Greece, economically, is in the black. With very little to export other than such farm products as tobacco, cotton and fruit, the country earns enough from “invisible earnings” to pay for its needed, growing imports. From the sending out of things the Greeks, earn only $285 million; from tourism, shipping and the remittances of Greeks abroad, the country takes in an additional $375 million and this washes out the almost $400 million by which imports exceed exports.
It has a balanced budget. Although more than one drachma (古希腊银币) out of four goes for defense, the government ended a recent year with a slight surplus—$66 million. Greece has a decent one third of a billion dollars in gold and foreign exchange. It has a government not dependent on coalescing (接合) incompatible parties to obtain parliamentary majorities.
In thus summarizing a few happy highlights, I don’t mean to minimize the vast extent of Greece’s problems. It is the poorest country by a wide margin in Free Europe, and poverty is widespread. At best an annual income of $60 to $70 is the lot of many a peasant, and substantial unemployment plagues the countryside, cities, and towns of Greece. There are few natural resources on which to build any substantial industrial base. Some years ago I wrote here: “Greek statesmanship will have to create an atmosphere in which home and foreign savings will willingly seek investment opportunities in the backward economy of Greece. So far, most American and other foreign attempt have bogged down in the Greek government’s red tape and shrewdness about small points.”
Great strides have been made. As far back as 1956, expanding tourism seemed a logical way to bring needed foreign currencies and additional jobs to Greece. At that time I talked with the Hilton Hotel people, who had been examining hotel possibilities, and to the Greek government division responsible for this area of the economy. They were hopelessly deadlocked in almost total differences of opinion and outlook.
Today most of the incredibly varied, beautiful, historical sights of Greece have new, if in many cases modest, tourist facilities. Tourism itself has jumped from approximately $31 million to over $90 million. There is both a magnificent new Hilton Hotel in Athens and a completely modernized, greatly expanded Grande Bretagne, as well as other first-rate new hotels. And the advent of jets has made Athens as accessible as Paris or Rome—without the sky-high prices of traffic-choked streets of either.
1.The title below that best expresses the ideas of this passage is（ ）.
2.Many peasants earn less than（ ）.
3.The Greek Government spends（ ）.
4.According to the passage, Greece has（ ）.
5.Greece imports annually goods and materials（ ）.
问题1选项
A.Greek income and expenditures
B.The improving economic situation in Greece
C.The value of tourism
D.Military expenditures
问题2选项
A.$60 a week
B.$2 a week
C.$1 a day
D.$10 a month
问题3选项
A.more than 25% of its budget on military terms
B.More than its collects
C.A third of a billion dollars in gold
D.Less than 25% of its budget on military terms
问题4选项
A.a dictatorship
B.a monarchy
C.a single majority party
D.too much red tape
问题5选项
A.totaling almost $700 million
B.that balanceexports
C.that are paid by tourists
D.costing $66 million
第1题:B
第2题:B
第3题:A
第4题:C
第5题:A
第1题:
【选项释义】
The title below that best expresses the ideas of this passage is ______. 下面最能表达这篇文章思想的标题是______。
A. Greek income and expenditures A. 希腊的收入和支出
B. The improving economic situation in Greece B. 希腊经济状况的改善
C. The value of tourism C. 旅游业的价值
D. Military expenditures D. 军费开支
【考查点】主旨大意题。
【解题思路】根据第三段关键信息：It is the poorest country by a wide margin in Free Europe, and poverty is widespread（它是自由欧洲最贫穷的国家，贫困现象普遍存在），可知文章首先指出了希腊经济的不景气，人均收入低，失业严重；根据文章第四段关键信息：Great strides have been made. As far back as 1956, expanding tourism seemed a logical way to bring needed foreign currencies and additional jobs to Greece（已经取得了巨大的进步。早在1956年，扩大旅游业似乎是一种合理的方式，可以为希腊带来所需的外汇和额外的就业机会），可知随着旅游业的发展，希腊的经济情况有了很大的转变，经济明显增长，所以本文的最佳标题为“希腊经济状况的改善”，正确答案为B选项。
【干扰项排除】A、C、D选项均属于曲解原文。
第2题:
【选项释义】
Many peasants earn less than ______. 许多农民的收入低于______。
A. $60 a week A. 60美元一星期
B. $2 a week B. 2美元一星期
C. $1 a day C. 1美元一天
D. $10 a month D. 10美元一个月
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词peasants可以确定答案所在区域为第三段。根据第三段第三句关键信息：. At best an annual income of $60 to $70 is the lot of many a peasant（对于许多农民来说，最多的年收入是60到70美元），由此可知许多农民的收入处于60到70美元一年，计算下来与每周低于2美元最接近，所以正确答案为B选项。
【干扰项排除】A、C、D选项均不能恰当体现原文对于农民收入少的描述。
第3题:
【选项释义】
The Greek Government spends ______. 希腊政府的开支是______。
A. more than 25% of its budget on military terms A. 超过25%的预算用于军事条款
B. More than its collects B. 比收入的还多
C. A third of a billion dollars in gold C. 十亿金子中的三分之一
D. Less than 25% of its budget on military terms D. 不到其预算的25%用于军事方面
【考查点】事实细节题。
【解题思路】根据题干关键词The Greek Government可以确定答案所在区域为第二段。根据第二段第二句：Although more than one drachma (古希腊银币) out of four goes for defense, the government ended a recent year with a slight surplus—$66 million（尽管超过四分之一的德拉克马用于国防，但政府在最近一年结束时略有盈余——6600万美元），由此可知希腊政府有超过四分之一的钱用于军事方面，所以正确答案为A选项。
【干扰项排除】B、C、D选项均属于曲解原文。
第4题:
【选项释义】
According to the passage, Greece has ______. 根据这篇文章，希腊实行______。
A. a dictatorship A. 独裁专政
B. a monarchy B. 君主制
C. a single majority party C. 单一大党
D. too much red tape D. 太多的繁文缛节
【考查点】判断推理题。
【解题思路】根据第二段最后一句：It has a government not dependent on coalescing (接合) incompatible parties to obtain parliamentary majorities（它有一个不依赖于联合不相容的政党来获得议会多数的政府），由此可知希腊的政府不依靠水火不相容的政党之间的合作来取得议会的多数席位，可推测出它是单一大党，所以正确答案为C选项。
【干扰项排除】
A选项：“不独裁专政”，原文没有提及，属于无中生有；
B选项：“君主制”，原文没有提及，属于无中生有；
D选项：“太多的繁文缛节”，根据第三段最后一句：So far, most American and other foreign attempt have bogged down in the Greek government’s red tape and shrewdness about small points（到目前为止，大多数美国和其他国家的尝试都陷入了希腊政府的繁文缛节和对小问题的精明之中），由此可知文章提及了希腊政府的繁文缛节，这并不能推测出整个希腊有很多的繁文缛节，该选项属于曲解原文。
第5题:
【选项释义】
Greece imports annually goods and materials ______. 希腊每年进口货物和材料______。
A. totaling almost $700 million A. 总额近7亿美元
B. that balance exports B. 和出口平衡
C. that are paid by tourists C. 是由游客支付的
D. costing $66 million D. 花费6600万美元
【考查点】判断推理题。
【解题思路】根据第一段关键信息：From the sending out of things the Greeks, earn only $285 million; from tourism, shipping and the remittances of Greeks abroad, the country takes in an additional $375 million and this washes out the almost $400 million by which imports exceed exports（希腊人从出口商品中只赚取了2.85亿美元；从旅游、航运和海外希腊人的汇款中，该国又赚取了3.75亿美元，这就抵消了进口超过出口的近4亿美元），由此可知希腊出口额为2.85亿美元，进口额超过出口额4亿美元，那么希腊的进口额为6.85亿美元，接近7亿美元，所以正确答案为A选项。
【干扰项排除】B、C、D选项均属于曲解原文。
