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2015考研英语阅读理解模拟试题四十四

<p>　　2015复习正在如火如荼的进行中，考研专家建议可以按考研题型分别进行重点复习，是考研英语中分值最高的，在线小编特地整理了2015理解模拟试题供大家模拟练习，希望大家认真做题，错题着重看解析及译文，经过练习阅读理解能力必能有所提高。　　四十四、美国经济的复苏　　<span word="Positive">Positive</span> <span word="surprises">surprises</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="production">production</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="gross">gross</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="upward">upward</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="January">January</span>.　　<span word="Bear">Bear</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vitality">vitality</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upturn">upturn</span>. <span word="Economists">Economists</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1.5 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> 0.4 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slower">slower</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inventory">inventory</span> <span word="drawdowns">drawdowns</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="surging">surging</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.　　<span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="jobless">jobless</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spike">spike</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="September">September</span> 11 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pace">pace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="layoffs">layoffs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easing">easing</span>.　　<span word="The">The</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="indexes">indexes</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="tame">tame</span>. <span word="Consequently">Consequently</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="accommodation">accommodation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="neutrality">neutrality</span>.　　<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="production">production</span>. <span word="Total">Total</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="only">only</span> 0.1, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="July">July</span>. <span word="Factory">Factory</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="late">late</span> 2000. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>.　　<span word="Production">Production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> 2002.　　<span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="homebuilding">homebuilding</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="averages">averages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2001, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="building">building</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="drag">drag</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.　　<span word="Equally">Equally</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="Traditionally">Traditionally</span>, <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>, <span word="electronics">electronics</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="textiles">textiles</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span>.　　<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bottomed">bottomed</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> 0.4% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> 0.6% <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="gear">gear</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="increasingalthough">increasingalthough</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="pacein">pacein</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span>.　　1.<span word="American">American</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span>.　　[<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revise">revise</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="forecasts">forecasts</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="often">often</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="their">their</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>　　[<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upturn">upturn</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>　　2.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> .　　[<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>　　[<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="point">point</span> [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="some">some</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="industries">industries</span>　　3.<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guardedly">guardedly</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="view">view</span>?　　[<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="layoffs">layoffs</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="Price">Price</span> <span word="indexes">indexes</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="Output">Output</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>.　　4.<span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>?　　[<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="Motor">Motor</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. [<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="Housing">Housing</span> <span word="market">market</span>. [<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span>. [<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="Computer">Computer</span> <span word="gear">gear</span>.　　5.<span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="summarizes">summarizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>. <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="today">today</span>?　　[<span word="A">A</span>] <span word="American">American</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gloomy">gloomy</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>.　　[<span word="B">B</span>] <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>.　　[<span word="C">C</span>] <span word="Recession">Recession</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="months">months</span>.　　[<span word="D">D</span>] <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="picking">picking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprisingly">surprisingly</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>.　　答案：1.<span word="C">C</span> 2.<span word="C">C</span> 3.<span word="A">A</span> 4.<span word="B">B</span> 5.<span word="B">B</span>　　核心词汇或超纲词汇　　<span word="recession">recession</span>撤回，退回;不景气，工商业衰退期　　<span word="upturn">upturn</span>好转;副词+动词=复合名词，如：<span word="output">output</span>结果<span word="overthrow">overthrow</span>推翻<span word="upkeep">upkeep</span>保养　　<span word="consensus">consensus</span>一致同意;舆论　　<span word="inventory">inventory</span>存货;详细目录　　<span word="drawdown">drawdown</span>水位降低;耗尽;动词+副词=复合名词，如：<span word="lookout">lookout</span>留心<span word="layoff">layoff</span>临时解雇　　<span word="spike">spike</span>长钉;曲线的尖头部分，峰值用大钉钉;阻止，挫败　　<span word="The">The</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span>大部分，大半　　<span word="incentive">incentive</span>刺激，鼓励;动机起刺激或鼓励作用的;<span word="incent">incent</span>刺激;激励　　全文翻译　　过去几个月里政府有关零售、工业生产和和房产的报告带来的意外惊喜使经济学家对国民生产总值的预测上调，从而支持了经济衰退期已在12月或1月终止的观点。　　记住：这次经济复苏不具有通常经济好转所具有的活力。经济学家现在预计第一季度里真正的<span word="GDP">GDP</span>增长率约为1.5%。这比11月一致估计的0.4%要好，但是<span word="GDP">GDP</span>增长大多是因为存货提用的速度减缓，而不是需求的增长。　　而且，经济的增长没有快到可以很大程度上改善劳动力市场。惟一的好消息是申请失业保险金人数在9.11事件后达到的高峰期开始回落，现在的水平表明失业的速度有所缓和。　　经济复苏并不意味着美联储将很快提高利率。1月的价格指数表明通货膨胀仍然很缓和。这样，美联储可以从容不迫地将货币政策从极度宽松转向相对中性化。　　最近的经济报道中最好的消息也许来自1月份工业生产的数据。整个的生产量只下降了0.1%，是自7月以来最好的表现。工厂生产量平稳，也是六个月中最好的表现。这些数据也许听起来并不让人兴奋，但生产业自2000年后期一直处于衰退之中。这些数据表明工业生产部门的产量正在达到底线，复苏即将开始。　　比如，消费品的生产几乎回到了一年前的水平。这是因为对汽车及其他物品的消费需求以及房屋产业在经济衰退期间都保持了健康发展，而且在2002年初仍然在增长。　　此外，过去两个月中每月房屋建造和房产市场指数都在整个2001年的平均数以上。这表明房屋建造有了好的开始，可能不会成为今年<span word="GDP">GDP</span>增长的累赘。　　对于经济前景同样重要的是稳固的房产市场将有利于刺激对房屋相关物品和服务的需求。传统消费者在置家后的一年内会购买大部分家具、电子产品和纺织品。因此，今年在这些物品上的消费将看好。甚至现在当汽车销售下滑时，这些商品刺激也没有失去吸引力。期望消费商品的产量在未来的月份里超越年前的水平。　　甚至办公设备部门的生产似乎也要降至最低点。它的产量因电脑设备0.6%的涨幅在1月上升了0.4%。第四季度里资本物品订购的上升表明未来的月份里生产的速度虽然缓慢但仍将继续上升。</p>

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