Question

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Cost of American Wars

War name	Cost of the war	Cost as a percent of annual GDP
Revolutionary War	US $ 2.2 billion (in 2002 dollars)	63%
War of 1812	US $ 1.1 billion	13%
Mexican War	US $ 1.6 billion	3%
Civil War	US $ 62 billion	104%
Spanish American War	US $ 9.6 billion	3%
World War I	US $ 190. 6 billion	24%
World War II	US $ 2.9 trillion	103%
Korean War	US $ 335.9 billion	15%
Vietnam War	US $ 494.3 billion	12%
First Gulf War	US $ 76.1 billion	1%

Notes: ① GDP → 國(guó)民生產(chǎn)總值
② 1 billion =" 1,000,000,000             "      ③1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000
69. Which wars cost more than a year’s worth of the GDP?
A. First Gulf War and World War I                           B. The Civil War and World War II
C. World War II and Revolutionary War                    D. Mexican War and Civil War    
70. The American annual gross domestic product in 1951 was _________.
A. 2.239 trillion            B.2.9 trillion          C. 3, 25 trillion      D. 76.1 billion 
71. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mexican War cost more than War of 1812.
B. First Gulf War cost the least in term of the percentage of the annual of GDP.
C. World War II cost more than Korean War.
D. Mexican War cost as much money as Spanish American War. 

Answer 1

69-71. BAD  

解析本表格是美國(guó)歷次戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的開支情況統(tǒng)計(jì)。
69. B。細(xì)節(jié)題。從表中可以看出美國(guó)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)和第二次世界大戰(zhàn)的費(fèi)用分別占美國(guó)年度國(guó)民生產(chǎn)總值的104%和103%，超出了它的年度GDP。故選B。
70. A。推測(cè)計(jì)算題。從常識(shí)中可以知道，1951年美國(guó)正處在朝鮮戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)之中，而美國(guó)在朝鮮戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的花費(fèi)為 $335.9 billion，占它的年度GDP的15%。據(jù)此可以計(jì)算出它1951年的 GDP 應(yīng)為 $2.239 trillion。
71. D。事實(shí)確認(rèn)題。D項(xiàng)明顯錯(cuò)誤。Mexican War 和 Spanish American War 兩場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的花費(fèi)占年度的GDP比率相同，但并不等于兩場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的費(fèi)用是一樣的。