2003职称英语综合A类真题及其答案

第6部分：　完形填空（第51~65题，每题1分，共15分）来源：考试大

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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.

51  A  to           B  at                C  of              D  on

52    A  below       B  beneath            C  over            D  above

53    A  price        B  cost               C  worth           D  profit

54    A  that         B  why               C  what           D  if

55    A  afford       B  pretend            C  offer            D  try

56    A  sure        B  afraid              C  aware           D  suspicious

57    A  Because     B  Since              C  When           D  While

58    A  both        B  neither             C  none            D  any

59    A  resort       B  refer               C  turn            D  attend

60    A  clear       B  simple              C  difficult         D  complex

61    A  bringing    B  resulting in          C  including         D  carrying out

62    A  less        B  numerous           C  more            D  many

63    A  them       B  these               C  it               D  those

64    A  offering     B  cutting             C  reducing         D  having

65    A  as if        B  just as              C  because         D  while

答案：

51C  52A  53B  54C  55A  56C  57D  58A  59B  60D  61B  62C  63C  64A  65B