每日一练，专升本英语阅读理解练习(9.27)

　　The business cycle is composed of many phases and one of them is the expansion phase. This phase is a twofold one, including recovery and prosperity.

　　During the recovery period there is an ever-growing expansion of existing equipment. And new facilities for production are created. More businesses are created and older ones are expanded. Improvements of serious kinds are made. There is an ever increasingly positive view about the future of economic growth. Much capital is invested in machinery or heavy industry. More labour is employed. More raw materials are required.

　　As more parts of the economy develop, other parts are affected. For example, the expansion in automobiles results in an expansion of the steel and rubber industries. Roads are required; thus the cement and machinery industries are activated. Demand for labour and materials results in greater prosperity for workers and suppliers of raw materials. This increases the amount of goods bought and sold. Thus prosperity develops among the various parts of the population.

　　This prosperity period may continue to rise without an obvious end. However, a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops going upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.

　　问题：

　　1. Which of the following does NOT happen in economic recovery?

　　A.The expansion of existing facilities.

　　B.The creation of new businesses.

　　C.The disappearance of old businesses.

　　D.The increase of optimism about the future of the economy.

　　【参考答案】C

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】C 根据第二段第三句“More businesses are created and older ones are expanded.”可知，在经济复苏阶段，原有的企业开始扩张而不是消失，因此选项C错误。选项A、B、D均可在第二段中找到依据。故选C。

　　2.Which of the following indicates the end of the expansion phase?

　　A.The increase of raw materials.

　　B.The growth stopping at a peak.

　　C.The further increase of labour.

　　D.The expansion of goods.

　　【参考答案】B

　　[考点]事实细节题

　　【精析】B 根据最后一段最后两句“However, a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops going upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.”可知，繁荣期到达顶峰并停止不前时，这就意味着经济扩张阶段的结束。故选B。

　　3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A.Sections of the economy do not influence each other.

　　B.In the expansion phase the business maintains development in the long run.

　　C.The end of the business in the prosperity period can be obviously seen.

　　D.Parts of the economy are closely related to each other.

　　【参考答案】D

　　[考点]推理判断题

　　【精析】D 根据第三段第一句“As more parts of the economy develop, other parts are affected.”可知，经济中某些部分的发展会带动其他部分的发展，由此可推知，经济各部分之间有着密切的联系。故选D。

　　4. We can infer from the last paragraph that___ .

　　A.economic expansion is fast

　　B.the business can expand endlessly

　　C.the end of one business expansion will certainly happen

　　D.the economic rise to the peak is slow

　　【参考答案】C

　　[考点]推理判断题

　　【精析】C 根据最后一段最后两句“However, a time comes when this phase reaches a peak and stops going upwards. This is the end of the expansion phase.”可知，当繁荣期到达顶峰并停止不前时，这就意味着扩张阶段的结束。由此可推知，一种商业的扩张一定会终结，这是不可避免的。故选C。

　　5.Which is probably the best title for this passage?

　　A.Development of the Economy

　　B.Recovery of the Economy

　　C.Expansion of the Economy

　　D.Prosperity of the Economy

　　【参考答案】C

　　[考点]主旨大意题

　　【精析】C 根据第一段可知，商业周期的其中一个阶段就是经济扩张阶段，这一阶段包括经济复苏与经济繁荣两个时期，接下来讲述了在这两个时期中经济扩张的特征，以及经济扩张的终结标志，从而向我们展示了经济扩张的发展机制。故选C。