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As the economic
role of multinational, global corporations expands, the international economic
environment will be shaped increasingly not by governments or international
institutions, but by the interaction between governments and global
corporations, especially in the United States, Europe, and Japan. A significant
factor in this shifting world economy is the trend toward regional trading blocs
of nations, which has a potentially large effect on the evolution of the world
trading system. Two examples of this trend are the United States-Canada Free
Trade Agreement (FTA) and Europe 1992, the move by the European Community (EC)
to dismantle impediments to the free flow of goods, services, capital, and
labor among member states by the end of 1992. However, although numerous
political and economic factors were operative in launching the move to
integrate the EC’s markets, concern about protectionism within the EC does not
appear to have been a major consideration. This is in sharp contrast to the
FTA; the overwhelming reason for that bilateral initiative was fear of increasing
United States protectionism. Nonetheless, although markedly different in origin
and nature, both regional developments are highly significant in that they will
foster integration in the two largest and richest markets of the world, as well
as provoke questions about the future direction of the world trading system.
1. The
primary purpose of the passage as a whole is to
(A) describe an
initiative and propose its continuance
(B) chronicle a
development and illustrate its inconsistencies
(C) identify a
trend and suggest its importance
(D) summarize a
process and question its significance（C）
(E) report a
phenomenon and outline its probable future
2. According
to the passage, all of the following are elements of the shifting world economy
EXCEPT
(A) an alteration
in the role played by governments
(B) an increase
in interaction between national governments and international regulatory
institutions
(C) an increase
in the formation of multinational trading alliances
(D) an increase
in integration in the two richest markets of the world（B）
(E) a fear of
increasing United States protectionism
3. The
passage suggests which of the following about global corporations?
(A) Their
continued growth depends on the existence of a fully integrated international
market.
(B) Their
potential effect on the world market is a matter of ongoing concern to
international institutions.
(C) They will
have to assume quasi-governmental functions if current economic trends
continue.
(D) They have
provided a model of economic success for regional trading blocs.（E）
(E) Their
influence on world economics will continue to increase.
4. According
to the passage, one similarity between the FTA and Europe 1992 is that they
both
(A) overcame
concerns about the role of politics in the shifting world economy
(B) originated
out of concern over unfair trade practices by other nations
(C) exemplify a
trend toward regionalization of commercial markets
(D) place the
economic needs of the trading bloc ahead of those of the member nations（C）
(E) help to
ensure the continued economic viability of the world community
5. Which
of the following can be inferred from the passage about the European Community
prior to the adoption of the Europe 1992 program?
(A) There were
restrictions on commerce between the member nations.
(B) The
economic policies of the member nations focused on global trading issues.
(C) There were
few impediments to trade between the member nations and the United States.
(D) The flow of
goods between the member nations and Canada was insignificant.（A）
(E) Relations
between multinational corporations and the governments of the member nations
were strained.
6. The
author discusses the FTA and Europe 1992 most likely in order to
(A) point out
the similarities between two seemingly disparate trading alliances
(B) illustrate
how different economic motivations produce different types of trading blocs
(C) provide
contrasting examples of a trend that is influencing the world economy
(D) identify
the most important characteristics of successful economic integration（C）
(E) trace the
history of regional trading blocs
7. Which
of the following best describes the organization of the passage?
(A) An argument
is put forth and evidence for and against it given.
(B) An
assertion is made and opposing evidence presented.
(C) Two
hypotheses are described and shown to inconsistent with one another.
(D) A
phenomenon is identified and illustrations of this phenomenon offered.（D）
(E) A specific
case of a phenomenon is discussed a generalization drawn. 红色为原题 ～
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