問題詳情

In the early days of trade, seafarers relied on a combination of navigational skills, courage andgood instincts to steer their way through turbulent waters. In more recent times, technology hastransformed the 31____ we circumnavigate the globe but the basic need to steer a steady coursethrough stormy seas remains the same.Over the past year, world trade has found itself tested by strong sea swells, with the 32____economy still buffeted by the lingering effects of the crisis of 2008-09. As a result, world tradegrowth fell to 2.0 per cent in 2012 — down from 5.2 per cent in 2011 — and is expected to 33 ____only slightly in 2013, to around 3.3 per cent.The need for a steady hand at the helm is greater now than 34____ before. The trade figuresfor 2012 highlight that, 35____ some progress, many of the structural flaws in the global economyare still to be addressed. Until governments rectify the policy shortcomings that have contributed tothe crisis, protectionist pressures will continue to mount.
31.
(A) compass
(B) discipline
(C) fuel
(D) way

參考答案

答案:D
難度:簡單0.765306
統計:A(17),B(3),C(3),D(75),E(0)

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