Surveys find entrenched(根深蒂固的)pessimism over the country"s economic outlook and overall trajectory(轨道). In the latest Wall Street Journal poll, 63% of the respondents said the US is on the wrong track. It"s not difficult to see why. Set aside the gridlock in Washington for a moment and appreciate the weakness of the economic recovery: Households whose finances were too weak to spend. Large numbers of unemployed workers who couldn"t do so either. Younger Americans who couldn"t afford their own homes. Banks that were too broken to lend. Yet nearly a year ago, I wrote an essay for Time suggesting that the economy could surprise on the upside. That hypothesis looks even more valid today. Despite the pessimistic mood, America is experiencing a profound comeback. Yes, too many Americans are out of work and have been for far too long. And yes, there is a huge amount of slack to make up. In fact, if the 2008 collapse had not happened, the US GDP would be $ 1 trillion—or more than 5%—higher than it is today. But in terms of the growth outlook, the news is good. Goldman Sachs and many private-sector forecasters project a 3. 3% growth rate for the remainder of 2014. The first half of 2014 saw the best job-creation rate in 15 years. Total household wealth and private employment surpassed 2008 levels last year. Bank loans to businesses exceeded previous highs this year. And income growth will soon improve too. America is finally returning to where it was seven years ago. As halting as the US recovery has been, the economy is now leaner and more capable of health-y, sustained growth through 2016 and beyond. The US outlook shines compared with that of the rest of the industrialized world, as Europe and Japan are stagnant. The 2008 economic crisis and Great Recession forced widespread restructuring throughout the US economy—not unlike a company gritting its teeth through a lifesaving bankruptcy. Manufacturing costs are down. The banking system has been recapitalized. The excess and abuse that defined the housing market are gone. And it"s all being turbocharged by an energy boom nobody saw coming.
单选题
Most respondents of the Wall Street Journal poll______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：根据题干对应到原文第二句：In the latest Wall Street Journal poll，63％of the re-spondents said the U．S．is on the wrong track．由on the wrong track可知大多数人对于美国是持悲观态度的，而第一段首句的pessimism也强调了这种态度，故选项[A]是正确的。选项[B]与事实相反，文章说的是“悲观”而非“乐观”。[C]项对应第一段中间一句话:．．．appreciate theweakness of the economic recovery…其中强调了weakness一词，故该项错误。选项[D]对应原文：Younger Americans who couldn’t afford their own homes．该项是对文章该句话的曲解，文章说的是younger Americans而非most respondents，故该项错误。
单选题
According to the second paragraph, which one is true?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：[A]和[B]两项均对应原文：In fact，if the 2008 collapse had not happened，the U．S．GDP would be $1 trillion一or more than 5％一higher than it is today．该句意为：事实上，如果2008年的经济危机没有发生，美国的国内生产总值将会比今天的数值要高出一万亿美元或者说高出5％。选项[A]意为：美国的国内生产总值在2008年达到了一万亿美元。选项[B]意为：美国2008年的国内生产总值比今天的要高。很明显，两项均是对原文的曲解，故错误。[C]项对应原文：Despite the pessimistic mood，America is experiencing a profound comeback．选项[C]和这句话是同义替换关系，故正确。文章提到too many Americans are out of work，也提到2008 collapse，但并没有说是因为太多人失业导致经济崩溃的，故选项[D]错误。
单选题
Which one is NOT the good news mentioned in the text?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：文章题目设置在第三段，第三段第三行先出现了household wealth and private employment surpassed这样的词，说明就业率增加了，是一个好消息。而后面提到bank loans，ex—ceeded这些词，说明银行贷款增加了。最后提到income growth will soon improve too收入也将会增加，所有这些都是本段提到的good news，唯独未提及的是选项[B]Housing price，故为答案。
单选题
We learn from the last paragraph that______.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：选项[A]对应原文第四段尾句：And it’s all being turbocharged by an energy boom no-body saw coming．即使当中有些词看不懂，我们至少应该读懂an energy boom nobody sawcoming，这句话的理解至关重要，这句话的意思是：没人预见的能源热潮。与选项[A]的内容相符，故选项[A]为答案。[B]项对应原文：The U．S．outlook shines compared with that of therest of the industrialized world，as Europe and Japan ale stagnant．其中shines(闪闪发光)，以及Europe and Japan are stagnant都表明了美国的前景超过其余国家，[B]项所述错误。选项[C]destroyed一词有误，原文提到2008年的经济危机，但并未说它击垮了美国经济，故该项错误。文章出现了stagnant(停滞不前)，是在形容欧洲和El本，而非美国，故选项[D]错误。
单选题
What is the author"s attitude towards America"s outlook?