Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller__1__, faces practically every company trying to __2__ new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know. While banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally __3__ to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in __4__ for a share in future profits. This they do by __5__ stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of __6__ and organizations, both at home and overseas.         
When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. __7__, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to __8__ his money.
Many of the __9__ needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not __10__. All these require __11__ spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries __12__ frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange.
There is __13__ a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not __14__ the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange __15_ to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.
小題1:
A．levelB．extent C．scale D．basis
小題2:
A．programmeB．provideC．develop D．prepare
小題3:
A．unexpectedB．unwillingC．unbelievableD．uncertain
小題4:
A．searchB．exchangeC．valueD．comfort
小題5:
A．issuingB．a(chǎn)llowingC．producingD．a(chǎn)cquiring
小題6:
A．immigrantsB．investigatorsC．inheritorsD．individuals
小題7:
A．IndeedB．In factC．In additionD．Instead
小題8:
A．eliminateB．reflect C．invest D．profit
小題9:
A．propertiesB．a(chǎn)ppliancesC．foundationsD．services
小題10:
A．functionB．experienceC．shareD．launch
小題11:
A．invisible B．continuous C．limitedD．economical
小題12:
A．thereforeB．howeverC．neverthelessD．otherwise
小題13:
A．definitelyB．a(chǎn)lmost C．hardly D．probably
小題14:
A．turn downB．depend onC．take overD．put off
小題15:
A．releasesB．forcesC．leavesD．exists

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:D
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:D

試題分析：本文系統(tǒng)講解了股票市場融資的原理和股票操作的過程。
小題1:C 名詞辨析。A水平B程度C規(guī)模，范圍D基礎(chǔ)；指小規(guī)模的公司也會遇見和大公司一樣的融資難的問題。
小題2:C 動詞辨析。A計(jì)劃B提供C發(fā)展D準(zhǔn)備；這里指每個努力開發(fā)新的產(chǎn)品和新產(chǎn)品的公司。
小題3:B 形容詞辨析。A沒有預(yù)料B不愿意C難以相信D不確定；銀行不愿意借錢給這樣的公司。
小題4:B 固定搭配。In exchange for…交換…；交換未來的利潤中的份額。
小題5:A 動詞辨析。A發(fā)行B允許C生產(chǎn)D獲得；指他們通過發(fā)行股票來融資。
小題6:D 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)橫線后面的organizations，指獲得個人或者組織的積蓄。
小題7:D 詞義辨析。A真正B實(shí)際上C另外D相反；當(dāng)投資者想把錢拿回來的時候，他不是去找對方，而是到股票市場上去賣掉自己的股票份額。
小題8:C 動詞辨析。A排除B反射C投資D利潤；這些股份就會被另外一些想要投資的人買走。
小題9:D 名詞辨析。A特性，屬性B器械C基礎(chǔ)D服務(wù)；所有的這些服務(wù)都需要各方面的協(xié)調(diào)。
小題10:A 動詞辨析。A起作用B體驗(yàn)C分享D發(fā)射；這里是一種比喻，缺少了這些基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施中的任何一種，一個國家就無法起作用了。
小題11:B 形容詞辨析。A看不見的B持續(xù)的C有限的D經(jīng)濟(jì)的；所有這一切都需要持續(xù)的投資。
小題12:A 副詞辨析。A因此B/C然而D否則，要不然；因此國家，地方政府以及國有企業(yè)各方面都需要不斷的資金來進(jìn)行建設(shè)。
小題13:C 副詞辨析。A明確地B幾乎C幾乎不D也許；在我們這個國家里幾乎沒有那個人不依賴他或者她的老板的能力來得到資金。指所有人都是相互依存的，經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域也一樣。
小題14:B 短語辨析。A拒絕B依賴C接管D推遲；在我們這個國家里幾乎沒有那個人不依賴他或者她的老板的能力來得到資金。指所有人都是相互依存的，經(jīng)濟(jì)領(lǐng)域也一樣。
小題15:D 動詞辨析。A釋放B強(qiáng)迫C離開D存在；股票市場的存在提供了一種新的融資的渠道。
點(diǎn)評：本文系統(tǒng)講解了股票市場融資的原理和股票操作的過程。本文要求考生具有扎實(shí)的英語詞組、短語、習(xí)慣用法等英語搭配的知識，這對于理解文章的邏輯關(guān)系特別有利。文章的邏輯關(guān)系不外乎列舉、原因、結(jié)果、讓步、對照、補(bǔ)充、目的、條件等關(guān)系。解題時應(yīng)聯(lián)系上下文尋找相關(guān)線索，如某一個詞的原詞、指代詞、同義詞、近義詞、上義詞、下義詞和概括詞等。但由于我們在做題時不可能總是重復(fù)地閱讀文章，因此，在做完形填空時要培養(yǎng)一種捕捉并記憶相關(guān)信息的能力。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

The United States of America is the most culturally diverse(多樣化) country in the world in terms of culture religion, ethnicity(種族) and sexual orientation. As a combination of various races and cultures, America is home to all. The culture here is so unique that citizens can be just as proud of their original cultural heritage(遺產(chǎn)) as they are to be American.
What is now the US was initially inhabited(居住) by native people until the land was settled by various European groups and African slaves. Since the 20th century, the country has become a heaven for people from all over the globe(全球).
The arrival of immigrants(移民) has shifted populations from rural(農(nóng)村的) areas into cities because immigrants tend to settle in urban areas. At present, 81 percent of the inhabitants in the US live in cities.
Cultural and ethnic diversity adds a unique flavor to cities that is expressed through distinct(獨(dú)特的) neighborhoods, restaurants, places of worship, museums, nightlife and multicultural learning environments.
Unique musical forms, such as jazz, rock and roll, Chicano music, and the blues, grow in the US by mixing a variety of culturally distinct musical traditions to create a new form.
At the executive (行政的) level, the country is headed by a mixed­race president; two posts(職位) on the Supreme Court are held by members of the country's two largest minorities.There is also diversity in state and local governments.
Without its rich mixture of races and cultures, America would not be the nation that it is today. Founded upon the basis of equality and freedom, America acts as a stage where different cultures not only co­exist peacefully, but develop well.
小題1:According to the passage, America is a country________.
A．that welcomes people from all over the world
B．where citizens take more pride in their original culture
C．that is mostly settled by Europeans and Africans
D．where 81% of the population are immigrants
小題2:Where did most people live before many immigrants came to America?
A．In the urban areas.B．In the rural areas.
C．In the southern part of America.D．In the northern part of America.
小題3:We can learn from the sixth paragraph that________.
A．diversity(多樣化) has existed in America in almost every aspect(方面)
B．most posts in American state governments are held by mixed­race people
C．equality and freedom make America a fair country
D．diversity has greatly affected the American political field
小題4:What's the best title for this passage?
A．The effects of culture and diversity on America.
B．The influence of globalization on America.
C．The political development of America.
D．The bright future of America.
小題5:We would most probably read this passage in a book about________.
A．science B．historyC．cultureD．a(chǎn)musement

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