2009年考研英语阅读理解精读100篇（高分版）TEXT 19

1. The author makes mention of dorsal fins which are irrelevant to the topic in order to _____.

1.      背鳍与本文主题无关，作者提到背鳍是为了_____。

[A] make people alert to the potential danger

[A] 提醒人们注意潜在的危险

[B] attract the readers' attention by presenting an interesting phenomenon

[B] 通过描述一个有趣的现象来吸引读者的眼球

[C] make people realize the graveness of the issue by showing a similar case

[C] 通过一个类似的案例让人们意识到事情的严重性

[D] make the passage more vivid by imparting new knowledge to readers

[D] 通过向读者传授新的知识来使得文章更生动

2. Rises in the charge-off and delinquency rate indicate _____.

2.损耗率和逾期债款率的升高意味着_____。

[A]  the deterioration of the subprime mortgage

[A] 次级抵押贷款恶化

[B]  the inadequate ability of card borrowers

[B] 信用卡借贷人还贷能力较弱

[C]  the influence of the technical factors

[C] 技术因素的影响

[D] the change in relevant laws

[D] 相关法律的变化

3. According to the third paragraph, the number of bankruptcy fillings would be rising again because_____.

2.      根据第三段，破产申请数量会再次增多是因为

_____。

[A] there is a change in America's personal-bankruptcy laws

[A] 美国个人破产法发生了变化

[B] the charge-offs and delinquencies are still low

[B] 损耗率和逾期债款率还很低

[C] the influence of the change in the personal-bankruptcy laws has been digested

[C] 个人贷款法律变化的影响已经被消化了

[D] the overall conditions for borrowers are getting worse

[D] 贷款人整体的情形趋于糟糕

4. The subprime-mortgage crisis influnces the credit-card market in that_____.

3.      次级抵押贷款危机影响信用卡市场

在于_____。

[A] the fall of asset values affects the card borrowers' creditworthiness

[A]资产价值的降低影响了信用卡借款人

的信用度

[B] the decrease in the mortgage payment leads to the rises of the card debt

[B]抵押支付的减少导致了信用卡贷款的增加。

[C] the drying up of the home-equity loans spur consumers' incectives to repay the card debt

[C]家庭资产贷款的衰竭激发消费者偿还信用卡贷款的积极性。

[D] the falling house prices makes the card debt rising higher

[D]房屋价格的下降使得信用卡贷款增加了更多。

5. According to the author, the credit-card market will more likely be threatened by_____.

5. 依作者来看，信用卡市场更可能受到_____的威胁。

[A] a gradual downward tendency

[A] 缓慢的衰退趋势

[B] a rapid collapse

[B] 快速的崩溃

[C] a sustained trend of lowering prices

[C] 价格持续走低

[D] the accumulation of economic recession

[D] 经济衰退日趋严重