湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（46）.doc

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1、湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（46）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ATheGrowingCreditCrisisForcesManyCompaniestoSeekGovernmentHelpOnSeptemberfifteenth,LehmanBrothers,aonehundredfifty-eightyear-oldinvestmentbank,soughtlegalprotectionfromitscreditors.Ithadfailedtofindabuyeraftermonthsofsearching.With

2、oversixhundredbilliondollarsindebt,Lehman’sfailurewasthelargestbankruptcvinUnitedStateshistoryAtthesametime，thenation’sbiggestinsurancecompany，AmericanInternationalGroup,hadgottenintotroublesellingcreditdefaultswapsThesearecontractsSimilartoinsurancethatprotecttheholderagainstcreditrisk.Credit

3、ratingagenciesdowngradedA.I.Gbecauseofconcernsitcouldnothonoritscontracts.Unabletogetnewloans,A.I.GaskedforgovernmenthelpTheFederalReserveagreedtoloanA.I.G.eighty-fivebilliondollarsinreturnforeightypercentofthecompanybutitwasnotenough.ByNovember,thegovernmenthadextendedatotalofaboutonehundredf

4、iftvbilliondoliarsinaidtoA.I.G—themosttoanysinglecompanyduringthecrisis.Asbanksrefusedtolend,TreasurySecretaryHenryPaulsonproposedaplantoloosencreditmarketsbybuylngriskyassets.CongressapprovedtheEmergencyEconomicStabilizationActofTwo.ThousandeightonOctoberthirdThebillprovidedsevenhundredbillio

5、ndollarstobuyhardto-valuesecurltlesfrombanks.Butwithinweeks,thegovernmentchangedplans.TheTreasurymovedtoinvesttwohandredfiftybilliondollarsdirectlyinbankstohelpthemlendmoneyagain.Lackofcreditnotonlyhurtbanksbutmanufacturers,too.FallingcarsalesthreatenedAmerica’scarmakersThebigthreeautomakers—G

6、eneralMotors,FordandChrysler—toldCongressthattheyneededloansortheyfacedbankmptcy.InDecember,PresidentBushofferedG.MandChrysleroverseventeenbilliondollarsinloans.Astheyearended,theFederalReservetriedtosupporteconomicgrowthbyloweringitsmaininterestratetonearlyzeroforthefirsttime.Buttherewas9用心爱心

7、专心onemorebadsurpriseNewYorkmoneymanagerBernardMadoffadmittedhehadcheatedinvestorsoutoffiftybilliondollars.Thenewsonlyaddedtothesensethattwothousandeightwastheworsteconomicyearsincethenineteenthirties.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheproblem