大全第37篇

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Passage 37 (37/63)

(This passage was excerpted from material written in 1990.)

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.

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

这道题答案是（B）请问（E）为什么正确呢？

everann

Two examples of the trend, FTA and Europe 1992, were different in their initiatives.

For Europe 1992, the main purpose was to dismantle impediments and enable the free flow of goods, services, capital and labor among member states. Protectionism was not a major consideration.

For FTA, on the other hand, was out of a fear of protectionism.

Finally, the author concluded that the two developments are highly significant in foster the integration of the world markets regardless of their different origion and nature.

As is mentioned in the passage: "the overwhelming reason for that bilateral initiative was fear of increasing United States protectionism." I think this might help resolving your doubts.

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dldennis

the overwhelming reason for that bilateral initiative was fear of increasing United States protectionism