单选题 The shift from the second industrial wave towards the information age has a critical implication: nations have to make a break from existing regulations and adopt a new regulatory environment allowing full competition and decentralized initiatives. The task ahead is vast and delicate, but the objective is not to start from scratch again and build a completely new regulatory framework. Fortunately for the regulator, most of the existing regulations remain relevant.Questions:

单选题 According to the passage, today's business environment calls for______.

A、 new regulations
B、 more powerful government administration
C、 more subsidies
D、 more protectionism

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：A：新规章制度。B：政府更强有力的管理。C：更多津贴。D：更多保护主义。文中提到各国需要打破原有的规章制度，建立一个能够允许竞争、创新的管理环境。因此选A。

单选题 From this passage you can infer that______.

A、 a completely new regulatory framework needs to be built
B、 a completely new regulatory framework needs not to be built
C、 new regulations are easy to be made
D、 nothing needs to be changed

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：A：需要建立一个全新的管理结构。B：无需建立一个全新的管理结构。C：新的管理制度很容易建立成。D：无需改变。文中提到“目标并非完全从头开始去建立一个崭新的管理结构。对于管理者来说，幸运的是，大部分现有的管理规则还是可以继续使用的”。因此，此题选B。

单选题 "start from scratch" could best be understood as______.

A、 a completely new thing
B、 scratch because of itching
C、 begin to fight
D、 from start to end

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：start from scratch：start from the very beginning从头或重新开始．A：全新的事物，B：由于痒而抓、挠，C：开始战斗，D：从头至尾。