高考英语复习完形填空：讲练解析14
<p> 完形填空</p><p> <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Watching">Watching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economy">economy</span></p><p> 1</p><p> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> ’90<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="technology">technology</span></p><p> 2 . <span word="But">But</span> <span word="how">how</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> ’90<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>: <span word="Indians">Indians</span>.</p><p> 3</p><p> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="entrepreneurs">entrepreneurs</span> <span word="accounted">accounted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Silicon">Silicon</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="start">start</span>-<span word="ups">ups</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span></p><p> 4</p><p> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="does">does</span>: <span word="by">by</span></p><p> 5</p><p> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Card">Card</span> <span word="and">and</span></p><p> 6</p><p> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> 20,000 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> 7</p><p> , <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Germans">Germans</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Indians">Indians</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="begging">begging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span></p><p> 8</p><p> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="increased">increased</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="later">later</span></p><p> 9</p><p> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20,000 <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="issued">issued</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="extensions">extensions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="was">was</span></p><p> 10</p><p> .</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="officcial">officcial</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="the">the</span></p><p> 11</p><p> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>,</p>
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