考研英语的阅读理解精读100篇高分版TEXT18
<p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dorsal">dorsal</span> <span word="finsswirl">finsswirl</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="excitedly">excitedly</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ailing">ailing</span>,<span word="predators">predators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sights">sights</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>-<span word="card">card</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="atGoldman">atGoldman</span> <span word="Sachs">Sachs</span> <span word="reckon">reckon</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>-<span word="card">card</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> $99 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="contagionspreads">contagionspreads</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="subprime">subprime</span> <span word="mortgages">mortgages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>. <span word="Signs">Signs</span> <span word="ofstrain">ofstrain</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="visible">visible</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rises">rises</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="anddelinquency">anddelinquency</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="balances">balances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="uncollectableor">uncollectableor</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>. <span word="HSBC">HSBC</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hadtaken">hadtaken</span> <span word="a">a</span> $1.4 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span>-<span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="partlybecause">partlybecause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="borrowers">borrowers</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tooearly">tooearly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="panic">panic</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="Charge">Charge</span>-<span word="offs">offs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delinquencies">delinquencies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="Accordingto">Accordingto</span> <span word="Moodys">Moodys</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rating">rating</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="delinquency">delinquency</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3.89% <span word="wasalmost">wasalmost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="average">average</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deteriorationin">deteriorationin</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>-<span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005<span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="abrupt">abrupt</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bankruptcy">bankruptcy</span> <span word="filings">filings</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigchunk">bigchunk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>-<span word="card">card</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="filings">filings</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="borrowers">borrowers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="gettingworse">gettingworse</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="industryalso">industryalso</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="consumerspay">consumerspay</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>-<span word="card">card</span> <span word="asset">asset</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="securities">securities</span> <span word="ispretty">ispretty</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="corners">corners</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="structured">structured</span> <span word="finance">finance</span>. <span word="DennisMoroney">DennisMoroney</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="TowerGroup">TowerGroup</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="issuance">issuance</span> <span word="volumes">volumes</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2007<span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="being">being</span> 25% <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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