首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Generally, a nation’s public debt is considered along with th
[originaltext] Generally, a nation’s public debt is considered along with th
游客
2023-08-20
63
管理
问题
Generally, a nation’s public debt is considered along with the size of its economy in terms of the gross domestic product(GDP). The GDP represents the value of all goods and services produced within a territory in a year. The United States’ debt is the world’s largest: more than $ 85 trillion. But so is the GDP: more than $ 120 trillion.(23)Economists often look at public debt as a percentage of gross domestic products. Measured this way, the United States had the 35th largest debt last year, about 65% of its GDP. That was less than Canada, Germany or France—(24)and a lot less compared to Japan and Italy. Both have public debts larger than their GDP. So, in this way, the United States’ debt is not considered oversized compared to other developed nations. Still, many experts remain concerned about federal budget deficits. The historical average is a little more than 2% of GDP. The White House Office of Management and Budget reported a deficit of just over 3.5% in 2004. Since then the deficit has fallen. But there are concerns that future costs could grow sharply, in part because of federal programs for older people. At the same time,(25)the economy has slowed. Increased borrowing in times of slow growth can quickly add to the debt. In the past, the government borrowed mostly from Americans. Today, foreign countries have been willing to buy huge amounts of American debt even at low interest rates.
23. How do economists look at public debt?
24. What can we learn about public debt from this passage?
25. What contributes to the large public debt of America?
选项
A、The government has no proper prediction of its economy.
B、The government borrows much when economic growth slows.
C、The government overestimates its economic growth.
D、The government spends too much money on older people.
答案
B
解析
事实细节题。本题问的是美国国债变多的原因。短文末尾部分提到,在经济增长速度较慢时大量借钱会很快增加国债数量,过去美国政府主要向本国民众借钱,而现在外国却大量购买美国的国债。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2941973.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Todaywe’regoingtotalkaboutshynessanddiscussrecentre
[originaltext]Todaywe’regoingtotalkaboutshynessanddiscussrecentre
[originaltext]Todaywe’regoingtotalkaboutshynessanddiscussrecentre
[originaltext]LastweekwetalkedaboutAnneBradstreetandroleofwomeni
[originaltext]LastweekwetalkedaboutAnneBradstreetandroleofwomeni
[originaltext]Iknowyou’reanxioustogetyourpermitsandgetstarted.Bu
[originaltext]TodayIwanttotalkabouttheEarth’slastmajorclimaticsh
[originaltext]TodayIwanttotalkabouttheEarth’slastmajorclimaticsh
[originaltext]TodayIwanttotalkabouttheEarth’slastmajorclimaticsh
[originaltext]M:Cindy!Haveyouheardthenews?W:No,Steve.Whatdoyoumean?
随机试题
U.S.andEurope’sapproachtoforeignstudentsistowesternizetheminawayo
[originaltext]M:I’mreadytoleave.ShallIpoweroffthecomputernowandloc
Tobeornottobe,_____isthequestion.A、whatB、thatC、whichD、itB代词that,可以用来指
Televisioneatsoutoursubstance.Mandercallsthisthemediationofexper
矩阵A()时可能改变其秩.《》()A.转置: B.初等变换: C.乘以奇
下图是HTML文件test.html在IE中的显示效果,实现图中①处效果的HTM
以下关于TCP/IP协议和层次对应关系的表示,正确的是()。
统计调查和统计分析的对象是国民经济和社会发展情况。( )
小明上课动来动去,打扰别人你作为老师怎么办?
5~8月份腹泻病的主要病原体是A.痢疾杆菌 B.葡萄球菌 C.沙门菌属 D
最新回复
(
0
)