20070824 Economics Not Such a Dismal Science for US High School Students

今日难句：

1 、 And students from schools in large cities did not do as well as those from other places.
as well as 的用法。 【否定句中 not... as well as 只否定前者，而 as well as... not 前后都有否定。例如 ” She doesn't speak as well as her friend, but her writing work is excellent.” 表示她说得不如朋友好，但是写得好； ” I as well as you, shall not go.” 表示我和你都不去。】
2 、 But only 11% understood how changes in the unemployment rate affected pay, spending and production.

【蜗牛爬行之速度大比拼】 ahu 小组

Students received a score with a point value between 0 and 300.
学生们的分值范围在 0 － 300 之间。
The report says male students scored at (an) average of 4 points higher than female students.
报告表明男性平均比女性要高 4 个百分点。
And students from schools in large cities did not do as well as those from other places.
大都市学校的学生表现不如其他地方的学生。
Students answered questions in three major areas: Market Economy, and National, and International Economy.
学生们 就三个主要方面进行回答：市场经济、国家经济和国际经济。
72% could describe the risk and possible rewards of leaving a job for more education.
72 ％学生了解辞职寻求更好的教育带有的风险和可能的回报。
52% knew what happened to money deposited in banks.
52 ％知道银行存款是如何运作的。
But only 11% understood how changes in the unemployment rate affected pay, spending and production.
但是只有 11 ％的学生明白失业率的变化是如何影响收入，消费和生产的。
The next economics testing will take place in 2012.
下轮经济测试将会在 2012 年进行。
So what does happen to most of the money deposited in checking accounts at a co mmercial bank?
所以一家商业银行的支票帐户是如何运作的呢？
A. It is used to pay the bank’s expenses
B. I t is loaned to other bank customers
C. It is kept in the bank’s valt (vault) until the depositors withdraw the funds
D. It is paid to owners of the bank as return on their investment
A ：用来支付银行费用； B ：贷款给其他银行的客户； C ：一直放在银行金库除非客户取款； D ：作为对银行所有者的投资回报。
The correct answer? B. It is loaned to other bank customers.
答案是什么？ B 。

词汇： bank’s vault: 银行金库
checking accounts ： An account which allows the holder to write checks against deposited funds. 支票帐户
不敏感： an,