英语六级分类阅读模拟训练附答案和精讲:商业经济(1)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 1</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>. <span word="Kicking">Kicking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bucket">bucket</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dying">dying</span> <span word="empire">empire</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> _1_ <span word="gloom">gloom</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="doom">doom</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swoon">swoon</span> (低迷)<span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> _2_. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="index">index</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="currencies">currencies</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> _3_ <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="No">No</span>.<span word="l">l</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="currencies">currencies</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="currencies">currencies</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="is">is</span> _4_, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="repairing">repairing</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prettiest">prettiest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flock">flock</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="ducklings">ducklings</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> _5_ <span word="better">better</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="really">really</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> _6_ <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> _7_. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="could">could</span> _8_ <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="has">has</span> _9_ <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="weakest">weakest</span> <span word="link">link</span>.</p>
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