职称英语综合类概括大意与完成句子三
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1.Paragraph 3 ____
2.Paragraph 4 ____
3.Paragraph 5 ____
4.Paragraph 6 ____
A.The Cost of Convenience
B.A Surprising Answer Given by the Economists1
C.The Effect of Inflation2
D.Middlemen’s Limited Share in the Additional3 Profit
E.Farmers’ Denial4 of Increased Profit
F.Housewives’ Need to Find Jobs
convenience=simplicity
convenient=simple
additional=附加的
profit利益
denial否认
deny v. 否认
1.In 1959 the average American family paid $989 for a year’s supply of food. In 1972 the family paid $1,311. That was a price increase of nearly one-third. Every family has had this sort of experience. Everyone agrees that the cost of feeding a family has risen sharply5. But there is less agreement when reasons for the rise are being discussed. Who is really responsible?
2.Many blame the farmers who produce the vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, and cheese that stores offer for sale. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the farmer’s share of the $1,311 spent by the family in 1972 was $521. This was 31 per cent more than the farmer had received in 1959.
3.But farmers claim that this increase was very small compared to the increase in their cost of living. Farmers tend to blame others for the sharp rise in food prices. They particularly blame those who process the farm products after the products leave the farm. These include truck drivers, meat packers, manufacturers6 of packages and other food containers, and the owners of stores where food is sold. They are among the “middlemen” who stand between the farmer and the people who buy and eat the food. Are middlemen the ones to blame for rising food prices?
blame责备
to blame for对…负责
问题:1.Paragraph 3___E___
答案:E.Farmers’ Denial of Increased Profit
4.Of the $1,311 family food bill in 1972, middlemen received $790, which was 33 per cent more than they had received in 1959. It appears that the middlemen’s profit has increased more than farmer’s. But some economists claim that the middleman’s actual profit was very low. According to economists at the First National City Bank, the profit for meat packers and food stores amounted to less than one per cent. During the same period all other manufacturers were making a profit of more than 5 per cent. By comparison7 with other members of the economic system both farmers and middlemen have profited surprisingly little from the rise in food prices.
compare with 和…做比较
comparison n. 比较
问题:2.Paragraph 4___D___
答案:D.Middlemen’s Limited Share in the Additional Profit
5.Who then is actually responsible for the size of the bill a housewife must pay before she carries the food home from the store? The economists at First National City Bank have an answer to give housewives, but many people will not like it. These economists blame the housewife herself for the jump in food prices. They say that food costs more now because women don’t want to spend much time in the kitchen. Women prefer to buy food which has already been prepared before it reaches the market.
问题:3.Paragraph 5___B___
答案:B.A Surprising Answer Given by the Economists
prefer to do sth
6.Vegetables and chicken cost more when they have been cut into pieces by someone other than the one who buys it. A family should expect to pay more when several “TV dinners” are taken home from the store. These are fully8 cooked meals, consisting of meat, vegetables, and sometimes dessert, all arranged on a metal dish. The dish is put into the oven9 and heated while the housewife is dong something else. Such a convenience costs money. Thus, as economists point out :“Some of the basic reasons for widening10 food price spreads are easily traceable11 to the increasing use of convenience foods, which transfer12 much of the time and work of meal preparation from the kitchen to the food processor’s plant.”
other than 而不是
问题:4.Paragraph 6____A__
答案:A.The Cost of Convenience
1—4答案:EDBA
7.Economists remind us that many modern housewives have jobs outside the home. They earn money that helps to pay the family food bills. The housewife naturally has less time and energy for cooking after a day’s work. She wants to buy many kinds of food that can be put on her family’s table easily and quickly. “If the housewife wants all of these,” the economists say, “that is her privilege13, but she must be prepared to pay for the services of those who make her work easier.”
8.It appears that the answer to the question of rising prices is not a simple one. Producers, consumers, and middlemen all share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs.
5.Many people agree that food prices have increased sharply but they have failed______
A.Nor have the middlemen
B.to increase the prices for food
C.that they cannot agree on the causes of the increase in prices
D.to agree on the reasons for the increase
E.by buying prepared food
F.the popularization of convenience food
fail to do sth.
答案:D.to agree on the reasons for the increase
6.The farmers have not been benefited very much. ______
答案:A.Nor have the middlemen
7.Housewives have to pay for the time they save______
答案:E.by buying prepared food
8.The economists have come to the conclusion that the cause of increased food prices lies in ______.
lie in 位于,在于
答案:F.the popularization of convenience food
popularization n. 流行化,普及
5—8答案:DAEF


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1 economists 2ba0a36f92d9c37ef31cc751bca1a748     
n.经济学家,经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 inflation 4bqz8     
n.胀大,夸张,通货膨胀
参考例句:
  • Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
  • The inflation of the airbed took several minutes.给空气床垫充气花了几分钟时间。
3 additional rJTyM     
adj.添加的,额外的,另外的
参考例句:
  • It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
  • I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。
4 denial Zm0zb     
n.否认;拒绝,拒绝给予
参考例句:
  • The newspaper printed a denial of the untrue story.报社刊登了否认不实消息的声明。
  • Her denial of my advice hurts me.她拒绝我的忠告伤害了我。
5 sharply UiRziL     
adj.锐利地,急速;adv.严厉地,鲜明地
参考例句:
  • The plane dived sharply and rose again.飞机猛然俯冲而后又拉了起来。
  • Demand for personal computers has risen sharply.对个人电脑的需求急剧增长。
6 manufacturers 077326568c4bb9ed153c12c171827a54     
制造商,制造厂( manufacturer的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The manufacturers in some countries dumped their surplus commodities abroad. 一些国家的制造商向国外倾销过剩产品。
  • Colour TV has been more aggressively promoted as more manufacturers have joined the competition. 由于更多的厂商参与竞争,推销彩色电视机的宣传更为激烈了。
7 comparison TqEzY     
n.比较,对照;比拟,比喻
参考例句:
  • They make a comparison of New York to a beehive.他们把纽约比作一个蜂巢。
  • This dress is really cheaper by comparison.比较起来,这件衣服确实便宜。
8 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
9 oven iJuxQ     
n.烤炉;烤箱
参考例句:
  • You put food inside an oven to cook it.你把食物放进烤箱里热一下。
  • She baked bread in an oven.她用烤炉烤面包。
10 widening f8abd589fe5315a840cfec50d833e634     
n.扩展,加宽
参考例句:
  • They have ordered the widening of the road where the incident took place.他们已下令拓宽出事路段。
11 traceable traceable     
adj. 可追踪的,起源于
参考例句:
  • Most telephone calls are traceable. 大多数电话都可查出是从哪里打来的。
  • Most telephone calls are traceable. 大多数电话都可查出是从哪里打来的。
12 transfer SnxwK     
n. 迁移, 移动, 换车; v. 转移, 调转, 调任
参考例句:
  • He has been kicking against this transfer for weeks. 几周以来他一直反对这次调动。
  • I intend to transfer the property to my son. 我想把这笔财产转给我儿子。
13 privilege v1YzL     
n.特权,优惠,特许;v.给予优惠,给予特权
参考例句:
  • Of course,no country has the privilege of fishing in our coastal water.当然,在我国的领海内没有一个国家有捕鱼的特权。
  • He never abuses his privilege.他从不滥用特权。
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