Question

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Cost of American Wars

War name	Cost of the war	Cost as a percent of annual GDP
Revolutionary War	US $ 2.2 billion (in 2002 dollars)	63%
War of 1812	US $ 1.1 billion	13%
Mexican War	US $ 1.6 billion	3%
Civil War	US $ 62 billion	104%
Spanish American War	US $ 9.6 billion	3%
World War I	US $ 190. 6 billion	24%
World War II	US $ 2.9 trillion	103%
Korean War	US $ 335.9 billion	15%
Vietnam War	US $ 494.3 billion	12%
First Gulf War	US $ 76.1 billion	1%

Notes: ① GDP → 國民生產總值
② 1 billion =" 1,000,000,000             "      ③1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000
69. Which wars cost more than a year’s worth of the GDP?
A. First Gulf War and World War I                           B. The Civil War and World War II
C. World War II and Revolutionary War                    D. Mexican War and Civil War    
70. The American annual gross domestic product in 1951 was _________.
A. 2.239 trillion            B.2.9 trillion          C. 3, 25 trillion      D. 76.1 billion 
71. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mexican War cost more than War of 1812.
B. First Gulf War cost the least in term of the percentage of the annual of GDP.
C. World War II cost more than Korean War.
D. Mexican War cost as much money as Spanish American War. 

Answer 1

69-71. BAD  

解析本表格是美國歷次戰爭的開支情況統計。
69. B。細節題。從表中可以看出美國內戰和第二次世界大戰的費用分別占美國年度國民生產總值的104%和103%，超出了它的年度GDP。故選B。
70. A。推測計算題。從常識中可以知道，1951年美國正處在朝鮮戰爭之中，而美國在朝鮮戰爭的花費為 $335.9 billion，占它的年度GDP的15%。據此可以計算出它1951年的 GDP 應為 $2.239 trillion。
71. D。事實確認題。D項明顯錯誤。Mexican War 和 Spanish American War 兩場戰爭的花費占年度的GDP比率相同，但并不等于兩場戰爭的費用是一樣的。