Governments all over the world make public reports about the condition of their economies. Most countries, including the United States, have used a measure called the gross national product (國(guó)民生產(chǎn)總值)or GNP. It includes all goods and services produced by citizens of the country anywhere in the world.
Recently the American Commerce Department has started using a new method to measure production. It is known as the gross domestic product（國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值）or GDP. It counts only goods and services that have been produced within the nation’s borders. Money earned by foreign companies operating in the United States is included in the GDP, but money earned by American companies operating in other countries is not.
Economic experts generally approve of the change. They say that the gross domestic product provides a truer measure of the economy. They also note that most other industrial countries use this method. Therefore it will be easier to study the economies of different countries. Some officials also hope the new system will help them make better economic policy decisions. It will provide them with a clearer understanding of economic activity in the U.S. . The new measure is less likely to be affected by sudden changes in foreign oil prices or in the value of the American dollar in other countries.
Economic experts believe that the change from GNP to GDP will immediately reduce the value of American production by at least 40,000 million dollars a year. But that is really a very small change in the American economy – less than 1% . The Commerce Department reports the unofficial gross domestic product once every three months. The government also continues to report GNP as it has four times a year since 1941.
小題1:To report the American GNP, the government should not consider goods and services produced _______.
A．by American companies at home
B．by American companies in China
C．by American companies in Singapore
D．by Japanese companies in the United States
小題2:To report the American GDP, the Commerce Department should count money earned ________.
A．by both American and foreign companies in America
B．by American companies within its own borders
C．by foreign companies in the United States
D．by American companies in its foreign markets
小題3:GDP is considered better than GNP by some economists because ________.
A．it is something new
B．it is used by most countries
C．it is easier to calculate
D．it is less likely to be affected by the foreign market
小題4:What will happen to the value of American economy if GDP is used to replace GNP?
A．It will be seriously affected.B．It will not be affected.
C．It will come down a little.D．It will slightly go up.
小題5:How often are the reports of GDP issued by the American Commerce Department?
A．once every four monthsB．once every three months
C．once every six monthsD．once a year

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：全世界各國(guó)政府都會(huì)定期對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況進(jìn)行一次公開(kāi)報(bào)告。包括美國(guó)在內(nèi)的大多數(shù)國(guó)家都在使用DNP（國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值）來(lái)衡量經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展?fàn)顩r。最近，美國(guó)商務(wù)部開(kāi)始使用一種新的測(cè)量方法--GDP來(lái)衡量經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段“It includes all goods and services produced by citizens of the country anywhere in the world.”可知，國(guó)民生產(chǎn)總值包括本國(guó)居民在國(guó)內(nèi)和國(guó)外生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品和提供的服務(wù)，但不包括外國(guó)人在本國(guó)內(nèi)的產(chǎn)品和服務(wù)，故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段“ It counts only goods and services that have been produced within the nation’s borders. Money earned by foreign companies operating in the United States is included in the GDP”可知，國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值包括外國(guó)人在本國(guó)范圍內(nèi)生產(chǎn)的產(chǎn)品和提供的服務(wù)，故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)第三段“The new measure is less likely to be affected by sudden changes in foreign oil prices or in the value of the American dollar in other countries.”可知，使用國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值來(lái)衡量經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展，可以避開(kāi)國(guó)外市場(chǎng)的波動(dòng)，故選D。
小題4:根據(jù)最后一段“the change from GNP to GDP will immediately reduce the value of American production by at least 40,000 million dollars a year.”可知，用GDP代替GNP會(huì)使美國(guó)的生產(chǎn)總值下降一點(diǎn)，，故選C。
小題5:根據(jù)最后一段“The Commerce Department reports the unofficial gross domestic product once every three months.”可知，美國(guó)商務(wù)部每三個(gè)月做一次報(bào)告，故選B。
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And where are newspaper readers going? To the Web. A recent study has found that Internet users read online newspapers for an average of 53 minutes per week in 2008. That’s highest level recorded in the eight years when the study has been done.
The study found that 22 percent of users said they stopped their subscription（訂閱）to a printed paper or magazine because they could access the same content online.
Some people say the Internet is just a better place to get the news. “On the Web, newspapers are live, and they can supplement（增補(bǔ)）their coverage with audio, video, and the valuable resources of their vast contents,” says Geffrey I. Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future.
小題1:How does the author present the topic to be discussed?
A．By presenting others’ prediction
B．By asking a question
C．By providing opposite opinions
D．By talking about the background
小題2:The purpose of writing the text is to _____.
A．try to draw a general conclusion
B．encourage readers to use their judgment
C．compare the advantages of two media
D．invite readers to express their opinions freely
小題3:Some readers no longer buy printed newspapers because they _____.
A．want to save money
B．hope to protect the environment
C．don’t care about news
D．can read online newspapers
小題4:What’s the advantage of the news website compared with printed newspapers?
A．it provides news vividlyB．the news is more reliable
C．it can reach more readersD．it is much cheaper in price

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