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Cost of American Wars
War name
Cost of the war
Cost as a percent of annual GDP
Revolutionary War
US $ 2.2 billion (in 2002 dollars)
63%
War of 1812
US $ 1.1 billion
13%
Mexican War
US $ 1.6 billion
3%
Civil War
US $ 62 billion
104%
Spanish American War
US $ 9.6 billion
3%
World War I
US $ 190. 6 billion
24%
World War II
US $ 2.9 trillion
103%
Korean War
US $ 335.9 billion
15%
Vietnam War
US $ 494.3 billion
12%
First Gulf War
US $ 76.1 billion
1%
Notes: ① GDP → 国民生产总值
② 1 billion = 1,000,000,000 ③1 trillion = 1,000,000,000,000
69. Which wars cost more than a year’s worth of the GDP?
A. First Gulf War and World War I B. The Civil War and World War II
C. World War II and Revolutionary War D. Mexican War and Civil War
70. The American annual gross domestic product in 1951 was .
A. 2.239 trillion B.2.9 trillion C. 3, 25 trillion D. 76.1 billion
71. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Mexican War cost more than War of 1812.
B. First Gulf War cost the least in term of the percentage of the annual of GDP.
C. World War II cost more than Korean War.
D. Mexican War cost as much money as Spanish American War. 69-71. BAD
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(答案→)69-71. BAD
解析：
本表格是美国历次战争的开支情况统计。
69. B。细节题。从表中可以看出美国内战和第二次世界大战的费用分别占美国年度国民生产总值的104%和103%，超出了它的年度GDP。故选B。
70. A。推测计算题。从常识中可以知道，1951年美国正处在朝鲜战争之中，而美国在朝鲜战争的花费为 $335.9 billion，占它的年度GDP的15%。据此可以计算出它1951年的 GDP 应为 $2.239 trillion。
71. D。事实确认题。D项明显错误。Mexican War 和 Spanish American War 两场战争的花费占年度的GDP比率相同，但并不等于两场战争的费用是一样的。