1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家江苏省2014届高三英语（牛津版）一轮复习攻略训练：任务型阅读（14）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1个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。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
2、 few things the US. needed to do was to export more goods around the world. 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
3、 at the time as something unrealistic, but two years later, the US. is on pace 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 t
4、hat ship all across the world. “We export to 36 countries，” owner Drew Greenblatt 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
5、. Even American craft beer has found an export market.Flying Dog CEO Jim Caruso 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
6、 Are Exports, TooAnother place exports are coming from is New York Cityin particular, 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
7、.“Four out of every five Americans is now employed in the service industry，” 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, infor
8、mation technology and even engineering.And There Are Other FactorsSo why has 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
9、driven by smart machines，” he tells Raz，“The US. has high wage rates, which is 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 i
10、s losing the cheap labor advantage it has held for some time.” Cowen says.Will 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
11、not every business or worker is necessarily benefiting from the export boom in the 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
12、recession.*To help increase the nations (72)_ .The current situation*American exports 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)_pro
13、ductsEven in those top beer-producing countries, people try craft beer from Flying Dog, 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 of its increasing production.版权所有：高考资源网()高考资源网版权所有 侵权必究
