1、江苏省2014届高三英语一轮复习 任务型阅读攻略训练（7）第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Made In The USA: An Export BoomIn his State of the Union address two years ago, President Obama argued that in order to recover from the economic recession, one of the few things the US. needed to do was to export more goods around the world.
2、 That night, the president unveiled a new goal: to double US. exports over the next five years. It would be an increase that the president said would “support two million jobs in America.”Most economists dismissed the promise at the time as something unrealistic, but two years later, the US. is on p
3、ace to meet that goal. American exports are up 34 percent since the president gave that speech, and the number continues to rise.Competitive In A Global MarketMarlin Steel, a metal working business in Baltimore, makes parts that ship all across the world.“We export to 36 countries，” owner Drew Green
4、blatt tells All Things Considered Host Guy Raz.“Were working around the clock, and were growing.”Its not just advanced manufacturing exports on the rise, but pork, cattle and all kinds of agricultural exports are up as well. Even American craft beer has found an export market.Flying Dog CEO Jim Caru
5、so says that increasingly, people all over the world are trying the beer from the Maryland-based brewery. Caruso says，“Even in those top beer-producing countries, a competitive American product is finding a market.”Services Are Exports, TooAnother place exports are coming from is New York Cityin par
6、ticular, the 30th floor of a Manhattan skyscraper on 5th Avenue and 52nd Street. Thats where the consulting firm Kurt Solomon lies. It doesnt actually produce a product for export; it provides management advice and strategy.“Four out of every five Americans is now employed in the service industry，”
7、the nations top trade official, Ron Kirk says, “Services are a significant part of our exports, and make up about a quarter of our exported goods.” These services can include everything from legal consulting, finance, information technology and even engineering.And There Are Other FactorsSo why has
8、there been an increase of more than 30 percent for exports in almost everything? Part of the increase, at least for the manufacturing side, is due to better technology, says Tyler Cowen, an economist.“A lot of it is being driven by smart machines，” he tells Raz，“The US. has high wage rates, which is
9、 a disadvantage, but if machines are doing a lot of the work, that doesnt matter.”China factors a lot in Americas export economy, too.“Wages in China have been going up as the country becomes more productive. Thus China is losing the cheap labor advantage it has held for some time.” Cowen says.Will
10、Jobs Grow, too?“Companies have become more productive by dismissing workers and lowering costs.”Cowen says.“So I dont view exporting as a way of creating a very large number of jobs, but it will create more profits.”So not every business or worker is necessarily benefiting from the export boom in th
11、e US., and Cowen says that could ultimately lead to a polarization(两极) of economic outcomes.Made In the USA: An Export BoomOutlineDetailsThe purpose of increasing exports*To help America make a (71)_ from the economic recession*To help raise the nations (72)_ rateThe current situation*American expor
12、ts have risen (73)_ thirty-four percent up to now*There has been an increase in exports in everything*The export boom does not necessarily (74)_ every business or worker(75)_ contributing to the export boom(76)_productsEven in those top beer-producing countries, people try craft beer from Flying Dog
13、, a brewery (77)_ in Maryland.Various productsA variety of products are provided around the world，services (78)_ for 25%Lower costs*(79)_ take the place of labor, helping companies reduce wages*China, who used to take (80)_ of cheap labor, has given way to America in exports to some extent because o
14、f its increasing production任务型阅读71. recovery72. employment73. by74. benefit75. Factors76. Competitive77. located/based78. accounting79. Machines80. advantage第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单语。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。I used to be the messiest person aliveOver
15、 the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I have finally found ways to come up with plans, organize them and follow through with themMake an outline of everything you need to have and do to make your plan happenMake a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished and think
16、about what needs to be doneDetail everything thoroughly and read over it so you can start coming up with some mental solutions of how to carry out your plansYou should ensure that if for some reason way one doesnt work, you have way two and way three to lean back onTherefore, different ways are need
17、ed at handIts just a matter of being organizedChances are that there is always more than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of those ways doesnt work, one of the other ones willCommitting yourself to finishing at least part if not all of your plan at once is also necessaryIt will s
18、how that you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are interested in the results obtained with making the move to get everything doneIf you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that you carry that out, and be sure to do everything in the way you said y
19、ou would, within the time-frame you set for yourselfDont try to tackle more things all at a timeAll that does is delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your interest, motivation and energyCarrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possibleYou will only achieve this by
20、 sticking to the order of the plan and not deviating or trying to do more at a timeLast but not the least, you should never abandon things mid-projectIt will only annoy everyone around you including yourselfUnfinished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even money So, dont be afrai
21、d of organizationThe older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the skills to follow through with confidence and to be able to carry through plans in an organized and manageable wayIt pays to be organized, after allTitle: Tips on how to be （71） _ in your lifeTipsDetails（72） _（73） _ down you
22、r planList everything you needList （74） _ you will followTo make your plan happen Prepare three （75） _ ways to carry out your planTo （76） _ that you can have some other choices when one way doesnt work（77） _ to finish at least part of your plan if not allDo everything （78） _ your own time-frameTo sh
23、ow yourself you are determined to get things started and caring about the resultsDo one thing at onceStick to the order of your planTo save your interest, motivation and energyFinish what you have startedTo get your plan （79） _out thoroughly（80） _You shouldnt be afraid of organization because its really worthwhile71.organized 72Purposes/Aims 73Write 74.steps 75.different76.ensure 77Promise 78.within 79.carried 80Conclusion版权所有：高考资源网()
