open and free to assure each supplier or user of funds that he will get or pay a price that fairly reflects all of the influences(in-cluding his own)that are currently affecting the whole supply and the whole demand.In nearly all cases，moreover，the unifying force of competition is reflected at any given moment in a common price(that is，rate of interest)for similar transactions.Continuous fluctuations in the money market rates of interest result from changes in the pressure of available supplies of funds upon the market and in the pull of Current demands upon the market.

　　41、The first paragraph is mainly about _________.

　　A.the definition of money market

　　B.the constitution of a money market

　　C.the basic functions of a money market

　　D.the general feature of a money market

　　42、 According to this passage, a money market_________.

　　A.provides convenient services to its customers

　　B.has close contact with the individuals or firms seeking funds

　　C.maintains accounts with various retailers of financial services

　　D.is made up of institutions who specialize in handling wholesale monetary transactions

　　43、 Which of the following statements about a money market is NOT true according to this passage?

　　A.Money market does not exist in planned economies.

　　B.Money market has been established in some socialist countries.

　　C.Money market encourages open competition among bulk suppliers of funds.

　　D.M0ney market relies upon market processes to distribute funds to final users.

　　44、 The author uses the example of middleman to show_________.

　　A.market transactions are important in different countries

　　B.dealers are needed in doing business

　　C.middlemen can play great role in different transactions and different countries

　　D.middlemen in different countries have different actions in buslne88

　　45、 According to this passage，_________.

　　A.brokers usually perform the same kinds of services to their customers

　　B.brokers have little contact with each other

　　C.open competition tends to result in a common price for similar transactions at any given moment

　　D.changes in the pressure of available supplies of funds upon market tends to maintain a common price for similar transactions

　　根据下面资料，回答46-65题：

　　About 50 years ago the idea of disabled people doing sports was never heard of.But when me annual games for the disabled were started at Stroke Mandeville，England in l948 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann.the situation began to change.Sir Ludwig Guttmann，who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Germany，had been asked by the British government to set up an injures centre at Stroke Mandeville Hospital near London.His ideas about treating injuries included sports for the disabled.

　　In the first game just two teams of injured soldiers took part.The next year,1949，five teams took pan. From those beginnings things developed fast.Teams now come from abroad to Stroke Mandeville every year.In l960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held m Rome. Now, every four years the Olympic Games for the Disabled are held，if possible，in the place as me normal 0lympic Games，although they are organized separately. In other Years Games for me Disabled are still held at Stroke Mandeville.In the l984 wheelchair Olympic Games，l，604 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part. Unfortunately，they were held at Stroke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles，along with the other Olympics.

　　The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendship and understanding，and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sports.One small source of dis-appointment for those who organize and take part in the games，however，has been the unwilling-ness of the International Olympic Committee to include the disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able bodies.Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athletes should not be excluded.

　　46、The first games for the disabled were held--after Sir Ludwing Guttmann arrived in England.

　　A.50 years

　　B.21 years

　　C.9 years

　　D.4 years

　　47、 Besides Stroke Mandeville，surely the games for the disabled were once held in ____________.

　　A.New York

　　B.London

　　C.Rome

　　D.Los Angels

　　48、 In paragraph 2,the underlined word "athletes" means"_________".

　　A.people who support the games

　　B.people who watch the games

　　C.people who organize the games

　　D.people who compete in the games

　　49、 Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.

　　B.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.

　　C.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.

　　D.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British.

　　50、 From the passage we may conclude that the writer is_________.

　　A.one of the organizers of the games for the disabled

　　B.a disabled who once took part in the games

　　C.against holding the games for the disabled

　　D.in favor of holding the game for the disabled