首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
It’s a seemingly intractable dilemma, suddenly as salient in Berlin or Tokyo as it is in Washington; How do you save people’s ec
It’s a seemingly intractable dilemma, suddenly as salient in Berlin or Tokyo as it is in Washington; How do you save people’s ec
admin
2021-10-14
64
问题
It’s a seemingly intractable dilemma, suddenly as salient in Berlin or Tokyo as it is in Washington; How do you save people’s economic livelihoods while telling those same people to stay home?
A global recession, many forecasters say, is here and is growing more severe by the day, as millions of consumers and workers in Europe, Asia, and North America have been sidelined as governments take strict measures to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. Actions by governments and centra] banks ramped up, not so much in an effort to prevent a recession as simply to weather a storm that could easily become more severe than the global financial crisis a decade ago.
Help can’t come soon enough for Dominik Wilkinson and his co-workers at a restaurant in the northern German town of Bielefeld. The restaurant’s 40 staff members were already working sharply reduced hours before Germany declared restaurants takeout-only for at least two weeks. "A prolonged closure would be death, in terms of revenue. It’s basically the same for every small and medium-sized company, " says Mr. Wilkinson, a shift manager.
In the United States, a March 19 Labor Department report showed weekly claims for unemployment benefits spiking more than at any time during the 2008 financial crisis. Every day brings more turmoil in global stock and bond markets as investors seek safe havens, even as central banks offer up amounts not seen since the financial meltdown of 2008. Yet the situation’s severity is spurring governments into action. Relief measures range from mortgage or tax holidays to cash infusions for households, while also lending or simply giving money to businesses to prevent mass layoffs or permanent closures. Analysts say these are the kinds of measures that can help, but effectiveness will hinge on their magnitude and speed of delivery. And what makes this crisis different, they add, is that a pandemic must also be tamed because the economic and health crises are intertwined.
The Group of Seven international economic organization has already issued a " whatever it takes" statement of determination. The International Monetary Fund and World Bank are mobilizing help for developing nations. But so far it’s an open question whether global leadership today can match the kind of concerted effort that emerged from the depths of the 2008 crisis. " A lot of people didn’t quite measure the gravity of the situation for a while, including myself to be honest," says Ioana Marinescu, an economist at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. " We have to think about supporting business. That’s very important because if we allow businesses to fail, we are losing jobs...We’re also losing capital. "
Which of the following is true about the relief measures according to Paragraph 4?
选项
A、They have been proved unavailing.
B、They can prevent companies from going out of business.
C、Their effectiveness varies with certain factors.
D、Their implementation is still up in the air.
答案
C
解析
细节题。根据题干关键词relief measures可定位到第四段第四句和第五句。原文的意思为:“救济措施的范围从抵押贷款或提供免税期到向家庭注入现金,同时还向企业提供贷款或直接注入资金以防止大规模裁员或永久性关闭。分析人士说,这些措施确实有所帮助,但是有效性取决于其范围和交付速度”。选项[C]其有效性因某些因素而异”为原文的同义改写,故为正确答案。[A]选项与原文意思相反,[D]选项原文未提及。[B]选项“它们可以防止公司倒闭”过于绝对,原文说了这些措施的有效性是取决于其范围和交付速度。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/VCY4777K
0
考研英语二
相关试题推荐
StudythefollowingdrawingcarefullyandWriteanessayinwhichyoushould:1)describethedrawing,2)interpretthemeaning
Nowadays,wehavetechnologythat’simprovedsothatwecanbringpeoplebacktolife.Infact,therearedrugsbeingdeveloped
Excitement,fatigue,andanxietycanallbedetectedfromsomeone’sblinks,accordingtopsychologistJohnStern(21)Washington
Excitement,fatigue,andanxietycanallbedetectedfromsomeone’sblinks,accordingtopsychologistJohnStern(21)Washington
Theoppositionpartydemandsthatthosecabinetmemberswhoareinvolvedintherecentscandalshould______.
TheUnitedStateshashistoricallyhadhigherratesofmarriagethanthoseofotherindustrializedcountries.Thecurrentannual
TheUnitedStateshashistoricallyhadhigherratesofmarriagethanthoseofotherindustrializedcountries.Thecurrentannual
Toillustratetheobstaclesthatparentsunconsciouslyplaceintheirchildren’seducationalpath,I’lltellyoualittlestory:
Nameshavegainedincreasingimportanceinthecompetitiveworldofhighereducation.Ascollegesstriveformarketshare,they
Thesmoothlandingofshuttle(航天飞机)Discoveryendedaflightthatwassuccessfulinalmosteveryrespectbutone:thedislodging
随机试题
总供给与总需求的平衡是指供求双方处于()
尖牙萌出见于儿童颌骨和牙弓主要生长发育期是
关于《民事诉讼法》规定的特别程序的表述,下列哪一选项是正确的?()(司考.2012.3.44)
三级资质甲房地产开发公司于2010年12月设立。2013年1月,甲房地产开发公司决定开发一普通商品住房项目小区,项目总投资6000万元,并以出让方式取得了该土地使用权。甲房地产开发公司在该小区开发过程中,以在建工程抵押贷款筹措建设资金。2013年7月1日,
某市国有企业四维机械制造厂系增值税一般纳税人,主要生产甲产品,其流转税以1个月为一个纳税期,所得税按每季度实现的会计利润预缴。主管税务机关于2007年4月12日对该企业2007年第一季度流转税及所得税纳税情况审查。1.有关会计核算资料(1)1月2013
窝藏、包庇罪:犯罪人明知他人犯罪,而为其提供隐藏处所、财物,帮助其逃匿或者作假证明包庇的行为。以下属于窝藏、包庇罪的是()
2011年2月25日,在十一届全国人大常委会第十九次会议经表决通过的刑法修正案中,下列行为中首次被列入犯罪行为的是()。
Cancerisataleoftwosetsofgeneticcode,yourownandyourtumor’s—andtracingtheuniqueareasofdamagemakesforawayt
当关系模式R(A,B)已属于3NF,下列说法中______是正确的。
A、Adirectorofasalesdepartment.B、Amanageratacomputerstore.C、Asalesclerkatashoppingcenter.D、Anaccountantofa
最新回复
(
0
)