考研英语阅读题：大宗商品令世界富人财富激增
<p> <span word="Commodities">Commodities</span> <span word="multiply">multiply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span></p><p> <span word="Latin">Latin</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="surging">surging</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="booming">booming</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="liquid">liquid</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> $1<span word="m">m</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Merrill">Merrill</span> <span word="Lynch">Lynch</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cap">Cap</span> <span word="Gemini">Gemini</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 8.7<span word="m">m</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6.5 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> 2004. <span word="Whats">Whats</span> <span word="more">more</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="richer">richer</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> 8.5 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> $33,300<span word="bn">bn</span>.</p><p> <span word="Wealthy">Wealthy</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> 8<span word="m">m</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="total">total</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 82 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="sell">sell</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="risky">risky</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Swelling">Swelling</span> <span word="ranks">ranks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scramble">scramble</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capture">capture</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="clients">clients</span>. <span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="complexity">complexity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p>
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