2014年职称英语考试综合类A级模拟题四

阅读下面的短文，文中有15处空白，每处空白给出了4个选项，请根据短文的内容从4个选项中选择l个最佳答案，涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

51、根据材料，回答{TSE}问题。
Cost as a Factor in Supply
     In a purely competitive market, the supplier of goods and services has no control over the market price, because he produces too little to influence market conditions. With no difference between his products and the products____ (51) ____his competitors, he will sell nothing if he charges above the market price and he will sell all if he charges at or____ (52) ____the market price. However, in considering the price, he must take the____ (53) ____of production into consideration. There are times when he may be willing to sell below his cost. This might happen when prices tumble for ____ (54) ____he believes will be a short time. However, no business person can ____ (55) ____to lose money for a prolonged period. He must be constantly . ____ (56) ____ of his costs in relation to the market price if he is to competes successfully and earn a profit.
     Many people have the impression that as production increases, costs per unit decrease. ____ (57) ____mass production has made this true in certain industries and at certain levels of production, ____ (58) ____logic and practical experiences have shown that costs per unit begin to rise beyond a certain level of production. Some economists ____ (59) ____to this principle as the law of increasing costs.
     The reason costs rise as production goes up is____ (60) ____ . However, it is easy to recognize that as production goes up, the need for additional factors of production will also grow, ____ (61) ____competitive bidding in the marketplace for the factors of production. If a producer needs____ (62) ____skilled labor to produce more, and none of this labor is unemployed, the producer will have to get____ (63) ____from other sources. This can be done by____ (64) ____higher wages. Higher bidding would also apply to the other factors of production. We must also recognize that not all labor is equally productive,____(65) ____not all land is equally fertile and not all ore (矿石) is equally rich in the mineral wanted.

请在第____处填上正确答案。
A．to
B．at
C．of
D．on
52、请在第__(52)__处填上正确答案。
A．below
B．beneath
C．over
D．above

53、请在第__(53)__处填上正确答案。
A．price
B．cost
C．worth
D．profit

54、请在第__(54)__处填上正确答案。
A．that
B．why
C．what
D．if

55、请在第__(55)__处填上正确答案。
A．afford
B．pretend
C．offer
D．try

56、请在第__(56)__处填上正确答案。
A．sure
B．afraid
C．aware
D．suspicious

57、请在第__(57)__处填上正确答案。
A．Because
B．Since
C．When
D．While

58、请在第__(58)__处填上正确答案。
A．both
B．neither
C．none
D．any

59、请在第__(59)__处填上正确答案。
A．resort
B．refer
C．turn
D．attend

60、请在第__(60)__处填上正确答案。
A．clear
B．simple
C．difficult
D．complex

61、请在第__(61)__处填上正确答案。
A．bringing
B．resulting in
C．including
D．carrying out

62、请在第__(62)__处填上正确答案。
A．less
B．numerous
C．more
D．many

63、请在第__(63)__处填上正确答案。
A．them
B．these
C．it
D．those

64、请在第__(64)__处填上正确答案。
A．offering
B．cutting
C．reducing
D．having

65、请在第__(65)__处填上正确答案。
A．as if
B．just as
C．because
D．while