16.The financial crisis will be the top issue at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos,Switzerland.The five-day meeting starts on Wednesday,January 28.More than two thousand five hundred people from ninety-six countries will discuss ways to solve the crisis.
The event gathers some of the world's most powerful political and business leaders at a small ski village in the Swiss Alps.Organizers this week announced a program built around the theme:"Shaping the Post-Crisis World."
But with the world still in crisis,there was news that no famous people from show business will be at the forum this year.Bona,te social activist and lead singer of the Irish rock group U2,usually attends.But he will not be attending this year.
Organizers expect a record forty-one heads of state or government.They include Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao,Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the prime minister of Kenya,Raila Odinga.
Among those expected from President Obama's new administration is Lawrence Summers,the director of the National Economic Council.Another is Mister Obama's national security adviser,retired general James Jones.
Members of the US Congress are also among the guest list,along with former president Clinten,a favorite at Davos.About sixty percent of those attending are business leaders.
The World Economic Forum will also discuss global warming,investment in low-carbon forms of energy in developing countries and other issues.
Klaus Schwab is the founder and chairman of the forum.He calls this one of the most important gatherings in its thirty-nine year history.He says the financial crisis should be seen as a wake-up call to change systems and ways of thinking,and to re-establish trust.
KLAUS SCHWAB:"We never will move out of the crisis if we do not re-establish confidence which means we have to establish signposts for the future."
68.What is the main purpose of the World Economic Forum this year?D
A.To wake up people to establish signpost for the future.
B.To solve the problems of global warning.
C.To re-establish confidence of the leaders.
D.To discuss how to solve the crisis.
69.The underlined word"signpost"in the last paragraph meansC.
A.symbolB.roadC.goalD.station
70.What does Klaus Schwab mean in the second paragraph from the bottom?A
A.The crisis requires us to change.
B.We should change the systems of the forum.
C.The forum has a long history.
D.The crisis needs trust.
分析 文章講述了今年世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇的首要議題是金融危機(jī),來自96個國家的2500多人將討論如何解決此危機(jī),同時論壇還將討論全球變暖,低碳能源等問題.
解答 68-70 DCA
68 D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)The financial crisis will be the top issue at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos,Switzerland.The five-day meeting starts on Wednesday,January 28.More than two thousand five hundred people from ninety-six countries will discuss ways to solve the crisis可知金融危機(jī)是今年世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇的首要議題,96個國家的2500人將討論如何解決此次危機(jī).故選D.
69 C 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)We never will move out of the crisis if we do not re-establish confidence which means we have to establish signposts for the future如果我們不能重建信心,我們將不能擺脫危機(jī).也就是說我們要為未來創(chuàng)建路標(biāo),暗指為未來樹立目標(biāo),故選C.
70 A 猜測題.根據(jù)He says the financial crisis should be seen as a wake-up call to change systems and ways of thinking,and to re-establish trust.金融危機(jī)應(yīng)該被視為一個警鐘系統(tǒng)和思維方式的改變及重建信任.暗指危機(jī)需要我們進(jìn)行改變.故選A.
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