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单选题
What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage ?

A．To accuse some educators of giving misleading advice.
B．To encourage students to take nine or 10 AP courses.
C．To reveal some inside information about college admission.
D．To suggest college applicants to take AP courses reasonably.

参考答案D

解析:
定位:由题干可知本题考查文章主旨，需从全文出发进行解答。
详解:主旨大意题。作者从开篇起就强调过多地选修学分对于申请选拔性大学是没有决定意义的，这和很多学生家长的理解是有出入的。接下来，文章用具体事例进行阐释，最后引用一位业内专家的话再次对选修多少学分提出了合理的建议。可见，文章的写作意图是建议大学报考学生合理地选修学分，故答案为D.。A.“对某些教育者的误导意见提出批评”，文中第二段虽然提及某位教育者的误导意见，但并没有明确地进行批评，故排除；B.“鼓励学生选修9到10个学分”，作者在文中多次说这样做会压力过大，显然不建议这么做，故排除；C.“揭露一些大学录取的内部信息”，文章是客观地分析大学录取形势和学生家长的误区，并没有提及大学录取的内部信息，故排除。

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Questions are based on the following passage.
In recent years there has been much talk of a "renaissance" in American manufacturing．A few things seemed to be on the side of the makers．For instance, until recently the dollar was weak．American wages were stagnant, but those in China were booming．Cheap shale oil and gas gave factories a boost．But as we argued recently, talking of a renaissance is overblown．And new figures, released today, add to the mounting pile of evidence saying that manufacturing growth is starting to slow.
We argued before that although there has been a recovery in American manufacturing in recent years, it is not a sustainable one．Employment in the sector is still lower than before the crash．So is one important measure of output: real value added．In short, America has not got better at producing stuff.Also, much of the recovery in American manufacturing seems to be based on a cyclical boom in"durable" goods--things that you expect to last a long time, like cars and fridges．During the recession, orders for durable goods plunged．That's because it is quite easy to put off such purchases．By contrast, it is more difficult to put off purchases of non-durable goods, like medicines, because people tend to consume them more frequently.
After the recession, production of durable goods soared．Cheap credit, for instance, spurred demand for new motors and rapid growth in carmaking．That sector accounted for over a third of the durable growth from 2009 to 2013．Yet a recovery based on a few durables industries is unsustalnable．This is because when pent-up demand is satisfied, a few big industries will suffer．Overall output is likely to stall.
New data confirm this prediction．Orders for durable goods fell by 1.4% in February．Motor-vel~cle orders fell by 0.5%．It is possible that the recent bad weather has had an effect here．But it may be a sign of something more troubling．As economists at Capital Economics, a consultancy, argue, "The more general malaise started back in the autumn of last year．Indeed, core orders .have now fallen in every month since last October．"
In recent months, non-durable goods have also fallen quite rapidly．What explains all this? The obvious culprit is the strong dollar, because it makes manufacturing exports (which account for roughly half of America's total) more expensive．Alternatively, it may be because consumers are starting to pull back on spending．In January, consumer credit grew at the slowest pace in over a year, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve．In recent months consumer confidence has dropped a bit．And companies may not be so confident, either, and are thus not in the mood to add to capital stock, says Steven Ricchiuto of Mizuho Securities, an investment bank．This does not bode well for American manufacturing or, indeed, for economic growth overall.
What does the author say about the recovery in American manufacturing?

A．It maev be put to an end soon.
B．It is merely an illusion.
C．It is a bounce before breakdown.
D．It lacks essential support.

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In what sense "durable" goods cannot boost sustainable economic growth?

A．They are not fast-consumed daily necessities.
B．They tend to be influenced by banking policy.
C．Orders for them are easily to be cancelled.
D．Industries of them may be less sustainable.

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How can we understand the remark of economists at Capital Economics?

A．Orders for durable goods are affected by bad weather indeed.
B．Decrease of orders for durable goods is caused by disease spread.
C．Slump of durable goods industries started earlier than thought.
D．The new data may not have revealed the reality of the industries.

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