6.I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial expressions used in business and the stock market.
Our first expression is"in the red."It is another way of saying that a business is losing money.In the past,numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink to show a loss.
A business magazine recently published a report about a television company.The report said the company was still in the red,but was able to cut its loss from the year before.
A profit by a business is written in black numbers.So a company that is"in the black"is making money.
Another financial expression is"run on the bank."That is what happens when many people try to withdraw all their money from a bank.A"run on the bank"usually happens when people believe there is danger a bank may fail or close.
Newspaper reports about a banking crisis in Russia used that expression.They said the government acted because of fears that the crisis would cause a run on the banks.
"Day trading"is a system that lets investors trade directly on an electronic market system.It was the first completely computerized stock market.It sells stocks of companies not listed on any stock exchange.Many high technology companies are listed on it.
Day trading companies provide a desk and a computer system to an investor who wants to trade.Individuals must provide fifty thousand dollars or more to the trading company to pay for the stocks they buy.Thousands of other investors do day trading from computers in their homes.
A day trader watches stock prices carefully.When he sees a stock rise in price,he uses the computer to buy shares of the stock.If the stock continues to rise in price in the next few minutes,the day trader sells the shares quickly to make a small profit.Then he looks for another stock to buy.If a stock goes down instead of up,he sells it and accepts the loss.
The idea is to make a small profit many times during the day.Day traders may buy and sell stocks hundreds of times each day.

61.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A
A.If a business is losing money,we can say it is"in the red."
B.In the past,numbers in the financial records of a company were written in red ink.
C.A business magazine only publishes reports about companies in the black.
D.The television company has been in the black since the year before.
62.A"run on the bank"happens when peopleB.
A.try to withdraw their money from a bank
B.a(chǎn)re afraid that the bank might close down
C.know that there might be a crisis in the government
D.think that they can't earn money enough to support their families
63.Which of the following is NOT true about Day trading?A
A.Day traders can make small profits without any loss.
B."Day trading"was the first completely computerized stock market.
C.You must give some money to the trading company to pay for the stocks you buy.
D.You can do day trading from computers in your homes.
64.How many financial expressions are explained in the passage?B
A.3.  B.4.  C.5.  D.6.
65.Rich Kleinfeldt might be aC.
A.newspaper reporter
B.boss from a company
C.emcee(主持人) in a radio program
D.investors of a Day trading.

分析 文章主要介紹經(jīng)濟(jì)上的三個(gè)常用英語(yǔ)短語(yǔ).

解答 61-65ABABC
61   A  細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第二 段Our first expression is"in the red."It is another way of saying that a business is losing money. 可知in the red是用來(lái)形容生意賠錢的短語(yǔ),故選A.
62  B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四段第二句話"That is what happens when many people try to withdraw all theirmoney from a bank."可推斷人們爭(zhēng)相去銀行取錢的原因是因?yàn)樗麄儾辉傩湃毋y行,可能是銀行要倒閉這樣的原因造成的.故選B項(xiàng).
63   A   細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二 段If a stock goes down instead of up,he sells it and accepts the loss. 可知當(dāng)日買賣者也是有風(fēng)險(xiǎn)的,故選A.
64   B    細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章in the red,in the black,run on the bank,Day trading"可知文章總共論述了四個(gè)金融短語(yǔ),故選B.
65   C    細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第一 段I'm Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial expressions used in business and the stock market. 可知Rich Kleinfeldt可能是一個(gè)電臺(tái)主持人,故選C.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 學(xué)生需要認(rèn)真閱讀原文,把握文章大意,對(duì)文章脈絡(luò)有整體的了解,能仔細(xì)查找文中細(xì)節(jié),并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進(jìn)行合理的推測(cè)判斷.

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A.The salesman will help you find the book.
B.The salesman will get the money for the book.
C.Choose the book(s) and leave the money there.
D.Pay on the net and then get the book(s) in the store.
65.How does the store attract readers'attention?A
A.By putting up a huge billboard
B.By making ads on TV.
C.By broadcasting loud music
D.By handing our ads in the street.

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A.ThatB.ItC.WhichD.What

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