- 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：By “Ellen Spero isn't biting her nails just yet” (Line 1, Para.1 )，the author means_____. - A 、Spero can hardly maintain her business
- B 、Spero is too much engaged in her work
- C 、Spero has grown out of her bad habit
- D 、Spero is not in a desperate situation
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
句意题。本题考查考生根据上下文理解句子的能力。下文即从第二句but开始论述的都是经济衰退对美甲师Spero的影响，如：“她修剪的指甲没有自己希望的那样多了”，“老顾客突然不光顾了”，“自己也在削减开支”等。But表明第一句和第二句之间存在转折关系。由此可推出，第一句的意思是在铺垫和让步，即作者借用not bite one's nails这个形象的比喻来说明Spero并非“处于非常糟糕的情况中”。D选项符合此意。
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