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1、商务英语专业2021下半年商务英语中级阅读模拟试题及答案3不过免费重读！20_年商务英语考试（BEC）全程课程火热开售中l Read this letter to the editor of The Economist.l Choose the best sentence from the list A-I to fill each of the blanks.lFor each bland (8-12) mark one letter (A-I) on your Answer Sheet.l Do not mar4 any letter twice.l One answer has been
2、 given as an e_le.Sir,You state on February 13 th that New Me_ico has “few natural resources”, _e_le_In 1991 New Me_ico ranked fourth in the United States in production of natural gas, seventh in oil and tenth in non-fuel minerals _8_Non-fuel minerals contributed about $ 1 billion and coal $ 509 mil
3、lion.Ta_es from production of fuels and minerals, and lease payments on state lands have been set aside by legislative acts to endow two permanent funds worth about $ 5.65 billion, _9_In addition, during fiscal year 1991 , payments to New Me_ico from ta_es on federal lands were S 108 million, all ea
4、rmarked for public education._10_About $566 million came from ta_es and permanent-fund earnings attributable to oil and gas production._11_Tourism is an important industry in Mew Me_ico, yet its economic impact on the public sector is dwarfed by that of mineral production.New Me_ico came through the
5、 recent recession in much better shape than most other states.It does not have a deficit._12_States that rely primarily on a sales ta_ or on an ine ta_ have big problems during economic downturns.Ine growth per head in New Me_ico averaged 6.1/00 in the year to October 1992-one if the fastest growth
6、rates in the United States.Charles ChapinE_le: CA.That it has a broadly based ta_ structure is an important point.B.In 1992 it produced more oil than Colorado and Kansas bined.C.However, the e_tractive mineral industry in New Me_ico is one of the states strongest economic forces.D.During fiscal year
7、 1992 New Me_ico raised permanent funds worth about $6.1 billion.E.The bined value of oil and gas production was $ 2.8 billion.F.Some 16,000 employees work in the e_tractive industries and their wages are among the highest of any major industry.G.The $39 million earned by these funds in 1991 was used to finance education and other public services.H.Only S 25 million came from agricultural ta_es.I.New Me_icos e_tractive mineral industries contribute about a third of the states $ 1.9 billion general-fund ine in fiscal year 1991.答案：8.E 9.G 10.I 11.F 12.A第 4 页 共 4 页