考研英语阅读篇章第一季度美国GDP缩水百分之二点九
<p> 篇章：第一季度美国<span word="GDP">GDP</span>缩水2.9%</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2014, <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="show">show</span>.</p><p> 最近数据显示，2014年第一季度美国经济遭遇近五年以来最差的表现。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="shrank">shrank</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annualised">annualised</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.9% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1% <span word="contraction">contraction</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="expectations">expectations</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rebound">rebound</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>.</p><p> <span word="Spending">Spending</span> <span word="downgrade">downgrade</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="record">record</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="revision">revision</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downgrading">downgrading</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span>.</p><p> <span word="Consumer">Consumer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="thirds">thirds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> - <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="by">by</span> 1% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> 3.1% <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span>.</p>
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