Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1(10 points)

　　STOP fretting about recession. That is the message from America\'s R-word index. For each quarter, we 1 how many stories in the New York Times and the Washington Post include the word "recession". 2 bells were set() 3 by the sharp jump in the "R-count" in the first quarter of this year, at a rate that in the past has 4 the start of a recession. In the second quarter, 5 , the number of articles 6 by more than one-third. A conspiracy theorist might suggest that newspaper editors, 7 about dwindling advertising revenues, have 8 the R-word.

　　The Economist has found that 9 the past two decades, the R- word index has been good at 10 turning-points in the American economy. 11 GDP figures which appear 12 after a lag, the numbers are instantly available. But how does the index perform in Germany, 13 there have also been 14 fears of recession? Using our idea, HypoVereinsbank has 15 an R-word index for Germany, counting the number of times the word recession 16 in Handelsblatt.

　　Worryingly, Germany\'s R-count for the first quarter of 2001 showed the second-steepest 17 in the past two decades. But in the second quarter, the index dropped by one-third, 18 in America. 19 the world economy has nothing to worry about, or journalists are more worried about a 20 than a mere recession. A D-word index?

　　1.A. count B. calculate C. account D. reckon

　　2. A. warning B alarm C. siren D.danger

　　3.A. up B out C.off D.about

　　4.A hint at B. gestured C. sign D. signaled

　　5.A but B.yet C. however D. although

　　6,A. reduced B.fell C. drop D.descended

　　7.A. bothered B. harassed C. troubled D. worried

　　8.A. prohibited B. proscribed C.banned D. interdicted

　　9.A.over B.in C. through D.by

　　10. A. pointing B setting C. placing D.spotting

　　11.A. Unlike B.Like C. As D.Not as

　　12.A. generally B.usually C.always D. only

　　13A.whicn B.where C.who D. what

　　14.A. grown B grow C grew D growing

　　15.A. coined B built C. constructed D. set up

　　16.A. appearing B.appeared C.appearance Dappears

　　17.A. growth Brise C. rising D.climb

　　18.A. as B. like C. as if D. as that

　　19.A.Either B.Whichever C. Neither D Whatever

　　20 A. depression B decline C despair D. dejection

1.答案A

　　句意：我们数一数在《纽约时报》和《华盛顿邮报》中有多少叙述包括了“衰退”这个词

　　解析； 本题测试点为动词词义和用法辨析。

这四个词都有“计算”的意思，但有不同。B侧重“通过计算来确认”；A侧重“计数”；C是不及物动词，意为“总计为”；D侧重“推算”；因为文中提到how many stories，count有一个个数的意味，所以比较适当。

　　2.答案：B

　　句意：本年第一季度R计数大幅上升已经敲响了警钟。

　　解析：本题测试点为固定搭配。警钟在英语中固定用alarm bell表示，因此选B。

　　3.答案：C

　　句意：见2

　　解析：本题测试点为动词短语与介词固定搭配。A set up意为“建立”； C set off意为“触发、引起”； B set out 意为“开始”；D set about意为“开始、着手”，由句意可知是由指数上升触发了警钟，所以选C。