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Read the following four texts.Answer the questions below each text by choosingA,B,C、orD、Mark your answers onANSWER SHEET 1.
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What growth advocates mean, primarily, when they say growth is necessary for prosperity is that growth is necessary for the smooth functioning of the economic system. In one field the argument in favor of growth is particularly compelling and that is with regard to the Third WorlD、To argue against growth in light of Third World poverty and degradation seems unsympathetiC、But is itCould it be that growth, especially the growth of the wealthier countries, has contributed to the impoverishment, not the advancement, of Third World countries If not, how do we account for the desperate straits these countries find themselves in today after a century of dedication to growth
To see how this might be the case we must look at the impact of growth on Third World countries—the reality, not the abstract stages-of-economic-growth theory advocated through rose colored glasses by academicians of the developed worlD、What good is growth to the people of the Third World if it means the conversion of peasant farms into mechanized agri-businesses producing commodities not for local consumption but for export, if it means the stripping of their land of its mineral and other natural treasures to the benefit of foreign investors and a handful of their local collaborators, if it means the assumption of a crushing foreign indebtedness
Admittedly, this is an oversimplification.But the point, I believe, remains valid: that growth in underdeveloped countries cannot simply be judged in the abstract; it must be judged based on the true nature of growth in these societies, on who benefits and who is harmed, on where growth is leading these people and where it has left them. When considered in this way, it just might be that in the present context growth is more detrimental to the well-being of the wretched of the earth than beneficial.
So, do we need growth for prosperity Only the adoption of zero growth can provide the answer.But that is a test not easily undertaken. Modem economies are incredibly complex phenomena, a tribute to man’s ability to organize and a challenge to his ability to understanD、Anything that affects their functioning, such as a policy of zero growth, should not be proposed without a wary carefulness and self-doubting humility.But if the prospect of leaping into the economic unknown is fear-inspiring, equally so is the prospect of letting that fear prevent us from acting when the failure to act could mean untold misery for future generations and perhaps environmental disaster which threaten our very existence.
B．can only be achieved with economic growth.
C．can be achieved without the participation of the wealthy countries.
D．will be achieved by selling farm produce in local market.
网考网参考答案：C
网考网解析：
本题问作者看来相信，繁荣……。作者在第二段对富国在第二世界国家的发展过程中起的作用提出质疑，说明作者认为富国在第三世界国家发展过程中没有起到积极作用，故[C]“可以在没有富国的参与下达到”正确。 [A]没有经济增长，无法达到、[B]只能通过经济增长达到：这两项都将经济增长作为社会繁荣的必要条件，但作者的观点是：经济增长并没有带来社会繁荣。 [D]将通过将农产品在本地市场销售来达到：作者在第三段批评了将农场机械化、商业化，生产出的产品用于出口，而不是用于本地消费，但不能得出将产品用于当地消费便会实现繁荣的结论。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>
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