2011年对外经济贸易大学英语专业（基础英语）真题试卷.pdfVIP

2011年对外经济贸易大学英语专业（基础英语）真题试卷 (总分：104.00，做题时间：90分钟) 一、 阅读理解(总题数：2 ，分数：20.00) 1. As the U. S. economy tries to fight off a recession, has it found a way to avoid a knockout? So far, strength in many service industries is delivering a powerful counterpunch to hits from homebuilding, autos, and other goods-producing businesses. Despite the economy's tepid 0.6% growth rate last quarter, its service sector advanced a sturdy 3.5%. Consumer spending on goods plunged 2. 6% , but outlays for housing, medical care, and other services rose 3. 4%. Heading into the second quarter, while overall April payrolls shrunk by 20, 000 jobs, services added 90, 000. And in contrast to the weakness in manufacturing, the Institute for Supply Management says April service-sector activity continued to grow. 2. There's no denying the sector 's increasing impact on economic trends. Services make up almost 60% of gross domestic product, up from 55% a decade ago and 52% the decade before that. However, despite that growing influence, the more important engines of the business cycle have always been the goods-producing sector and construction, and they are taking an unusually heavy pounding. 3. This sharp divergence reflects the unique set of forces affecting the economy, especially consumers. The mix of tighter credit, the double hit to buying power from fewer jobs and higher prices for energy and food, and shrinking household wealth are killing demand for big-ticket consumer goods such as homes, cars, and other discretionary purchases. 4. Even as credit is drying up, jobs and incomes are shrinking. Since payrolls peaked in December, service employment through April is up 98, 000, but goods- producing jobs have plunged 358, 000. Overall, more people are having trouble finding full-time work. This year's rise in the number of people forced to work part-time is the fastest since the 2001 recession. Total hours worked began the seco