《经贸英语阅读教程》

Unit One Reading English By Phrases (Ⅰ)1

Reading A：Consumers Use Credit to Satisfy Personal Wants4

Reading B：Commodity Futures6

Reading C：Markets in China8

Reading D：Tax System for Foreign-Invested Enterprises11

Unit Two Reading English By Phrases (Ⅱ)15

Reading A：How Much Will Your Money Earn?22

Reading B：Dollar Hits New Highs24

Reading C：The Place of Money in the Economy26

Reading D：Inflation and Deflation28

Unit Three Finding the Main Idea (Ⅰ)32

Reading A：Commercial Banks Are Full-Service Banks36

Reading B：Where Should You Keep Your Savings?38

Reading C：The Role of Federal Reserve Banks40

Reading D：Monetary and Fiscal Policy43

Unit Four Finding the Main Idea (Ⅱ)46

Reading A：Progress and Achievement in Urban Reform50

Reading B：Shanghai Sets Up International Financial Center52

Reading C：The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT) (Ⅰ)54

Reading D：The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT) (Ⅱ)57

Unit Five Guessing the Meanings from the Context61

Reading A：Tax Reduction and Exemption for Foreign-Invested Enterprises64

Reading B：Tokyo Index Nears 20,000 Points66

Reading C：The Stock Exchanges68

Reading D：Multiple Motives Combine in Clash over US Budget71

Unit Six Guessing from Structural Analysis75

Reading A：The Euromarkets80

Reading B：Business Firms Are Important to Us82

Reading C：Strategies to Curb Inflation84

Reading D：WTO Entrance Benefits All87

Unit Seven Reading for Details (Ⅰ)91

Reading A：Record Flow of Funds to Developing Countries93

Reading B：Foreign Firms Urged to Protect Women s Rights95

Reading C：Light,Heavy Industry Maintain Growth97

Reading D：Domestic Fast Food Should Be Stimulated100

Unit Eight Reading for Details (Ⅱ)104

Reading A：Garbage In, Garbage Out107

Reading B：New Tariff Regulation to Benefit Economy109

Reading C：China s Insurance Market111

Reading D：Speeding Up Housing Construction115

Unit Nine Making an Outline (Ⅰ)119

Reading A：Telecommuting121

Reading B：Set your Rules on E-Mail123

Reading C：Temporary Tenants125

Reading D：Temporary Tenants(continued)128

Unit Ten Making an Outline (Ⅱ)132

Reading A：Market Price135

Reading B：China Insurance Market Opens Up137

Reading C：Unemployment139

Reading D：Problems with Low-Income Regions141

Unit Eleven Recognizing Transitions (Ⅰ)145

Reading A：On the Stock Exchange150

Reading B：Out! Out! Damned Knockoffs152

Reading C：The Stock Market154

Reading D：From Riches to Rags158

Unit Twelve Recognizing Transitions (Ⅱ)164

Reading A：The Price System169

Reading B：US Economy in the 50 s171

Reading C：Steadfast Shoppers Keep the Expansion Rolling172

Reading D：Land of the Giants176

Unit Thirteen Inference (Ⅰ)180

Reading A：What the Psychologists Can Tell You182

Reading B：Telemedicine Begins to Make Its Case184

Reading C：Has Japan Changed?187

Reading D：Suffer the Little Children190

Unit Fourteen Inference (Ⅱ)196

Reading A：Coffee Chains Are Getting the Jitters198

Reading B：A Chef s Secret Ingredient for Building a Business： Perfection201

Reading C：Turnaround Time for CBS203

Reading D：Watch Out! A Debt Bomb Is Ticking207

Unit Fifteen Skimming212

Reading A：The Looniest Company Ever214

Reading B：The Best Broadcaster in Texas217

Reading C：The Making of a Predator219

Reading D：Boeing Sleeping in Seattle223

Unit Sixteen Scanning227

Reading A：Money232

Reading B：Another Fat Year Ahead233

Reading C：How the United States Economy Works： An Overview235

Reading D：How the United States Economy Works： An Overview (continued)239

Unit Seventeen The Flow of Ideas244

Reading A：An Overview of Business System247

Reading B：A Sales Representative249

Reading C：The Development of Giant Corporations250

Reading D：The Development of Giant Corporations(continued)255

Unit Eithteen Observe the Flow of Ideas261

Reading A：WTO Says World Trade Still Healthy264

Reading B：Good, Bad News for Asian Economies266

Reading C：Water, Water Everywhere268

Reading D：UK and World in a Stew about Britain s Beef271

Unit Nineteen Noting Signal Words276

Reading A：Measuring Business Cycles284

Reading B：Debtor or Creditor?286

Reading C：Start One s Own Business288

Reading D：International Monetary Fund292

Unit Twenty Signal Words in Different Types of Passages297

Reading A：Sales307

Reading B：Purchase of Land309

Reading C：Demand and Supply311

Reading D：Compensatory Financing by the IMF314

Unit Twenty-One Identify Referents318

Reading A：Corporate Takeover325

Reading B：How Corporations Are Organized327

Reading C：Anything Wrong with Economic System?330

Reading D：British Dilemma334

Unit Twenty-Two Definition339

Reading A：Fiat Scores Some Points with Punto343

Reading B：Where Is This Economy Really Heading?345

Reading C：Selling Attitude348

Reading D：How Tomorrow s Best Leaders Are Learning Their Stuff351

Unit Twenty-Three Figurative Language356

Reading A：One Welfare Program That Won t Die364

Reading B：Getting Pumped Up366

Reading C：What about You?368

Reading D：Does the World s Biggest Company Have a Fortune?372

Unit Twenty-Four The Way to Success377

Reading A：A Builder, Not a Slasher379

Reading B：Mammoth Egos, Mousy Profits381

Reading C：Managing Through a Downturn384

Reading D：The Stalled Revolution388

Reference Key392

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