The movie Casablanca shows us love can get rid of one's inner sadness.A.YB.NC.NG
The movie Casablanca shows us love can get rid of one's inner sadness.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
The movie Casablanca shows us love can get rid of one's inner sadness.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第1题
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.
Movie directors sometimes shoot two endings to a film, undecided about which to use until the very last minute. In the Casablanca everyone knows, Ingrid Bergman leaves Humphrey Bogart, but in another ending Bogart got the girl.
In some ways, it feels like we're in the middle of a movie made by some deranged(疯狂的) economist, and we don't know yet if we're going to get the happy ending or the sad one. Does the rise of India and other developing countries supercharge(提高) global growth, or will all the new competition pull down wages in the industrialized world? Is this period going to be titled The Bright Dawn or The Big Squeeze?
Certainly for workers in the industrialized world, the latest signs are troubling. Profits seem to be outpacing wages just about everywhere. As a result, from Japan to the U.S. to Europe, labor is getting a smaller share of the economic pie. The numbers are pretty straightforward: In Japan, the share of national income going to workers dropped from 53.1% in 2001 to 51.1% in the year ending with the first quarter of 2005. In the U.S., the employee share of gross domestic income dropped from 58% to 56.8%. In Western Europe, workers' share of national income dropped from 51.7% in 2001 to 50.5% at the end of 2004, before bouncing up a bit in the latest quarter.
An obvious—and pessimistic—explanation for this broad decline is the intensification of global competition, forcing formerly privileged workers in advanced countries to accept a lower standard of living. Harvard economist Richard Freeman has argued that the entry of China, India, and the former Soviet countries into the global economy has effectively doubled the size of the world's workforce. As a result, labor is relatively abundant, capital is relatively scarce, the returns to labor go down, and the returns to capital go up.
"Having twice as many workers and newly the same amount of capital places great pressure on labor markets throughout the world", writes Freeman. That "shifts the balance of power in markets toward capital, as more workers compete for working that capital."
This is the unhappy ending to the global economy story. However, the numbers are also consistent with another, much more upbeat(乐观的)ending. It could be that corporate restructuring efforts in Japan and Europe are finally taking hold, leading to higher profits and faster productivity growth, even as U.S. companies continue their efforts to boost efficiency. And it could be that there's just a lag before the productivity gains get passed on to workers in the form. of higher wages.
So, will we get the happy ending or the sad ending? There's no way of telling yet—but hey, what fun is a movie with a predictable ending?
Similar to the story in the movie Casablanca, the world economy______.
A.is experiencing dramatic changes
B.is set in complicated political factors
C.involves fierce competition between different parties
D.is developing into two possible opposite directions
第2题
[A]it
[B]as
[C]that
[D]which
第3题
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第4题
Where does Gateway Air Flight 143 from Marrakech to Montreal have a layover?
A.In Paris
B.In London
C.In New York
D.In Casablanca
第5题
第一节 单项填空
从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My favorite film, Casablanca, ______ was made in 1942, will be shown in the cinema again next week.
A.it
B.as
C.that
D.which
第6题
From: Pat Shimizu [agent@tripfinder.com]
To: Maya O'Brien [otamaya@linkweb.com]
Subject: Flights
Date: August 17
Dear Ms. O'Brien,
Thank you for inquiring about our flights to Morocco. I've checked with various airlines, and these are the discount flight schedules that are available with a departure on October 8 and a return flight on October 22. All of the prices are for a ticket in economy class. Please let me know if you're interested in booking any of the flights at this time. In order to do so, I'll need your full name, date of birth, and passport number. Don't hesitate to contact me again with questions about any of the flights. I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Pat Shimizu
Trip Finders Travel
Search Results
October 8 - 22
Montreal: Pierre Trudeau International Airport (YUL)
Marrakech: Manera Airport (RAK)
French Airlines Flight 273
Monday October 8 4:30 P.M. Depart Montreal (YUL) Tuesday October 9 9:20 A.M. Arrive Marrakech (RAK) Duration: 11 hours, 15 minutes Lay over in New York (JFK)
Monday October 22 11:10 A.M. Depart Marrakech (RAK) Monday October 22 6:35 P.M. Arrive Montreal (YUL) Duration: 12 hours, 25 minutes Lay over in Casablanca (CMN)
$986
Air Morocco Flight 110
Monday October 8 1:40 P.M. Depart Montreal (YUL) Tuesday October 9 9:20 A.M. Arrive Marrakech (RAK) Duration: 14 hours, 20 minutes Lay over in New York (JFK) and Casablanca (CMN)
Monday October 22 10:00 A.M. Depart Marrakech (RAK) Monday October 22 6:35 P.M. Arrive Montreal (YUL) Duration: 13 hours, 35 minutes Lay over in Casablanca (CMN)
$1,003
Gateway Air Flight 143
Monday October 8 8:05 P.M. Depart Montreal (YUL) Tuesday October 9 12:30 P.M. Arrive Marrakech (RAK) Duration: 11 hours, 25 minutes Lay over in Paris (CDG) and Casablanca (CMN)
Monday October 22 8:45 A.M. Depart Marrakech (RAK) Monday October 22 7:45 P.M. Arrive Montreal (YUL) Duration: 16 hours Lay over in London (LHR)
$1,117
What can be inferred from Ms. Shimizu's e-mail?
A.Ms. O'Brien has asked about flights to Morocco.
B.Ms. O'Brien is traveling to Morocco on business.
C.Ms. O'Brien has already booked a hotel reservation.
D.Ms. O'Brien will use frequent flyer miles to pay for her flight.
第7题
The title can be replaced by ______.
A.A Movie Mirrors Bill Clinton and His Wife
B.A Movie Mirrors Presidential Election
C.A Movie Mirrors Fiction
D.A Movie Mirrors Real Life
第8题
A.The movie is had.
B.The movie is exciting.
C.She wants to see it again.
D.She should have watched it on TV.
第9题
Which movie is not awarded the Oscar's best movie?
A.American Beauty
B.A Beautiful Mind
C.Shakespeare in Love
D.Secret Window
第10题
A.An X-ray camera.
B.A movie camera.
C.Photographer's camera.
D.A television camera.