职称英语《综合类》考试完形填空专项练习(3)
<p> <span word="Cost">Cost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Factor">Factor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Supply">Supply</span></p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="purely">purely</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supplier">supplier</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prolonged">prolonged</span> <span word="period">period</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relation">relation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profit">profit</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impression">impression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>, <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span>. <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="logic">logic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="is">is</span> . <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>, <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marketplace">marketplace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="producer">producer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>. <span word="Higher">Higher</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="production">production</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="fertile">fertile</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ore">ore</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mineral">mineral</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>.</p>
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