Japan s productivity has overtaken America s in some manufacturing industries, but elsewhere the United States has ()its lead.

A . X entails Y B . X presupposes Y C . X is inconsistent with Y D . X is synonymous with Y

A . Nitric acid B . Amides C . Alcohols，glycols D . Phenols，cresol

A . Hydraulic oil B . Lubricating oil C . Diesel oil D . Refrigeration oil

A . SAN B . NAS C . SCSI D . iSCSI

A．Right B．Wrong C．Doesn't say

A．12% B．25% C．26.6

A 12% B 25% C 26.6

A、While B、If C、Not only

A. benefit B. availability C. suitability D. convenience

A．Because its products were cheaper and better. B．Because its advertising was successful. C．Because the US hardware industry was lagging behind. D．Because it hired a lot of Indian software specialists.

A. as it does before B. as it did before C. than it does a few years ago D. than it did a few years ago

188. Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning？ Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school？ Yes？ Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a special bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it works: The bed is connected to an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays soft music or other pleasant sounds. A few minutes later, a second recording plays. The second recording can be loud music or unpleasant sounds. If you don’t get up after the second recording, you’ll be sorry. A mechanical “foot” is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few more minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly, the top of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. Finally, the bed is vertical. You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are awake and out of bed. Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to win a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years, Honda has a contest—the “All Honda Idea Contest”. In 1996 Hiroyuki won a prize for his bed. [共5题] (1) The purpose of the passage is ________. (A) to praise Hiroyuki (B) to tell a story (C) to introduce a special bed (D) to wake somebody up (2) What does the special bed do first in the morning？ (A) Its tape recorder plays soft music. (B) Its tape recorder plays loud music. (C) It kicks you in the head. (D) Its alarm clock rings. (3) If you don’t wake up after the clock rings, what will happen？ (A) The bed becomes vertical and you slide off the bed. (B) The tape recorder plays pleasant sounds. (C) You will be late for work. (D) The mechanical “foot” kicks you in the head. (4) Hiroyuki made such a special bed because ________. (A) he wanted to win the contest held by his company. (B) he was good at inventing new things. (C) he wanted to make money. (D) he sometimes overslept. (5) Who is Hiroyuki？ (A) A scientist. (B) A company worker. (C) An inventor. (D) A carpenter.

In the 1980's, real estate prices soared to super inflated levels, and investors sank their money into the booming stock market. There seemed to be no end in sight for the land of the rising sun. Everything was rising, and the government, financial institutions, and individuals paid little heed to the warning signs of an imminent crash. Then, the bubble burst, and land and stock prices plunged. What is the result of the crash？ Many companies have faltered due to poor sales and bad debt, and have closed their doors. The domino effect on many financial institutions is that they must- bear an enormous number of unrecoverable loads, which have resulted when companies, depending on profits from land in vestments to repay loans, have fund themselves insolvent. Furthermore, many individual depositors, fearing a collapse of more banks and securities companies, have withdrawn their money in droves. Attempts by tile government to revitalize the sluggish and contracting economy have proven fruitless. Pump-priming measures including tax cuts and public works spending have done little to put the economy on tract again. What's more, the government's decision to increase the consumption tax from 3 to 5 percent in 1997 has had a devastating impact on consumer spending. As for the business sector, companies have tried various measures to streamline management, but other ill effects of such policies, including rising unemployment among older workers, have surfaced and have dealt a huge blow to the recovery process, Japan' s faltering economy has had an impact on other Asian countries, and some fear that the whole region will be drawn into depression. What will stem the tide of further economic collapse？ For one, Japan must stabilize its financial system and take immediate and effective measures to deal with non – performing loans. Revealing the severity of the problem to the public and foreign governments is an essential first step. A more vital solution might be to institute a permanent tax cut to stimulate consumer spending and confidence in the government' s handling of the situation. Ultimately, this will encourage domestic demand for goods and services and will be the driving force behind much of the recovery, That' s the bottom line. Of course, many more factors including deregulation will play a vital role in expediting economic stabilization and growth. Whatever the case, action must be carried out swiftly and decisively. A passive and .reticent approach to reform. and change is what has hampered any improvement so far. Other nations have encouraged Japan to step up the pace of implementing change, but Japan must make the first step . . . or else we might be witnessing the setting of this great rising sun. Japan's current economic crisis is the worst since ______. A．World War Ⅰ B．World War Ⅱ C．the Gulf War D．the Korean War

Japan has a population of over 116,000,000. The people are thickly settled on the four main islands. Since only one sixth of the land is arable, Japan relies on imported food. To pay for the imports, Japan exports manufactured goods. Japan builds and sells cars, motorcycles, television sets, radios and cameras. Textiles and chemicals also made. In Yokohama Harbor, ships are constructed for use by other nations. The "head start" western nations had may be the reason for Japan's success today. Western countries are still using machines and technology that they developed many years ago. Japan is using newer, improved methods. For example, robots are relieving factory-workers of long, tiring jobs. Modem technology has brought modern problems. Air and water quality reached dangerous levels in some parts of Japan in the late 1960's. Since then, the Japanese government has applied strong pollution controls. The main idea of the passage is that Japan ________. A．surprises the world. B．Suffers from serious air and water pollution C．Leads in exporting goods D．Leads in technology in the world today

A.Mitsubishi Kasei B.Mitsui Petrochemical industries C.Mitsubishi petrochemical

With economic growth has come centralization: fully 76 percent of Japan's 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, tow-generation households.

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