2016年7月10日托福阅读真题+题目+答案：Currency and the Emergence of China’s Market Economy

2016年7月10日托福阅读真题+题目+答案：Currency and the Emergence of China’s Market Economy

China’s Song dynasty (960-1279 E.C) building on developments of the earlier Tang dynasty(618-907 C.E.), saw a remarkable economic expansion in which increasing agricultural and industrial production, as well as internal and international trade played important roles in establishing a market economy. China’s various regions increasingly specialized in the cultivation of particular food crop for the production of particular manufactured good, trading their own products for imports from other regions. The market was not the only influence on the Chinese economy government bureaucracies played a large role in the distribution of staple foods such as rice, wheat and millet, and dynastic authorities closely watched militancy sensitive enterprise such as the iron industry. Nevertheless, millions of cultivator produced fruits and vegetables for sale on the open market, and manufacturers of silk, porcelain, and other goods supplied both domestic and foreign markets. The Chinese economy became more tightly integrated than ever before, and foreign demand for Chinese products fueled rapid economic expansion.

1.Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

A.The Chinese government helped shape the economy, particularly in areas such as food distribution and iron production.

B.Staple foods such as rice, wheat, and millet were distributed by the Chinese government, and iron was distributed by the military.

C.The Chinese market controlled the distribution of most products of the economy, but dynastic authorities limited the production.

D.Aside from ensuring that food and iron were available to the military, the Chinese government left the economy to the market.

2.The word “integrated” in the passage is closest in meaning to

A.developed

B.connected

C.supported

D.controlled

Indeed, trade grew so rapidly during Tang and Song times that China experienced a shortage of the copper coins that served as money for most transactions. To alleviate the shortage, Chinese merchants developed alternative to cash that resulted in even more economic growth. Letters of credit came into common use during the early Tang dynasty Known as ‘flying cash,’ they enabled merchants to deposit goods or cash at one location and draw the equivalent in cash or merchandise elsewhere in China. Later developments include the use of promissory notes, which the payment of a given sum of money at a late date, and which entitled the bearer draw funds against cash deposits bankers.

3.According to paragraph 2, why was ‘’flying cash’’ created?

A.Because different types of money were in use different places of China

B.Because the supply of copper coins was running low

C.Because merchants needed an alternative to promote transactions

D.Because many merchants would not accept coins

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