The "standard of living" of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces.（1） , "Wealth" in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: "goods" such as food and clothing, and "services" such as transport and entertainment.
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. （2） . Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess none of them.
（3） Some countries are perhaps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars, and for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country’s people. （4） . A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. （5） .Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would otherwise be lacking. A country’s wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.
问题1选项
A.industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled
B.next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use
C.A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth
D.For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if it had to depend only on those grown at home.
E.Wealth should be properly used only to enhance the "standard of living" of people in all countries
F.Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on.
问题2选项
A.industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled
B.next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use
C.A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth
D.For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if it had to depend only on those grown at home.
E.Wealth should be properly used only to enhance the "standard of living" of people in all countries
F.Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on.
问题3选项
A.industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled
B.next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use
C.A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth
D.For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if it had to depend only on those grown at home.
E.Wealth should be properly used only to enhance the "standard of living" of people in all countries
F.Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on.
问题4选项
A.industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled
B.next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use
C.A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth
D.For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if it had to depend only on those grown at home.
E.Wealth should be properly used only to enhance the "standard of living" of people in all countries
F.Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on.
问题5选项
A.industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled
B.next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use
C.A country's standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth
D.For example, Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if it had to depend only on those grown at home.
E.Wealth should be properly used only to enhance the "standard of living" of people in all countries
F.Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on.
第1题:C
第2题:F
第3题:B
第4题:A
第5题:D
1.文章第一句提到“任何国家的‘生活水平’是指国家生产的商品和服务的平均份额”，空格后关键词“wealth财富”可推断中间内容应与 “生活标准和财富”有关，C项“因为，一个国家的生活水平首先取决于其创造财富的能力”符合题意，故选C。
2.文章第二段第一句提到“一个国家创造财富的能力取决于许多因素，其中大多数因素相互影响”，空格后提到“世界上有些地区的煤炭和矿物供应充足，土壤肥沃，气候宜人，其他地区则没有。”推断中间内容应该是阐述“财富与煤、矿产等资源的关系”，F 项“财富在很大程度上取决于一个国家的自然资源，如煤炭、黄金和其他矿产、供水等”符合题意，故选F。
3.空格后提到“有些国家自然资源虽然很丰富，但由于多年来战争和一些其他原因一直无法开发其资源”可推断此处应阐述“自然资源与开发自然资源的能力”，B项“排在自然资源后的是将自然资源转化使用的能力”符合题意，故选B。
4.空格前文提到“另外一个重要因素是一个国家人民技术效率”可推断此处应阐述与“技术相关的内容”， A项“已经培训了许多熟练工人和技术人员的工业化国家比其他工人不熟练的国家更有能力创造财富”符合题意，故选A。
5.空格前文提到“一个国家的生活水平不仅取决于在本国境内生产和消费的财富，而且还取决于通过国际贸易间接生产的财富”，空格后提到“贸易使她剩余的制成品能够在国外进行贸易，以换取自身所缺乏的农产品。”可推断空格处“应该列举一个例子”由此导出下文的结论，D项“例如，如果它只能依靠国内生产，英国在食品和其他农产品方面的财富要少得多”符合题意，故选D。
