科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
The Growing Credit Crisis Forces Many Companies to Seek Government Help
On September fifteenth, Lehman Brothers, a one hundred fifty-eight year-old investment bank, sought legal protection from its creditors. It had failed to find a buyer after months of searching. With over six hundred billion dollars in debt, Lehman’s failure was the largest bankruptcv in United States history At the same time，the nation’s biggest insurance company，American International Group, had gotten into trouble selling credit default swaps These are contracts Similar to insurance that protect the holder against credit risk.
Credit rating agencies downgraded A.I.G because of concerns it could not honor its contracts. Unable to get new loans, A.I.G asked for government help The Federal Reserve agreed to loan A .I.G. eighty-five billion dollars in return for eighty percent of the company but it was not enough. By November, the government had extended a total of about one hundred fiftv billion doliars in aid to A .I.G—the most to any single company during the crisis.
As banks refused to lend, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed a plan to loosen credit markets by buylng risky assets. Congress approved the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of Two. Thousand eight on October third The bill provided seven hundred billion dollars to buy hard to-value securltles from banks. But within weeks, the government changed plans. The Treasury moved to invest two handred fifty billion dollars directly in banks to help them lend money again.
Lack of credit not only hurt banks but manufacturers, too. Falling car sales threatened America’s carmakers The big three automakers—General Motors, Ford and Chrysler—told Congress that they needed loans or they faced bankmptcy. In December, President Bush offered G.M and Chrysler over seventeen billion dollars in loans.
As the year ended, the Federal Reserve tried to support economic growth by lowering its main interest rate to nearly zero for the first time. But there was one more bad surprise New York money manager Bernard Madoff admitted he had cheated investors out of fifty billion dollars. The news only added to the sense that two thousand eight was the worst economic year since the nineteen thirties.
Which of the following is NOT the problem in the passage Lehman Brothers was faced with?
A. lt is an Investment bank with more than one and a half centuries history.
B. It didn’t find a buyer after months of searching.
C. It has over six hundred billion dollars in debt.
D. Its failure was the largest bankruptcy in United States history.
The reason why A.I.G turned to the U.S government for help was that .
A. A.I.G would give eighty percent of the company in return for the loan
B. A.I.G couldn’t get new loans from credit rating agencies
C. the government extended a total of about one hundred fifty billion dollars in aid to A.I.G
D. the Federal Reserve agreed to loan A.I G eighty-five billion dollars
According to the passage, which of the following is probably NOT suffering from the lack of_______ .
A. Banks． B. Manufacturers C. Carmakers D. Barbers
The last sentence of this passage indicates that the author’s attitude towards the U.S economy in 2008 is
A.pessimistic B. optimistic C. objective D.subjective
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科目：高中英语 来源：全国通用2010年北大清华冲刺王高考押题卷英语（一） 题型：阅读理解
TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it will be swallowed up by the sea.
Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu’s nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country’s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. Without urgent help, the country’s days are numbered.
But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark’s Square, the lowest point city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, global warming causes Tuvalu’s rising sea level.
The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degrees over the past century; scientists expect it rise by extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.
Warmer weather makes glaciers (冰川) melt, and adds more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25 cm in the last 100 years.
The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.
Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. The sea level could rise by one meter this century.
Should this come true, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with “climate refugees” looking for somewhere to live.
68. We can infer from the second paragraph that .
A. Tuvalu is in danger of being swallowed up by the sea
B. all Tuvalu’s islands are about five meters above the sea level
C. drinking water in Tuvalu has been destroyed
D. Tuvalu is often flooded by storms and waves
69. Put the following events in the right order.
a. Glaciers began to melt. b. People burn coal ,oil and gas.
c. The greenhouse effect is growing. d. The earth is getting warmer and warmer
e. The sea level is rising. f. More CO2 is produced.
g. Many places are sinking into the sea.
A. d,f,b,c,a,e,g B. b,f,c,d,e,a,g C. f,c,b,d,a,e,g D. b,f,c,d,a,e,g
70. What does “climate refugees” mean?
A. Climate changes. B. Climate effect.
C. People forced away from their homeland by climate.
D. Rare animals moving from place to place for climate changes.
71 Which of the following is False according to the passage?
A. The sea level has risen about 10-25 cm in the last 100 years for warmer temperatures.
B. The average global temperature has risen by 1-3 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.
C. The warmer temperature causes the sea level to rise.
D. There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011学年度辽宁省高一下学期期中考试英语试题 题型：信息匹配
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
﹡﹡（请把答案填涂在答题卡上 E=AB, F=AC, G=AD ）﹡﹡
Duane Innes, an engineer, caused a car accident to save the life of driver Bill Pace. 1 But in Bill Pace’s case, Innes’ decision to put his own car in Pace’s path saved Pace’s life.
While Innes was driving his truck, he noticed Pace’s truck changing direction suddenly. 2 When he looked back at the driver, he saw that Pace lost consciousness(知觉) behind the wheel. The cars are approaching a busy crossroads, and Innes knew that Pace could be just a second from a dangerous collision(碰撞) with another car. He had to think fast.
3 “If I could let him hit me, we could slow down together,” he thought. So Innes pulled up in front of Pace’s truck, and allowed it to hit his own car, bringing both trucks to a safe stop. Pace, a 70-year-old volunteer, had a heart attack a few days earlier and it caused him to lose his consciousness. 4
After spending a week in the hospital for his heart disease, Pace is now doing well. “ 5 He saved my life,” said Pace. Innes said, “If someone else heard this story and said, ‘Hey, it pays to do something good,’ then it’s all worth it.”
A. What a brave man Innes was!
B. Fortunately, Innes knew how to deal with it.
C. Duane Innes had to move his truck quickly to avoid getting hit.
D. Normally, if someone hits your car, you wouldn’t call him a hero.
E. Old people with serious heart diseases had better not drive cars.
F. If Innes hadn’t blocked his truck, he would likely have died in a collision.
G. Duane Innes was injured badly and sent to hospital as soon as possible.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
A new report by the International Monetary Fund（the I. M. F. ）estimates（估计） that the world economy will shrink by one and three-tenths percent this year. That would be the worst performance in more than sixty years. Three months ago, the I. M. F. predicted a small growth for this year.
Major industrialized economies are expected to see the biggest decreases, shrinking by almost four percent. The I. M. F. predicts developing economies will continue to grow for the year, but only by about one and one-half percent.
The I. M. F. says the world will slowly return to growth of almost two percent next year. But the lending organization warns that strong policies to supervise（监管） and support the financial system are needed if the world economy is to fully recovery.
Olivier Blanchard is the chief economist for the I. M. F. He has said that banks are still in the process of rebuilding their financial positions. He added that securities markets（证券市场）are still operating poorly
Economic experts believe the world financial industry is moving towards recovery but with more losses to come. In all, the I. M. F. says worldwide financial losses could be as high as four trillion dollars by the end of next year. World trade is expected to drop eleven percent this year, after expanding by three percent last year.
The I. M. F. report says international lending may not fully recover until two thousand eleven. The financial crisis has made the I. M. F. more important than ever. The world's largest economies promised to increase the size of the fund by about five hundred billion dollars. They did so at the G-Twenty meeting in
Last week,
59. Because of ______, the I. M. F is playing an even more important role than ever.
A. the G―20 meeting in
C. Olivier Blanchard D. President Obama
60. The world economy won’t full recover until_________________.
A. developing economies play a more important role than major industrialized economies
B. the International Monetary Fund lends more money to more countries
C. there has been a strong supervising and supporting financial system
D. securities markets operate well enough
61. We can know from the passage that ________________.
A. at least three countries have borrowed from the I. M. F. since last week
B. the world financial industry is recovering and will suffer no more losses
C. developing economies are likely to continue to grow slowly for the year
D. worldwide financial losses have been as high as four trillion dollars so far
62. What is this news report mainly about?
A. The biggest decreases that the world economy is suffering.
B. The slow recovery that the world financial industry is moving towards.
C. The steadily growing International Monetary Fund.
D. The recent world economic situation.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010-2011学年度辽宁省师大附中高一下学期期中考试英语试卷 题型：填空题
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
﹡﹡（请把答案填涂在答题卡上 E="AB, " F="AC, " G="AD" ）﹡﹡
Duane Innes, an engineer, caused a car accident to save the life of driver Bill Pace. 1 But in Bill Pace’s case, Innes’ de
cision to put his own car in Pace’s path saved Pace’s life.
While Innes was driving his truck, he noticed Pace’s truck changing direction suddenly. 2 When he looked back at the driver, he saw that Pace lost consciousness(知觉) behind the wheel. The cars are approaching a busy crossroads, and Innes knew that Pace could be just a second from a dangerous collision(碰撞) with another car. He had to think fast.
3 “If I could let him hit me, we could slow down together,” he thought. So Innes pulled up in front of Pace’s truck, and allowed it to hit his own car, bringing both trucks to a safe stop. Pace, a 70-year-old volunteer, had a heart attack a few days earlier and it caused him to lose his consciousness. 4
After spending a week in the hospital for his heart disease, Pace is now doing well. “ 5 He saved my life,” said Pace. Innes said, “If someone else heard this story and said, ‘Hey, it pays to do something good,’ then it’s all worth it.”
| A．What a brave man Innes was! |
| B．Fortunately, Innes knew how to deal with it. |
| C．Duane Innes had to move his truck quickly to avoid getting hit. |
| D．Normally, if someone hits your car, you wouldn’t call him a hero. |
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