单选题 In recent decades, there is a phenomenon which makes us give some attention, the so-called Southeast Asian "tigers" have rivaled the western "lions" for stock cliches that make economic headlines. The myth of American economic hegemony over Asia in the imposing and patriarchal figure of Uncle Sam has provided frequent political grist(有利)for Southeast Asian political leaders, particularly Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir. He has attempted to forge an international reputation as a snarling tiger, but lately sounds more like a barnyard dog groaning at shadows. Without demeaning in any way the remarkable achievements of the newly developing economics of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, these nations at times appear to be their own worst enemies. This is often exemplified by Dr. Mahathir, who rails at Western evil whenever an international or domestic crisis provides an opportunity. To be more specific, the recent devaluation of the Philippine and Thai currencies, and the subsequent pressure on the Malaysian currency has inspired Dr. Mahathir to launch an all-out attack on the West as the source of the problem. He even alleges that the United States has deliberately destabilized Southeast Asian economics in revenge for these nations, supporting the brutal military rule in Mahathir, an action which the United States seems to want inspected rather than rewarded. But by resorting to such scapegoat(替罪羊), instead of accepting even a bit responsibility, the Prime Minister may undermine the future success of the region and Malaysia in particular. Upon further questioning, Dr. Mahathir narrowed his attack to one wealthy individual, the well-known philanthropist(慈善家), Mr. George Soros, whose opposition to Myanmar's admission to ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nations)Mahathir found particularity, irritating. The logical mistakes that underlie such conspiracy theories do not help Malaysia address the serious issues of economic overheating that experts have been warning about for all these difficult periods, which include large deficits and low savings to debt ratios. In fact, the recent dramatic drop in Malaysia's stock market and currency has led Dr. Mahathir to reverse his initial approach to the crisis. He even announces measures that at least imply he is quite aware of excesses in his own administration' s spending policies that have contributed to this crisis of confidence. In the end, this kind of reaction undermines the esteem that Dr. Mahathir's enlightened leadership has justly earned.

单选题 It is implied in the first paragraph that Dr. Mahathir( ).

单选题 The author of this essay seems to suggest that( ).

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：本题的关键句是The logical mistakes that underlie such conspiracy theories do not helpMalaysia address the serious issues of economic overheating that experts have been warning about for all thesedifficult periods．在这些困难时期，构成这种阴谋理论的逻辑错误不会有助于马来西亚解决专家一直警告的有关经济过热的严重问题。由此可以推断出D．the economic problems in some Asian countries is partly the resultof their overheating economy．引发亚洲某些国家的经济问题的原因一部分是由于经济过热导致的。

单选题 The author suggests the Dr. Mahathir's comments on the currency problems( ).

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：本题的关键句是He even announces measures that at least imply he is quite aware ofexcesses in his own administration’s spending policies that have contributed to this crisis of confidence．In theend，this kind of reaction undermines the esteem that Dr．Mahathir’s enlightened leadership has justly earned．他(Dr．Mahathir)甚至宣布了方法，这些至少暗含他非常能意识到冗余的行政开销政策导致了信任危机。最后，这种反应逐渐破坏了Dr．Mahathir刚刚赢得的开明领导的自尊。由此可以推断答案是A。