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1、 2022年考研英语冲刺阅读理解专项训练193Barely halfway through February，the first few signs have some economists thinking that Januarys modest good news was an aberration and that the economy remains on a downward slide “January and December were so different that Februarys going to tell you a lot”says Ethan Harris，
2、a senior economist at Lehman Bros“The early signs are not good” Retail sales，which rose in January，have fallen in February，according to Redbook numbersSo have car salesInitial unemployment insurance claims，which fell in January，are rising again，despite a slight downtick Thursday Prices for bellwethe
3、r commodities such as lumber and computer chips have plummeted。a signal that demand continues to shrivelAnd after roaring ahead earlier，the stock market has given up most of its gains for the year Just Tuesday，Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told a Senate committee that the exceptional weakn
4、ess that made Decembers data so grim“apparently did not continue in January” Among other things，consumers returned to malls and auto dealers in heartening numbers “Id never be so presumptuous as to second guess(Greenspan)，”says Jason Trennert,managing director of International StrategyInvestment“But
5、 our own data suggest that whatever modest acceleration in economic activity we saw in January has started to fade” Trennert says what happened in January was probably just a temporary bounce sparked by milder weather and aggressive discounting by retailers Harris says both December and January were
6、 exaggerations and that February looks more like reality“Really， what you have is a manufacturing recession and moderate growth in the rest of the economy。”he saysLike most analysts，Lehman Brosis forecasting very slow growth but no recession.But economists have been revising their views a lot lately
7、，and the indicators have been unusually confusin9typical of a period when the economy is at a turning point。Despite Februarys gloom”for example。a key gauge of manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region improved slightly Thursday，as did a nadonal home builders survey With consumer psychology c
8、rucial to what happens next，economists are eager to see today as University of Michigan consumer sentiment surveyConsumer confidence plunged from Novembers 1076 level to 947 in January，leading Greenspan to warn that continued erosion could open the door to recession Though most economists expect jus
9、t a slight drop for February，the downside is worrisomeSays lan Shepherdson of High Frequency Economics：“If the Michigan Survey drops 5 points(today)。weve got a real problem”438 words 1Alan Greenspan thought that_ Athe economy might have somewhat revived in January Bthe economy remained on a downward
10、 slide in January Cthere would be no recession in February Dthere would be a slight growth in February 2Few economists believe that_ Athere was an obvious economic growth in December Bthere was a slight economic growth in January CJanuarys economic growth was abnormaJ Dthe early economic signs for F
11、ebruary were discouraging 3Jason Trennert believes that what Alan Greenspan said about the economic situation_. Ain December was hardly credible Bin January was sensible Cin January turned out to be wrong Din February was plausible 4The economists”prediction about the future economic situation is ba
12、sed to a large extent on_. Athe analysis of consumer confidence Bthe present economic situation Ccurrent prices for bellwether commodities Dwhat Alan Greenspan has warned 5From this passage，we learn that_ Athe economy is unlikely to drop in February Bthe economy is likely to drop tremendously in Feb
13、ruary Cconsumer confidence accounts for nothing at all Dthe economy is at a turning point 难句透析 Barely halfway through February，the first few signs have some economists thinkin9”that Januarys modest good news was an aberrationand”that the economy remains on a downward slide【构造】本句谓语动词“have”的宾语是“some e
14、conomists”；现在分词短语“thinking”是宾语补语；方括号标示的两个“that”从句是“thinking”的宾语从句。【释义】2月份刚过半个月，就有若干迹象令经济学家想到1月份经济有所好转的消息不太正常，经济仍在下滑。 Initial unemployment insurance claims，which fell in January，are rising again，despite a slight downtick Thursday【构造】本句的主语是“claims”，谓语动词是“are rising”；非限制性定语从句“whichJanuary”修饰“claims”。【释
15、义】尽管星期四股票交易略低于前盘，1月份有所下降的初始失业保险申领目前又在上升。 Prices for bellwether commodities such as lumber and computer chips have plummeted，a signalthat demand continues to shrivel【构造】本句的主语是“Prices”，谓语动词是“have plummeted”；“a signal”是后置的名词短语，补充说明主句意思；方括号标示的“thatshrivel”是“signal”的同位语从句。【释义】诸如木材和计算机芯片这些主导商品的价格已经大幅度下降，这是需求连续萎缩的迹象。 “Id never be so presumptuous as to second guess(Greenspan)，”says Jason Trennert，managing director of International StrategyInvestm
