As the economic role of multinational， global corporations expands， the international economic environment will be shaped increasingly not by governments or international institutions， but by the interaction between governments（5） and global corporations， especially in the United States，Europe， and Japan. A significant factor in this shifting world economy is the trend toward regional trading biocs of nations， which has a potentially large effect on the evolution of the world trading system. Two examples of（10） this trend are the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement （FTA） and Europe 1992， the move by the European Community （EC） to dismantle impediments to the free flow of goods， services， capital， and labor among member states by the end of 1992. However， although（15） numerous political and economic factors were operative in launching the move to integrate the EC's markets， concern about protectionism within the EC does not appear to have been a major consideration. This is in sharp contrast to the FTA， the overwhelming reason for that bilateral initiative（20） was fear of increasing United States protectionism. None- theless， although markedly different in origin and nature，both regional developments are highly significant in that they will foster integration in the two largest and richest markets of the world， as well as provoke questions（25） about the future direction of the world trading system.
According to the passage, all of the following are elements of the shifting world economy EXCEPT
(A) an alteration in the role played by governments
(B) an increase in interaction between national governments and international regulatory institutions
(C) an increase in the formation of multinational trading alliances
(D) an increase in integration in the two richest markets of the world
(E) a fear of increasing United States protectionism
我选了A.答案是B，可以B不是很明显在文章中出现了吗 will be shaped increasingly not by governments or international institutions， but by the interaction between governments， 请大侠指教作者: angelsgx 时间: 2011-4-8 06:37
怎么我的答案是E？作者: huangsiyan 时间: 2011-4-8 21:39
这篇文章的第4题我也不理解：
4. According to the passage, one similarity between the FTA and Europe 1992 is that they both (A) overcame concerns about the role of politics in the shifting world economy
(B) originated out of concern over unfair trade practices by other nations
(C) exemplify a trend toward regionalization of commercial markets.
(D) place the economic needs of the trading bloc ahead of those of the member nations
为什么选D，好像没有ahead of those of the other member nations的相关信息呀？反而我觉得C好像是对的作者: liuyinghong 时间: 2011-4-10 13:35
global corporations expands， the international economic environment will be shaped increasingly not by governments or international institutions， but by the interaction between governments and global corporations这句话是因为否定句才用OR的。。。LZ再看看？作者: winny0821 时间: 2011-4-11 19:34
这题我看到的答案是B..我也不懂，我觉得比较像是E的。。我一开始理解B里面international institutions 跟 global corporations是一样的意思的。
E里面的答案说的原因： fear of increasing United States protectionism是bilateral initiative的原因，是European Community （EC）的事情吧？
不是shifting world的吧？还是我理解错了意思啊。。
