2013年12月英语四级考试完形填空练习（9）
2013年12月英语四级考试完形填空练习（9）Cloze 23
Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased1that causes rapid rises in prices.2your money buys fewer goods so that you get3for the same amount of money as before, inflation is the problem. There is a general rise4the price of goods and services. Your money buys less. Sometimes people describe inflation as a(n)5when “a dollar is not worth a dollar anymore.”
Inflation is a problem for all consumers. People who live on a fixed income are hurt the6. Retired people, for instance, cannot7on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serous problems in stretching their incomes to8their needs in time of inflation. Retirement income9any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices. Many retired people must cut their spending to10rising prices. In many cases they must stop11some necessary items, such as food and clothing. Even12working people whose incomes are going up, inflation can be a problem. The13of living goes up, too. People who work must have even more money to keep up their standard of living. Just buying the things they need costs more. When incomes do not keep14with rising prices, the standard of living goes down. People may be earning the same amount of money, but they are not living15because they are not able to buy as many goods and services.
Government units gather information about prices in our economy and publish it as price indexes16the rate of change can be determined. A price index measures changes in prices using the price for a17year as the base. The base price is set18100, and the other prices are reported as a 19of the base price. A price index makes20possible to compare current prices of typical consumer goods, for example, with prices of the same goods in previous years.
1. A. spending B. demanding C. consuming D. saving
2. A. Because B. While C. Since D. When
3. A. much B. little C. more D. less
4. A. in B. on C. at D. to
5. A. chance B. time C. moment D. occasion
6. A. best B. least C. most D. worst
7. A. rely B. rest C. depend D. count
8. A. meet B. obtain C. care D. acquire
9. A. or B. and C. excluding D. including
10. A. live up to B. catch up on C. put up with D. keep up with
11. A. to buy B. buying C. having bought D. from buying
12. A. for B. to C. of D. if
13. A. price B. level C. cost D. standard
14. A. race B. pace C. speed D. step
15. A. as usual B. as well C. as before D. as such
16. A. in which B. from which C. of which D. by which
17. A. last B. given C. fixed D. definite
18. A. on B. by C. at D. against
19. A. portion B. percentage C. proportion D. fraction
20. A. it B. us C. one D. you
答案解析：
1-5.ADDAB
6-10. CDAAD
11-15.BACBB
16-20.BBCBA
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