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1、CET4大学英语四级考试全真预测第二套Hi,各位考生大学英语四级考试即将来临，经过一个阶段的备考，你们是否信心满满，胸有成竹；在这里我们网站给大家提供了10全真预测试题，如果你可以在60分钟内完成这些试题，并且准确率达到80%以上；相信顺利过关已不再是梦想；同时大部分练习题后面附有详细的答案详解；如果在做题过程中，发现错误，或者其他不解的地方；请留下您宝贵的意见或建议；我们非常愿意考虑您的所有提议；希望我们可以共同努力，共同进步；PartReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)Don'tDestroytheEssentialCatalystof

2、RiskSincethespring,andmostacutelythisautumn,aglobalcontagion(传染)offearandpanichaschokedoffthearteriesoffinance,compoundingabroaderdeteriorationintheglobaleconomy.Financialinstitutionshaveanobligationtothebroaderfinancialsystem.Wedependonahealthy,well-functioningsystembutwefailedtoraiseenoughquestion

3、saboutwhethersomeofthetrendsandpracticesthathadbecomecommonplacereallyservedthepublic'slong-terminterests.SevenimportantlessonsAspolicymakersandregulatorsbegintoconsidertheregulatoryactionstobetakentoaddressthefallings,Ibelieveitisusefultoreflectonsomeofthelessonsfromtiffscrisis.Thefirstisthatri

4、skmanagementshouldnotbeentirelypredicatedonhistoricaldata.Inthepastseveralmonths,wehaveheardthephrasemultiplestandarddeviationeventsmorethanafewtimes.Ifeventsthatwerecalculatedtooccuroncein20yearsinfactoccurredmuchmoreregularly,itdoesnottakeamathematiciantofigureoutthatriskmanagementassumptionsdidno

5、treflectthedistributionoftheactualoutcomes.Ourindustrymustdomoretoenhanceandimprovescenarioanalysisandstresstesting.Second,toomanyfinancialinstitutionsandinvestorssimplyoutsourcedtheirriskmanagement.Ratherthanundertaketheirownanalysis,theyreliedontheratingagenciestodotheessentialworkofriskanalysisfo

6、rthem.Thiswastrueattheinception(初期)andovertheperiodoftheinvestment,duringwhichtimetheydidnotconsiderotherindicatorsoffinancialdeterioration.Thisover-dependenceoncreditratingscoincidedwiththedilutionofthedesiredtripleA-rating.InJanuary2008,therewere12tripleA-ratedcompaniesintheworld.Atthesametime,the

7、rewere64,000structuredfinanceinstruments,suchascollateralizeddebtobligations,ratedtripleA.Itiseasyandappropriatetoblametheratingagenciesforlapsesintheircreditjudgments.Buttheblamefortheresultisnottheirs'alone.Everyfinancialinstitutionthatparticipatedintheprocesshastoacceptitsshareoftheresponsibi

8、lity.Third,sizematters.Forexample,whetheryouowned$5billionor$50billionof(supposedly)low-risksuperseniordebtinaCDO,thelikelihoodoflosseswas,proportionally,thesame.Buttheconsequencesofamiscalculationwereobviouslymuchbiggerifyouhada$50billionexposure.Fourth,manyriskmodelsincorrectlyassumedthatpositions

9、couldbefullyhedged.AfterthecollapseofLong-TermCapitalManagementmidthecrisisinemergingmarketsin1998,newproductssuchasvariousbasketindicesandcreditdefaultswapswerecreatedtohelpoffsetanumberofrisks.However,wedidnot,asanindustry,considercarefullyenoughthepossibilitythatliquiditywoulddryup,makingitdiffic

10、ulttoapplyeffectivehedges.Fifth,riskmodelsfailedtocapturetheriskinherentinoff-balancesheetactivities,suchasstructuredinvestmentvehicles.Itseemsclearnowthatmanagersofcompanieswithlargeoff-balancesheetexposuredidnotappreciatethefullmagnitudeoftheeconomicriskstheywereexposedto;equallyworrying,theircoun

11、terpartieswereunawareofthefullextentofthesevehiclesand,therefore,couldnotaccuratelyassesstheriskofdoingbusiness.Sixth,complexitygotthebetterofus.Theindustryletthegrowthinnewinstrumentsoutstrip(超过)theoperationalcapacitytomanagethem.Asaresult,operationalriskincreaseddramaticallyandtiffshadadirecteffec

12、tontheoverallstabilityofthefinancialsystem.Last,andperhapsmostimportant,financialinstitutionsdidnotaccountforassetvaluesaccuratelyenough.Ihaveheardsomearguethatfairvalueaccounting-whichassignscurrentvaluestofinancialassetsandliabilities-isoneofthemainfactorsexacerbating(使恶化)thecreditcrisis.Iseeitdif

13、ferently.Ifmoreinstitutionshadproperlyvaluedtheirpositionsandcommitmentsattheoutset,theywouldhavebeeninamuchbetterpositiontoreducetheirexposures.Fairvalue:adisciplineforfinancialinstitutionsThedailymarkingofpositionstocurrentmarketpriceswasakeycontributortoourdecisiontoreduceriskrelativelyearlyinmar

14、ketsandininstrumentsthatweredeteriorating.Thisprocesscanbedifficult,andsometimespainful,butIbelieveitisadisciplinethatshoulddefinefinancialinstitutions.Asaresultoftheselessonsandothersthatwillemergefromthisfinancialcrisis,weshouldconsiderimportantprinciplesforourindustry,forpolicymakersandforregulat

15、ors.Fortheindustry,wecannotletourabilitytoinnovateexceedourcapacitytomanage.Giventhesizeandinterconnectednatureofmarkets,thegrowthinvolumes,theglobalnatureoftradesandtheircross-assetcharacteristics,managingoperationalriskwillonlybecomemoreimportant.Riskandcontrolfunctionsneedtobecompletelyindependen

16、tfromthebusinessunits.Andclarityastowhomriskandcontrolmanagersreporttoiscrucialtomaintainingthatindependence.Equallyimportant,riskmanagersneedtohaveatleastequalstaturewiththeircounterpartsonthetradingdesks:ifthereisaquestionaboutthevalueofapositionoradisagreementaboutarisklimit,theriskmanager'sv

17、iewshouldalwaysprevail.Understandably,compensationcontinuestogeneratealotofangerandcontroversy.Werecognizethathavingtroubledassetreliefprogrammemoneycreatesanimportantcontextforcompensation.Thatiswhy,inpart,ourexecutivemanagementteamelectednottoreceiveabonusin2008,eventhoughthefirmproducedaprofit.Mo

18、regenerally,weshouldapplybasicstandardstohowwecompensatepeopleinourindustry.Thepercentageofthediscretionary(任意的)bonusawardedinequityshouldincreasesignificantlyasanemployee'stotalcompensationincreases.Anindividual'sperformanceshouldbeevaluatedovertimesoastoavoidexcessiverisk-taking.Toensureth

19、is,allequityawardsneedtobesubjecttofuturedeliveryand/ordeferredexercise.Seniorexecutiveofficersshouldberequiredtoretainmostoftheequitytheyreceiveatleastuntiltheyretire,whileequitydeliveryschedulesshouldcontinuetoapplyaftertheindividualhasleftthefirm.LimitationsofselfregulationForpolicymakersandregul

20、ators,itshouldbeclearthatself-regulationhasitslimits.Werationalizedandjustifiedthedownwardpricingofriskonthegroundsthatitwasdifferent.Wedidsobecauseourself-interestinpreservingandexpandingourmarketshare,ascompetitors,sometimesblindsus-especiallywhenexuberanceisatitspeak.Attheveryleast,fixingasystem-

21、wideproblem,elevatingstandardsordrivingtheindustrytoacollectiveresponserequireseffectivecentralregulationandtheconveningpowerofregulators.Capital,creditandunderwritingstandardsshouldbesubjecttomoredynamicregulation.Regulatorsshouldconsidertheregulatoryinputsandoutputsneededtoensurearegimethatisnimbl

22、eandstrongenoughtoidentifyandappropriatelyconstrainmarketexcesses,particularlyinasustainedperiodofeconomicgrowth.JustastheFederalReserveadjustsinterestratesuptocurbeconomicfrenzy,variousbenchmarksandratioscouldbeappropriatelycalibrated.Toincreaseoveralltransparencyandhelpensurethatbookvaluereallymea

23、nsbookvalue,regulatorsshouldrequirethat,allassetsacrossfinancialinstitutionsbesimilarlyvalued.Fairvalueaccountinggivesinvestorsmoreclaritywithrespecttobalancesheetrisk.Thelevelofglobalsupervisoryco-ordinationandcommunicationshouldreflecttheglobalinterconnectednessofmarkets.Regulatorsshouldimplementm

24、orerobustinformationsharingandharmonizeddisclosure,coupledwithamoresystemic,effectivereportingregimeforinstitutionsandmainmarketparticipants.Withoutthis,regulatorswilllackessentialtoolstohelpthemunderstandlevelsofsystemicvulnerabilityinthebankingsectorandinfinancialmarketsmorebroadly.Inthisvein,allp

25、oolsofcapitalthatdependonthesmoothfunctioningofthefinancialsystemandarelargeenoughtobeaburdenonitinacrisisshouldbesubjecttosomedegreeofregulation.1Whichorganizationshouldberesponsibleforproperoperationofthebroaderfinancialsystem?A)Commercialbanks.B)Financialinstitutions.C)Theministryoffinance.D)TheW

26、allStreet.查看原文2Inordertocomprehensivelyreflectthestateofeconomy,wemustresearchdeeplytoenhanceandimprove_.A)scenarioanalysisandstresstestingB)riskmanagementassumptionsC)predictiononfinancialriskD)multiplestandarddeviationevents查看原文3Manyfinancialinstitutionsandinvestorsusuallyperformriskanalysisby_.A)

27、undertakingthemselvesB)third-partyagenciesC)outsourcingtoratingagenciesD)riskmanagementinstitutions查看原文4Whatwastheconsequenceofanover-relianceoncreditratings?A)IncreasingtripleAcompanies.B)Decliningtrustworthinessonratingagencies.C)Deficiencyincreditjudgments.D)Collapseoffinancialinstitutions.查看原文5W

28、hentheLong-TermCapitalManagementwasdisintegrated,theproductsinitiatedtocounterweighriskswere_.A)variousbasketindicesandcreditdefaultswapsB)hedgefundandforwardrateagreementsC)credit-linkednotesD)currentswapsandratesswaps查看原文6Operationalriskscausedbycomparativelyweakenedoperationalcapacityonincreasing

29、newinstrumentshaveinfluenceon_.A)theoperatingincomeofcompaniesB)thecapabilitytowithstandrisksC)thestructureofcompanies'assetsD)theoverallstabilityofthefinancialsystem查看原文7Theauthorbelievesthatfinancialinstitutionscanreducecreditcrisisif_.A)positionsandcommitmentswereinitiallyassessedpreciselyB)a

30、ssetvalueswereaccountedforproperlyC)financialliabilitieswereassignedpreciselyD)positionswerevaluedfairly查看原文8Theriskmanagersshouldbeauthorizedtomakethefinaldecisionwhentheydisagreewithbusinessmanagerson9Beforeaseniorexecutiveofficerretiredfromhiscompany,hehasanobligationto.10Duetothedeficiencyofinfo

31、rmationsharingandharmonizeddisclosure,regulatorscan'teasilyunderstandlevelsofsystemicvulnerabilityin11PartReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionAThisChristmastheworldeconomyoffersfewreasonsforgoodcheer.Ascreditcontractsandassetpricesdeclined,demandacrosstheglobeisdeclining.Richcountriescoll

32、ectivelyfacetheseverestrecessionsincetheSecondWorldWar:thisweek'scutinthetargetforthefederalfundsratetobetweenzeroand0.25%showshowfearfulAmerica'spolicymakersare.Andconditionsaredeterioratingfasttooinemergingeconomies,whichhavebeenexhaustedbydecliningexportsandthedrying-upofforeignfinance.Th

33、isnewsisbadenoughinitself;butitalsoposesthebiggestthreattoopenmarketsinthemodemeraofglobalization.Forthefirsttimeinmorethanageneration,twooftheenginesofglobalintegration-tradeandcapitalflows-areshiftingintoreverseatthesametime.TheWorldBanksaysthatnetprivatecapitalflowstoemergingeconomiesin2009arelik

34、elytobeonlyhalftherecord$1trillionof2007,whileglobaltradevolumeswillshrinkforthefirsttimesince1982.Thistwinshiftwillforceadjustments.Countriesthathavereliedonexportstodrivegrowth,fromChinatoGermany,willslumpunlesstheycanboostdomesticdemandquickly.Thereisariskthatintheirdiscomfortgovernmentsturntoano

35、ld,butfalse,friend:protectionism.Integrationhaslessappealwhenpainratherthanprosperityishangingacrossborders.Itwillbetemptingtosupportdomesticjobsandincomesbydivertingdemandfromabroadwithexportsubsidies,tariffsandcheapercurrencies.Thelessonsofhistory,though,areclear.Theeconomicisolationismofthe1930sc

36、ruellyintensifiedtheDepression.Tobesure,theWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)anditsmultilateraltradingrulesareabulwark(壁垒)againstprotectiononthatscale.Buttoday'sglobalisedeconomy,withfar-stretchedsupplychainsandjust-in-timedelivery,couldbedisruptedbypoliciesmuchlessdramaticthantheSmoot-Hawleyact.Amodes

37、tshiftawayfromopenness-wellwithintheWTO'srules-wouldbeenoughtoturntherecessionof2009muchnastier.Increasedprotectionofthatsortis,alas,alltooplausible.Becauseofdecreasingexportsandlackoffinancialsupport,situationsinemergingmarketsare.12Recessioninrichandemergingmarketsisnotonlyabadnews,butalsothre

38、atens.13Whathazardmaylieintheprocessofadjustmentstakenbyexport-reliedcountries?14Whenitishardtodointernationaltrading,countrieswillnotexchangeacrossborders,butchoosetosupport.15Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheshiftingawayfromopennesstrendongoingnow?16SectionBPassageOneTheSuperBowlisoneofthebi

39、ggesteventsontheadvertisingcalendar,ascompaniesvietoproducethemostmemorableandinnovativeads.ThebattlefortheNationalFootballLeague'sultimateprizeattractsmoreviewersthananythingelseonAmericantelevisionandprovidesasymbolicpulsetakingfortheadvertisingindustryeveryFebruary,saysJohnFrelinghuysen,anana

40、lystatBainandCompany,aconsultancy.Butthisyearthepatientisinpoorhealth.Alltheadvertisingslots(广告摊位)forthe2008SuperBowlhadbeensoldbytheendofNovember2007,despitethe$2.6millionpriceofeach.For2009thepricehasrisento$3million,butatleast,tenslots(outof67)arestilllookingforabuyer.GeneralMotors,whichran11adso

41、nSuperBowlSundayinFebruary2008,hasalreadysaidthatitwillnotrunanyin2009.America'stwootherbigcarmakers,FordandChrysler,arelikelytofollowsuit.Tellingly,Monstercom,anonlinejob-searchcompany,saidrecentlythatitwasbuyingaslot.InsteadoftheusualparadeofexpensiveadspayingtributetoAmericanconsumerism,2009&

42、#39;sSuperBowlwillreflectacountryinrecessionandindicateahardyearfortheadvertisingindustry.MostforecastsfornextyearsaythatadspendinginAmericawilldeclineby5%ormore.Muchdependsonthefateoftheautomotiveindustry:carmakersanddealersnormallyspendaround$20billionayearonadvertising,butChryslerandFordscaledbac

43、ktheirexpenditurebymorethan30%inthefirstninemonthsof2008,andareexpectedtomakefurthercutsin2009astheystruggleforsurvival.Thecarindustry'ssituationwillhurtallmedia,butespeciallytelevision.AnalystsatBMOCapitalMarketspredictthattotalspendingontelevisionadswillfallbyalmost9%nextyear.Onlynewspapers,wh

44、ereadeclineof12%isexpected,areforecasttofareworse.CarmakershavealreadyshiftedsomeoftheiradvertisingspendingtotheInternet,andarelikelytogofurtherin2009.Caradsmakeup25%ofadvertisingrevenuesforlocaltelevisionchannels,andcarmakershavebeenamongthemostconsistentbuyersofhigh-pricedadsonnationaltelevision.S

45、ofarlocalstationshavebeenmostaffectedbyfallingspendingoiladvertising.Nationalstationshavebeensafer,becausetheyoperateonlonger-termcontractswithadvertisers.ButintheNewYeartheywillalsofeelthechill,ascompaniesfailtorenewtheircontracts.Television,whichhasremainedstrongasprintmediahavelostadvertisingdoll

46、arsandreaderstotheInternet,couldenteradeclineofitsown.NextonthelistisTVstations,saysAnthonyDiclemente,amediaanalystatBarclaysCapital.WhydoestheauthorgivetheexampleofSuperBowl?A)BecauseitisthemostpopularfootballgamesinAmerica.B)Becauseitshowsadvertisers'enthusiasminrunningslotshasdropped.C)Becaus

47、eitisaneventthatattractstheattentionofadvertisers.D)BecauseitwillberightoninAmericain2009.17Whycan'tatleasttenslotsfindabuyer(Lastsentence,Para.1)accordingtothepassage?A)Thepriceforrunningtheadvertisingslotshasrisento$3million.B)Itisnotattractiveanymorefortheadvertisingindustry.C)Theadvertisingi

48、ndustryissufferingahardyear.D)Theadvertisingslotshavebeenontherisesince2007.18Whatmaythecarmakersresorttoforpromotingtheirautomobilesandcuttingdownexpenditure?A)Buyinglow-pricedadsonnationaltelevision.B)Renewingnewcontractswithnationalstations.C)ShiftingtheiradvertisingspendingtotheInternet.D)Relyin

49、gonsuchprintmediaasnewspapers.19WhatdoesthesentenceNextonthelistisTVstations(lastparagraph)saidbyAnthonyDiclementemean?A)WhatheisgoingtoanalyzenextisTVstations.B)whatadvertisersprefertouseisTVstations.C)TVstationisthenexttobedefeatedbyInternet.D)HewouldchooseTVstationasasecondchoice.20Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_.A)FordandChryslerwill