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On April 20, 2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non-CFA franc countries of the region by January 2003, as first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries 1 themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits 2 10 percent of the previous years government 3 ; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help 4 macroeconomic policies; and 5 up a common central bank. Their declaration 6 that, 'Member States 7 the need 8 strong political commitment and 9 to 10 all such national policies 11 would facilitate the regional monetary integration process.' The goal of a monetary union in ECOWAS has long been an objective of the organization, going back to its formation in 1975, and is intended to 12 broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and 13 institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region. 14 independence, 15 , these currency boards were 16 , with the 17 of the CFA franc zone, which included the francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance the agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation, political problems and other economic priorities in several of the region's countries have to 18 inhibited progress. Although some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in 1999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional 19 in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long-delayed project can be 20 .
单选题
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】搭配辨析题。commit oneself to意为“承诺,答应负责”,如:He has committed himself to support her family. 根据原文内容:六国打算减少央行的财政预算赤字,并作出承诺,故选项A committed正确。选项B devote (oneself to)意为“献身于,致力于”;选项C adjust(oneself to)意为“使…适应”,如:He adjusted himself quickly to the heat of the country. 选项D attribute(to)意为“归因于”,如:He attributed his success to hard work/working hard.
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】语义搭配题。reduce...to意为“减少到…”,例如:The great fire reduced the forest to a few trees. (大火把整片森林烧得只剩下几棵树。)根据下文的reducing budget deficits to 4 percent可知,选项B to正确。选项A by与reduce连用,意为“减少了…”,例如:reduce one's weight by 5 pounds(减重5磅);选项C with和D until均不与reduce连用。
【答案解析】词汇辨识题。coordinate意为“使协调”,如:to coordinate ideas /efforts,根据句子的意思:各国承诺建立一个联合委员会以帮助协调宏观经济政策,故A coordinate最符合题意。选项B draft意为“草拟”,如:to draft a speech;选项C ordinate是coordinate的近形词,它是名词,意为“纵坐标”,不符合题意;选项D compromise意为“和解,妥协”,例如:to compromise over the hard-fought text(就…达成协议);to compromise with conscience(出卖良心)。
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】语义搭配题。set up意为“建立,设置”,多为组织机构,可与句中的central bank连用。选项A build (up)意为“建造;逐渐获得”,如:to build up your vocabulary(丰富你的词汇);选项C found意为“建立,组建”,属及物动词,不能与up连用;选项D erect意为“建立,树立”,所建东西具有一定高度,不能与up连用,如:They plan to erect an apartment house on that property. (他们准备在那块地上建造一座公寓楼。)全句可译为:组建一个联合委员会帮助调控宏观经济政策;组建一家共同中央银行。
【答案解析】语义搭配题。need for sth. 意为“缺乏,需要某事物”,例如:There's no need for such a new law. (新法律没有必要。)故选项A正确。
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】搭配辨析题。undertake to do sth. 意为“答应,担任某事”,如:She undertook to finish the task by Friday. 根据原文:成员国答应寻求一切有利于地区货币一体化进程的国家政策,故选项B undertake符合题意。选项A commence意为“(正式)开始”,例如:Unfortunately, he commenced speaking before all the guests had finished eating. 选项C initiate意为“开始,着手(计划等)”,如:Who initiated the violence?(谁制造了混乱?)选项D try to do sth. 意为“尽力做某事”。
【答案解析】语义搭配题。accompany意为“伴随”,如:Lightning usually accompanies thunder. (通常雷声随着闪电而来。)根据原句的意思:建立货币统一组织的目标…打算与更广泛的…一体化进程一起完成,故选项A accompany正确。选项B enforce意为“执行,实施”,如:It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits. (警方想实施限速并不总是那么容易的。)选项C execute意为“实现,执行”,例如:Now that we have approved, we may execute the scheme as previously agreed. (既然我们都同意,那我们就可以着手进行我们先前所订的计划了。)选项D compel意为“迫使”。
单选题
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】语义复现题。结合句子上下文,由前一段出现的a common central bank可知,一体化进程中应包括共同机构的设立,故选项B common正确,意为“共同的”。其他选项:A separate, C several和D public均不符合题意。全句可译为:长久以来,建立一个货币统一组织就是西非国家经济共同体的一个目标,它最早可以追溯到1975年该组织成立的时候,人们希望这个目标能伴随更广泛的一体化进程一起实现,这一进程应包括加强地区贸易和共同机构的协作。
单选题
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】语法题。on相当于at the time of意为“在…时”,on independence即“在独立时”,故选项D on符合题意。选项A towards指方向,选项B from意为“从…起”,C by意为“在…之前”,均不符合题意。
【答案解析】词汇辨识题。dissolve意为“分解,结束(正式的组织)”,例如;The society was dissolved due to lack of members. (因会员不足,该协会解散了。)原文句中主语为currency boards(货币委员会),应是正式组织,故其解散用选项D dissolved。选项A dispel意为“驱散,清除(恐惧、疑惑或错误的想法)”,如:I'd like to start the speech by dispelling a few rumours. (我想以澄清一些谣言作为我讲话的开始。)选项B discharge意为“排出;解雇;允许离开”,例如:Patients were discharged from hospital because the beds were needed by other people. (病人被允许离开医院,因为有其他人需要病床。)选项C dismiss意为“解雇,撤职;正式地命令离开”,例如:dismiss the class。
单选题
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】语法题。根据原文the CFA Franc zone是唯一未被解散的组织,故选项C exception正确,with the exception of意为“除…之外”。选项A (with the) consideration(of)意为“考虑到”;选项B (with the) intention (of)意为“怀有…目的”;选项D (with) regard (to)意为“关于”,不与of连用。全句可译为:不过,在这些国家独立时,除了非洲金融共同体法郎区这一组织(该组织包括这一地区说法语的国家),这些货币委员会都被解散了。
单选题
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】语义搭配题。date作动词时意为“加日期于…,记下…的日期”,例如:He dated the arrival of each new bird. (他记下每只新鸟到达的时间。)原文前半句中出现advance the agenda of...cooperation,后半句提及political problem and other economic priorities对进程的影响,两句之间是转折关系,此处需一个与时间、日期有关的词,故选项A date(给已经受阻的进程加日期),强调进程不可能被提前,符合题意。选项B deter意为“障碍,使人停止的”,相当于prevent/discourse sb. from doing,如:High prices are deterring a lot of new couples from buying houses. 选项C hinder意为“阻挠,妨碍”,相当于limit,如:Broken water pipes and gas leaks have hindered frefighters in their efforts. 选项D delay意为“延迟”。全句可译为:虽然人们已经为促进西非国家经济共同体内的货币合作做出了努力,但是该地区几个国家的政治问题以及别的需要优先考虑的经济问题影响了已经受阻的一体化进程。
单选题
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】词汇辨识题。integration意为“一体化”,意味着融合在一起,有时会作出生活、习惯或习俗上的调整。全文都在讨论一体化的内容,故选项C (regional)integration(地区一体化)符合题意。选项A development意为“发展”;选项B prosperity意为“繁荣”;选项D cooperation意为“合作”,指为某一特定目的而在一起工作,例如:The company produces computers in cooperation with a German firm. (这家公司与一家德国公司合作生产计算机。)
单选题
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】词义辨析题。revive意为“复活;重新做”,文中谈到货币一体化进程被搁置已久,经过1999年尼日利亚的选举及其领导人的承诺,该计划可能重新实施,故选项D revived正确。A refreshed意为“给予新力量”,如:refresh sb. with a glass of wine(喝一杯酒提神)。B replace意为“代替,替换”;C restore意为“归还,复原”,如:restore borrowed books; restore confidence。全句可译为:虽然许多问题仍然存在,但是1999年尼日利亚的选举已经支持并巩固了最近的这次倡议。在这次选举中产生了一个民主政府,其领导人也承诺在该国——这一地区最大的经济体——实行地区性一体化。这给人们带来了希望:这项长期搁置的计划可以重现生机了。