阅读文章,回答41-45题:Manycountries face a somewhat more serious economic problems in the form of anunfavorable trade bal- ance (贸易逆差)with-other nations. Such an imbalance exists when the total valueof a country’s imports ex- ceeds that of its exports. For example, if a countrybuys $ 250 billion of products from other countries, yet sells only $ 100billion of its own products overseas, its trade deficit is $ 150 billion. Manyunderdeveloped nations find themselves in this position because they lacknatural resources or the industrial capacity to use these resources, and thushave to import raw materials or manufactured goods.One effect of a trade deficit is the flowof currency (货币)out of a country. In the case of an underdeveloped nation, this cancause many financial difficulties, including failure to meet debt payments andobstacles to creation of an industrial base. Even in the case of a fullydeveloped nation such as the United States, a large tradedeficit is reason for alarm. American products, made by well-paid workers in USindustries, cost more to produce than those made in places like Asia, wherelabor and material costs are much lower. Money spent on foreign products ismoney not spent on items produced by domestic industries. Whatis the passage mainly about
A: Several worldwide economic problems.
B: The causes and consequences of tradedeficit.
C: Lack of resources in underdevelopedcountries.
D: The value of exports against imports.
A: Several worldwide economic problems.
B: The causes and consequences of tradedeficit.
C: Lack of resources in underdevelopedcountries.
D: The value of exports against imports.
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- According to the passage, when docs a trade imbalance occur When() A: a country has serious economic problem B: a country sells more products overseas than it imports C: the value of the products a country imports is greater than the value of the product it exports D: a country can't develop its natural resources
- A ()occurs when a country's imports exceed its exports during a given time period. A: trade balance B: trade imbalance C: trade surplus D: trade deficit
- A country's trade balance is in surplus when _____ A: its exports are more than its imports B: it experiences negative inflation C: its exports equal the imports D: the prices of commodities are low in the country
- In many developing nations, ___ provide employment opportunities and ______ to pay for the many products that cannot be produced in the home country. ( ) A: imports, earnings B: exports, earnings C: exports, outputs D: imports, outputs
- “Trade surplus” is a situation in which the value of goods a country imports is worth more than it exports.