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After another down session on the European markets, the talk is how long and deep the recession(衰退)will be． 　　The European markets have had a lot to digest．during the past few days．With Euro Zone growth coming to a stop and further in places like Japan, where the economy has officially joined the ranks of countries in recession, optimism is in short supply． 　　And that gloomy sentiment(信心低迷)is evident in the downward trend in European trade．Despite the mood, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, back in London after last weekend's G-20 economic summit in Washington, says the way out of this global problem is a coordinated(協調一致的)global approach． 　　“The managing director of the International Monetary Fund has joined many other people today in calling for a financial stimulus(刺激),”Brown said．“A financial stimulus means helping families and helping businesses now through this difficult position and as long as you have, as we will have, a medium-term framework for financial sustainability(持續性), then this is the right thing to do facing the downturn．It is right, as now almost evrybody accepts this across the world and every country is now looking at this, that we help．people through these difficult times．” 　　IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn says the body is likely to．need at least＄100 billion of additional funding during the next half year if it is to play a larger role in aiding a global economic recovery． 　　But 2009 promises to be a financially difficult year around the world and in Britain, like elsewhere, that means further economic pain． 　　Britain's largest business lobbying(游說)group, the Confederation of British Industry(英國工業聯合會)warned rising British unemployment levels will probably peak toward the end of next year．CBI Chief Economic advisor Ian McCafferty says it will be a tough time． 　　“We are currently seeing the fastest rises for some 17 years and I think we believe that we will see two million unemployed by the end of this year, ”McCafferty said,“and by the time we see the end of 2009 or early 2010, it will have peaked out at not far short of three million．So that is rising at eight or nine percent of the workforce．Thus, that is a significant increase from where we have been in recent years．” (1) According to the British Prime Minister, the way to solving the financial problem is ________． [　　] A． financial stimulus B． the cooperative global approach C． to reduce the unemployment rate D． to provide a lot of money (2) Which of the following is NOT true about the financial stimulus? [　　] A． It aims at helping families and helping businesses now go through this difficult situation． B． It is a medium-term framework for financial sustainability． C． Most people in the world suspect it． D． It is the right thing to do facing the downturn． (3) The underlined word“it" in the fifth paragraph refers to________． [　　] A． Dominique's body B． the world C． the global economy D． the International Monetary Fund (4) Why is 2009 expected to be financially difficult year in Britain? [　　] A． Rising British unemployment levels will probably reach the top toward the end of next year． B． Britain's GDP will show its sharpest fall since 1991． C． It may need at least＄100 billion of additional funding to aid an economic recovery． D． Both A and B． (5) What might be the best title of the passage? [　　] A． World Markets Gloomy as Global Recession Fears keep on． B． The European markets have been on decline． C． The rising unemployment in Britain． D． 2009－a financially difficult year to be around the world．

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答案：1．B;2．C;3．D;4．D;5．A;