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GWD-12-Q35-Q37质疑企业存款和企业投资影响利率变动的观点
     Many economists believe that a              很多经济学家相信，美国高企业储
       high rate of business savings in the           蓄率是投资的必要先兆，因为企业
       United States is a necessary precursor         积蓄与个人积蓄不同，几乎包含了
Line        to investment, because business sav-          国家储蓄率的4分之3，而国家储
 (5)        ings, as opposed to personal savings,      蓄率极大影响商业投资的整体比率
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         这些经济学家进一步假定真实利率
that real interest rates—the difference               -贷率与通胀率之差-在国家储蓄超
between the rates charged by lenders               过商业投资(造成储蓄过剩)的情况
and the inflation rates—will be low when             下会较低，反之较高。
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,             然而，在1960’s，真实利率在国家
during the 1960’s real interest rates                 储蓄过剩的情况下经常较高。
(20)        were often higher when the national
       savings surplus was large.  Counter-            相反的情况同样发生，从1980到
       intuitive behavior also occurred when            1982年，虽然国家储蓄与投资大
real interest rates skyrocketed from                  体持平，真实利率从2%飙升至7%
2 percent in 1980 to 7 percent in 1982,
(25)        even though national savings and
investments were roughly equal
throughout the period.  Clearly, real                 很明显，真实利率并非受储蓄/投资
interest rates respond to influences                  关系的影响。
other than the savings/investment
(30)        nexus.  Indeed, real interest rates may      确实，真实利率可能本身就影响储
themselves influence swings in the                   蓄和投资率的波动。
savings and investment rates.  As real               当真实利率在1979年后猛升，外
       interest rates shot up after 1979, for-              国投资者向美国灌输资金，国内
eign investors poured capital into the                 商品价格在国外升得可怕，而国内
(35)         United States, the price of domestic          的外国商品价格变得更低。
goods increased prohibitively abroad,
and the price of foreign-made goods
became lower in the United States.  As               结果，国内经济活动与企业储蓄
       a result, domestic economic activity               投资能力受到限制。
(40)        and the ability of businesses to save
and invest were restrained.
新老观点
Many economists believe that business savings is a necessary because…. These economists further postulated….  However, 1960, real interest rate….. behavior also… indeed…. As a result…..
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GWD-12-Q35:
The passage is primarily concerned with
               
A.        contrasting trends in two historical periods
B.        presenting evidence that calls into question certain beliefs注意文章套路
C.        explaining the reasons for a common phenomenon不准确
D.        criticizing evidence offered in support of a well-respected belief
E.        comparing conflicting interpretations of a theory
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GWD-12-Q36:
According to the passage, which of the following resulted from foreign investment in the United States after 1979?
               
A.        An increase in real interest rates
B.        A decrease in the savings rate of certain other nations
C.        An increase in American investment abroad
D.        An increase in the price of American goods abroad
As real interest rates shot up after 1979, foreign investors poured capital into the United States, the price of domestic goods increased prohibitively abroad,
and the price of foreign-made goods became lower in the United States.  
E.        A decrease in the price of domestic goods sold at home
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GWD-12-Q37:
The author of the passage would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding the economists mentioned in line 1?
               
A.        Their beliefs are contradicted by certain economic phenomena that occurred in the United States during the 1960’s and the 1980’s.注意文章套路，作者观点
B.        Their theory fails to predict under what circumstances the prices of foreign and domestic goods are likely to increase.
C.        They incorrectly identify the factors other than savings and investment rates that affect real interest rates.
D.        Their belief is valid only for the United States economy and not necessarily for other national economies.
E.        They overestimate the impact of the real interest rate on the national savings and investment rates.