Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A.Decrease imports.B.Increase imports.C.Decrease its deficit by 5%.D.Increase its deficit by 5%.Your answer Correct answerA A2.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A.Raise the oil prices.B.Import less oil.e less oil.D.Take buses more frequently.Your answer Correct answerB B3.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A.It benefits the developing nations a great deal.B.It increases the developing nations' GDP a great deal.C.Developed nations may benefit more than developingnations from it.D.Developing nations may benefit more than developednations from it.Your answer Correct answerC C4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The richest people have contributed most to the nation.B. The richest people should contribute more to society.C. A smaller middle class is favorable to equality for all people.D. A larger middle class will benefit all people.Your answer Correct answerD D5.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A.The same as the woman's opinion.B.The WTO is a good thing.C.The WTO is no good.D.The WTO is good but not without problems.Your answerD Correct answerDPart IIDirections:Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.The U.S. economy lost steam in the second quarter as consumers hit by high-energy costs turned thrifty.(1)U.S. gross domestic product, a (S1) of total output within the nation's borders, climbed at a (S2)(2)and weaker-than-expected 3 percent annual rate in the April-June period, Commerce Department data (S3)(3).Consumer spending rose at an insignificant 1 percent rate, a mere shadow of the 4.1 percent jump of the first quarter and the (S4)(4)gain since the second quarter of 2001, when the economy was in recession.The degree to which consumers were (S5) (5)tobuy surprised Wall Street analysts. A leading (S6)(6), John Lonski, called the spending gain "shockingly small".(S7) (7)said big energy price hikes were onefactor that hit consumer spending in the spring.(S8) (8).While GDP growth proved weaker than expected, the economy's pulse has already shown signs of quickening. (S9)(9).Bond prices rose as investors saw weakness, but the dollar moved higher against the euro as foreign exchange traders saw strength. Stock prices were little changed."(S10) (10)," Treasury Secretary John Snow toldcorrespondents.YourCorrect answeranswer(1)measure measure(2)modest modest(3)showed showed(4)weakest weakest(5) reluctant(6)economist(7)AnalystsInflation rose at a relatively speedy 3.3(8)percent rate in the second quarter, thesame as at the start of the yearOther data on Friday showed consumerspirits have brightened a bit this month(9)while business activity has picked up in theMidwestWhen you combine the first quarter andthe second quarter, we're growing at 3.75(10)percent, which is a very strong,sustainable growth ratePart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose thecorrect answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose thecorrect answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1.What does a compulsory license require drug manufacturers todo?A.To give up their patents completely.B.To give up their patents in case of health crises.C.To shorten the period of their patents.D.To keep their patents intact.Your answer Correct answerB B2.What is true of large drug companies under compulsorylicenses?A. They are compelled to sell their drugs at low prices.B. They are compelled to sell their drugs at high prices.C. They must allow other companies to produce their drugs atlow costs.D. They are not compelled to disclose their intellectualproperty.Your answer Correct answerC C3.Why do international drug companies oppose the Dohaagreement?A.They think it will prevent drug companies fromseeking cures for diseases.B.They must pay a great deal for their research.C.Patents help drug companies recover the costsof developing new medicines.D.All of the above.Your answer Correct answerD D4.What do developing countries want during healthemergencies?A.They want to import low-cost drugs.B.The want to import high-cost effective drugs.C.The want to export low-cost drugs.D.The want to export high-cost drugs.Your answer Correct answerA A5.What would be the best title for the passage?A.WTO Debate Between Rich and Poor Countries onDrug Production.B.WTO Debate on the Advantages and Disadvantages ofCompulsory Licenses.C. WTO Agreement on Drug Patents.D. WTO Agreement Against Compulsory Licenses.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IVDirections:Choose the right answer.1.Excuse me, it just ________________ my mind what GDPstands for.A.slippedB.slipped awayC.slipped offD.slipped throughYour answer Correct answerA A2.GDP is simply a gross measure of market activity, of moneychanging hands. It makes no distinction ________________ between the desirable and undesirable.A.thatB.whatC.whicheverD.whatsoeverYour answer Correct answerD D3.The bank's president and its officers all enjoyed a goodlaugh at the woman for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral________________ a $5,000 loan.A. toB. atC. overD. againstYour answer Correct answerD D4.Rich nations welcomed the new deal, which________________ them to a plan to cut back on the huge subsidies they spend on farmers.mutesmitsmitteesmissionsYour answer Correct answerB B5.Developed nations promised to give developing nations better________________ to their markets.A.entryB.entranceC.accessD.accessionYour answer Correct answerC C。
新视野大学英语4第九单元课后练习UNIT 91.I'd be only delighted if governments could prove all our reports wrong,if that means that human rights aren't being violate d,Smart said.斯玛特说，如果政府能证明我们的报告是错误的，也就是说人权没有被侵犯的话，我只会高兴。
2.The investigation is at a(n) delicate stage,so we cannot release their names.调查正处于审慎阶段，所以我们不能公布他们的姓名。
3.The lawyer contend ed that his client was innocent and the company's appearance regulations did not offend individual liberty. 律师声称他的当事人是无罪的，公司的着装规定没有侵犯个人自由。
4.The French government has called on its people to defend the purity of their language and fight against foreign cultural invasion. 法国政府号召人民捍卫法语的纯洁性，并抵抗外国文化入侵。
5.The statistics are a clear illustration of the point i am trying to make.统计数据充分说明了我要表达的观点。
6.In the first several years,the costs of Euro Disneyland surpassed the revenue although attendance had been high.在最初几年，尽管游客量很大，欧洲迪斯尼的成本却超过了其总收入。
