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Q35 to Q37:

    Many economists believe that a

high rate of business savings in the

United States is a necessary precursor

to investment, because business sav-

  (5)      ings, as opposed to personal savings,

comprise almost three-quarters of the

national savings rate, and the national

savings rate heavily influences the

overall rate of business investment.

(10)    These economists further postulate

that real interest rates—the difference

between the rates charged by lenders

and the inflation rates—will be low when

national savings exceed business

(15)    investment (creating a savings surplus),

and high when national savings fall

below the level of business investment

(creating a savings deficit ). However,

during the 1960’s real interest rates

(20)    were often higher when the national

savings surplus was large. Counter-

intuitive behavior also occurred when

real interest rates skyrocketed from

2 percent in 1980 to 7 percent in 1982,

(25)    even though national savings and

investments were roughly equal

throughout the period. Clearly, real

interest rates respond to influences

other than the savings/investment

(30)    nexus. Indeed, real interest rates may

themselves influence swings in the

savings and investment rates. As real

interest rates shot up after 1979, for-

eign investors poured capital into the

(35)    United States, the price of domestic

goods increased prohibitively abroad,

and the price of foreign-made goods

became lower in the United States.As

a result, domestic economic activity

(40)   and the ability of businesses to save

and invest were restrained.

Q36：

According to the passage, which of the following resulted from foreign investment in the United States after 1979?

答案是D，我怎么一点看不出来？美国的外国投资增加导致美国产品在国外的价格上升？

文章哪里有反映？the price of domestic goods increased prohibitively abroad

这句话什么意思，特别是prohibitively什么意思？

你highlight的句子里,不就说明了D是答案了吗?

Prohibitively修饰increased,强调价格高的惊人.

例如:

the price is prohibitive

价格高得令人不敢问津