The neighbors do not consider him quite ___ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.
A.respectful
B.respectable
C.respected
D.respective
A.respectful
B.respectable
C.respected
D.respective
第1题
For how many generations had Harmers lived in the house by the time the brothers went to school?
A.Five.
B.Four.
C.Three.
D.Two.
第2题
Emma only moved house last week and she ______ knows her neighbors!
A.already
B.still
C.always
D.yet
第3题
A.the only
B.who
C.are
D.the old
第4题
A. in the end
B. at the end
C. in an end
D. in end
第5题
Like most wars,a trade war may bring about desired economic or political changes, but in the long run almost everyone suffers ,including those whom the trade war was meant to help.
An efficient carmaker, for example, may ask for limits of foreign imports, hoping to keep its price high without improving the quality of its products. In the end , however , other countries may retaliate with trade restrictions of their own. Consumers and businesses in both countries are then forced to buy poorly made and expensive domestic products. Trade restrictions might protect a few jobs in inefficient industries,but the whole economy often suffers by becoming less competitive in the international markets.
The most common tools for limiting imports of foreign goods and services are quotas, tariffs,and subsidies. When a country imposes a quota, it limits the quantity of certain foreign products that can be imported. A tariff is a tax placed on goods entering a country , raising the price of imported goods. A government can also use the taxpayers' money to provide a subsidy to local producers , making the price of local goods artificially lower than imported goods.
Trade barriers, like walls between feuding neighbors, are usually imposed unilaterally by one country acting on its own to limit the amount of foreign products available to local producer from foreign competition and allow them time to improve their products or lower their prices as long as they are protected from foreign competition by trade barriers.
Although trade restrictions are of dubious economic value, they have been shown to be effective in bringing about political or social change. The refusal of countries to trade and do business with South Africa, for example, was widely seen to be responsible for the decision to dismantle the system of apartheid. Trade blockades can be useful in forcing countries to change policies that violate human rights or international treaties, but as long as a sufficient number of countries join in the blockade to make it effective.
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第6题
A.us, it
B.us, itself
C.ourselves, itself
D.ourselves, it
第7题
A.should have gone
B.need have gone
C.ought to have gone
D.must have gone
第8题
<wt>
[Quotas , tariffs and subsidies</div>]
Like most wars,a trade war may bring about desired economic or political changes, but in the long run almost everyone suffers ,including those whom the trade war was meant to help.
An efficient carmaker, for example, may ask for limits of foreign imports, hoping to keep its price high without improving the quality of its products. In the end , however , other countries may retaliate with trade restrictions of their own. Consumers and businesses in both countries are then forced to buy poorly made and expensive domestic products. Trade restrictions might protect a few jobs in inefficient industries,but the whole economy often suffers by becoming less competitive in the international markets.
The most common tools for limiting imports of foreign goods and services are quotas, tariffs,and subsidies. When a country imposes a quota, it limits the quantity of certain foreign products that can be imported. A tariff is a tax placed on goods entering a country , raising the price of imported goods. A government can also use the taxpayers' money to provide a subsidy to local producers , making the price of local goods artificially lower than imported goods.
Trade barriers, like walls between feuding neighbors, are usually imposed unilaterally by one country acting on its own to limit the amount of foreign products available to local producer from foreign competition and allow them time to improve their products or lower their prices as long as they are protected from foreign competition by trade barriers.
Although trade restrictions are of dubious economic value, they have been shown to be effective in bringing about political or social change. The refusal of countries to trade and do business with South Africa, for example, was widely seen to be responsible for the decision to dismantle the system of apartheid. Trade blockades can be useful in forcing countries to change policies that violate human rights or international treaties, but as long as a sufficient number of countries join in the blockade to make it effective.
Questions for reading :
<w>(1) Why do traders ask for limits of foreign imports?
<w>(2) What may trade restrictions lead to?
<w>(3) What are the most common tools for limiting imports of foreign goods and services?
<w>(4) Can the trade protection make local producers improve their products or lower their prices of their goods?
<w>(5) How can trade blockades be useful in forcing countries to change policies that violate human rights or international treaties?
<da>
<a>(1) They hope to keep its price high without improving the quality of its products.
<a>(2) Other countries may retaliate with trade restrictions of their own. Consumers and businesses in both countries are then forced to buy poorly made and expensive domestic products.
<a>(3) Quotas, tariffs, and subsidies.
<a>(4) Yes, it can.
<a>(5) A sufficient number of countries join in the blockade to make it effective.
第9题
This passage suggests that the writer______.
A.is easy to get along with
B.is never pleased with her neighbors
C.is unhappy with the life they are living
D.is good at observing and understanding people
第10题
This passage suggests that the writer ______ .
A.is easy to get along with
B.is never pleased with her neighbors
C.is unhappy with the life they are living
D.is good at observing and understanding people
第11题
Like most wars,a trade war may bring about desired economic or political changes, but in the long run almost everyone suffers ,including those whom the trade war was meant to help.
An efficient carmaker, for example, may ask for limits of foreign imports, hoping to keep its price high without improving the quality of its products. In the end , however , other countries mayretaliate[2] with trade restrictions of their own. Consumers and businesses in both countries are then forced to buy poorly made and expensive domestic products. Trade restrictions might protect a few jobs in inefficient industries,but the whole economy often suffers by becoming less competitive in the international markets.
The most common tools for limiting imports of foreign goods and services are quotas, tariffs,and subsidies. When a country imposes a quota, it limits the quantity of certain foreign products that can be imported. A tariff is a tax placed on goods entering a country , raising the price of imported goods. A government can also use the taxpayers' money to provide a subsidy to local producers , making the price of local goods artificially lower than imported goods.
Trade barriers, like walls betweenfeuding neighbors[3], are usually imposedunilaterally[4] by one country acting on its own to limit the amount of foreign products available to local producer from foreign competition and allow them time to improve their products or lower their prices as long as they are protected from foreign competition by trade barriers.
Although trade restrictions are of dubious economic value, they have been shown to be effective in bringing about political or social change. The refusal of countries to trade and do business with South Africa, for example, was widely seen to be responsible for the decision todismantle the system of apartheid[5].Trade blockades[6] can be useful in forcing countries to change policies that violate human rights or international treaties, but as long as a sufficient number of countries join in the blockade to make it effective.
[1]限额、关税和补贴
[2]报复
[3]有世仇的邻居
[4]单方面地
[5]消除种族隔离制度
[6]贸易封锁
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