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1、武汉市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（11）附答案Businessesareexpectedtocutspendingdramaticallythroughmuchof2009.Anumberofeconomists,includingthoseNationalCityandWachovia,don’texpectbusinessinvestment,whichmakeupaboutone–tenthofUSeconomicactivity,todeclinethrough2009.Accordingtoasurveyof679chieffinanci
2、alofficersbyDukeUniversityandCFOMagazinethismonth,USbusinessesexpecttocutcapitalspendingbymorethan10%inthenext12months,asharpdecreasefromSeptember,whentheCFOsexpectedbusinessinvestmenttoincreaseslightly.JohnGraham,financeprofessoratDukeanddirectorofthesurvey,saysbusinessesarefin
3、dingwaystorepairexistingmachineryandbuildingsratherthanreplaceequipmentormove.Theylikelywon’tincreasetheirspendinguntiltheyseeconcreteevidencethattheeconomyisimproving.Thoseplanningmeetingforlatewinterandearlyspringareeitherbuyingfewerorless–expensiveitems,orthey’renotbuyingatal
4、l.Oneclientwhousuallyspendsabout$80,000onaconferenceeachyearisspendinghalfthat.RobertCoen,directorofforecastingatmedia–analysisfirmMagna,predictsa4.5%dropinadspendingto$259billionin2009ontheheelsofa3.2%dropin2008.“ArecoveryinUSadbudgetswillprobablynotgetunderwayuntil2010,”hesays
5、.Anothernegativefor2009:Therearen’tanybigad–spendingeventssuchastheOlympicsornationalelections.Decliningbusinessspendingwillhurtanumberofindustriesbutwillbeespeciallytoughforthemanufacturingsector.Nearlytwo–thirdsofmanufacturersexpectrevenue(税收)tobeunchangedorlowerin2009than2008
6、,asurveyfromtheInstituteforSupplyManagementfound.17.AccordingtoJohnGraham,howdidbusinessestodealwiththeeconomycrisis?A.Theyarespendingless.B.Byincreasingtheirbusinessspendingsharply.C.Byreplacingoldequipmentwiththenewequipment.D.Bymovingintothecheaperoffices.18.Whyarethemanagers
7、buyingless–expensiveitemsfortheirmeetings?A.Tosavemoneythemselves.B.Tocutdownonexpensesandsaveforthecompanies.C.Toseetheconcreteevidencethattheeconomyisonthemend.D.Tosavemoneysotheyspendmoreonadvertisements.-8-19.ItcanbeinferredthatinayearOlympicsareheld,manycompanies_________.A
8、.contributemoremoneytothepoorB.givetheparticipa
