The example of auto emission standards is here used to make it clear that__________.

A．it is harmful for a government to interfere with economic matters

B．state policies tend to lower profits and discourage investment

C．regulation may affect business operation by increasing the cost

D．most regulations are not meant for the protection of the public

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【答案】C。解析：在第一段第二句中，”Martinez“提议和其他部长及组员一起阅读这个文章。在最后一段最后一句中，”Martinez“请求”Bojanic“告知其对自己提案的想法。

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A．Because no economist knows everything

B．Because it always follows a period of prosperity

C．Because there are too many reasons behind it

D．Because it is hard to predict when it will be coming

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2 The author believes that, to find efficient ways of keeping economy going, economists have to__________.

A．find the exact causes for economic decline

B．find ways to fight unemployment

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D．cooperate with businessmen and politicians

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3 根据以下内容，回答题。
Disagreements among economists are legendary, but not on the issue of free trade. A recent survey of prominent economists both conservative and liberal concluded that an economist who ar-gues for restricting international trade is almost as common today as a physician who favors leech-ing.
Why the consensus? International free trade, economists agree, makes possible higher stan-dards of living all over the globe.
The case for free trade rests largely on this principle: as long as trade is voluntary, both part-hers benefit, otherwise they wouldn't trade. The buyer of a shirt, for example, values the shirt more than the money spent, while the seller values the money more. Both are better off because of the sale. Moreover, it doesn't matter whether the shirt salesman is from the United States or Hong Kong(or anywhere else).
The vast majority of American manufactures face international competition. This competition forces companies to improve quality and cut costs. By contrast, protectionism encourages monopoly,lower quality and higher prices.
Americans pay an enormous price for protectionism over $60 billion a year, or $1000 for a family of four. Thanks to protectionism, for example, American consumers pay twice the world price for sugar.
Free trade also makes the world economy more efficient, by allowing nations to capitalize on their strengths. The United States has an advantage in food production, for instance, while Saudi Arabia has an advantage in oil. The Saudis could undertake massive irrigation to become self-suf-ficient in food, but it is more economical for them to sell oil and purchase food from us. Similarly,we could become self-sufficient in petroleum by squeezing more out of oil shale. But it is much less costly to buy some of our oil from Saudi Arabia. Trade between our two countries improves the standard of living in both.
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A．agree on the restriction of internal trade

B．disagree whether to restrict free trade or not

C．hold different arguments because of their different interests

D．agree on free trade

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