Question

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up their markets, increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market. The question is: Is economic globalization   50   for all?

According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce   51   in a large number of developing countries. It quotes one study that shows increased wealth   52   to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration (融合）of local economies into the world economy. Home some three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes   53   at an average rate of five percent—compared to two percent in developed countries.

Those who   54   globalization claim that economies in developing countries wilt from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses.   55   , small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in   56   open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.

Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually   57   gap between the rich and poor. A study carried out by the U.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually.   58   from integration into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind.   59   , they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to   60   their products may soon face fierce competition that could put them out of   61   . When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart move in, these small businesses will not be able to   62   and will be crowded out.

One thing is certain about Globalization—there is no   63   . Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The   64   now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.

50. A. possible               B. smooth              C. good                 D easy

51. A. crime                  B. poverty              C. conflict              D. population

52. A. contributing         B. responding         C. turning              D owing

53. A. remain                B. drop                  C. shift                  D. increase

54. A. doubt                  B. define                C advocate             D. ignore

55. A. In addition           B. For instance       C. in other words    D. All in all

56. A. mature                B. new                  C. local                  D. foreign

57. A. finding                B. exploring           C. bridging             D. widening

58. A. suffered              B. profited             C. learned              D. withdrawn

59. A. Furthermore        B. therefore            C. However            D. Otherwise

60. A. consume             B. deliver               C. export               D. advertise

61. A. trouble                B. business            C power                D. mind

62. A. keep up               B. come in             C. go around         D. help out

63. A. taking off            B. getting alone       C. holding out         D. turning back

64. A. agreement           B. prediction          C. outcome            D. challenge

Answer 1

 {定文體抓主旨}本文是一篇議論文，先提出問題：全球化經濟化到底有益嗎？然后列出了兩種相反的觀點，最后總結。本文設題相當巧妙，基本上所有的空都是根據上下文聯系才能找到答案，突出了語篇概念。

{篇章結構}：

段落	關鍵詞	大意推測
第一部分（para.1）	opened up their markets Is economic globalization good for all?	提出問題：開放市場；全國化對所有人有好處嗎？
第二部分（para.2--4）	supporters; reduce poverty; Critics take a different view	主體部分：支持者認為它可以減少貧窮；批評者持相反的觀點
第三部分（para.5）	an interconnected world； create a kind of globalization	結論：這是一個互相聯系的世界，全球化對所有人有利。

50. 答案：C

解析：第一段是主旨段，由第二段句首的…has helped reduce…、第三段句首的…will benefit from…可知這是講經濟全球化的好處，結合第四段句首的Critics take a different view可知這講弊端，最后一段照應首段，尤其末段的…for the benefit of all。由此可見這句句意：經濟全球化對所有人有好處嗎？

51. 答案：B。

解析：由后句的increased wealth可知本句說的是經濟全球化增加了財富，也就是減少了貧窮現象。

52. 答案：A

解析：句意為：它引用了一項研究，該研究顯示了在24個發展中國家，由于將當地經濟融合進世界經濟中，增長的財富促進了教育的改進和壽命的延長。contribute to促進；導致。respond to對……作出回應；turn to求助于；owing to由于。

53. 答案：D

解析：由前句所說的財富的增加，這里應該是收入的增長。

54. 答案：C

解析：由本句中的will benefit from…可知這是說全國化經濟的好處。句意為：贊成全球化的人說發展中國家的經濟將受益于小型和本國企業得到的新機遇。

55. 答案：B

解析：前句籠統說到home-based businesses，本句說到巴西的農民，可見這是舉例論證前面的論點。考生記住：“主題句+支撐句”是英語議論文常規模式。

56. 答案：C

解析：由本句中的now …worldwide可見這是進行了今昔對比，現在在全球市場內銷售，那么過去只能在本地的露天市場。

57. 答案：D

解析：由后句中的…the poor…have been left behind.可知貧富差距在擴大，故widen（擴大）合適。find找到；explore開發；bridge彌合。

58. 答案：B

解析：本句是說只有一部分發展中國家實際上受益于融合進世界經濟，根據后面的the poor, unskilled…可知這是對比。解題關鍵是抓住only一詞。

59. 答案：A

解析：前面說全球化會導致貧富差距擴大，然后又說全球化會威脅新出現的市場。可見這是一種遞進關系。furthermore而且；therefore因此；however但是；otherwise否則。

60. 答案：C

解析：本句是說受益于全球化經濟的印度手工業者們本來會出口產品，現在很快就會面臨激烈的競爭。這里的soon就暗示了前后是一個對比關系。

61. 答案：B

解析：本句前面說面臨激烈的競爭，然后說競爭會讓他們實業。out of business實業；out of trouble擺脫麻煩；out of power喪失權力的；out of mind心不在焉，忘卻。

62. 答案：A

解析：本句是說像沃爾瑪等大型超市的到來，這些小企業將無能維持下去并將被排擠出局。尤其要注意and后的be crowded out，所填的詞應該和它是并列關系。

63. 答案：D

解析：結合下句所說：科技的進步和更加開放的政策的結合已經創造了一個相互聯系的世界。故可推斷本句以為全球化不可逆轉，即沒有回頭路。turn back回頭，符合句意。

64. 答案：D

解析：文章綜合了對全球化的不同觀點，最后說到目前的難題是找到一個可行的方法。agreement協議；prediction預測；outcome結果；challenge挑戰，難題。