16.The financial crisis will be the top issue at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos,Switzerland.The five-day meeting starts on Wednesday,January 28.More than two thousand five hundred people from ninety-six countries will discuss ways to solve the crisis.
The event gathers some of the world's most powerful political and business leaders at a small ski village in the Swiss Alps.Organizers this week announced a program built around the theme:"Shaping the Post-Crisis World."
But with the world still in crisis,there was news that no famous people from show business will be at the forum this year.Bona,te social activist and lead singer of the Irish rock group U2,usually attends.But he will not be attending this year.
Organizers expect a record forty-one heads of state or government.They include Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao,Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the prime minister of Kenya,Raila Odinga.
Among those expected from President Obama's new administration is Lawrence Summers,the director of the National Economic Council.Another is Mister Obama's national security adviser,retired general James Jones.
Members of the US Congress are also among the guest list,along with former president Clinten,a favorite at Davos.About sixty percent of those attending are business leaders.
The World Economic Forum will also discuss global warming,investment in low-carbon forms of energy in developing countries and other issues.
Klaus Schwab is the founder and chairman of the forum.He calls this one of the most important gatherings in its thirty-nine year history.He says the financial crisis should be seen as a wake-up call to change systems and ways of thinking,and to re-establish trust.
KLAUS SCHWAB:"We never will move out of the crisis if we do not re-establish confidence which means we have to establish signposts for the future."
68.What is the main purpose of the World Economic Forum this year?D
A.To wake up people to establish signpost for the future.
B.To solve the problems of global warning.
C.To re-establish confidence of the leaders.
D.To discuss how to solve the crisis.
69.The underlined word"signpost"in the last paragraph meansC.
A.symbolB.roadC.goalD.station
70.What does Klaus Schwab mean in the second paragraph from the bottom?A
A.The crisis requires us to change.
B.We should change the systems of the forum.
C.The forum has a long history.
D.The crisis needs trust.
分析 文章讲述了今年世界经济论坛的首要议题是金融危机,来自96个国家的2500多人将讨论如何解决此危机,同时论坛还将讨论全球变暖,低碳能源等问题.
解答 68-70 DCA
68 D 细节理解题.根据The financial crisis will be the top issue at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos,Switzerland.The five-day meeting starts on Wednesday,January 28.More than two thousand five hundred people from ninety-six countries will discuss ways to solve the crisis可知金融危机是今年世界经济论坛的首要议题,96个国家的2500人将讨论如何解决此次危机.故选D.
69 C 词义猜测题.根据We never will move out of the crisis if we do not re-establish confidence which means we have to establish signposts for the future如果我们不能重建信心,我们将不能摆脱危机.也就是说我们要为未来创建路标,暗指为未来树立目标,故选C.
70 A 猜测题.根据He says the financial crisis should be seen as a wake-up call to change systems and ways of thinking,and to re-establish trust.金融危机应该被视为一个警钟系统和思维方式的改变及重建信任.暗指危机需要我们进行改变.故选A.
点评 本文是政治经济类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.