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速读测试：西班牙银行危机解除？

本文作者为前伦敦政治经济学院院长霍华德·戴维斯（Howard Davies）

测试中可能遇到的词汇和知识：
mutualisation	互利，相互
contempt	轻视
trot out	提出......考虑
bromide	陈词滥调
fraught	担心的，忧虑的
envisage	正式
calamity	灾难，不幸事件
troika	三头政治

常见问题

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对于全球的商业精英来说，阅读英国《金融时报》是每天必须进行的修炼。《金融时报》的文章以分析见长，逻辑严密，特别适合准备GRE和GMAT的考生。培生集团推出的PTE考试的阅读题，就是利用了FT的文章来做阅读理解。

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阅读以下文章

<b>Do not declare victory over Spain’s banking bailout</b>

“It was the credibility of the euro that won,” said Mariano Rajoy, Spanish prime minister, introducing the €100bn bailout of Spain’s banks over the weekend. “This shows the euro area is ready to take decisive action,” proclaimed Olli Rehn, European commissioner, at the same time.

These statements are worrying. Does anyone on the planet think that problems surrounding the credibility of the euro have been solved by this emergency action? Does any overseas investor believe that a corner has been turned, when the German government continues to set its face against the mutualisation of debt?

We can only hope that Mr Rajoy and Mr Rehn are, as politicians are wont to do, treating the public with contempt in trotting out these bromides. The alternative explanation, that they really believe the problem has been solved, is far more worrying.

Of course the deal is a step forward. For once, the scale of the funding put in place is above the worst market estimates. After months of denial, the Spanish government has obeyed the first law of holes – when in a deep one, stop digging. They have accepted that they cannot resolve their banking problems unaided. But the Spanish system still needs a fundamental overhaul. The old system of political cronies running regional savings banks, channelling savings into politically driven development projects, has hit the buffers. It is only weeks since Rodrigo Rato was removed from the chairmanship of Bankia. Will the government have the courage to clean out the other stables? This raises difficult national/regional issues, always fraught in Spain. There is a brand new Bank of Spain governor who will need to assert himself quickly.

And at European level the picture remains clouded. The Germans say they will only envisage debt mutualisation, and other key aspects of a banking union, if there is a decisive move to political union. The French government rejected German chancellor Angela Merkel’s proposals at once. There is still no consensus about what concrete steps need to be taken to solve Europe’s banking problem and in which order. The European Commission is working hard to produce a package by the end of the month. It is a tall order. There is only one clear consensus view to be found among the Treasuries of Europe: the less the British government says on the subject, the better.

So the next few weeks will be fraught with danger. It seems probable that, in Greece, fear of the unknown may prevent a Syriza-led government emerging. Voters will hold their noses and vote for New Democracy and Pasok in sufficient numbers to avert calamity. But the Greeks are, nonetheless, unlikely to be able to meet the terms of their latest bailout and, Oliver Twist-like, will come back for more. Will the troika be sympathetic? If so, on what terms? And if they decline, is there a plan B in place for a eurozone departure?

So the victory declarations this weekend look as misplaced as Manchester United’s premature Premier League victory celebrations a month ago. There is much more to do and very little time in which to do it.

选择正确答案

What did the author think of the credibility of the euro?

Good!
根据作者的意思是，欧元区信誉不是一个轻而易举就可以解决的，Rajoy与Rehn的看法都太轻浮，定位太不准确，实际情况并非如此，而他们的观点分别是A与C。故而正确答案选A。

The credibility of the euro have been solved by the emergency action.
The credibility of the euro is not easier to solve.
The euro area is ready to take decisive action to face the credibility of the euro.
None of is correct.

选择正确答案

According to passage, which of the following is incorrect?

Good!
A,B,C选项都是正确的句子，与题意不符，故选D。

The Spanish government has accepted that they cannot resolve their banking problems unaided.
Rodrigo Rato has been removed from the chairmanship of Bankia.
The spanish system still needs a fundamental overhaul.
None of is correct.

选择正确答案

What does the setence mean of "at European level the picture remains clouded"?

Good!
文章第五段中有明确的说明，欧洲版图上的那片“云”是因为德国与法国对于银行体系的统一存在分歧造成的。故选择D。

The europe climate is so bad.
The europe will encounter the rainy days.
There is consensus between German and France,while a little difference in some small size countries.
There is still no consensus about how to solve Europe's banking problem.

选择正确答案

According to the passage, which of the following is correct on Greece?

Good!
选项A应该为Syriza-led的出现也许会遇到麻烦。选项B很明显是错误的。选项C，文章没有说希腊会退出欧元区，故也是错误的。正确答案为选项D。

A Syriza-led government may be in trouble.
The Greeks don't care to meet the terms of their latest bailout.
The Greece would be quit from the eurozone.
Greece voters will vote for New Democracy and Pasok in sufficient numbers to avert calamity.

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您的正确率太低，在目前这个阶段，对你来说最重要的是提高英文水平和金融专业水平，而不是速度。请您点击后退仔细查看您答错的题目，并和原文对照。对原文中所有不懂的句子和知识点，也请一一查明。建议您：
1. 在进行下一次训练的时候，将滚屏速度保持在100以下。
2. 您可以找一些有声读物，如《经济学人》的audio edition，帮助你提高英文水平。

看得出你是非常认真来进行这次训练的，如果你坚持的话，你会获得非常大的提高。目前你的阅读速度偏低，可能是因为英文不是你的母语。不过，请不要放慢阅读速度。研究表明，阅读速度越快的人，其理解的正确率反而越高。因此，您可以同时提高您的阅读速度和理解能力。给你一点建议：
1. 一定要改掉默念的习惯
2. 不要一个词一个词的看，要学会把一个语义群当作一个整体来看。比如“an emergency $180bn injection of dollar”这个语义群，你要学会把他当作一个整体来看。
3. 看DVD的时候，切换到英文字幕。

用正常语速来朗读一篇文章，平均速度是每分钟140词。这说明你的阅读速度比朗读还要慢。建议您：1. 每一段的第一句话往往是最重要的。
2. “速读”最忌讳的就是“读”，不要一边看一边默念。
3. 在下一个训练中将滚屏速度设为140，迫使自己不能回头去看已经读过的部分。

您的阅读速度已经超过了正常语速，说明你已经开始有些速读的感觉了。美国大学生的最低阅读速度为每分钟250词，加把劲你就可以赶上了。建议您：
1. 养成习惯，读过的部分不要回头去看，这样会影响速读。
2. 加强“扫描”的训练，让自己的眼睛能“一目一行”。

您的阅读速度已经达到了美国大学生的水平，可喜可贺。不过作为金融从业人员，每天需要阅读数不清的中英文研究报告、公司年报、报刊杂志等，您还需要向每分钟350字进军。建议您：
1. 加强“扫描”的训练，让自己的眼睛能“一目两行”。
2. 对中英文的数字，尤其是大数字(million, billion)的转换进行总结和练习。

厉害，您的阅读速度已经超过了美国大学生的水平。不过，要成为巴菲特那样的金融专家，您需要锻炼出“一目十行”的火眼金睛。建议您在每次的训练中注意三个要点：
1. 您已经学会了将文章分成语义群，而非词来阅读，现在，你需要扩大每一个语义群中的词数。
2. 加快阅读每个语义群的速度。
3. 看过的内容尽量不要回看。

这就是传说中的“一目十行”吗？难以置信！

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