1、考研英语阅读理解和翻译　　想要把考研英语考好,不在考场上心理崩盘,只有详细研究真题和精读外刊,否则绝大部分考生对文章的理解注定是只言片语和模糊不清的,下面是我给大家提供的考研的英语阅读理解练习真题及翻译，一起来练习一下吧! 　　The world is goingthrough the biggest wave of mergers and acquisitions ever witnessed. Theprocess sweeps from hyperactive America to Europe and reaches the emergingcountries with unsurpassed might. Many in these countries are looking at thisprocess and worrying: “Wont the wave of business concentration turn into an uncontrollableanti-competitive force?"　　Theres no question that the big are getting bigger and morepowerful. Multinational corporations accounted for less than 20% ofinternational trade in 198 Today the figure is more than 25% and growingrapidly. International affiliates account for a fast-growing segment ofproduction in economies that open up and welcome foreign investment. InArgentina, for instance, after the reforms of the early 1990s, multinationalswent from 43% to almost 70% of the industrial production of the 200 largestfirms. This phenomenon has created serious concerns over the role of smallereconomic firms, of national businessmen and over the ultimate stability of theworld economy

2、　　I believe that the most important forces behind the massive M&Awave are the same that underlie the globalization process: fallingtransportation and communication costs, lower trade and investment barriers andenlarged markets that require enlarged operations capable of meeting customersdemands. All these are beneficial, not detrimental, to consumers. Asproductivity grows, the worlds wealth increases

3、　　Examples of benefits or costs of the current concentration wave arescanty. Yet it is hard to imagine that the merger of a few oil firms todaycould re-create the same threats to competition that were feared nearly acentury ago in the U.S., when the Standard Oil trust was broken up. The mergersof telecom companies, such as WorldCom, hardly seem to bring higher prices forconsumers or a reduction in the pace of technical progress. On the contrary,the price of communications is coming down fast. In cars, too, concentration isincreasing—witness Daimler and Chrysler, Renault and Nissan—but it doesnot appear that consumers are being hurt

4、　　Yet the fact remains that the merger movement must be watched. Afew weeks ago, Alan Greenspan warned against the megamergers in the bankingindustry. Who is going to supervise, regulate and operate as lender of lastresort with the gigantic banks that are being created? Wont multinationalsshift production from one place to another when a nation gets too strict aboutinfringements to fair competition? And should one country take upon itself therole of“defending competition" on issues that affect many othernations, as in the U.S. vs. Microsoft case?　　3 What is the typical trend of businesses today?　　[A]To take in more foreign funds　　[B]To invest more abroad　　[C]To combine and become bigger　　[D]To trade with more countries　　3 According to the author, one of the driving forces behindM&A wave is _________

5、　　[A]the greater customer demands　　[B]a surplus supply for the market　　[C]a growing productivity　　[D]the increase of the worlds wealth　　3 From paragraph 4 we can infer that _________

6、　　[A]the increasing concentration is certain to hurt consumers　　[B]WorldCom serves as a good example of both benefits and costs　　[C]the costs of the globalization process are enormous　　[D]the Standard Oil trust might have threatened competition　　3 Toward the new business wave, the writers attitude can be saidto be _________

7、　　[A]optimistic　　[B]objective　　[C]pessimistic　　[D]biased　　>>>>>>答案解析<<<<<< 　　3 What is the typical trend of businesses today? 今天的商业典型的发展趋势是什么?　　[A]To take in more foreign funds 吸收更多外资　　[B]To invest more abroad 进行更多对外投资　　[C]To combine and become bigger 合并做强　　[D]To trade with more countries 与更多国家贸易　　【答案】 C　　【考点】 事实细节题

8、　　【分析】 文章第一段中说“世界正在经历一场前所未有的最大的的并购浪潮

9、这个浪潮从异常活跃的美国开始，横扫欧洲，并以不可比拟的威力影响到正在崛起的国家”，因此可以判断正确答案是[C]

10、　　3 According to the author, one of the driving forces behindM&A wave is _______

11、　　根据本文作者，在合并浪潮背后的一个驱动力是______

12、　　[A]the greater customer demands 更大的消费需求　　[B]a surplus supply for the market 对市场的剩余供给　　[C]a growing productivity 日益增长的生产率　　[D]the increase of the world’s wealth 世界财富的增长　　【答案】 A　　【考点】 事实细节题