2009年考研英語閱讀理解精讀100篇（高分版）十九

1. The author makes mention of dorsal fins which are irrelevant to the topic in order to _____.

1.      背鰭與本文主題無關(guān)，作者提到背鰭是為了_____。

[A] make people alert to the potential danger

[A] 提醒人們注意潛在的危險

[B] attract the readers' attention by presenting an interesting phenomenon

[B] 通過描述一個有趣的現(xiàn)象來吸引讀者的眼球

[C] make people realize the graveness of the issue by showing a similar case

[C] 通過一個類似的案例讓人們意識到事情的嚴(yán)重性

[D] make the passage more vivid by imparting new knowledge to readers

[D] 通過向讀者傳授新的知識來使得文章更生動

2. Rises in the charge-off and delinquency rate indicate _____.

2.損耗率和逾期債款率的升高意味著_____。

[A]  the deterioration of the subprime mortgage

[A] 次級抵押貸款惡化

[B]  the inadequate ability of card borrowers

[B] 信用卡借貸人還貸能力較弱

[C]  the influence of the technical factors

[C] 技術(shù)因素的影響

[D] the change in relevant laws

[D] 相關(guān)法律的變化

3. According to the third paragraph, the number of bankruptcy fillings would be rising again because_____.

2.      根據(jù)第三段，破產(chǎn)申請數(shù)量會再次增多是因為

_____。

[A] there is a change in America's personal-bankruptcy laws

[A] 美國個人破產(chǎn)法發(fā)生了變化

[B] the charge-offs and delinquencies are still low

[B] 損耗率和逾期債款率還很低

[C] the influence of the change in the personal-bankruptcy laws has been digested

[C] 個人貸款法律變化的影響已經(jīng)被消化了

[D] the overall conditions for borrowers are getting worse

[D] 貸款人整體的情形趨于糟糕

4. The subprime-mortgage crisis influnces the credit-card market in that_____.

3.      次級抵押貸款危機影響信用卡市場

在于_____。

[A] the fall of asset values affects the card borrowers' creditworthiness

[A]資產(chǎn)價值的降低影響了信用卡借款人

的信用度

[B] the decrease in the mortgage payment leads to the rises of the card debt

[B]抵押支付的減少導(dǎo)致了信用卡貸款的增加。

[C] the drying up of the home-equity loans spur consumers' incectives to repay the card debt

[C]家庭資產(chǎn)貸款的衰竭激發(fā)消費者償還信用卡貸款的積極性。

[D] the falling house prices makes the card debt rising higher

[D]房屋價格的下降使得信用卡貸款增加了更多。

5. According to the author, the credit-card market will more likely be threatened by_____.

5. 依作者來看，信用卡市場更可能受到_____的威脅。

[A] a gradual downward tendency

[A] 緩慢的衰退趨勢

[B] a rapid collapse

[B] 快速的崩潰

[C] a sustained trend of lowering prices

[C] 價格持續(xù)走低

[D] the accumulation of economic recession

[D] 經(jīng)濟衰退日趨嚴(yán)重