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1、阅读技巧4：单句引用题第三讲（三）1）【2004】考研英语Text3第1题When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old manicurist isnt cutting, filing or polishing as many nails as shed like to, either. Most of her clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two longtime cust
2、omers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero blames the softening economy. zTm a good economic indicator/ she says. l provide a service that people can do without when theyre concerned about saving some dollars. So Spero is downscaling, shopping at middle-brow Dillards department store near her suburban
3、 Cleveland home, instead of Neiman Marcus. I dont know if other clients are going to abandon me, too/ she says.Even before Alan Greenspans admission that Americas red-hot economy is cooling, lots of working folks had already seen signs of the slowdown themselves. From car dealerships to Gap outlets,
4、 sales have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their spending. For retailers, who last year took in 24 percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a crucial time. Already, experts say, holiday sales are off 7 percent from last years pace. B
5、ut dont sound any alarms just yet. Consumers seem only mildly concerned, not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic about the economys long-term prospects even as they do some modest belt-tightening.Consumers say theyre not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortune
6、s still feel pretty good. Home prices are holding steady in most regions. In Manhattan, “theres a new gold rush happening in the $4 million to $10 million range, predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses/7 says broker Barbara Corcoran. In San Francisco, prices are still rising even as frenzied overbi
7、dding quiets. Instead of 20 to 30 offers, now maybe you only get two or three/1 says John Tealdi, a Bay Area real-estate broker. And most folks still feel pretty comfortable about their ability to find and keep a job.31. By “Ellen Spero isnt biting her nails just yet”, 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.