2021英语六级阅读题及答案

6月阅读SectionBDirections: Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet2 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions51to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.   Onlytwocountriesintheadvancedworldprovidenoguaranteeforpaidleavefromworktocareforanewbornchild.Lastspringoneofthetwo，Australia，gaveupthedubiousdistinctionbyestablishingpaidfamilyleavestartingin.Iwasn'tsurprisedwhenthisdidn'tmakethenewshereintheUnitedStates—we'renowtheonlywealthycountrywithoutsuchapolicy.   TheUnitedStatesdoeshaveoneexplicitfamilypolicy，theFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct，passedin1993.Itentitlesworkerstoasmuchas12weeks'unpaidleaveforcareofanewbornordealingwithafamilymedicalproblem.Despitethemodestyofthebenefit，theChamberofCommerceandotherbusinessgroupsfoughtitbitterly，describingitas"government-runpersonnelmanagement"anda"dangerousprecedent".Infact，everystepoftheway，as(usually)Democraticleadershavetriedtointroducework-familybalancemeasuresintothelaw，businessgroupshavebeenstronglyopposed.   AsYalelawprofessorAnneAlstottargues，justifyingparentalsupportdependsondefiningthefamilyasasocialgoodthat，insomesense，societymustpayfor.InherbookNoExit：WhatParentsOweTheirChildrenandWhatSocietyOwesParents，shearguesthatparentsareburdenedinmanywaysintheirlives：thereis"noexit"whenitcomestochildren."Societyexpects—andneeds—parentstoprovidetheirchildrenwithcontinuityofcare，meaningtheintensive，intimatecarethathumanbeingsneedtodeveloptheirintellectual，emotionalandmoralcapabilities.Andsocietyexpects—andneeds—parentstopersistintheirrolesfor18years，orlongerifneeded."   Whilemostparentsdothisoutoflove，therearepublicpenaltiesfornotprovidingcare.Whatparentsdo，inotherwords，isofdeepconcerntothestate，fortheobviousreasonthatcaringforchildrenisnotonlymorallyurgentbutessentialforthefutureofsociety.Thestaterecognizesthisinthelargebodyoffamilylawsthatgovernchildren'welfare，yetparentsreceivelittlehelpinmeetingthelife-changingobligationssocietyimposes.Toclassifyparentingasapersonalchoiceforwhichthereisnocollectiveresponsibilityisnotmerelytoignorethesocialbenefitsofgoodparenting；really，itistostealthosebenefitsbecausetheyaccrue(不断积累)tothewholeofsocietyastoday'schildrenbecometomorrow'sproductivecitizenry(公民).Infact，bysomeestimates，thevalueofparentalinvestmentsinchildren，investmentsoftimeandmoney(includinglostwages)，isequalto20-30%ofgrossdomesticproduct.Iftheseinvestmentsgeneratehugesocialbenefits—astheyclearlydo—thebenefitsofprovidingmoresocialsupportforthefamilyshouldbethatmuchclearer.注意：此某些试 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 请在答题卡2上作答。52.Whatdowelearnaboutpaidfamilyleavefromthefirstparagraph?   A)Americaisnowtheonlydevelopedcountrywithoutthepolicy.   B)IthasnowbecomeahottopicintheUnitedStates.   C)ItcameasasurprisewhenAustraliaadoptedthepolicy.   D)ItsmeaningwasclarifiedwhenitwasestablishedinAustralia.53.Whathaspreventedthepassingofwork-familybalancelawsintheUnitedStates?   A)TheincompetenceoftheDemocrats.   B)TheexistingFamilyandMedicalLeaveAct.   C)ThelackofaprecedentinAmericanhistory.   D)Theoppositionfrombusinesscircles.54.WhatisProfessorAnneAlstott'sargumentforparentalsupport?   A)ThecostofraisingchildrenintheU.S.hasbeengrowing.   B)Goodparentingbenefitssociety.   C)TheU.S.shouldkeepupwithotherdevelopedcountries.   D)Childrenneedcontinuouscare.55.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofAmerica'slargebodyoffamilylawsgoverningchildren'swelfare?   A)Theyfailtoensurechildren'shealthygrowth   B)Thefailtoprovideenoughsupportforparents   C)Theyemphasizeparents'legalresponsibilities.   D)Theyimposethecareofchildrenonparents.56.Whydoestheauthorobjecttoclassifyingparentingasapersonalchoice?   A)Itisregardedasalegalobligation.   B)Itrelieslargelyonsocialsupport.   C)Itgenerateshugesocialbenefits.   D)Itisbasicallyasocialundertaking.PassageTwoQuestions57to62arebasedonthefollowingpassage.   AnewstudyfromtheCenterforInformationandResearchonCivicLearningandEngagement(CIRCLE)atTuftsUniversityshowsthattoday'syouthvoteinlargernumbersthanpreviousgenerations，andastudyfromtheCenterforAmericanProgressaddsthatincreasingnumbersofyoungvotersandactivistssupporttraditionallyliberalcauses.Butthere'snoeasywaytoseewhatthosefiguresmeaninreallife.Duringthepresidentialcampaign，BarackObamaassembledaraciallyandideologicallydiversecoalitionwithhismessageofhopeandchange；astherealityoflifeunderanewadministrationsettlesin，someofthosesupportersmightbecomedisillusioned.AsthenationmovesfurtherintotheObamapresidency，willpoliticallyengagedyoungpeoplecontinuetosupportthepresidentandhisagenda，orwilltheygraduallydriftaway?   ThewritersofGenerationO(shortforObama)，anewNewsweekblogthatseekstochroniclethelivesofagroupofyoungObamasupporters，wanttoanswerthatquestion.Forthenextthreemonths，MichelleKremerand11otherObamasupporters，ages19to34，willblogaboutlifeacrossmainstreamAmerica，withonetwist：bytyingalloftheirideasandexperiencestothenewpresidentandhisadministration，thebloggerswilltrytostartaconversationaboutwhatitmeanstobeyoungandpoliticallyactiveinAmericatoday.MalenaAmusa，a24-year-oldwriteranddancerfromSt.Louisseestheprojectasawaytopreservehistoryasithappens.Amusa，whoistravelingtoIndiathisspringtofinishabook，thentoSenegaltoteachEnglish，hasongoingconversationswithherfriendsabouthowtheObamapresidencyhaschangedtheirdailylivesandhopestoputsomeofthoseideas，alongwithherglobalperspective，intoherposts.She'sexcitedbecause，assheputsit，"Idon'thavetowait[until]15yearsfrom now"tomakesenseoftheworld.   HenryFlores，apolitical-scienceprofessoratSt.Mary'sUniversity，creditsthisyoungergeneration'spoliticalstrengthtotheirembraceoftechnology."[TheInternet]exposesthemtomorethinking,"hesays，"andgroupsthatarelike-mindedindifferentpartsofthecountrystarttocometogether."That'sexactlywhattheGenerationObloggersarehopingtodo.Theresultcouldbeagroupofyoungpeoplethat，liketheirboomer(二战后生育高峰期出生美国人)parents，growsupwithastrongsenseofpurposeandshedstheimageofapathy(冷漠)they'veinheritedfromGenerationX(60年代后期和70年代出生美国人).It'snosmallchallengeforablogrunbyagroupofordinary—ifambitious—youngpeople，butthemembersofGenerationOareuptothetask.注意：此某些试题请在答题卡2上作答。57.WhatisthefindingofanewstudybyCIRCLE?   A)Moreyoungvotersaregoingtothepollsthanbefore.   B)Theyounggenerationsupportstraditionallyliberalcauses.   C)YoungvotersplayedadecisiveroleinObama'selection.   D)YoungpeopleinAmericaarenowmorediverseideologically.58.WhatisamainconcernofthewritersofGenerationO?   A)HowObamaisgoingtoliveuptoyoungpeople'sexpectations.   B)WhetherAmericaisgoingtochangeduringObama'spresidency.   C)WhetheryoungpeoplewillcontinuetosupportObama'spolicy.   D)HowObama'sagendaisgoingtoaffectthelifeofAmericans.59.WhatwilltheGenerationObloggerswriteaboutintheirposts?   A)TheirowninterpretationofAmericanpolitics.   B)PolicychangestotakeplaceinObama'sadministration.   C)Obama'spresidencyviewedfromaglobalperspective.   D)TheirlivesinrelationtoObama'spresidency.60.Whataccountsfortheyoungergeneration'spoliticalstrengthaccordingtoProfessorHenryFlores?   A)Theirembraceofradicalideas.   B)TheirdesiretochangeAmerica.   C)TheirutilizationoftheInternet.   D)Theirstrongsenseofresponsibility.61.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutGenerationX?   A)Theyarepoliticallyconservative.   B)Theyrejectconventionalvalues.   C)Theydaretotakeupchallenges.   D)Theyareindifferenttopolitics.6月阅读答案SectionB   Passage1   52A)Americaisnowtheonlydevelopedcountrywithoutthepolicy.   53D)Theoppositionfrombusinesscircles.   54B)Goodparentingbenefitssociety.   55B)Theyfailtoprovideenoughsupportforparents.   56D)Itisbasicallyasocialundertaking.   Passage2   57A)Moreyoungvotersaregoingtothepollsthanbefore.   58C)WhetheryoungpeoplewillcontinuetosupportObama’spolicy.   59D)TheirlivesinrelationtoObama’spresidency.   60C)TheirutilizationoftheInternet.   61D)Theyareindifferenttopolitics.12月阅读SectionB　　Directions：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked[A]，[B]，[C]and[D]YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.　　PassageOne　　Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　Intheearly20thcentury，fewthingsweremoreappealingthanthepromiseofscientificknowledge.Inaworldstrugglingwithrapidindustrialization，scienceandtechnologyseemedtooffersolutionstoalmosteveryproblem.Newlycreatedstatecollegesanduniversitiesdevotedthemselvesalmostentirelytoscientific，technological，andengineeringfields.ManyAmericanscametobelievethatscientificcertaintycouldnotonlysolvescientificproblems，butalsoreformpolitics，government，andbusiness.TwoworldwarsandaGreatDepressionrockedtheconfidenceofmanypeoplethatscientificexpertisealonecouldcreateaprosperousandorderedworld.AfterWorldWarⅡ，theacademicworldturnedwithnewenthusiasmtohumanisticstudies，whichseemedtomanyscholarsthebestwaytoensurethesurvivalofdemocracy.Americanscholarsfannedoutacrossmuchoftheworld—withsupportfromtheFordFoundation，theFulbrightprogram，etc.—topromotetheteachingofliteratureandtheartsinanefforttomakethecasefordemocraticfreedoms.　　IntheAmericaofourowntime，thegreateducationalchallengehasbecomeanefforttostrengthentheteachingofwhatisnowknownastheSTEMdisciplines(science，technology，engineering，andmath).ThereisconsiderableandjustifiedconcernthattheUnitedStatesisfallingbehindmuchoftherestofthedevelopedworldintheseessentialdisciplines.India，China，Japan，andotherregionsseemtobeseizingtechnologicalleadership.　　Atthesametime，perhapsinevitably，thehumanities—whilestillpopularinelitecollegesanduniversities—haveexperiencedasignificantdecline.Humanisticdisciplinesareseriouslyunderfunded，notjustbythegovernmentandthefoundationsbutbyacademicinstitutionsthemselves.Humanistsareusuallyamongthelowest-paidfacultymembersatmostinstitutionsandareoftenlightlyregardedbecausetheydonotgenerategrantincomeandbecausetheyprovidenoobviouscredentials(资质)formostnonacademiccareers.　　UndoubtedlyAmericaneducationshouldtrainmorescientistsandengineers.MuchoftheconcernamongpoliticiansaboutthestateofAmericanuniversitiestodayisfocusedontheabsenceof“realworld”education—whichmeanspreparationforprofessionalandscientificcareers.Buttheideathatinstitutionsortheirstudentsmustdecidebetweenhumanitiesandscienceisfalse.Oursocietycouldnotsurvivewithoutscientificandtechnologicalknowledge.Butwewouldbeequallyimpoverished(贫困)withouthumanisticknowledgeaswell.Scienceandtechnologyteachuswhatwecando.Humanisticthinkinghelpsusunderstandwhatweshoulddo.　　Itisalmostimpossibletoimagineoursocietywithoutthinkingoftheextraordinaryachievementsofscientistsandengineersinbuildingourcomplicatedworld.Buttrytoimagineourworldaswellwithouttheremarkableworksthathavedefinedourcultureandvalues.Wehavealwaysneeded，andwestillneed，both.　　注意：此某些试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　52.Intheearly20thcenturyAmericansbelievedscienceandtechnologycould_______.[A]solvevirtuallyallexistingproblems[C]helpraisepeople’slivingstandards[B]quickenthepaceofindustrialization[D]promotethenation’ssocialprogress　　53.WhydidmanyAmericanscholarsbecomeenthusiasticabouthumanisticstudiesafterWorldWarⅡ?　　[A]Theywantedtoimprovetheirownstatuswithinthecurrenteducationsystem.　　[B]Theybelievedthestabilityofasocietydependedheavilyonhumanisticstudies.　　[C]Theycouldgetfinancialsupportfromvariousfoundationsforhumanisticstudies.　　[D]Theyrealizedscienceandtechnologyalonewerenoguaranteeforabetterworld.　　54.WhyareAmericanscholarsworriedabouteducationtoday?　　[A]TheSTEMsubjectsaretoochallengingforstudentstolearn.　　[B]SomeAsiancountrieshaveovertakenAmericainbasicsciences.　　[C]AmericaislaggingbehindintheSTEMdisciplines.　　[D]Therearenotenoughscholarsinhumanisticstudies.　　55.Whataccountsforthesignificantdeclineinhumanisticstudiestoday?　　[A]Insufficientfunding.[C]Shortageofdevotedfaculty.　　[B]Shrinkingenrollment.[D]Dimprospectsforgraduates.　　56.Whydoestheauthorattachsomuchimportancetohumanisticstudies?　　[A]Theypromotethedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.　　[B]Theyhelppreparestudentsfortheirprofessionalcareers.　　[C]Humanisticthinkinghelpsdefineourcultureandvalues.　　[D]Humanisticthinkinghelpscultivatestudents’creativity.　　PassageTwo　　Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.　　WillthereeverbeanotherEinstein?ThisistheundercurrentofconversationatEinsteinmemorialmeetingsthroughouttheyear.AnewEinsteinwillemerge，scientistssay.Butitmaytakealongtime.Afterall，morethan200yearsseparatedEinsteinfromhisnearestrival，IsaacNewton.　　ManyphysicistssaythenextEinsteinhasn’tbeenbornyet，orisababynow.That’sbecausethequestforaunifiedtheorythatwouldaccountforalltheforcesofnaturehaspushedcurrentmathematicstoitslimits.Newmathmustbecreatedbeforetheproblemcanbesolved.　　ButresearcherssaytherearemanyotherfactorsworkingagainstanotherEinsteinemerginganytimesoon.　　Foronething，physicsisamuchdifferentfieldtoday.InEinstein’sday，therewereonlyafewthousandphysicistsworldwide，andthetheoreticianswhocouldintellectuallyrivalEinsteinprobablywouldfitintoastreetcarwithseatstospare.　　Educationisdifferent，too.OnecrucialaspectofEinstein’strainingthatisoverlookedistheyearsofphilosophyhereadasateenager—Kant，SchopenhauerandSpinoza，amongothers.Ittaughthimhowtothinkindependentlyandabstractlyaboutspaceandtime，anditwasn’tlongbeforehebecameaphilosopherhimself.　　“Theindependencecreatedbyphilosophicalinsightis—inmyopinion—themarkofdistinctionbetweenamereartisan(工匠)orspecialistandarealseekeraftertruth,”Einsteinwrotein1944.　　Andhewasanaccomplishedmusician.Theinterplaybetweenmusicandmathiswellknown.Einsteinwouldfuriouslyplayhisviolinasawaytothinkthroughaknottyphysicsproblem.　　Today，universitieshaveproducedmillionsofphysicists.Therearen’tmanyjobsinscienceforthem，sotheygotoWallStreetandSiliconValleytoapplytheiranalyticalskillstomorepractical—andrewarding—efforts.　　“MaybethereisanEinsteinouttheretoday,”saidColumbiaUniversityphysicistBrianGreene，“butitwouldbealotharderforhimtobeheard.”　　EspeciallyconsideringwhatEinsteinwasproposing.　　“Theactualfabricofspaceandtimecurving?MyGod，whatanidea!”GreenesaidatarecentgatheringattheAspenInstitute.“Ittakesacertaintypeofpersonwhowillbanghisheadagainstthewallbecauseyoubelieveyou’llfindthesolution.”　　PerhapsthebestexamplesarethefivescientificpapersEinsteinwroteinhis“miracleyear”of1905.These“thoughtexperiments”werepagesofcalculationssignedandsubmittedtotheprestigiousjournalAnnalenderPhysikbyavirtualunknown.Therewerenofootnotesorcitations.　　Whatmighthappentosuchasubmissiontoday?　　“Weallgetpaperslikethoseinthemail,”Greenesaid.“Weputtheminthejunkfile.”　　注意：此某些试题请在答题卡2上作答。　　57.Whatdoscientistsseemtoagreeupon，judgingfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?　　[A]Einsteinpushedmathematicsalmosttoitslimits.　　[B]ItwilltakeanotherEinsteintobuildaunifiedtheory.　　[C]NophysicistislikelytosurpassEinsteininthenext200years.　　[D]ItwillbesometimebeforeanewEinsteinemerges.　　58.WhatwascriticaltoEinstein’ssuccess?　　[A]Histalentasanaccomplishedmusician.　　[B]Hisindependentandabstractthinking.　　[C]Hisuntiringefforttofulfillhispotential.　　[D]Hissolidfoundationinmaththeory.　　59.Whatdoestheauthortellusaboutphysiciststoday?　　[A]Theytendtoneglecttraininginanalyticalskills.　　[B]Theyareverygoodatsolvingpracticalproblems.　　[C]Theyattachgreatimportancetopublishingacademicpapers.　　[D]Theyoftengointofieldsyieldinggreaterfinancialbenefits.　　60.WhatdoesBrianGreeneimplybysaying“...itwouldbealotharderforhimtobeheard”(Lines1-2，Para.9)?　　[A]Peoplehavetocompeteinordertogettheirpaperspublished.　　[B]Itishardforascientisttohavehispaperspublishedtoday.　　[C]PaperslikeEinstein’swouldunlikelygetpublishedtoday.　　[D]Nobodywillreadpapersonapparentlyridiculoustheories.　　61.Whenhesubmittedhispapersin1905，Einstein_______.　　[A]forgottomakefootnotesandcitations　　[B]waslittleknowninacademiccircles　　[C]wasknownasayounggeniusinmathcalculations　　[D]knewnothingabouttheformatofacademicpapers12月阅读答案　　PassageOne　　52)Asolvevirtuallyexistingallproblems　　细节题。抓住时间点“Intheearly2othcentury”咱们从第一句“offersolutionstoalmosteveryproblem”便可懂得答案。选取A选项。　　53)DTheyrealizedthatscienceandtechnologyalonewerenoguaranteeforabetterworld.　　推论题。咱们一方面比较容易排除A和C项。B项具备困惑性，核心是看“thestabilityofasocietydependedheavilyonhumanisticstudy”这个选项仔细看就会发现说得太绝对了，社会问题重要是靠人文主义研究?显然不是很恰当。咱们从下面那句也可以推断出选D比较恰当。“TwoworldwarsandaGreatDepressionrockedtheconfidenceofmanypeoplethatscientificexpertisealonecouldcreateaprosperousandorderedworld.”　　54)CAmericaislaggingbehindintheSTEMSdisciplines.　　细节题。重要在第二段里找答案。从段落后两句“ThereisconsiderableandjustifiedconcernthattheUnitedStatesisfallingbehindmuchoftherestofthedevelopedworldintheseessentialdisciplines.”咱们可以推断出是选C选项。A和D选项比较容易排除。不选B选项，由于文章中“India，China，Japan，andotherregionsseemtobeseizingtechnologicalleadership.”seemto表白这几种国家只是有种趋势，但还没有haveovertaken。　　55)AInsufficientfunding.　　细节题。咱们在第三段里可以找到答案。从“…areseriouslyunderfunded…”“Humanistsareusuallyamongthelowest-paidfacultymembers…”这些信息中，可以不久懂得是A选项。　　56)CHumanisticthinkinghelpscultivateanddefineourcultureandvalues.　　细节题。本题不难。作者为什么如此着重人文主义研究，其她三项都是非常详细，且都不是重点。只有C选项符合。且咱们从最后这一句“Buttrytoimagineourworldaswellwithouttheremarkableworksthathavedefinedourcultureandvalues.”及作者语调可以更加拟定是C选项。　　PassageTwo　　57.D.ItwillbesometimebeforeanewEinsteinemerges.　　解析：这道题针对开头两节。A和C答案比较容易排除，A说爱因斯坦把数学推到了一种极限，C说在将来两百年都不会有物理学家超过爱因斯坦，这两个都明显不合文章大意。B答案说需要一种爱因斯坦才干建立一种大一统理论，属于过度推理，并且细节性太强了。D答案是对的答案，诸多同窗不敢选D因素是，由于有些科学家们以为爱因斯坦或许还没有诞生或许还是个小婴儿，她们以为这样一来就有也许爱因斯坦已经存在了。但是这句话里面爱因斯坦是代表伟大科学家意思，那么这个题目选取D就是对的，人们都批准是像爱因斯坦那样伟大科学家还需要一定期间才会浮现。　　58.B.Hisindependentandabstractthinking　　解析：B她独立与抽象思维能力。这一段是文章中间某些 内容 财务内部控制制度的内容财务内部控制制度的内容人员招聘与配置的内容项目成本控制的内容消防安全演练内容 概括。依照上下文意思推断，爱因斯坦成功因素，不能说是她在音乐方面天分，也不能说她努力或者她在数学方面深厚基本，因而答案选取B。　　59.D.Theyoftengointofieldsyieldinggreaterfinancialbenefits.　　解析：对的答案选取D。这段文章是在问今天物理学家们状况，A说她们缺少 分析 定性数据统计分析pdf销售业绩分析模板建筑结构震害分析销售进度分析表京东商城竞争战略分析 能力，B说她们擅长解决实际问题，C说她们注重刊登文章，都是从依照文章细节中捏造出来错误选项。D是对于文章内容一种总结概括，数量众多物理学家进入了更有经济利益领域。　　60.D.Nobodywillreadpapersonapparentlyridiculoustheories.　　解析：对的答案选取D。结合Greene发言，她说Whatanidea!还说是需要把头往墙上撞人才会相信能找到个解决 方案 气瓶 现场处置方案 .pdf气瓶 现场处置方案 .doc见习基地管理方案.doc关于群访事件的化解方案建筑工地扬尘治理专项方案下载 呢!阐明内容实在是比较荒诞。　　61.B.waslittleknowninacademiccircles解析：对的答案选取B，说是爱因斯坦在学术圈里面默默无闻，跟原文里面“byavirtualunknown”相相应。有困惑性选取项是D,由于文中提到了爱因斯坦文章没有配上脚注和注释footnoteandcitations.但是D选取项是说，爱因斯坦不懂得 论文 政研论文下载论文大学下载论文大学下载关于长拳的论文浙大论文封面下载 格式，这个属于过度推理了。12月阅读题SectionBDirections: Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheet2 withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.What'stheonewordofadviceawell-meaningprofessionalwouldgivetoarecentcollegegraduate? China"}India！Brazil! Howabout trade!WhentheCommerceDepartmentreportedlastweekthatthetradedeficitinJuneapproached$50billion，itsetoffanewroundofeconomicdoomsaying.Imports，whichsoaredto$200.3billioninthemonth，aresubtractedinthecalculationofgrossdomesticproduct.Thelargerthetradedeficit，thesmallertheGDP.Shouldsuchimbalancescontinue，pessimistssay，theycouldcontributetoslowergrowth.Butthere'sanotherwayoflookingatthetradedata.Overthepasttwoyears，thefiguresonimportsandexportsseemnottosignaladouble-diprecession– areneweddeclineinthebroadlevelofeconomicactivityintheUnitedStates – butaneconomicexpansion.Therisingvolumeoftrade– moregoodsandservicesshuttlinginandoutoftheUnitedStates – isgoodnewsformanysectors.Companiesengagedinshipping，trucking，railfreight，delivery,                                                            and logistics (物流) haveallbeenreportingbetterthanexpectedresults.Therisingnumberssignifygrowingvitalityinforeignmarkets– whenweimportmorestuff，itputsmorecashinthehandsofpeoplearoundtheworld，andU.S.exportsarerisingbecausemoreforeignershavetheabilitytobuythethingsweproduceandmarket.Therisingtideoftradeisalsogoodnewsforpeoplewhoworkintrade-sensitivebusinesses，especiallythosethatproducecommoditiesforwhichglobaldemandsetstheprice – agriculturalgoods，mining，metals，oil.Andwhileexportsalwaysseemtolag，U.S.companiesarebecomingmoreinvolvedintheglobaleconomywitheachpassingmonth.GeneralMotorssellsasmanycarsinChinaasinAmericaeachmonth.Whilethatmaynotdomuchforimports，itdoeshelpGM'sbalancesheet– andhencemakesthejobsofU.S.-basedexecutivesmorestable.OnegreatchallengefortheU.S.economyisslackdomesticconsumerdemand.Americansarepayingdowndebt，savingmore，andspendingmorecarefully.That'stobeexpected，givenwhatwe'vebeenthrough.B