2003职称英语综合A类真题及其答案

　　第6部分：　完形填空（第51~65题，每题1分，共15分）

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　　Cost as a Factor in Supply

　　In a purely¹ competitive market， the supplier of goods and services has no control over the market price， because he produces too little to influence market conditions. With no difference between his products and the products________（51） his competitors， he will sell nothing if he charges above the market price and he will sell all if he charges at or __________（52） the market price. However， in considering the price， he must take the ____________（53）of production into consideration. There are times when he may be willing to sell below his cost. This might happen when prices tumble for__________（54） he believes will be a short time. However， no business person can __________（55）to lose money for a prolonged period. He must be constantly __________（56）of his costs in relation to the market price if he is to competes successfully and earn a profit.

　　Many people have the impression that as production increases， costs per unit decrease._________（57）mass production has made this true in certain industries and at certain levels of production，________（58） logic² and practical experiences have shown that costs per unit begin to rise beyond a certain level of production. Some economists_________（59）to this principle as the law of increasing costs.

　　The reason costs rise as production goes up is __________（60）。 However， it is easy to recognize that as production goes up， the need for additional factors of production will also grow，__________（61）competitive bidding in the marketplace for the factors of production. If a producer needs___________（62） skilled labor³ to produce more， and none of this labor is unemployed⁴， the producer will have to get __________（63）from other sources. This can be done by ___________（64）higher wages. Higher bidding would also apply to the other factors of production. We must also recognize that not all labor is equally productive， ___________（65）not all land is equally fertile and not all ore（矿石）is equally rich in the mineral wanted.

　　51  A  to           B  at                C  of              D  on

　　52    A  below       B  beneath            C  over            D  above

　　53    A  price        B  cost               C  worth           D  profit

　　54    A  that         B  why               C  what           D  if

　　55    A  afford       B  pretend            C  offer            D  try

　　56    A  sure        B  afraid              C  aware           D  suspicious

　　57    A  Because     B  Since              C  When           D  While

　　58    A  both        B  neither             C  none            D  any

　　59    A  resort       B  refer               C  turn            D  attend

　　60    A  clear       B  simple              C  difficult         D  complex

　　61    A  bringing    B  resulting in          C  including         D  carrying out

　　62    A  less        B  numerous           C  more            D  many

　　63    A  them       B  these               C  it               D  those

　　64    A  offering     B  cutting             C  reducing         D  having

　　65    A  as if        B  just as              C  because         D  while

　　答案：

　　51C  52A  53B  54C  55A  56C  57D  58A  59B  60D  61B  62C  63C  64A  65B