The World Trade Organization (WTO), founded on January 1, 1995, aims to encourage international trade to flow as freely as possible, making sure that trade agreements are respected and that any disputes can be settled． 　　In the five years since its founding, the WTO has become well known as one of the world.s most powerful economic organizations, taking its place alongside the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (国际货币基金组织)． 　　The system of global rules for international trade, however, dates back half a century to 1948 when the General Agreement on Tariffs (关税) and Trade (GATT) was formed after World War II． 　　As time went by, it became clear that the GATT had two major drawbacks—the limited areas of trade it covered, and the lack of an effective system to settle disputes． 　　After seven years of trade talks ending in 1994, the so-called Uruguay Round (乌拉圭回合谈判) finally gave birth to the WTO, complete with an effective system to settle disputes and to form new rules covering trade in services and intellectual property． 　　Even after seven years of talks and with 22,500 pages of agreements reached problems remained, especially in the difficult-to-deal-with areas of agriculture and services．
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正确答案 D
我的答案 D
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What is the purpose of the WTO?
A
To encourage international trade to flow freely．
B
To make sure that trade agreements are respected．
C
To settle any disputes．
D
All of the above
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正确答案 B
我的答案 B
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According to the passage ,the GATT stopped working_______．
A
in 1948
B
in 1994
C
after World War Ⅱ ended
D
during the seven years of the Uruguay Round talk
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正确答案 A
我的答案 A
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The WTO is better than the GATT in that_____．
A
it can settle disputes in more areas of international trade
B
it enables its members to sign agreements more easily
C
it deals with problems in agriculture and services more effectively
D
it pays more attention to service and intellectual property
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正确答案 A
我的答案 A
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The word “drawbacks ”in Paragraph 4 means ______．
A
Weak points
B
Strong points
C
Improvements
D
Changes
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正确答案 C
我的答案 C
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According to the last two paragraphs ,which of the following statements is true?
A
The WTO is the world.s most powerful economic organization
B
The GATT was founded in Uruguay in 1995
C
The WTO has an effective system to settle disputes and to form new rules
D
All the countries in the world are member nations of the WTO

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