Passage 47
主題句:The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and
Yet(轉折) in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others. Members of society
have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as
well as of purchasing power and credit worthiness, as defined by lenders.(lender defined market strengh)
總結:The function of capital market 理論跟實際是有出入的,market strength是由lender所定義的
作者轉折語氣 yet
對比 The function of capital markets is to facilitate an exchange of funds among all participants, and Yet(轉折) in practice we find that certain participants are not on a par with others
因果 前提:Members of society have varying degrees of market strength in terms of information they bring to a transaction, as well as of purchasing power and credit worthiness, as defined by lenders.(lender defined market strengh)
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1. analysize
2. problem-solution
3. approach
4. data
5. explain
6. identify Identify the problem
For example, within minority communities(第一段的certain participant), capital markets do not properly fulfill(=practice) their functions;
they do not provide access(取的) to the aggregate(=collect) flow of funds in the United States. The financial
system does not generate(=provide) the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting(投保) economic
development in minority areas. The problem underlying this dysfunction(指的是not generate the credit or investment vehicle…)is found in a rationing(定量配給)
mechanism affecting both the available alternatives for investment and the amount of financial
resources. This(指的是前面不公平的行為) creates a distributive mechanism penalizing(不利) members of minority groups because
of their socioeconomic differences from others. The existing system expresses definite socially
based investment preferences(這個嗜好是由lender所造成的) that result from the previous allocation of income and that influence
the allocation of resources for the present and future. The system tends to increase the inequality
of income distribution. And, in the United States economy, a greater inequality of income
distribution leads to a greater concentration of capital in certain types of investment.
總結:minority pepple=> not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting(投保) economic development=>rationing mechanism=> distributive mechanism=> investment preferences=>the inequality of income distribution=> certain types of investmen
作者態度用詞 do not properly, penalizing(不利), tends to
對比 This(指的是前面不公平的行為) creates a distributive mechanism penalizing(不利) members of minority groups
因果 minority people=> not generate the credit or investment vehicles needed for underwriting(投保) economic development=>rationing mechanism=> distributive mechanism=> investment preferences=>the inequality of income distribution=> certain types of investment
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8. problem-solution
9. approach
10. data
11. explain
12. indentify 13. analysize
Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in
allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition.(真正原因)
Conventional financial analysis pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics,
relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution. Market participants are viewed
as acting as entirely independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight about
capital-market behavior. Also, it is assumed that each individual in the community at large has the
same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact and to express the preference
appropriate to his or her individual interest. Moreover, it is assumed that transaction costs for
various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided
among all community members.
總結:傳統分析是建構在simple model of perfect competition
作者態度用詞
對比 *Most traditional financial-market analysis studies ignore financial markets’ deficiencies in allocation because of analysts’ inherent preferences for the simple model of perfect competition
因果 pays limited attention to issues of market structure and dynamics,
relative costs of information, and problems of income distribution
文章developmeant
14. analysize
15. problem-solution
16. approach
17. data
18. explain
19. indentify Analysize
第一段:identify problem
第二段:analyze the cause
第三段:identify and explain the flaw of financial analysis
假設 1. independent and homogeneous individuals with perfect foresight
2. has the same access to the market and the same opportunity to transact
3. transaction costs for various types of financial instruments (stocks, bonds, etc.) are equally known and equally divided among all community members.
276. The main point made by the passage is that
(A) financial markets provide for an optimum allocation of resources among all competing
participants by balancing supply and demand
(B) the allocation of financial resources takes place among separate individual participants,
each of whom has access to the market
(C) the existence of certain factors adversely affecting members of minority groups shows that
financial markets do not function as conventional theory says they function
(D) investments in minority communities can be made by the use of various alternative
financial instruments, such as stocks and bonds
(E) since transaction costs for stocks, bonds, and other other financial instruments are not
equally apportioned among all minority-group members, the financail market is subject to
criticism
277. The passage states that traditional studies of the financial market overlook imbalances in the
allocation of financial resources because
(A) an optimum allocation of resources is the final result of competition among participants
(B) those performing the studies choose an oversimplified description of the influences on
competition
(C) such imbalances do not appear in the statistics usually compiled to measure the market’s
behavior
(D) the analysts who study the market are unwilling to accept criticism of their methods as
biased
(E) socioeconomic difference form the basis of a rationing mechanism that puts minority
groups at a disadvantage( the simple model of perfect competition)
278. The author’s main point is argued by(用什麼方式)
(A) giving examples that support a conventional generalization(歸納)
(B) showing that the view opposite to the author’s is self-contradictory
(C) criticizing the presuppsitions of a proposed plan
(D) showing that omissions in a theoretical description make it inapplicable in certain cases
(E) demonstrating that an alternative hypothesis more closely fits the data
279. A difference in which of the following would be an example of inequality in transaction costs
as alluded to in lines 40-43?=>人的分配是不平等的
(A) Maximum amounts of loans extended by a bank to businesses in differenct areas
(B) Fees charged to large and small investors for purchasing stocks
(C) Prices of similar goods offered in large and small stores in an area
(D) Stipends(=salary) paid to different attorneys for preparing legal suits for damages(irrelevent)
(E) Exchange rates in dollars for currencies of different countries
280. Which of the following can be inferred about minority communities on the basis of the
passage?
(A) They provide a significant portion of the funds that become available for investment in the
financial market.
(B) They are penalized by the tax system, which increases the inequality of the distribution of
income between investors and wage earners.
(C) They do no receive the share of the amount of funds available for investment that would be
expected according to traditional financial-market analysis.
(D) They are not granted governmental subsidies to assist in underwriting the cost of economic
development
(E) They provide the same access to alternative sources of credit to finance businesses as do
majority communities.
281. According to the passage, a questionable assumption of the conventional theory about the
operation of financial markets is that
(A) creditworthiness as determiend by lenders is a factor determining market access(irrelevent)
(B) market structure and market dynamics depend on income distribution
(C) a scarcity of alternative sources of funds would result from taking socioeconomic factors
into consideration
(D) those who engage in financial-market transactions are perfectly well informed about the
market
(E) inequalities in income distribution are increased by the functioning of the financial market
282. According to the passage, analysts have conventionally tended to view those who participate
in financial market as
(A) judging investment preferences in terms of the good of society as a whole
(B) influencing the allocation of funds through prior ownership of certain kinds of assets
(C) varying in market power with respect to one another
(D) basing judgments about future events mainly on chance(irrelvent)
(E) having equal opportunities to engage in transactions
作者態度用詞
對比 280
因果 277,278
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20. analysize
21. problem-solution
22. approach
23. data
24. explain
25. indentify
假設 281,282
比喻 279