英语六级考试冲刺练习阅读篇74
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="after">after</span> 1952 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="fed">fed</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> 11 <span word="alarms">alarms</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="postwar">postwar</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> 1955, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="as">as</span> 13 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="output">output</span> <span word="was">was</span> 14 <span word="at">at</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1954. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="manufactures">manufactures</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> 15 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="I">I</span> . <span word="The">The</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="about">about</span> 30 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span>. <span word="National">National</span> <span word="income">income</span> 16 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1950. <span word="Consumers">Consumers</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="about">about</span> 256 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 700 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17 . <span word="Sixty">Sixty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> 18 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sharing">sharing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boom">boom</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="reflection">reflection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1920<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="products">products</span> 19 , <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="rose">rose</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observers">observers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span>20 <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oppositedepression">oppositedepression</span>. <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="averaged">averaged</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="stateE">stateE</span>. <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="form">form</span> <span word="G">G</span>. <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="occasionalI">occasionalI</span>. <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="descended">descended</span> <span word="L">L</span>. <span word="complainedM">complainedM</span>. <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="N">N</span>. <span word="available">available</span> <span word="O">O</span>. <span word="illustrating">illustrating</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="H">H</span> 12. <span word="D">D</span> 13. <span word="O">O</span> 14. <span word="E">E</span> 15. <span word="B">B</span> 16. <span word="N">N</span> 17. <span word="M">M</span> 18. <span word="L">L</span> 19. <span word="G">G</span> 20. <span word="A">A</span></p>
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