【T18】
A.IT CERTAINLY RATTLED SOME WINDOWS
B.TO MAKE THESE LOANS
C.WROTE A WARNING MEMO
D.BEGAN TO A.'HOT MONEY' OWNERS【T13】______PULL THEIR FUNDS OUT OF CONTINENTAL
B.BUT【T14】______
C.ONE CONTINENTAL OFFICER SAW DANGER SIGNS AND【T15】______TO HER SUPERIORS
D.TO OBTAIN THE FUNDS IT NEEDED【T16】______ THE STABILITY OF THE U.S.BANKING SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY MEANS OF SUPERVISION AND REGULATION, INSPECTIONS, DEPOSIT INSURANCE, AND LOANS TO TROUBLED BANKS.FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THESE PRECAUTIONS HAVE PREVENTED BANKING PANICS.HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CLOSE CALLS.THE COLLAPSE OF CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS BANK &.TRUSTED COMPANY OF CHICAGO IN 1984 DID NOT BRING DOWN THE BANKING SYSTEM,【T17】______. IN THE LATE 1970S, CONTINENTAL SOARED TO A LEADERSHIP POSITION AMONG MIDWESTERN BANKS.PARTS OF ITS GROWTH STRATEGY WERE RISKY, HOWEVER.IT MADE MANY LOANS IN THE ENERGY FIELD, INCLUDING $ 1 BILLION THAT IT TOOK OVER FROM PENN SQUARE BANK OF OKLAHOMA CITY.【T18】______, CONTINENTAL RELIED HEAVILY ON SHORT TERM BORROWING FROM OTHER BANKSAND LARGE 30-DAY CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT— 'HOT MONEY', IN BANKING JARGO
N.AT LEAST 【T19】______, BUT THE MEMO WENT UNHEEDE
D.ALTHOUGH THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCYINSPECTED CONTINENTAL ON A REGULAR BASIS, IT FAILED TO SEE HOW SERIOUS ITS PROBLEMS WERE GOING TO B
E. PENN SQUARE BANK WAS CLOSED BY REGULATORS IN JULY 1982.WHEN ENERGY PRICES BEGAN TO SLIP, MOST OF THE $ 1 BILLION IN LOANS THAT CONTINENTAL HAD TAKEN OVER FROM THE SMALLER BANKS TURNED OUT TO BE BA
D.OTHER LOANS TO TROUBLED COMPANIES SUCH CHRYSLER, INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER, AND BRANIFF LOOKED QUESTIONABL
E.SEEING THESE PROBLEM,【T20】______.

未分类题In this part,you are to -write an essay of about 150 words on the topic On Unrestrained Consumption'.You should base your essay on the following outline: 1．人们在节假日无节制消费 2．大量消费对个人和社会的影响 3．我的看法…… Please write your essay on the ANSWER SHEET.

单项选择题None of us are invited to ( ) international Fair this year.A.attend toB.tendC.tend toD.attend

未分类题The government policies provided an impetus to this areas growth.A．an incentive toB．an obstacle toC．a reason forD．an assistance to

未分类题A state of emergency had been in force since the emperor was overthrown.A．overtakenB．overrunC．overturnedD．overdrawn

未分类题The man dived into the river to help, irrespective of his own danger.A．regardlessB．respectiveC．respectivelyD．inclusive

未分类题【A3】A.IT LOOKS LIKE THIS DOWNTURN IS IN FOR THE LONG HAUL. B.SKILLED WORKERS MIGHT NOT BE SPARED. C.IF YOU WERE GOING TO RETIRE SOON, IT WILL BE A LOT HARDER TO. D.THE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO SPREAD TO OTHER SECTORS. E.IT HAS ALREADY HURT JOB GROWTH. FIVE UNFORTUNATE WAYS THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AFFECTS YOUR DAILY GRIND BY NOW, YOU'RE PROBABLY UP TO YOUR EYEBALLS IN UNSETTLING ECONOMIC CRISIS NEWS.THE STOCK MARKETS, TANKED.REAL ESTATE VALUE, SUNK.BUT MUCH LESS HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT PROBABLY A MORE PRESSING CONCERN TO MOST WORKERS —YOUR JOB.IS IT SAFE? HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE A RAISE OR BONUS AGAIN? 【A1】______ UNFORTUNATELY, THE CREDIT CRISIS HAS ALREADY BEGUN AFFECTING JOB GROWTH.THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAS GROWN AN ENTIRE PERCENTAGE POINT—FROM 5.1 TO 6.1—BETWEEN MARCH AND AUGUST.FURTHERMORE, IT IS LIKELY TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP ECONOMISTS WROTE IN A REPORT TO CLIENTS YESTERDAY THAT THEY EXPECTED UNEMPLOYMENT TO RISE TO SEVEN PERCENT IN LATE 2009. 【A2】______ AT THE OUTSET OF HOUSING MARKET'S TURMOIL, MOST EXPECTED JOBS IN THE BANKING, FINANCE, CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTORS TO TAKE A DIRECT HIT, AS THE PROBLEMS STARTED IN THOSE AREAS.HOWEVER, NOW IT IS CLEAR THAT THE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO SPREAD TO OTHER INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING ONES THAT WHO USE CREDIT TO BUY THEIR GOODS OR RELY ON NEW INVESTMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD.IN SHORT, MOST OF THEM. AS FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT, DAVID FOOTE, CEO AT THE IT WORKFORCE RESEARCH CONSULTANCY, TOLD COMPUTERWORLD THIS WEEK THAT HE THINKS MORE COMPANIES WILL BE LOOKING MORE CLOSELY AT THAT PARTS OF IT SPENDING ARE CRITICAL, AND SOME IT WORKERS MAY BE SAFER THAN OTHERS.BUT, OVERALL, HE FINDS LITTLE REASON FOR TECHIES TO WORRY. 【A3】______ HISTORICALLY,MOST DOWNTURNS HAVE SPARED WHITE COLLAR AND HIGHLY-SKILLED WORKERS WHILE HITTING THE LEAST SKILLED THE HARDEST.YET OBSERVERS BELIEVE THAT THIS DOWNTURN IS LIKELY TO BE MORE DEMOCRATIC THAN ONES PREVIOUSLY, BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH.'RESEARCH INDICATES THAT EMPLOYERS HIRE RELATIVELY MORE SKILLED WORKERS WHEN THEY INVEST IN NEW PLANT AND EQUIPMENT,'ALAN B.KRUEGER, AN ECONOMIST AT PRINCETON, TOLD THE NEW YORK TIMES THIS WEEK.'IF FUNDS FOR INVESTMENT ARE NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS, HOWEVER, COMPANIES WILL HIRE FEWER SKILLED WORKERS.' 【A4】______ IF YOU'VE JUST RETIRED OR WERE ABOUT TO, SADLY, YOUR TIMING COULD NOT BE WORSE AS BY BEGINNING TO WITHDRAW FROM YOU NEST EGG JUST AS THE MARKETS TUMBLE, YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY LOCKING IN YOUR LOSSES.BUT WHAT IF THE WHEELS OF YOUR RETIREMENT WERE ALREADY IN MOTION? EXPERTS SAY, AS DEPRESSING AS IT SOUNDS, WORKING JUST A FEW YEARS LONGER CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. 'IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ENTIRELY UNPLEASANT,' WRITES NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST TARA SIEGEL BENARD, 'MAYBE YOU COULD WORK PART TIME AND EARN ENOUGH TO COVER THE AMOUNT YOU WOULD HAVE DRAWN FROM YOUR RETIREMENT PORTFOLIO.AT LEAST YOU ARE NOT DIPPING INTO YOUR SAVINGS WHILE THEY ARE DOWN.' 【A5】______ THE NEXT LOGICAL QUESTION IS, 'WELL, HOW LONG WILL THIS LAST?' AND WHILE NOBODY AGREES ON AN EXACT DATE, FEW HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL BE OVER BY THE HOLIDAYS.MANY ARGUE THAT IT WILL BE AT LEAST 30 MONTHS LONG.IT'S NOT JUST ECONOMISTS AND PUNDITS.ONE READER POLL IN A BUSINESS NEWSPAPER FOUND THE 54 PERCENT OF RESPONDENTS CONSUMERS BELIEVED THAT THE RECESSION WOULD LAST THROUGH THE SECOND HALF OF 2009 AND POSSIBLY AS LONG AS 2011.

未分类题What does the word 'suspiciously' in the last sentence of the second paragraph mean in this text?

未分类题The best title for this article is______.A．Personality AcquisitionB．Effects of EnvironmentC．Competition in SchoolD．Cooperation of Inherence and Environment

未分类题Why does the author mention Pheidippides at the end of the second paragraph?A．He wants to show that the education in school is not good.B．He wants to show the brute fact of A-type personality.C．He wants to show that to live is better than to win.D．He wants to show that B type should be encouraged more.

未分类题We can infer from Excerpt 6 that______.A．the decline of the dollar is inevitableB．America benefits from the depreciation of the dollarC．the depreciation of the dollar is good news to other currenciesD．investment in the dollar yields more returns than that in gold

未分类题In economists eyes, gold is something______.A．that they look down uponB．that worth people's reverenceC．that can be exchanged in the marketD．that can be replaced by other money

未分类题Which of the following can best describe the authors attitude to the labour division?A．An efficient way.B．Nothing new.C．Dialectic.D．Sarcastic.

未分类题Excerpt 1 Mankinds fascination with gold is as old as civilization itself. The ancient Egyptians esteemed gold, which had religious significance to them, and King Tutankharnun was buried in a solid-gold coffin 3,300 years ago. The wandering Israelites worshiped a golden calf, and the legendary King Midas asked that everything he touched be turned into gold. Excerpt 2 Most economists hate gold. Not, you understand, that they would turn up their noses at a bar or two. But they find the reverence in which many hold the metal almost irrational. That it was used as money for millennia is irrelevant: it isnt any more. Modern money takes the form. of paper or, more often, electronic data. To economists, gold is now just another commodity. Excerpt 3 People have always longed to possess gold. Unfortunately, this longing has also brought out the worst in the human character. The Spanish conquistadors robbed palaces, temples, and graves, and killed thousands of Indians in their ruthless search for gold. Often the only rule in young California during the days of the gold rush was exercised by the mob with a rope. Even today, the economic running of South Africas gold mines depends largely on the employment of black laborers who are paid about 40 pounds a month, plus room and board, and who must work in conditions that can only be described as cruel. About 400 miners are killed in mine accidents in South Africa each year, or one for every two tons of gold produced. Excerpt 4 Much of golds value lies in its scarcity. Only about 80,000 tons have been mined in the history of the world. All of it could be stored in a vault 60 feet square, or a supertanker. Excerpt 5 So why is its price soaring? Over the past week, this has topped $ 450 a troy ounce, up by 9% since the beginning of the year and 77% since April 2001. Ah, comes the reply, gold transactions are denominated in dollars, and the rise in the price simply reflects the dollars fall in terms of other currencies, especially the euro, against which it hit a new low this week. Expressed in euros, the gold price has moved much less. However, there is no iron link, as it were, between the value of the dollar and the value of gold. A rising price of gold, like that of anything else, can reflect an increase in demand as well as a depreciation of its Unit of account. Excerpt 6 This is where gold bulls come in. The fall in the dollar is important, but mainly because as a store of value the dollar stinks. With a few longish rallies, the greenback has been on a downward trend since it came off the gold standard in 1971. Now it is suffering one of its sharper declines. At the margin, extra demand has come from those who think dollars—indeed any money backed by nothing more than promises to keep inflation low—a decidedly risky investment, mainly because America, with the worlds reserve currency, has been able to create and borrow so many of them. The least painful way of repaying those dollars is to make them worthless.The main idea of Excerpt 1 is that______.A．human beings began to love gold with the emergence of civilizationB．the ancient Egyptians valued gold for its religious importanceC．king Midas was a person who could turn everything into goldD．king Tutankharnun buried a solid-gold coffin 33 centuries ago

未分类题Which of the following statements is correct according to this article?A．Good money refers to gold or silver coins while 'bad money' metallic coins.B．Good money refers to gold or silver coins while 'bad money' alloy coins.C．Issuance of coins to replace the silver coins intended to save money.D．Present coins are cheaper than its face value.

单项选择题The London Stock Exchange has been famous as a place for men only, and women used to be strictly forbidden to enter. But the world is changing day by day, and even the Stock Exchange, which seemed to be a mans castle, is gradually opening its doors to the other sex. On 16th November 1971, a great decision was taken. The Stock Exchange Council(the body of men that administers the Stock Exchange)decided that women should be allowed onto the new trading floor when it opened in 1973. But the 'castle' had not been completely conquered. The first girls to work in 'The House' were not brokers or jobbers. They were neither allowed to become partners in stockbroking firms, nor to be authorized dealers in stocks and shares. They were simply junior clerks and telephone operators. Women have been trying to get into the Stock Exchange for many years. Several votes have been taken in 'The House' to see whether the members would be willing to allow women to become members, but the answer has always been 'No. ' There have been three refusals of this kind since 1967. Now women are admitted, although in a very junior capacity. Two forms of jobbers made an application to the Stock Exchange Council to be allowed to employ girl clerks. Permission was finally given. A member of the Stock Exchange explained, after this news had been given, 'The new floor is going to be different from the old one. All the jobbers will have their own stands, with space for a telephone and typewriters. Therefore there will have to be typists and telephone operators. So women must be allowed in. ' This decision did not mean a very great victory in the war for equal rights for women. However, it was a step in the right direction. The chairman of the new building will eventually lead to women being allowed to have full membership of the Stock Exchange. It is only a matter of time; it must happen. Question: What is this article about?A．Women's place in society.B．How the London Stock Exchange functioned in 1971.C．How women have been struggling for full membership of the Stock Exchange.D．How women were gradually allowed to work in the Stock Exchange.