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2024年高职单招考试真题卷英语

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ExaminationEnglishTestPaper

PartIReadingComprehension(40points)

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassage

isfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorresponding

letterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Astechnologyadvances,sodoestheglobaleconomy.But

economistsarebeginningtoseethatthetraditionalwayof

measuringeconomicgrowth,grossdomesticproduct(GDP),is

notcapturingthefullpictureofprogress.GDPisameasureof

thetotaleconomicoutputofacountry.Itiscalculatedbyadding

upthevalueofallgoodsandservicesproducedwithinacountry

inagiventimeperiod.

However,GDPdoesnottakeintoaccountenvironmental

degradation,incomeinequality,orotherfactorsthatplayarole

inoverallwell-being.Forexample,ifacountryproducesmore

goodsandservices,itsGDPwillrise,evenifthisleadstogreater

pollutionorsocialinequality.Thus,ahighGDPdoesnot

necessarilymeanahigherqualityoflifeforallcitizens.

Someeconomistsarenowlookingatalternativemeasuresof

progressthattakeintoaccountfactorsbeyondeconomicgrowth.

TheGenuineProgressIndicator(GPI)isonesuchmeasurethat

combineseconomic,environmental,andsocialfactorstogivea

morecomprehensiveviewofacountryswell-being.

1.WhatisGDPprimarilybasedon?

A)Thetotaleconomicoutputofacountry.

B)Environmentalfactors.

C)Socialinequality.

D)Incomedistribution.

2.WhyisGDPconsideredtobeanincompletemeasureof

progress?

A)Itdoesnottakeintoaccountenvironmentaldegradation

orincomeinequality.

B)Itonlyconsiderseconomi