职称英语考试

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【单选题】

The Central Problem of Economics

The central problem of economics is to satisfythe people's and nation's wants.

The problem we are faced with is that ourresources, here identified as money, are __1__. The only way we can resolve ourproblem is to make choices. After looking at our resources, we must examine ourlist of __2__ and identify the things we need immediately, those we canpostpone, and __3__ we cannot afford. As individuals, we face the central probleminvolved in economics-deciding just how to allocate our limited our limitedresources to provide __4__ with the greatest satisfaction of our wants.

Nations face the same problem. As a country'spopulation ___5__, the need for more goods and services grows correspondingly.Resources necessary to production may increase, but there __6__ are enoughresources to satisfy the total desires of a nation. Whether the budget meetingis taking place in the family living room, in the conference room of thecorporation __7__ of directors, or in the chamber of the House ofRepresentatives in Washington, the basic problem still exists. We need to find__8__ of allocating limited resources in order to satisfy unlimited wants.

A short time ago economists divided goods intotwo categories, free and economic. The former, like air and water, were in__9__ abundance that economists had no concern for them. After all, economicsis the __10__ of scarcity and what to do about it. Today many of these"free goods" are __11__ very expensive to use. Pollution has madeclean air and water expensive for producers' extra costs, and __12__ taxpayerswho pay for the government's involvement in cleaning the environment.

In the 1990s, almost all goods are __13__. Onlyby effort and money __14__ obtained in the form people wish.

Meeting needs of people and the demands fromresource available __15__ the basic activity of production. In trying to meetunlimited wants from limited economic goods, production leads to new problemsin economics.

EXERCISE:

1. A) limited B) unlimited C) scarcity D)abundant

2. A) want B) problem C) wants D) resources

3. A) those B) some C)others D) many        

4. A) them B) themselves C) ourselves D) ours

5. A) expand B) extends C) grows D) increase

6. A) always B) sometimes C) often D) never

7. A) management B) function C) board D) group

8. A) people B) economists C ) way D) methods

9. A) so B) great C) such D) such an

10. A) form B) study C) means D) source

11. A) practically B) in practice C)in realityD) practicably

12. A) the B) / C) for D) with

13. A) plentiful B) scarce C) abundant D) infull supply

14. A) they can be B) can they be C) they mustbe D) must they be

15. A) are led to B) leads C) lead to D) leads to
网考网参考答案：A、C、A、C、C、D、C、D、C、B、C、C、B、B、D
大数据分析：根据网考网与考试题库的统计分析，该试题：
3%的考友选择了A选项
11%的考友选择了B选项
11%的考友选择了C选项
75%的考友选择了D选项
考友解析与评论：
 · 出题的估计语文没学好
 · 这题不解，原来选A、C、A、C、C、D、C、D、C、B、C、C、B、B、D，感觉挺好的
 · 这个答案与百度百科里面的内容不符合