[简答题]Questions 1-10 As Philadelphia grew from a small town into a city in the first half of the eighteenthcentury, it became an increasingly important marketing center for a vast and growingagricultural hinterland. Market days saw the crowded city even more crowded, asline fanners from within a radius of 24 or more kilometers brought their sheep, cows, pigs,(5) vegetables, cider, and other products for direct sale to the townspeople. The High StreetMarket was continuously enlarged throughout the period until 1736, when it reachedfrom Front Street to Third. By 1745 New Market was opened on Second Streetbetween Pine and Cedar. The next year the Callowhill Market began operation. Along with market days, the institution of twice-yearly fairs persisted in(10) Philadelphia even after similar trading days had been discontinued in other colonialcities. The fairs provided a means of bringing handmade goods from outlying places towould-be buyers in the city. Linens and stockings from Germantown, f
A. A．Philadelphia’s agriculture importance
B．Philadelphia’s development as a marketingcenter
C．The sale of imported goods in Philadelphia
D．The administration of the city ofPhiladelphia

[单项选择]Questions 1-10 As Philadelphia grew from a small town into a city in the first half of the eighteenth century, it became an increasingly important marketing center for a vast and growing agricultural hinterland. Market days saw the crowded city even more crowded, as line fanners from within a radius of 24 or more kilometers brought their sheep, cows, pigs, vegetables, cider, and other products for direct sale to the townspeople. The High Street Market was continuously enlarged throughout the period until 1736, when it reached from Front Street to Third. By 1745 New Market was opened on Second Street between Pine and Cedar. The next year the Callowhill Market began operation. Along with market days, the institution of twice-yearly fairs persisted in Philadelphia even after similar trading days had been discontinued in other colonial cities. The fairs provided a means of bringing handmade goods from outlying places to would-be buyers in the city. Linens and stockings from Germant
A. Philadelphia’s agriculture importance
B. Philadelphia’s development as a marketing center
C. The sale of imported goods in Philadelphia
D. The administration of the city of Philadelphia

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Questions from 31 to 35 are based on the following passage: Against this background, the WTO faces several daunting challenges. The first is to continue bringing down tariffs on traded goods. Average penalties have fallen steadily since the GATT’s formation but even the most open economies retain lofty barriers: for instance, America still charges a tariff of 14.6% on import of clothing, five times higher than its average levy. Resistance to tariff cuts is strongest in agriculture. According to Tim Josling, a trade expert at Stanford University, tariffs and other barriers on farm goods average a crippling 40% worldwide and create distortions that “destroy huge amounts of value”. A new set of global farm talks is planned to start in 1999. At the least, you might think, these could lock in impressive reforms in Latin America and encourage further watering-down of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy. But they will prove difficult: squabble
A. fair trade rules
B. free trade
C. export tax reduction
D. several challenges

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Questions from 36 to 40 are based on the following passage: Against this background, the WTO faces several daunting challenges. The first is to continue bringing down tariffs on traded goods. Average penalties have fallen steadily since the GATT’s formation but even the most open economies retain lofty barriers: for instance, America still charges a tariff of 14.6% on import of clothing,five times higher than its average levy. Resistance to tariff cuts is strongest in agriculture. According to Tim Josling,a trade expert at Stanford University, tariffs and other barriers on farm goods average a crippling 40% worldwide and create distortions that “destroy huge amounts of value”. A new set of global farm talks is planned to start in 1999. At the least,you might think, these could lock in impressive reforms in Latin America and encourage further watering-down of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy.But they will prove difficult: squabbles over agric
A. The WTO faces several daunting challenges, one of which is to continue bringing down tariffs on traded goods.
B. America still charges a tariff of 14.6% on import of clothing, four times higher than its average levy.
C. The strongest resistance to tariff cuts is in agriculture field.
D. A trade expert said that tariffs and other barriers on farm goods averaged a crippling 40% worldwide.