Question

【题目】 Fearmongering (散布恐慌) against China more dangerous to global economy than coronavirus.

After weeks of attempting to make chaos and spread fear about the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic in China, some overseas media outlets and individuals have shifted focus to another battlefield — the Chinese economy. They paint a rather dark picture not just for the Chinese economy but for the global economy.

【1】People cannot help but panic about the global economy, which is already facing serious challenges like trade wars. It is easy to point fingers at China for “causing” such a mess for the world.

Anyway, these media outlets are right about a couple of things. 【2】 After all, consumers across the country are trapped in their homes and businesses and factories have been shut for a good part of this year. Second, we have to be fully aware of these challenges and risks in order to address the problem. The first step to solve a problem is to recognize there is one.

【3】 If not, why would they invest hundreds of billions of dollars into the economy if they weren’t aware of the problem? Why would they roll out a great number of measures to support businesses?【4】

Regardless of how severe the impact will be, the epidemic does not change the fundamentals of the Chinese economy.【5】 There will be no reason that the vast Chinese consumer market will abruptly disappear or the world will suddenly no longer need products from the massive Chinese manufacturing sector, not to mention the country’s huge investment projects. So it can be safe to say that fearmongering against China is more dangerous to global economy than coronavirus.

A.With the effective measures taken by the whole country, the epidemic will be definitely under control.

B.Certainly, that paints a completely different picture we have seen from abroad.

C.First, the epidemic will make the Chinese economy suffer a little.

D.Still, there are many indicators to look for in assessing the potential damage on the Chinese and global economies.

E.Their articles are filled with scary headlines and exaggerated (夸大的) facts.

F.Why would they take extraordinary risks in encouraging factories to restart production?

G.Actually, Chinese officials have been very clear about the potential impact of the epidemic on the economy.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】G

【4】F

【5】A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。新冠状病毒对全世界经济带来极大的影响。但对全球经济来说，对中国的恐慌比冠状病毒更危险。

【1】根据下文提示“人们不禁对全球经济感到恐慌，全球经济已经面临着像贸易战这样的严峻挑战。”此处承接下文，E项Their articles are filled with scary headlines and exaggerated (夸大的) facts.(他们的文章充斥着耸人听闻的标题和夸大的事实)切题。故选E。

【2】根据下文提示“毕竟，全国各地的消费者都被困在家中，企业和工厂在今年的大部分时间里都处于关闭状态。”和Second可知，C项First, the epidemic will make the Chinese economy suffer a little.(首先，疫情将使中国经济受到一定影响)切题。故选C。

【3】根据下文提示“如果没有，如果他们没有意识到这个问题，他们为什么要向经济中投资数千亿美元呢？”此处承接下文，G项Actually, Chinese officials have been very clear about the potential impact of the epidemic on the economy.(事实上，中国官员已经非常清楚疫情对经济的潜在影响)切题。故选G。

【4】根据上文提示“他们为什么要推出大量措施来支持企业？”此处承接上文，F项Why would they take extraordinary risks in encouraging factories to restart production?(他们为什么要冒着极大的风险鼓励工厂重新开始生产呢？)切题。故选F。

【5】根据上文提示“不管疫情影响有多严重，都不会改变中国经济的基本面。”再根据下文提示“中国庞大的消费市场不会突然消失，世界也不会突然不再需要来自中国庞大制造业的产品，更不用说中国庞大的投资项目了。”此处承接上下文，A项With the effective measures taken by the whole country, the epidemic will be definitely under control.(只要全国采取有效措施，疫情一定会得到控制)切题。故选A。