2011年最新六级阅读理解模拟练习（73）
<p> 73</p><p> <span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>. <span word="Consumers">Consumers</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> 6.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="was">was</span> 1 <span word="to">to</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="June">June</span>, <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wallets">wallets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purses">purses</span>, <span word="isnt">isnt</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebound">rebound</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="happier">happier</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="studies">studies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span> <span word="show">show</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happier">happier</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="objects">objects</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="relish">relish</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outdo">outdo</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joneses">Joneses</span>.</p><p> <span word="If">If</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="newfound">newfound</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="habits">habits</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marketers">marketers</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span>. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="service">service</span>.</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stinginess">stinginess</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="adjusting">adjusting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="theyve">theyve</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fulfilled">fulfilled</span>.</p>
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