On April 20, 2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary un

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问题     On April 20, 2000, in Accra, Ghana, the leaders of six West African countries declared their intention to proceed to monetary union among the non CFA franc countries of the region by January 2003, as first step toward a wider monetary union including all the ECOWAS countries in 2004. The six countries【C1】______themselves to reducing central bank financing of budget deficits【C2】______10 percent of the previous years government【C3】______; reducing budget deficits to 4 percent of the second phase by 2003; creating a Convergence Council to help【C4】______macroeconomic policies; and【C5】______up a common central bank. Their declaration【C6】______that, "Member States【C7】______the need【C8】______strong political commitment and【C9】______to【C10】______all such national policies【C11】______would facilitate the regional monetary integration process. " The goal of a monetary union in ECOWAS has long been an objective of the organization, going back to its formation in 1975, and is intended to【C12】______broader integration process that would include enhanced regional trade and【C13】______institutions. In the colonial period, currency boards linked sets of countries in the region. 【C14】______independence, 【C15】______, these currency boards were【C16】______, with the 【C17】______of the CFA franc zone, which included the Francophone countries of the region. Although there have been attempts to advance the agenda of ECOWAS monetary cooperation, political problems and other economic priorities in several of the region’s countries have to【C18】______inhibited progress. Although some problems remain, the recent initiative has been bolstered by the election in 1999 of a democratic government and a leader who is committed to regional【C19】______in Nigeria, the largest economy of the region, raising hopes that the long delayed project can be【C20】______.
【C18】

选项 A、date
B、deter
C、hinder
D、delay

答案A

解析 本题考核的知识点是:动词+对应成分分析——转折对应。根据although知道,上下旬内容应该是相反的、矛盾的,上句表达想加速进程的意思,所以下句就应该是进程受阻。A选项date意为“加日期于……,记日期”,如:He dated the arrival of each new bird.他记下每只新鸟到达的时间。原文前半句中出现advance the agenda of…cooperation,后半句提及political problems andother economic priorities…对进程的影响,两句之间是转折关系,此处需一个与时间、日期有关的词,故A选项date(给受阻的进程加日期),强调进程缓慢,符合题意。B选项deter意为“障碍,使人停止”,相当于prevent/discourse sb.from doing,如:High prices ale deterring a lot of new cou—ples from buying houses.C选项hinder意为“阻挠,妨碍”,相当于limit,如:Broken water pipesand gas leaks have hindered firefighters in their efforts.D选项delay意为“延迟”。全句可译为:虽然人们已经为促进西非国家经济共同体内的货币合作做出了努力,但是该地区几个国家的政治问题以及别的需要优先考虑的经济问题影响了已经受阻的一体化进程。
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