Leaving the European Union would save every Dutch household 9,800 a year by 2035, claims Capital Economics, a London consultancy, in a report commissioned by Geert Wilders" far-right PVV party. Mr Wilders calls this "the best news in years" , painting a picture of a country freed from the chokehold of Brussels, mass migration and high taxes, and enjoying more trade, more jobs and a booming economy. The report lists the benefits of departure; lower business costs because of less regulation; no more net payments to the EU; a doubling of the share of trade with emerging markets; faster economic recovery. The only cost is the transition from the euro to a new guilder, and this is "modest and manageable". The report concludes that Dutch GDP would be 10—13% higher by 2035. This finds a receptive audience among those Dutch who are looking for scapegoats. Unemployment has doubled since 2008 and the economy is flat. A recent poll finds a majority of Dutch voters in favour of leaving the EU if that would lead to more jobs and growth. The PVV is leading in opinion polls before the European elections in May. Yet there are problems with the Capital Economics report. The idea that the economy would miraculously recover if freed from the European Central Bank"s policies ignores the structural failings that hold it back. The assumption that having the guilder would allow a much looser monetary policy is, at best, questionable. And it defies political reality to imagine that Netherlands would enjoy virtually cost-free access to the EU"s single market, which takes 75% of Dutch exports. Norway and Switzerland both pay for the privilege and have to comply with most EU laws and regulations; the latest Swiss vote for quotas on EU migration threatens the entire relationship. Despite its flaws, the report fires a welcome starting-gun for a debate about what is good and bad about the EU. Some 66% of the Dutch feel their "No" vote in the 2005 referendum on the EU constitution was largely ignored. If regulation costs as much as the report claims, and if the ECB"s monetary policy is too restrictive, both should be changed. Defenders of the EU also need to stress its less tangible benefits, such as peace, shared interests and the boost to the fight against cross-border crime.

单选题 According to Paragraph 1, if Holland left the EU, ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：题干中的if Holland left the EU对应第一段第一句：Leaving the European Unionwould save Dutch…其中，Holland对应Dutch。而第一段讨论的话题都是围绕开篇这个假设展开的，故只能根据该段的细节来寻找答案。根据第一段的“save every Dutch household 9，800 ayear”，“freed from the chokehold of Brussels，mass migration and high taxes”，“enjoying moretrade，more jobs and a booming economy”等信息我们可以知道荷兰离开欧盟会带来许多好处，故选项[A]为答案。选项[B]的economy，prosperous与原文最后一句booming economy对应，但是该项的soon过于绝对，原文也没有提到。选项[C]的no taxes同样过于绝对，且原文未提及。[D]项的every Dutch过于绝对，consider it as the best news对应原文Mr Wilders calls this“the best news in years”，但文章第一段没有提到每个荷兰人的态度，因此[B]、[C]、[D]三项都错误。

单选题 The report says that departing from the EU brings all benefits EXCEPT______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：根据题干中的departing from the EU，benefits定位到第二段第一句：The report liststhe benefits of departure:．．．该句冒号后面的内容即答案的来源，其中“lower business costs be—cause of less regulation”对应选项[A]less restrictions；“a doubling of the share of trade with emerging markets”对应选项[B]more share of trade；由“Dutch GDP would be 10一13 higher”推断出选项[C]higher family income。第二句“The only cost is the transition from the euro to a new guil—der”对应选项[D]，由此可见“change of currency system货币体制的改变”不是好处之一，选项[D]为本题答案。

单选题 We can learn from the fourth paragraph that______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：选项[A]对应第四段中间一句:．．．Netherlands would enjoy virtually cost—free accessto the EU’s single market，which takes 75％ of Dutch exports．其中Netherlands对应Holland，EU对应European countries，75％ of Dutch exports对应focuses its exports，故该项表述与原文一致。选项[B]对应Norway and Switzerland both pay for the privilege一句，并没有提到acquire moreprivileges，该项错误。选项[C]对应第三句：The assumption that having the guilder would allow amuch looser monetary policy is，at best，questionable．其中，Dutch currency=the guilder；而“un—doubtedly毫无疑问地”与原文“questionable令人质疑的”显然是不对等的，故该项表述错误。选项[D]对应第二句：The idea that the economy would miraculously recover if freed from the Euro—pean Central Bank’s policies ignores the structural failings that hold it back．其中ignores the struc—tural failings是否定表达，与选项[D]的表述不符，故错误。

单选题 The author"s attitude towards the Capital Economics report is______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：根据Capital Economics report定位到第四段首句：Yet there ale problems with theCapital Economics report．由此可见作者对于Capital Economics Report的观点，是表示“质疑的”，下文又提到：The assumption that having the guilder would allow a much looser monetary policyis，at best，questionable．其中，questionable一词再次表明作者观点，故答案为选项[B]。

单选题 Advocates of the European Union highlight that______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：根据“advocates of the European Union欧盟的支持者”定位到最后一段最后一句的“defenders of the EU欧盟的辩护者”，而highlight=stress，故该题答案来自原文stress后面的内容，即：stress its less tangible benefits，such as peace，shared interests and the boost to fight againstcross—border crime．大意：强调其更加无形的利益，比如和平，共享利益，对跨国犯罪打击力度的加强。四个选项中，只有选项[C]与这些信息相关，其中，transnational crime=cross—bordercrime，effectively stricken=the boost to fight against，故答案为选项[C]。