desert, all arranged on a metal dish. The dish is put into the oven and heated while the housewife is doing something else. Such a convenience costs money. 44 Economists remind us that many modern housewives have jobs outside the home. They earn money that helps to pay the family food bills. The housewife naturally has less time and energy for cooking after a days work. She wants to buy many kinds of food that can be put on her familys table easily and quickly. 45) It appears that the answer to the question of rising prices is not a simple one. Producers consumers,and middlemen all share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs [A]Thus, as economists point out: "Some of the basic reasons for widening food price spreads are easily traceable to the increasing use of convenience foods, which transfer much of the time and work of meal preparation from the kitchen to the food processor s plant [B] They are among the"middlemen " who stand between the farmer and the people who buy and eat the food. Are middlemen the ones to blame for rising food prices? [C]"If the housewife wants all of these. the economists say, that is her privilege, but she must be prepared to pay for the services of those who make her work D] Who then is actually responsible for the size of the bill a housewife must pay before she carries the food home from the store? The economists at First National City Bank have an answer to give housewives, but many people will not like it. These economi sts blame the housewife herself for the jump in food prices. They say that food costs more now because women dont want to spend much time in the kitchen. Women prefer to buy food which has already been prepared before it reaches the market [ E However, some economists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time. In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord (F E) can charge for an apartment [ F Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it IG By comparison with other members of the economic system both farmers and middlemen have profited surprisingly little from the rise in food prices 第四篇 Directions: sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most A-g to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices which do not fit in any of the gaps Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10desert，all arranged on a metal dish. The dish is put into the oven and heated while the housewife is doing something else. Such a convenience costs money. 44)____. Economists remind us that many modern housewives have jobs outside the home.They earn money that helps to pay the family food bills. The housewife naturally has less time and energy for cooking after a day’s work. She wants to buy many kinds of food that can be put on her family’s table easily and quickly. 45)____ It appears that the answer to the question of rising prices is not a simple one.Producers， consumers，and middlemen all share the responsibility for the sharp rise in food costs. [A] Thus，as economists point out: “Some of the basic reasons for widening food price spreads are easily traceable to the increasing use of convenience foods，which transfer much of the time and work of meal preparation from the kitchen to the food processor’s plant.” [B] They are among the “middlemen” who stand between the farmer and the people who buy and eat the food. Are middlemen the ones to blame for rising food prices? [C] “If the housewife wants all of these. ”the economists say，“that is her privilege，but she must be prepared to pay for the services of those who make her work easier.” [D] Who then is actually responsible for the size of the bill a housewife must pay before she carries the food home from the store? The economists at First National City Bank have an answer to give housewives，but many people will not like it. These economists blame the housewife herself for the jump in food prices. They say that food costs more now because women don’t want to spend much time in the kitchen. Women prefer to buy food which has already been prepared before it reaches the market. [E] However，some economists believe that controls can have negative effects over a long period of time. In cities with rent control，the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord（房 主）can charge for an apartment. [F] Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. [G] By comparison with other members of the economic system both farmers and middlemen have profited surprisingly little from the rise in food prices. 第四篇 Directions: In the following article, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45 ,choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices ,which do not fit in any of the gaps .Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)