27. A. highly B. little C. poorly D. enough

28. A. present B. first C.. recent D. previous

29. A. hardly B. instantly C. regularly D. occasionally

30. A. strength B. independence C. importance D. safety

31. A. kept up with B. caught up with C. came up with D. put up with

32. A. none B. few C. some D. each

33. A. fine B. special C. helpful D. normal

34. A. reminded B. guaranteed C. convinced D. promised

35. A. after B. until C. when 。 D. since

36. A. chance B. gift C. moment D. reward

37. A. lit B. took C. burned D. cheered

38. A. atmosphere B. sympathy C. calmness D. joy

39. A. it B. such C. something D. everybody

40. A. by B. till C. for D. from

第三部分阅读理解(每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出最佳选项.并在答且卡上将该项涂黑。

A

One of the major problems in our economy(经济)is inflation(通货膨胀), a situation in which prices are going up faster than salary(工资). Thus, a person has to work more hours to pay for the same thing.

For example, let’s say that this year a loaf of bread costs $1.00 and average salary in the United Sates is $10.00 per hour. That means a person could earn enough money to buy a loaf of bread in one-tenth of an hour, or six minutes. Then, halfway through the year, the price of the bread goes up to $1.25, while salary stay the same. That means that a person now has to work one-eighth of an hour—seven and a half minutes to buy the same loaf of bread.

Now let’s say that at the end of the year, salary go up to $11.00 per hour, but the price of bread goes up to $1.50. Now a person has to work more than one-seventh of an hour—over eight minutes—to buy loaves of bread, employees will have less money left over to buy other things, Inflation means that the same money buys fewer things and everybody’s standard of living goes down, even if salaries are going up.

Some kinds of inflation are worse than others. Moderate inflation does not distort (祖曲)relative prices or incomes seriously. Galloping inflation happens rapidly, say at a rate of 100percent or more within a year. And then there’s hyperinflation—inflation so serious that people try to get rid of their currency(货币)before prices rise further and make the money worthless. Times of hyperinflation are usually characterized by social and political disorder.