Where is Davos located?

What is the major difference between Davos Man and Manila Woman?

Davos Men do not care much about their national identities.

Professor Samuel Huntington describes Davos Man as an emerging global superspecies and a threat.

Davos Man spends a lot of time in places other than his native country.

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.

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.

Japan drops in gender equality ranking------- The report, which is also known as the Global Gender Gap Report 2020, was released by the Swiss institute which organizes the annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos, __________ .

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.

Part I Directions: Fill the blanks according to what you hear. (数字题请写出数字） International trade is likely to be, again, a main issue for political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. American President Donald Trump plans to attend the meeting in Davos this week. He is the closing speaker at the meeting. An administration spokeswoman said the president would seek to "promote his policies to 1 American businesses, American industries and American workers." Trump is expected defend his administration's trade measures. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave this year's 2 speech. The India leader said his country's economy would more than double in size by the year 3 while fighting climate change. China is sending a delegation of more than 130 people including a top 4 advisor Liu He. Last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended. He warned against protectionism and trade disputes. At the time, Xi said that "a trade war will only lead to suffering on both sides." Tao Ran is an economist at the Brookings Institution, a research group in Washington. He said China's Liu will seek to get the U.S. to limit trade actions against his country. "I think what Liu He will do is (try) to persuade the U.S. from 5 more trade actions against China," he said. Recently, the U.S. has 6 criticism for the decision to place taxes on imported washing machines and solar panels. The move largely affects South Korea and China. The move follows a finding by the U.S. International Trade Commission. Trade officials said that those imported products were a "cause of serious injury to 7 manufacturers." The U.S. is seeking to place a 20 percent tax on imported washing machines in the first year. South Korea says the import taxes 8 World Trade Organization rules. South Korean companies Samsung and LG would be hard hit by the import taxes on washers. A 30 percent tax on imported solar cells is also being sought. China is a major manufacturer of solar equipment. The import taxes on both kinds of products are planned to decrease in the second and third years. India's Prime Minister Modi 9 his country's fast economic growth. India has one of the world's fastest growing economies. It is the world's largest democracy and currently the second most populated country. Modi said India would greatly increase its use of renewable energy to reduce the effects of climate change. But Modi said he also was concerned about moves to increase 10 to trade that threatened globalization. He added that, "the solution to this worrisome situation against globalization is not isolation." In his speech, the Indian leader called climate change a major threat. He added that developed countries needed to provide developing nations, like his own, with more money for new technologies. The World Economic Forum, a Swiss nonprofit organization, holds its main yearly meeting each January. I'm Mario Ritter.