2013年职称英语理工类的A级阅读理解练习题9
<p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discredit">discredit</span>, <span word="Keynes">Keynes</span> <span word="prescriptions">prescriptions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="stum">stum</span>-<span word="ble">ble</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficits">deficits</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="stimulating">stimulating</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Keynesian">Keynesian</span> <span word="priority">priority</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="blueprints">blueprints</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hiking">hiking</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="vestment">vestment</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="breaks">breaks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="business">business</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="neo">neo</span>-<span word="Keynesians">Keynesians</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="remedy">remedy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="de">de</span>-<span word="velopment">velopment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="technology">technology</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="need">need</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Harvards">Harvards</span> <span word="Summers">Summers</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bal">bal</span>-<span word="ance">ance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>.</p><p> <span word="Keynes">Keynes</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="owes">owes</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="comeback">comeback</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="articulate">articulate</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="academics">academics</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>-<span word="star">star</span> <span word="disciples">disciples</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="Jeffrey">Jeffrey</span> <span word="Sachs">Sachs</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Father">Father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shock">Shock</span> <span word="Therapy">Therapy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="MITs">MITs</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Blinder">Blinder</span>, <span word="current">current</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Keynesian">Keynesian</span> <span word="reflex">reflex</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="duce">duce</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pumping">pumping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Alan">Alan</span> <span word="Blinder">Blinder</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="forever">forever</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>. <span word="Sachs">Sachs</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="G">G</span>-7 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>.</p>
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