2014考研英语阅读理解试题及名师解析(1)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="longand">longand</span> <span word="effortless">effortless</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dreadful">dreadful</span> <span word="handicap">handicap</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="handled">handled</span>, <span word="itmay">itmay</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glowingperiod">glowingperiod</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Second">Second</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="timeslarger">timeslarger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="unparalleled">unparalleled</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="ofscale">ofscale</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span>.<span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="prosperous">prosperous</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Europeans">Europeans</span> <span word="andAsians">andAsians</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inevitable">inevitable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="primacy">primacy</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="narrowed">narrowed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="othercountries">othercountries</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="richer">richer</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retreat">retreat</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="predominance">predominance</span> <span word="provedpainful">provedpainful</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="theirfading">theirfading</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="industries">industries</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="asconsumer">asconsumer</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="shrunk">shrunk</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vanished">vanished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreigncompetition">foreigncompetition</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 1987 <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="left">left</span>, <span word="Zenith">Zenith</span>.<span word="Foreign">Foreign</span>-<span word="made">made</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="textiles">textiles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="Americasmachine">Americasmachine</span>-<span word="tool">tool</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="themaking">themaking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="semiconductors">semiconductors</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newcomputer">newcomputer</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="casualty">casualty</span>。</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>. <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="takingprosperity">takingprosperity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="businesswas">businesswas</span> <span word="failing">failing</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="aswell">aswell</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="ofAmericas">ofAmericas</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="filledwith">filledwith</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span>。</p>
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