Vocabulary
1. Cloze
Davos is a small Alpine city in eastern Switzerland which began making itself known in the 1990s for hosting the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of politicians, financiers and 1) ______. Each year, those taking part spend five days there 2) ______ and discussing 3) _______ issues such as the global supply of oil, world economic 4) ______ and environmental problems.
Davos Men share the belief that globalization is both welcome and unstoppable. They would like to see national boundaries 5) _____ so as to 6)_____ their global operations. Some people say that this international perspective is a minority elitist position not shared by the majority of people. Others, however, argue that 7) _____ a global 8) _____ does not mean 9) ______one’s 10) _____ feelings or 11) _____ one’s national identity. The question, perhaps, is whether it is possible to 12) _____ between being global and being local.
1. Cloze
Davos is a small Alpine city in eastern Switzerland which began making itself known in the 1990s for hosting the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of politicians, financiers and 1) ______. Each year, those taking part spend five days there 2) ______ and discussing 3) _______ issues such as the global supply of oil, world economic 4) ______ and environmental problems.
Davos Men share the belief that globalization is both welcome and unstoppable. They would like to see national boundaries 5) _____ so as to 6)_____ their global operations. Some people say that this international perspective is a minority elitist position not shared by the majority of people. Others, however, argue that 7) _____ a global 8) _____ does not mean 9) ______one’s 10) _____ feelings or 11) _____ one’s national identity. The question, perhaps, is whether it is possible to 12) _____ between being global and being local.
举一反三
- At the World Economic Forum, the issues discussed include everything from post-election Iraq and HIV in Africa to the global supply of oil and the implications of nanotechnology
- Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences. Whatever their __________ differences, most Davos Men and Women share at least one belief: that globalization is both welcome and unstoppable.
- Davos man refers to the members of the international business elite who trek each year to the Swiss Alpine town for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
- Klaus Schwab argues that _____a global outlook does not mean erasing national identity.
- “According to the UNDP Human Development Report published in 1999, two-thirds of the world’s population are unable to benefit from global economic growth, based on international trade and developing technologies, and do not have the opportunity to become part of an informed society.”In this sentence, what is based on international trade and developing technologies? A: The UNDP Human Development Report. B: Two-thirds of the world’s population. C: Global economic growth. D: Not given.