第二卷(非选择题，共35分)

第四部分 任务型阅读(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

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Made In The USA: An Export Boom

In his State of the Union address two years ago, President Obama argued that in order to recover from the economic recession, one of the few things the U.S. needed to do was to export more goods around the world. That night, the president unveiled a new goal: to double U.S. 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 at the time as something unrealistic, but two years later, the U.S. 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 Market

Marlin Steel, a metal working business in Baltimore, makes parts that ship all across the world. “We export to 36 countries，” owner Drew Greenblatt tells All Things Considered Host Guy Raz. “We're working around the clock, and we're growing.”

It's not just advanced manufacturing exports on the rise, but pork, cattle and all kinds of agricultural exports are up as well. 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 Are Exports, Too

Another place exports are coming from is New York City—in particular, the 30th floor of a Manhattan skyscraper on 5th Avenue and 52nd Street. That's where the consulting firm Kurt Solomon lies. It doesn't actually produce a product for export; it provides management advice and strategy.

“Four out of every five Americans is now employed in the service industry，” the nation's 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, information technology and even engineering.

And There Are Other Factors

So 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 Tyl er Cowen, an economist. “A lot of it is being driven by smart machines，” he tells Raz，“The U.S. has high wage rates, which is a disadvantage, but if machines are doing a lot of the work, that doesn't matter.”

China factors a lot in America's export economy, too. “Wages in China have been going up as the country becomes more productive. Thus China is 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 don't view exporting as a way of creating a very large number of jobs, but it will create more profits.”

So not every business or worker is necessarily benefiting from the export boom in the U.S., and Cowen says that could ultimately lead to a polarization (两极) of economic outcomes.

Made In the USA: An Export Boom

Outline Details

The purpose of increasing exports *To help America make a (71)______ from the economic recession.

*To help increase the nation's (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)______productsxkb1 Even in those top beer-producing countries, people try craft beer from Flying Dog, a brewery (77)______ in Maryland.

Various products A 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.

第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)

目前，越来越多的家长花巨资送孩子出国学习，某英文报社就这一问题做了调查，并开辟了专栏讨论。请你根据所给的提示，以 On Teenagers Studying Overseas 用英语写一篇短文。

1.目前，很多家长都送孩子出国学习，且呈低龄化，但部分教育工作者和家长都不赞成这种做法。

2.38%的人赞成这种做法 ①这样孩子可以接受良好的教育;②学好外语将来发展的机会更多等。62%的人不赞成这种做法 ①花钱太多，是在国内花费的10倍;②孩子太小，在陌生的环境中容易学坏等。

3.你的看法。(启示，政府应该建立各类学校以适应人们的需求等。)

注意：1.文章的起始句已给出;可根据内容适当发挥。

2.词数：150左右(不包括已给的起始句);

3.参考词汇：教育工作者-- educationists

On Teenagers Studying Overseas

Nowadays more and more people are sending their children overseas for further study,

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