2017届高考英语二轮阅读理解训练：（6）
<p> 2017届高考英语二轮专题训练：阅读理解（6）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Businesses">Businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2009. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economists">economists</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wachovia">Wachovia</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="one">one</span> – <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="through">through</span> 2009. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 679 <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CFO">CFO</span> <span word="Magazine">Magazine</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10% <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 12 <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFOs">CFOs</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span>.</p><p> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Graham">Graham</span>, <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="move">move</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="concrete">concrete</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="improving">improving</span>.</p><p> <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> – <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="items">items</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="client">client</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="spends">spends</span> <span word="about">about</span> $ 80,000 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Coen">Coen</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forecasting">forecasting</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="media">media</span> – <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="Magna">Magna</span>, <span word="predicts">predicts</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4.5% <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="to">to</span> $ 259 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heels">heels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3.2% <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008. “<span word="A">A</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="until">until</span> 2010,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2009: <span word="There">There</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> – <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p>
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