- 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：Why can many people see “silver linings” to the economic slowdown? - A 、They would benefit in certain ways.
- B 、The stock market shows signs of recovery.
- C 、Such a slowdown usually precedes a boom.
- D 、The purchasing power would be enhanced.
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
推理题。根据题干定位到文章最后一段首句。该句之后，作者罗列了多个事例对其加以说明：买房人会因低利率而欢呼；雇主不介意人才市场少些泡沫;投资者把股市波动看作繁荣必不可少的一部分；就餐者也可以光顾以前上不起的餐厅。从这些事实中我们可以推断出，“银色的衬里”的意思是他们得到了好处。因此，正确答案为A选项。
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