专升本英语（阅读）模拟试卷94
阅读理解
1. There is much discussion today about whether economic growth is desirable at an earlier period; our desire for material wealth may have been justified. Now, however, this desire for more than we need is causing serious problems. Even though we have good intentions, we may be producing too much, too fast.
Those who criticize economic growth argue that we must slow down. They believe that society is approaching certain limits on growth. There include the fixed supply of natural resources, the possible negative effects of industry on the natural environment, and the continuing increase in the world’ s population. As society reaches these limits, economic growth can no longer continue, and the quality of life will decrease.
People who want more economic growth, on the other hand, argue that even at the present growth rate there are still many poor people in the world.
These proponents of economic growth believe that only more growth can create the capital needed to improve the quality of life in the world.
Furthermore, they argue that only continued growth can provide the financial resources required to protect our natural surroundings from industrialization.
This debate over the desirability of continued economic growth is of vital importance to business and industry. If those who argue against economic growth are correct, the problems they mention cannot be ignored. To find a solution, economists and the business community must pay attention to these problems and continue discussing them with one another.
We may infer from the context that \\(C)
A. arguments in support of something
B. disagreements
C. people who argue for something
D. people who argue against something
解析：
2. There are people who are especially attracted to the concept of \\(B)
A. who especially likes alcohol
B. who enjoys working
C. who is forced to work by someone else
D. who likes to work and to drink liquor
解析：
Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to risk of some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his property can be damaged by fire; the ship owner knows that his vessel may be lost at sea; the bread-winner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every vessel is lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer loss. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contribution are known as \\
3.The \\(B)
A. the sharing of risks
B. the administration of contributions
C. the payment of contributions
D. exposure to risks
解析：
4.By \\(A)
A. money paid by the insured
B. money paid the insured
C. the cost of administering insurance
D. the amount of each premium
解析：
5. The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things; the invention of labor-saving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. Labor-saving machinery naturally appeared first where labor was scarce. \\(B)
A. Europe
B. America
C. New Jersey
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