考研英语阅读真题文章三十篇九
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span></p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="tumble">tumble</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="predictable">predictable</span> <span word="shrieks">shrieks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 20 <span word="month">month</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="of">of</span> $1.32 <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="slipped">slipped</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>, <span word="dragging">dragging</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="of">of</span> $1.36 <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2004.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="troubles">troubles</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wider">wider</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="durable">durable</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15 <span word="year">year</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mounting">mounting</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="piling">piling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="assiduously">assiduously</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="selling">selling</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="cyclical">cyclical</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="attractiveness">attractiveness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="factors">factors</span>-<span word="or">or</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="accurately">accurately</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illusion">illusion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="strength">strength</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="vastly">vastly</span> <span word="outperformed">outperformed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hype">hype</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="s">s</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Dig">Dig</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="shrinks">shrinks</span>. <span word="Official">Official</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="movements">movements</span>, <span word="exaggerate">exaggerate</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="lead">lead</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="slowing">slowing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accelerating">accelerating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>.</p>
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