Part III Reading Comprehension

Part III Reading Comprehension
Passage one
BEIJING,Nov.26—U.S.dollar hit another recordlow against the euro on Friday,with the European currency climbing above $1.32for the first time.Thegreen-back fell to its lowest innearly five years against the yen the same day.
By 1943 EST,the dollar was trading atUS$1.3265 per euro,compared with US$1.3270 in thin late New Yorktrade.It was at 102.55 yen,little changed from New Yorkafter touching 102.37,a level not seen since March 2000,in London.
Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigakirepeated his warning against dollar weakness,threatening to take actionagainst sudden moves,but market participants said such verbal intervention (口头干涉) had long lost its clout.
Traders were expecting market liquidity toremain thin on Friday because of the extendedU.S.holiday.
In such thin trading,many said a fall inthe dollar past 102yenand US$1.33 per euro was a real possibility.
Referring to recent currency movements as “brutal”,European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet,who is the most vocal Europeanpolicymaker on dollar weakness,is due to make comments in Rio de Janeiro,along with ECB council memberand Spanish central bank governor Jaime Caruana.
Introduced in 1999 as the common currencyfor 12 European countries,the euro initially(最初) droppedagainst the dollar but has risen some 60 percent since hitting an all-time lowof 82 U.S.cents in October 2000.
31.What does “thegreen-back” refer to in the first paragraph?
A.U.S.dollar B.Another record
C.The euro D.European currency
32.How didSadakazu Tanigaki feel about dollar weakness?
A.Excited B.Puzzled C.worried D.Disappointed
33.The underlinedword “brutal” probably means ______.
A.cruelty B.help C.criticism D.apology
34.According tosome people,it was possible for the dollar to trade ______.
A.at 1.3265 per euro B.at 1.32per euro
C.at 1.3270 per euro D.at 1.331per euro

31.A.U.S.dollar,因为美元是绿色的.
32.C.worried
33.A.cruelty
34.D.at 1.331 per euro