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英语discount有很多种词性，那么它就不只有一种汉语意思了。一起来看看小编为大家整理收集了英语单词discount具体的汉语意思吧，欢迎大家阅读!
discount的汉语意思
英 [ˈdɪskaʊnt] 美 [ˈdɪsˌkaʊnt]
第三人称单数：discounts第三人称复数：discounts现在分词：discounting过去分词：discounted过去式：discounted
基本解释
及物动词 打折扣，减价出售; 减息贷款; 削价出售，打折; 减价，减量
不及物动词 折扣; 贴现; 贴现率
名词 贴现; 数目; (任何面值上的)扣除额; (考虑到故事、报告、报道等的夸张或偏见等)不全信
相关例句
及物动词
1. The store discounted all clothing for the sale.
该店服装全部减价出售。
2. His information is not to be discounted.
他的消息不可不重视。
3. You must discount much of what he says.
他说的好些话，你必须打个折扣听。
discount的词典解释
1. 减价;折扣
A discount is a reduction in the usual price of something.
e.g. They are often available at a discount...
它们经常进行打折销售。
e.g. Full-time staff get a 20 per cent discount.
全职员工享受 20% 的折扣。
2. 给…打折;打折出售
If a shop or company discounts an amount or percentage from something that they are selling, they take the amount or percentage off the usual price.
e.g. This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to spur demand...
这迫使航空公司对机票大幅打折来刺激需求。
e.g. Tour prices are being discounted as much as 33%.
旅行价格打了 6.7 折之多。
3. 认为(某种思想、事实、理论)不重要;不全信;认为…不相关
If you discount an idea, fact, or theory, you consider that it is not true, not important, or not relevant.
e.g. However, traders tended to discount the rumor...
然而，商人往往不相信这一谣传。
e.g. This theory has now been discounted.
这个理论被打了折扣。
discount的双语例句
1. However, it is easy to fixate on such factors and completely discount factors which we personally control.
不过，人们很容易过分看中这些因素，却完全低估了他们个人控制中的因素。
2. The central bank`s monthly data, also shows the rapid expansion of discount notes to changes in demand.
央行的月度数据，也显示了票据贴现的快速扩张，需求的变化。
3. Analysts expect about 1 trillion yuan of the Discount Notes will expire in the second half.
分析师们预计，大约有1万亿元的贴现票据将在下半年到期。
4. 10GB. Make sure that you get the best price and watch out for coupons giving a discount!
请确保您得到最优惠的价格，看给的折扣券了!
5. There are discount coupons on the newspaper.
还有报纸上的折扣券。
6. The joining benefits are generally in the form of discount vouchers.
加盟的好处是普遍的形式，折扣券。
地道口语：用21句表达沮丧
1.放弃了。/投降了。
I give up。
Let"s play another game. (我们再玩另一个游戏吧。)
You"re too good for me. I give up. (你也玩得太好了，我不玩了。)
I fold. *用于玩扑克时。
I raise you $20. ([玩牌时的]再加20美元。)
I fold. (我不玩了。)
I give in。
2.没法子。
I can"t help it. *当带有can时，help表示“避开”、“抑制”、“控制”，所以I can"t help it 表示“不得不这样做”、“无法回避”。
You should stop smoking. (你该戒烟了。)
I can"t help it. (戒不了啊。)
There"s nothing I can do about it。
3.没戏。
Not a chance! *用于没有可能性时。
Would you lend me ￥5,000? (你能借给我5000日元吗?))
Not a chance! (没戏。)
No chance at all。
Fat chance。
No way. (根本不可能。) *否定语气，非常强烈，是不礼貌的说法。
4.毫无办法。
That"s the way it goes。
The game is canceled because of the rain. (因为下雨所以比赛取消了。)
That"s the way it goes. (没办法呀。)
5.毫无线索。
I have no clue. *clue 表示“线索”、“头绪”。
Do you know who stole it? (你知道是谁偷的吗?)
I have no clue. (毫无线索。)
I don"t have any idea。
I don"t have a clue。
I haven"t a clue。
6.我认输了。
I"m throwing in the towel. *throw in the towel原是拳击用语，日常会话时常用来表示“认输”。
I"ll never win. I"m throwing in the towel. (我赢不了你，我认输了。)
Don"t give up so early. (别那么快就认输。)
I"m giving up。
7.绝望了。
It"s hopeless。
It"s hopeless. (没希望了。)
Don"t give up yet. (别灰心!)
It"s impossible。
8.总比没有强。
Better than nothing. *句子开头的It"s被省略。
I only have five dollars. (我只有5美元。)
Well, it"s better than nothing. (可总比没有强吧。)
9.这就是命运呀!
It was fate. *fate “逃脱不了的命运，注定的命运”。
How did you meet? (你们怎么认识的?)
It was fate. (这就是命运呀!)
It was meant to be。
It"s my destiny。
10.都已经过去了。
It"s history. *表示“已经没有了”、“是过去的事了”。
I thought you loved him. (我想你很爱他。)
We broke up. It"s history. (我们分手了，一切都成为过去了。)
It"s all over。
It"s in the past。
It"s done with。
11.这可难倒了我。/不知道。
It beats me。
What"s the answer? (答案是什么?)
It beats me. (不知道。)
I have no idea。
I don"t know。
12.除此之外我别无选择。
I have no other choice but to do so。
Why are you doing it? (你为什么做这样的事呢?)
I have no other choice but to do so. (除此之外我别无选择。)
I have no other choice. (我没有别的选择。)
It"s my only choice。
I have to. (我不得不做。)
13.我已经不再留恋这个公司了。
I no longer feel devoted to this company. *devote 表示“把(努力、金钱、时间等)贡献、花费在(工作、目的上)”。
I no longer feel attached to this company. (我已经感觉不到这个公司的对我的引吸力。)
I don"t feel loyal to this company any longer. (我再也不会对这个公司忠心耿耿的了。)
14.果不其然。
That figures。
We have to work overtime again. (我们还得再加班。)
That figures. (果不其然。)
That makes sense。
No wonder. (不足为奇。)
That explains it。
That"s why. (怪不得。)
15.正如我所想像的那样。
It is just as I imagined。
What do you think? (你认为如何?)
It is just as I imagined. (正如我所想像的那样。)
It"s just like I dreamed。
It"s exactly the way I thought it would be。
16.瞧，我早跟你说过吧!
See, didn"t I tell you so?
I shouldn"t have done that. (我真不该做那事。)
See, didn"t I tell you so? (瞧，我不早告诉你了吗?)
See, I told you!
I told you, didn"t I?
See, I"m right. (瞧，我是对的吧。)
You should have listened to me. (你早该听我的。)
17.那是当然的。
Good for you。
I lost. (我输了。)
Good for you. (这是当然的。)
18.报应!/活该。
Serves you right. *serve…right 短语，表示“当然的报应”。
I got a speeding ticket. (我超速挨罚了。)
Serves you right. (活该!)
Well, you got what you deserved。
Well, that"ll teach you a lesson。
That serves you right。
You deserve it。
You asked for it。
You were asking for it。
You got what was coming to you。
19.很难说。/世事难料。
You never know。
I"ll never win the lottery. (我肯定中不了奖。)
You never know. (很难说。)
Anything could happen. (什么事都可能发生。)
You can"t be too sure. (什么事都可能发生。)
20.不足为奇。/没什么奇怪的。
No wonder。
She"s tired. (她累了。)
No wonder. (这不足为奇。)
That makes sense. *make sense “合乎道理”、“理所当然”。
It makes sense。
Ah, I get it. (啊，知道。)
21.难怪……
That"s why…
She"s very busy. (她非常忙。)
That"s why she"s so tired. (难怪她会很累。)
地道口语：太“没诚意”了，这是怎么回事呢？
别闹了：
美语里有好几种说法，"Knock it Off" 和 "Cut it Out"。
用法跟中文的别闹了一样：Hey, cut it out 嘿，别闹了!
Will you knock it off? I"m trying to sleep 别闹了好吧?我在睡觉啊。
Cut it out / knock it off right now! 如果跟年轻人说 "Stop Playing“ 也可以表示同样的意思。
有问题：
"Got Beef With" 意思是"跟X有问题，对X有意见，不喜欢"
这是很本土的英语俚语。注意：一定要用 got，而不要用语法正确的 have。
用法：I got beef with your boyfriend 我对你的男友有意见(不怎么喜欢)。
Hey! I got beef with you 咱两儿有问题!I got beef with KFC (我不喜欢肯德基)
半个屁股?
"Half-Assed" 的意思是 “随便做的，不够格的，不称职的，没诚意”。
用法不是很简单，half-assed 后面要加个名词。
My boss gave me a half-assed excuse for working OT 我的老板随便编了一个借口让我加班。
I made a half-assed effort to care 我没诚意的试着去关心。
烈酒：
烈性酒不叫 wine, 叫 "Liquor"。
Rum 朗姆， gin 杜松烧酒， tequila 龙舌兰酒， vodka 伏特加， whisky 威士忌 算 liquor。
老美喜欢在前面加个hard，说成："Hard Liquor"。而且，在酒单上烈酒也会写成 "Spirits"。
这三种说法都很地道：Want some liquor? Sure, I"ll have some vodka!
感动 / 影响你：
"Get to You" 是影响你的意思。
eg:She got to me. 她影响到我了。
也是感动的意思：Her letter really got to me 她写的信真的感动我了。
If you fail your test, don"t let it get to you 要是你考试不合格，不要让它影响到你。
Your gift got to me 你的礼物感动了我。
地道口语：“罩着某人”英语如何说
Larry在咖啡馆里碰见了李华。他们会用到两个常用语：take someone under your wing和take someone for a ride。
Larry: Hey, there you are, Lihua。
LH: (Sounding tired) Oh, hi Larry。
Larry: I haven"t seen you since last weekend. What have you been up to? Don"t tell me you"re having midterms already。
LH: 我连看书的时间都没有!尽忙着照顾我表妹了。她从中国来美国上高中，初来乍到，什么都不会，所以我这两天一直在帮她安顿。
Larry: I"m sure it"s a very tough transition for both of you. But, it"s so nice of you to take her under your wing。
LH: "Take her under my wing"? 这是什么意思?
Larry: To take someone under your wing means to give them a great deal of personal guidance and protection while they are learning something of which you have experience。
LH: 我明白了，to take someone under your wing就是指导、保护和照料某人。我现在就是这样像母鸡带小鸡一样照顾着我表妹呢!
Larry: It takes time to learn how to cope with living in a totally new environment - it"s only natural to need a little bit of help at first. As a matter of fact, I can remember a time not so long ago when I took a certain confused girl from China under my own wing.。.
LH: 你说你也曾这样帮助过一个女孩?你不是在说我吧?Larry, 虽然你给了我很多帮助，但这和我给我表妹的帮助是不同的。我要是不在她身边，她连出门买吃的都不敢!
Larry: But Lihua, you couldn"t buy groceries on your own either when you first moved here. One time at the grocery store, your bill came to $7.50 and you pulled out a dollar bill, asking me if it was enough!
LH: Haha，这个我记得。刚到美国时，每次需要跟美国人打交道我都会非常紧张，就算不说英语，还是觉得很恐怖。
Larry: Luckily, I was there to take you under my wing while you got used to living in the United States - just like how you"re taking your cousin under your wing now!
LH: 哈，看来我们都是好心人!最近我在帮我表妹找房子。她以前的房东欺负她是新来的，把房租提高了两倍!我表妹已经傻呼呼地交了一个月的钱!
Larry: Yeah, you have to be really careful. It sounds like that landlord was taking your cousin for a ride。
LH: Taking her for a ride? 开车带她出去?那个房东可没这么好心!
Larry: Um, I mean "taking her for a ride" as in, taking advantage of her situation - playing a trick on her for his own benefit。
LH: 哦!原来to take someone for a ride还有欺负人，宰人的意思!
Larry: Yea, that"s right. For example, when I went to New York City, my cab driver noticed that I had never been to New York before, and so he took a longer route to my hotel in order to run up my bill. This is a classic case of "taking someone for a ride."
LH: 啊?司机看你是第一次来纽约，就带着你绕远路，多收你的车费。这可真差劲，欺负人!
Larry: Unfortunately, some people will take advantage of other people like that。
LH: Larry, 咱们是愿意take others under our wings, 不遗余力地帮助别人，可这个房东和那个出租司机却会take people for a ride，占别人便宜。所以这两个说法的意思正好相反嘛!
Larry: Yea, you could think of it like that. So, it"s a great thing that you are taking your cousin under your wing! Otherwise, it would be easy for people to take her for a ride。
LH: 好吧，为了防止她受欺负，我就继续努力吧。
Larry: I"m sure your cousin is a smart girl. Before you know it, she"ll be just as capable to live on her own in the United States as you are - and you won"t have to worry about people trying to take her for a ride。
LH: (叹气)不过，在她完全自立前，我可有的忙了，估计不能常和你见面了!
Larry: That"s OK. Taking someone under your wing is a quite a full-time job!
地道口语：“躲避子弹”怎么回事呢
Larry和李华开车去多伦多度假，结果在路上遇到了一些问题。他们会用到两个常用语：Dodge a bullet和cheapskate。
LH: Larry, 还要开多长时间才到多伦多啊?
Larry: If we don"t make any more stops, we should get there by nightfall。
LH: 啊，天黑的时候才能到?可我已经快饿死了!咱们停下来找点东西吃吧?
Larry: Actually, we have a free dinner waiting for us at the hotel in Toronto。
LH: 我知道酒店有免费晚餐，可是还要几个小时才能吃到，我坚持不住啦!
Larry: You know me, Lihua, I"m a cheapskate. Sorry。
LH: Cheesecake? 你带了芝士蛋糕? 快给我吃!
Larry: No, not cheesecake... cheapskate. A cheapskate is someone who is very cheap, or doesn"t like to spend money。
LH: Cheapskate就是小气鬼。没错，你就是个cheapskate!要不是你舍不得花钱，我们才不会选多伦多度假呢，早买张飞机票飞去泰国了!
Larry: Thailand? Don"t be ridiculous! Even if I wasn"t a cheapskate, you know we can"t afford to go that far away for vacation!
LH: 那，就算去不起泰国，咱们停下车吃顿饭总可以吧?
Larry: If we stop for food, we"ll waste time, gas, and money. I think we should just wait until we get to Toronto。
LH: Why are you being such a cheapskate?? 咱们刚开始约会的时候，你可是特别喜欢给我买吃的呢!
Larry: Oh, yeah, I remember that... Actually, now that I think about it, I think I might have some of that candy you like in my backpack...something like a white rabbit, right?
LH: 大白兔奶糖?哪里?!还真有诶! 可这包已经过期了。不过我太饿，将就吃了!
Larry: Phew! Looks like I dodged a bullet there。
LH: (With candy in her mouth) Dodge a bullet? 躲避子弹?你又在说什么我听不懂的话了?
Larry: To dodge a bullet means to narrowly escape a very bad situation. For example, a second ago you were about to get really angry because I wouldn"t stop for food, but luckily, I had that bag of Chinese candy to keep you happy!
LH: 哦， to dodge a bullet意思就是 “逃过一劫”，躲过了非常糟糕的事情。你说，要不是因为你包里正好有糖，我肯定会因为饿肚子而大发脾气，所以你算是躲过了我的一顿数落。
Larry: That"s right。
LH: 可是吃糖吃不饱啊!
Larry: We have a perfectly wonderful - and free - dinner waiting for us in Toronto. Sorry, Lihua, we"re not stopping。
(ding! The gasoline light comes on)
Larry: Uh-oh。
LH: Larry， 什么声音?是不是没油啦?你看看!几个小时前我不是让你把油箱加满么!
Larry: I heard the gas is a lot cheaper in Toronto, so I didn"t want to buy more gas than I needed to... I thought this would be enough for us to reach Toronto!
LH: 啊?你因为觉得加拿大的汽油便宜，就不舍得在美国加油，打算坚持到多伦多再说?你怎么这么小气!Cheapskate!
Larry: I hope we can find a gas station in time... I haven"t seen any signs for a gas station for awhile.。。
LH: 我的老天!附近没有加油站?那我们岂不是要身陷荒野!
Larry: Don"t worry, we always have my cell phone if we need to call for help。
LH: 打电话求救?呃，我刚才一直拿你的手机玩游戏，已经没电了。
Larry: Oh good grief. Luckily, I think I have an extra battery in my backpack. Check the outside pocket。
LH: 啊!真的，这里有块备用电池!We dodged a bullet!我们逃过了一劫!
Larry: Speaking of dodging a bullet, it looks like there"s a gas station a few miles ahead. We should be able to get there without a problem。
LH: 太好了!前面有加油站，咱们快去把油箱加满!
Larry: OK, I won"t be such a cheapskate this time。
LH: 对!这次别再小气了!还有，在加油站给我买点吃的来!
Larry: OK, fine. You got it。
地道口语：“自食苦果”英语怎么说
Larry准备参加马拉松比赛，李华在帮他进行赛前训练。他们会用到两个常用语：on the dot和get a taste of one"s own medicine。
LH: Larry，加油，就剩500米了!冲刺冲刺!
Larry: (Out of breath) How...did...I do?
LH: 成绩不错，但还是没进15分钟。
Larry: (Still a bit out of breath) Let me see that watch...Hey, this isn"t above 15 minutes...this is 15 minutes on the dot!
LH: Dot? 点点?这个秒表是新的，上面什么都没有啊!
Larry: No, no. The watch is fine. I"m talking about the time. Look...it says 15:00. Exactly fifteen minutes...Fifteen minutes on the dot。
LH: 哦，on the dot就是“正好”的意思。你是说，你刚才的成绩是正好15分钟。可是Larry，我的意思是，你还是没有冲破15分这个关口。这样你下个月参加比赛时，名次是不会理想的!
Larry: I know, I know... wait a minute. Next month? I thought I had way more time to prepare than that!
LH: 啊?你忘啦?距离比赛还有整整一个月，30 days on the dot!
Larry: Well, at least I"m making progress...fifteen minutes is my best time so far. I think I"m done running for today。
LH: 好吧，那今天就练到这儿吧。天儿也够热的，今天是35 degrees on the dot，35度呢!
Larry: Well, when you"re running, it feels more like 40 degrees on the dot!
LH: 不过回家前，你还得做30个仰卧起坐。
Larry: You sure are a strict coach...how do you know so much about training?
LH: (得意地)我高中是田径队的，教练特严格，我都是跟他学的!严师出高徒嘛!
Larry: Oh really?? (pauses for a moment as if hatching a plan) You know, Li Hua, there"s a couple"s race as well on race day. I think you and I should be a team!
LH: 双人跑?我也参加?那可不行，我整整10年没跑步了!10 years on the dot!
Larry: Hey, you"ve been making me run all over this track for the past week; I think it"s only fair that you got to taste of your own medicine。
LH: 什么，taste of my own medicine? 我的药的味道?
Larry: Actually, you"ve been working me so hard, but now it"s time for you to go through the same ordeal that you had put me through. In other words, you"re getting a taste of your own medicine。
LH: 我明白了，get a taste of my own medicine就是自食苦果。你是说，这几天我逼你练得那么辛苦，现在你也要让我尝尝同样的滋味。
Larry: Right! Let"s start early tomorrow...be here at 7 am on the dot. I can"t wait to give you a taste of your own medicine!
地道口语：用英语聊星座
1. What"s your sign?
你是什么星座的?
2. I don"t think astrology is blind faith. It holds waterin many instances。
我认为占星术不是迷信，它很多时候还是站得住脚的。
3. I"m not superstitious. The horoscope sometimes turns out to be accurate。
不是我迷信，星座运势有时还是很准的。
4. He"s a typical Taurus。
他是个典型的金牛座。
5. A Scorpio girl and a Pisces guy have the potential to become good friends。
天蝎座的女孩与双鱼座的男孩很有可能成为好朋友。
6. A Sagittarius person is stereotyped as energetic, adventurous, and with a good sense of humor。
射手座给人的一般印象是活力四射，爱冒险而又不失幽默感。
7.As a person born under the sign of Cancer, I am home-loving and wish for a peaceful family life。
我是巨蟹座的，天生恋家，希望稳稳当当过日子。
8. It"s too narrow-minded to judge people by using astrology. It"s all steoreotypes。
用星座理论来判断人未免也太绝对化、片面化了吧。
9. Pisces is a Water element. It is extremely receptive, compassionate, and other-directed。
双鱼座是水相星座。双鱼非常善于接纳、富有同情心、但缺乏自主性。
10. The fire element of Arise brings assertive "I" energy。
火相星座的特质使白羊座具有非常自信的自我力量。
11. The Air element of Gemini brings communication, intellect and speed。
风向星座的特质让双子座具有沟通能力、智慧和速度。
12. Leo is Fire to the core! Fire brings a desire to create, innovate, and lead。
狮子座是彻底的火相星座。火引发了创造、革新和领导的欲望。
13. Ruled by shape-shifting Mercury, Virgo works hard to stability。
在千变万化的水星的控制下，处女座需要努力才能获得稳定。
14. Libra represents the Air element. It is a sign that is more extroverted and active。
天秤座是风相星座。其特性比较外向和主动。
15. Capricorn is the leader of the Earth signs. It is one of the hardest-working signs of the Zodiac。
魔羯座是土相星座的领头人，是黄道12宫里最努力工作的星座。
16. Aquarius has astonishing intellectual and communication skill。
水瓶座具有令人吃惊的智慧和沟通能力。
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Section C
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.
As a person who writes about food and drink for a living. I couldn’t tell you the first thing about Bill Perry or whether the beers he sells are that great. But I can tell you that I like this guy. That’s because he plans to ban tipping in favor of paying his servers an actual living wage.
I hate tipping.
I hate it because it’s an obligation disguised as an option. I hate it for the post-dinner math it requires of me. But mostly, I hate tipping because I believe I would be in a better place if pay decisions regarding employees were simply left up to their employers, as is the custom in virtually every other industry.
Most of you probably think that you hate tipping, too. Research suggests otherwise. You actually love tipping! You like to feel that you have a voice in how much money your server makes. No matter how the math works out, you persistently view restaurants with voluntary tipping systems as being a better value, which makes it extremely difficult for restaurants and bars to do away with the tipping system.
One argument that you tend to hear a lot from the pro-tipping crowd seems logical enough: the service is better when waiters depend on tips, presumably because they see a benefit to successfully veiling their contempt for you. Well, if this were true, we would all be slipping a few 100-dollar bills to our doctors on the way out their doors, too. But as it turns out, waiters see only a tiny bump in tips when they do an exceptional job compared to a passable one. Waiters, keen observers of humanity that they are, are catching on to this; in one poll, a full 30% said they didn’t believe the job they did had any impact on the tips they received.
So come on, folks: get on board with ditching the outdated tip system. Pay a little more upfront for your beer or burger. Support Bill Perry’s pub, and any other bar or restaurant that doesn’t ask you to do drunken math.
46. What can we learn about Bill Perry from the passage?
A) He runs a pub that serves excellent beer.
B) He intends to get rid of the tipping practice.
C) He gives his staff a considerable sum for tips.
D) He lives comfortably without getting any tips.
47. What is the main reason why the author hates tipping?
A) It sets a bad example for other industries.
B) It adds to the burden of ordinary customers.
C) It forces the customer to compensate the waiter.
D) It poses a great challenge for customers to do math.
48. Why do many people love tipping according to the author?
A) They help improve the quality of the restaurants they dine in.
B) They believe waiters deserve such rewards for good service.
C) They want to preserve a wonderful tradition of the industry.
D) They can have some say in how much their servers earn.
49. What have some waiters come to realize according to a survey?
A) Service quality has little effect on tip size.
B) It is in human mature to try to save on tips.
C) Tips make it more difficult to please customers.
D) Tips benefit the boss rather that the employees.
50. What does the author argue for in the passage?
A) Restaurants should calculate the tips for customers.
B) Customers should pay more tips to help improve service.
C) Waiters deserve better than just relying on tips for a living.
D) Waiters should be paid by employers instead of customers.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.
In the past, falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy, but recent forecasts for global growth have been toned down, even as oil prices sink lower and lower. Does that mean the link between lower oil prices and growth has weakened?
Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy. Consumers have more money in their pockets when they’re paying less at the pump. They spend that money on other things, which stimulates the economy.
The biggest gains go to countries that import most of their oil like China, Japan, and India, But doesn’t the extra money in the pockets of those countries’ consumers mean an equal loss in oil producing countries, cancelling out the gains? Not necessarily, says economic researcher Sara Johnson. “Many oil producers built up huge reserve funds when prices were high, so when prices fall they will draw on their reserves to support government spending and subsidies(补贴) for their consumers.”
But not all oil producers have big reserves, In Venezuela, collapsing oil prices have sent its economy into free-fall.
Economist Carl Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil. The implication is a sharp decline in global trade, which has plunged partly because oil-producing nations can’t afford to import as much as they used to.
Sara Johnson acknowledges that the global economic benefit from a fall in oil prices today is likely lower than it was in the past. One reason is that more countries are big oil producers now, so the nations suffering from the price drop account for a larger share of the global economy.
Consumers, in the U.S. at least, are acting cautiously with the savings they’re getting at the gas pump, as the memory of the recent great recession is still fresh in their mind. And a number of oil-producing countries are trimming their gasoline subsidies and raising taxes, so the net savings for global consumers is not as big as the oil price plunge might suggest.
51. What does the author mainly discuss in the passage?
A) The reasons behind the plunge of oil prices.
B) Possible ways to stimulate the global economy.
C) The impact of cheap oil on global economic growth.
D) The effect of falling oil prices on consumer spending.
52. Why do some experts believe cheap oil will stimulate the global economy?
A) Manufacturers can produce consumer goods at a much lower cost.
B) Lower oil prices have always given a big boost to the global economy.
C) Oil prices may rise or fall but economic laws are not subject to change.
D) Consumers will spend their saving from cheap oil on other commodities.
53. What happens in many oil-exporting countries when oil prices go down?
A) They suspend import of necessities from overseas.
B) They reduce production drastically to boost oil prices.
C) They use their money reserves to back up consumption.
D) They try to stop their economy from going into free-fall.
54. How does Carl Weinberg view the current oil price plunge?
A) It is one that has seen no parallel in economic history.
B) Its negative effects more than cancel out its positive effects.
C) It still has a chance to give rise to a boom in the global economy.
D) Its effects on the global economy go against existing economic laws.
55. Why haven’t falling oil prices boosted the global economy as they did before?
A) People are not spending all the money they save on gas.
B) The global economy is likely to undergo another recession.
C) Oil importers account for a larger portion of the global economy.
D) People the world over are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices.
46. [B] He intends to get rid of the tipping practice.
47. [C] It forces the customer to compensate the waiter.
48. [D] They can have some say in how much their servers earn.
49. [A] Services quality has little effect on tip size.
50. [D] Waiters should be paid by employers instead of customers.
【答案解析】
46.根据题目中的Bill Perry这个专有名词，我们可以定位到文中的第一段话。在But后面有提到“我能告诉你我喜欢这个小伙子。因为他打算禁止付小费这种情况，而赞成给服务员实际的工资”。B选项和这句话的含义接近，get rid of意为“摆脱”，和ban“禁止”含义相近;plan to和intend to含义一样。所以正确答案为B.
47.根据题干中的关键词the author hates tipping和main reason可以返回原文，定位到第三段。文中说“我讨厌它，因为它将义务伪装成一种选择。”既然是义务，那必然是强迫顾客去做的事情，这和C选项的含义较为接近。
48.根据关键词many people love tipping返回原文，我们可以定位至第四段。根据文中第二行的You like to feel that you have a voice in how much money your server makes.可知，这题应该选择D选项。
49.文中问的是调查中一些服务员的观点，这在第五段的最后一句话中有所体现，文中说：一些服务员不认为他们的工作会受到收到的消费的影响。
50.本题问作者的观点，切记文中无人认领的观点便是作者的观点。在第六段的末尾有提到说，作者支持Bill Perry的观点，而Bill的观点就和D选项是近义表达。
参考答案：
51. [C] The impact of cheap oil on global economic growth.
52. [D] Consumers will spend their savings from cheap oil on other commodities.
53. [C] They use their money reserves to back up consumption.
54. [B] Its negative effects more than cancel out its positive effects.
55. [C] Oil importers account for a larger portion of the global economy.
答案解析：
51. [C] The impact of cheap oil on global economic growth.
解析：本题是主旨题，原文第一段表示“过去油价下降总是刺激世界经济增长，但是即使现在油价下降越来越多，最新对经济增长的预测却不容乐观，这意味着更低的油价和增长之间的关系削弱了吗?”这第一段点明了主题，后面的段落都是在讨论油价下降为什么以前可以刺激经济增长，而现在却不再能刺激经济增长了。可以看出是C是正确答案。
52. [D] Consumers will spend their savings from cheap oil on other commodities.
解析：根据原文第二段 “some experts say there are still good reasons to ... They spend that money on other things, which stimulates the economy”，可以看出是D正确选项。
53. [C] They use their money reserves to back up consumption.
解析：根据原文第三段中“draw on their reserves to support government spending and subsidies for their consumers”，可以看出C是正确选项。
54. [B] Its negative effects more than cancel out its positive effects.
解析：根据原文第五段中“the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil”可以看出B是正确选项。
55. [C] Oil importers account for a larger portion of the global economy.
解析：根据原文第六段中“so the nations suffering from the price drop account for a larger share of the global economy”，可以看出是C正确选项。
Part Ⅲ Reading Section C(卷二)
Passage One
"Sugar, alcohol and tobacco," economist Adam Smith once wrote, "are commodities which are nowhere necessaries of life, which have become objects of almost universal consumption, and which are, therefore, extremely popular subjects of taxation."
Two and a half centuries on, most countries impose some sort of tax on alcohol and tobacco. With surging obesity levels putting increasing strain on public health systems, governments around the world have begun to toy with the idea of taxing sugar as well.
Whether such taxes work is a matter of debate. A preliminary review of Mexico"s taxation found a fall in purchases of taxed drinks as well as a rise in sales if untaxed and healthier drinks. By contrast, a Danish tax on foods high in fats was abandoned a year after its introduction, amid claims that consumers were avoiding it by crossing the border to Germany to satisfy their desire for cheaper, fattier fare.
The food industry has, in general, been firmly opposed to such direct government action. Nonetheless, the renewed focus on waistlines means that industry groups are under pressure to demonstrate their products are healthy as well as tasty.
Over the past three decades, the industry has made some efforts to improve the quality of its offerings. For example, some drink manufactures have cut the amount of sugar in their beverages.
Many of the reductions over the past 30 years have been achieved either by reducing the amount of sugar, salt or fat in a product, or by finding an alternative ingredient. More recently, however.
Some companies have been investing money in a more ambitious undertaking: learning how to adjust the fundamental make-up of the food they sell. For example, having salt on the outside, but none on the inside, reduces the salt content without changing the taste.
While reformulating recipes(配方)is one way to improve public health, it should be part of a multi-sided approach. The key is to remember that
there is not just one solution. To deal with obesity, a mixture of approaches-including reformulation, taxation and adjusting portion sizes-will be needed. There is no silver bullet.
46.What did Adam Smith say about sugar, alcohol and tobacco.
A.They were profitable to manufacture.
B.They were in ever-increasing demand.
C.They were subject to taxation almost everywhere.
D.They were no longer considered necessities of life.
【答案】C
47.Why have many countries started to consider taxing sugar?
A.They are under growing pressures to balance their national budgets.
B.They find it ever harder to cope with sugar-induced health problems.
C.They practice of taxing alcohol and tobacco has proved both popular and profitable.
D.The sugar industry is overtaking alcohol and tobacco business in generating profits.
【答案】B
48.What do we learn about Danish taxation on fat-rich foods?
A.It did not work out as well as was expected.
B.It gave rise to a lot of problems on the border.
C.It could not succeed without German cooperation.
D.It met with firm opposition from the food industry.
【答案】A
49.What is the more recent effort by food companies to make foods and drinks both healthy and tasty?
A.Replacing sugar or salt with alternative ingredients.
B.Setting a limit on the amount of sugar or salt in their products.
C.Investing in research to find ways to adapt to consumers" needs.
D.Adjusting the physical composition of their products.
【答案】D
50.What does the author mean by saying, at the end of the passage, "There is no silver bullet"(Line 4, Para 7)?
A.There is no single easy quick solution to the problem.
B.There is no hope of success without public cooperation.
C.There is on hurry in finding ways to solve the obesity problem.
D.There is no effective way to reduce people"s sugar consumption.
【答案】A
Passage Two
You may have heard some of the fashion industry horror stories: models eating tissues or cotton balls to hold off hunger, and models collapsing from hunger-induced heart attacks just seconds after they step off the runway.
Excessively skinny models have been a point of controversy for decades, and two researchers say a model"s body mass should be a workspace health and safety issue. In an editorial released Monday in the American Journal of Public Health, Katherine Record and Bryn Austin made their case for government regulation of the fashion industry.
The average international runway model has a body mass index (BMI) under 16-low enough to indicate starvation by the World Health Organization"s standard. And Record and Austin are worried not just about the models themselves, but about the vast number of girls and women their images influence.
"Especially girls and tens", says Record. "Seventy percent of girls aged 10 to 18 report that they define perfect body image based on what they see in magazines." That"s especially worrying, she says, given that anorexia(厌食症)results in more deaths than does any other mental illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.
It"s commonly known that certain diseases are linked with occupations like lung disease in coal miners. Professional fashion models are particularly vulnerable to eating disorders resulting from occupational demands to maintain extreme thinness.
Record"s suggestion is to prohibit agents from hiring models with a BMI below 18.
In April, France passed a law setting lower limits for a model"s weight. Agents and fashion houses who hire models with BMI under 18 could pay $82,000 in fines and spend up to 6 months in jail. Regulating the fashion industry in the United States won"t be easy, Record says. But with the new rules in France, U.S. support could make a difference. "A designer can"t survive without participating in Paris Fashion Week", she says, adding, "Our argument is that the same would be true of New York Fashion Week."
51.What do Record and Austin say about fashion models" body mass?
A.It has caused needless controversy.
B.It is focus of the modeling business.
C.It is but a matter of personal taste.
D.It affects models" health and safety.
【答案】D
52.What are Record and Austin advocating in the Monday editorial?
A.A change in the public"s view of female beauty.
B.Government legislation about models" weight.
C.Elimination of forced weight loss by models.
D.Prohibition of models eating non-food stuff.
【答案】B
53.Why are Record and Austin worried about the low body mass index of models?
A.It contributes to many mental illnesses.
B.It defines the future of the fashion industry.
C.It has great influence on numerous girls and women.
D.It keeps many otherwise qualified women off the runaway.
【答案】C
54. What do we learn about France"s fashion industry?
A.It has difficulty hiring models.
B.It has now a new law to follow.
C.It allows girls under 18 on the runway.
D.It has overtaken that of the United States.
【答案】B
55. What does Record expect of New York Fashion Week?
A.It will create a completely new set of rules.
B.It will do better than Paris Fashion Week.
C.It will differ from Paris Fashion Week.
D.It will have models with a higher BMI.
【答案】D