单选题 Globally, recovery is going slightly better than expected, according to the IMF, which released its latest World Economic Outlook today. After shrinking by 0.6% last year, the global economy is likely to expand by 4.2% in 2010, 0.3% faster than the IMF projected in January. But economic performances will continue to vary widely around the world. Much of the upward revision to global growth can be attributed to a better outlook for the American economy. The IMF revised its forecast for American economic expansion in 2010 up 0.4%, to 3.1%. There was no change, by contrast, for the euro area, which already faced a poorer growth outlook. The Euro area economy may only grow by 1% in 2010 and 1.5% in 2011. And much of the job of expansion will be handled by Germany and France, while southern European growth continues to lag. Spain's economy will continue to shrink in 2010.
But the outlook is brightening for many emerging economies, including those in central and eastern Europe, for which growth forecasts were revised up by 0.8%. Developing Asia is enjoying a strong recovery, and the IMF indicated that both India and Brazil are likely to perform much better this year than initially anticipated, notching (赢得) growth rates of 8.8% and 5.5%, respectively.
The report suggested that planned stimulus measures for 2010 should be fully implemented, given the fragility of recovery, but it also noted that sovereign debt worries will become more severe as the year progresses. Debt issues are likely to prove especially problematic in Europe, which has the highest debt ratios and the slowest expected growth rates. The stressed southern European nations are in a damned-if-they-do-damned-if-they-don't position. If little action is taken on debt, rising debt costs will choke of an already weak recovery. If aggressive action is taken, the blow to aggregate demand will likewise undermine growth.
Around the world, trade and production have recovered strongly, but employment remains well below prerecession levels in most countries. Labour market weakness is helping to keep inflation expectations in check; the IMF forecasts consumer price increases in developed nations of 1.5% in 2010 and 1.4% in 2011. But the return to strong growth is boosting commodity prices once more. Oil prices may increase by 30% in 2010, said the IMF, a rise 7% larger than projected in January.
The overall picture is of a remarkable turnaround in global fortunes, given the depth of the recession. The year's performance is much better than many would have dared to hope early last year. But in parts of Europe, the future is somewhat less certain, and because that uncertain future could lead to sovereign debt crises that could potentially rattle financial markets, world leaders should remain vigilant.

单选题 According to the first paragraph, what is the situation of the world economy?
[A] The recovery of global economy is slower than expected.
[B] Global economy is recovering somewhat better than expected.
[C] Economy in Euro area will not grow any more in the future.
[D] American economy faces a poorer growth outlook.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解题思路] 通过题干可将答案定位到第一段。首句明确提到recovery is going slightly better than expected，[B]是对本句的同义转述，故[B]正确。[A]与[B]冲突，可排除。第一段倒数第三句提到，“欧元区经济可能在2010年仅仅增长1%，2011年增长1.5%”，虽然增长速度缓慢，但还是有增长的趋势，故[C]不正确。第一段第四句提到“许多全球经济增长的改变可以归因于美国经济较好的前景”，由此可知美国经济的前景是繁荣而不是萧条，所以[D]不正确。

单选题 The economic performance around the world will ______.
[A] be in the same rate [B] all develop rapidly
[C] be various in different areas [D] not be upward

单选题 The main economic problem of Southern European nations is ______.
[A] fragility of recovery [13] unemployment
[C] debt issues [D] decrease of productivity

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解题思路] 第三段着重阐述了欧洲经济的问题所在。总结整段可得出欧洲主要的经济问题是债务危机，结合第二句提到，债务危机有可能很成问题，尤其是在欧洲，由此可知[C]为正确答案。本段首句虽然提到复苏的脆弱性，但接下来转折到国债问题将会变得更加严峻，因此两者相比，债务问题是首要的，故排除[A]。第四段首句提出就业问题是全世界的问题，并不只是欧洲的问题，故排除[B]。文中并未提及生产力的问题，故[D]错误。