A Country's Standard of Living
The"standard of living"of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services the country produces.A country's standard of living,__________（51）,depends on its capacity to produce wealth.'Wealth"__________（52）this sense is not money,for we do not live on money __________（53）on things that money can buy:"goods"such as food and clothing,and=services"such as transport and entertainment.
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors,most of __________（54）have an effect on one another.Wealth depends __________（55）a great extent upon a country's natural resources.Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals,and have fertile（肥沃的）Soil and a favorable climate;other regions possess none of them.
Next to natural resources __________（56）the ability to turn them to use.China is perhaps as well-off __________（57）the USA in natural resources,but suffered for many years from civil and external wars,and __________（58）this and other reasons was __________（59）to develop her resources.Sound and stable political conditions,and __________（60）from foreign invasions,enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily,and to produce more wealth than another country equally well favoured by nature but less well ordered.
A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed __________（61）its own borders,but also upon what is directly produced through international trade.__________（62）,Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on __________（63）grown at home.Trade makes it possible for her surplus（过剩的）manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would __________（64）be lacking.A country's wealth is,therefore,much __________（65）by its manufacturing capacity,provided（如果）that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.
51 A however B furthermore C similarly D therefore
52 A by B on C in D with
53 A or B but C either D besides
54 A these B that C what D which
55 A at B to C by D with
56 A came B coming C comes D come
57 A to B like C by D as
58 A because B for C of D by
59 A uneasy B incapable C impossible D unable
60 A resolution B freedom C aggression D destruction
61 A at B by C within D on
62 A In short B For example C As a result D On the other hand
63 A which B what C that D those
64 A otherwise B certainly C however D therefore
65 A made B done C produced D influenced
【参考答案】
51.D 52.C 53.B 54.D 55.B
56.C 57.D 58.B 59.D 60.B
61.C 62.B 63.D 64.A 65.D
The"standard of living"of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services the country produces.A country's standard of living,__________（51）,depends on its capacity to produce wealth.'Wealth"__________（52）this sense is not money,for we do not live on money __________（53）on things that money can buy:"goods"such as food and clothing,and=services"such as transport and entertainment.
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors,most of __________（54）have an effect on one another.Wealth depends __________（55）a great extent upon a country's natural resources.Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals,and have fertile（肥沃的）Soil and a favorable climate;other regions possess none of them.
Next to natural resources __________（56）the ability to turn them to use.China is perhaps as well-off __________（57）the USA in natural resources,but suffered for many years from civil and external wars,and __________（58）this and other reasons was __________（59）to develop her resources.Sound and stable political conditions,and __________（60）from foreign invasions,enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily,and to produce more wealth than another country equally well favoured by nature but less well ordered.
A country's standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed __________（61）its own borders,but also upon what is directly produced through international trade.__________（62）,Britain's wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on __________（63）grown at home.Trade makes it possible for her surplus（过剩的）manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would __________（64）be lacking.A country's wealth is,therefore,much __________（65）by its manufacturing capacity,provided（如果）that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.
51 A however B furthermore C similarly D therefore
52 A by B on C in D with
53 A or B but C either D besides
54 A these B that C what D which
55 A at B to C by D with
56 A came B coming C comes D come
57 A to B like C by D as
58 A because B for C of D by
59 A uneasy B incapable C impossible D unable
60 A resolution B freedom C aggression D destruction
61 A at B by C within D on
62 A In short B For example C As a result D On the other hand
63 A which B what C that D those
64 A otherwise B certainly C however D therefore
65 A made B done C produced D influenced
【参考答案】
51.D 52.C 53.B 54.D 55.B
56.C 57.D 58.B 59.D 60.B
61.C 62.B 63.D 64.A 65.D
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