- 阅读理解A
题干：Whenitcomestotheslowingeconomy,EllenSperoisn'tbitinghernailsjustyet.Butthe47year-oldmanicuristisn'tcutting，fillingorpolishingasmanynailsasshe'dliketo,either.Mostofherclientsspend$12to$50weekly,butlastmonthtwolongtimecustomerssuddenlystoppedshowingup.Speroblamesthesofteningeconomy.“I'magoodeconomicindicator,”shesays,“Iprovideaservicethatpeoplecandowithoutwhenthey'reconcernedaboutsavingsomedollars.”SoSperoisdownscaling,shoppingatmiddle-browDillard’sdepartmentstorenearhersuburbanClevelandhome,insteadofNeimanMarcus.“Idon'tknowifotherclientsaregoingtoabandonme,too,”shesays.EvenbeforeAlanGreenspan'sadmissionthatAmerica'sred-hoteconomyiscooling，lotsofworkingfolkshadalreadyseensignsoftheslowdownthemselves.FromcardealershipstoGapoutlets,saleshavebeenlaggingformonthsasshopperstempertheirspending.Forretailers,wholastyeartookin24percentoftheirrevenuebetweenThanksgivingandChristmas，thecautiousapproachiscomingatacrucialtime.Already,expertssay,holidaysalesareoff7percentfromlastyear'space.Butdon'tsoundanyalarmsjustyet.Consumersseemonlyconcerned,notpanicked,andmanysaytheyremainoptimisticabouttheeconomy'slong-termprospectsevenastheydosomemodestbelt-tightening.Consumerssaythey'renotindespairbecause,despitethedreadfulheadlines，theirownfortunesstillfeelprettygood.Homepricesareholdingsteadyinmostregions.InManhattan,“there'sanewgoldrushhappeninginthe$4millionto$10millionrange,predominantlyfedbyWallStreetbonuses，”saysbrokerBarbaraCorcoran.InSanFrancisco，pricesarestillrisingevenasfrenziedoverbiddingquiets.“Insteadof20to30offers，nowmaybeyouonlygettwoorthree，”saysJohnTealdi，aBayAreareal-estatebroker.Andmostfolksstillfeelprettycomfortableabouttheirabilitytofindandkeepajob.Manyfolksseesilverliningstothisslowdown.Potentialhomebuyerswouldcheerforlowerinterestrates.Employerswouldn'tmindalittlefewerbubblesinthejobmarket.Manyconsumersseemtohavebeeninfluencedbystock-marketswings，whichinvestorsnowviewasanecessaryingredienttoasustainedboom.Dinersmightseeanupside，too.GettingatableatManhattan'shotnewAlainDucasserestaurantusedtobeimpossible.Notanymore.Forthat,Greenspan&Co.maystillbeworthtoasting.
题目：To which of the following is the author likely to agree? - A 、A new boom, on the horizon.
- B 、Tighten the belt, the single remedy.
- C 、Caution all right，panic not.
- D 、The more ventures，the more chances.
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
态度题。这篇文章主要涉及美国经济，开篇以一个事例引出讨论主题：美国经济滑坡。紧接着第二段谈到，人们已经感觉到了经济在滑坡，但消费者只是中度关注而没有恐慌。第三段延续第二段后半部分, 分析消费者没有处于绝望境地的原因。最后一段指出，他们在经济滑坡中还得到很多实惠。综合全文, C选项最能反映出作者的态度。
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