考研英语阅读精读之方法和步骤 2

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考研阅读精读方法和步骤

1、扫描题干，找关键词；2、裸读全文，感知中心；3、按段精读，读懂读透；4、解题验证理解；5、诵读文章。

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结合真题综合讲解段落精读

1、理解语境中单词的意义2、理解句法结构、理解大意、进一步推测判断

3、从逻辑连贯性出发理解句间、段间关系

4、预测文章中心及结构

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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1. A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the world's best, its workers the most skilled. America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed.　

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1. A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the world's best, its workers the most skilled. America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed.　

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

首位； 卓越： Marxism believes in the primacy of

matter.

2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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随着其他国家日益强盛，美国的这一优势地位逐渐下降是不可避免的。

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

　 51. The US achieved its predominance52. The loss of US predominance

领先优势的丧失同样不可避免地令人感到痛苦。

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

具体的时间、人物、地点等预示着现象或事例

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

不知所措， 困惑：　Mary is at a loss what to do next.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

到了 80 年代中期，面对其日益衰退的工业竞争力，美国人感到不知所措。

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

更加具体的事例

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

收缩；缩水； 退缩： The vast forests have shrunk.

消失； 消亡： The aircraft vanished without trace.

面对国外竞争，一些大型的美国工业，如消费电子产业，已经萎缩或渐渐消失。

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

愈加具体的事例

到 1987年，美国只剩下 Zenith 这一家电视生产商。

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

句⑤的补充说明

（现在一家也没有了： Zenith 于当年 7月被韩国 LG电器公司收购。）

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

话题转换，其他工业

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

席卷，横扫： Landslides swept cars into the sea.

外国制造的汽车和纺织品正在大举进入国内市场。

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

话题转换，其他工业

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

即将败下阵来： The shop is on the ropes and must

surely have to close soon.

美国的机床工业也即将灭亡。

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

好像， 仿佛： He looks as though he

would not hurt a fly.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

话题转换，其他工业

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

Which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 semiconductors

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

伤亡（人数）； 事故； 受害者，死伤者； Fiat has been

one of the greatest casualties of the recession.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

人们曾一度感觉下一个在海外品牌面前全军覆没的似乎该轮到美国的半导体制造业了，而在新计算机时代有着核心作

用的半导体正是美国人发明的。

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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2. ① It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. ② Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. ③ By the mid-1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial competitiveness. ④ Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. ⑤ By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. ⑥ (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea's LG Electronics in July.) ⑦ Foreign-made cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. ⑧ America's machine-tool industry was on the ropes. ⑨ For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.

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① narrowed primacy

② painful retreat

③ fading compete...

④ shrinking industry

⑤ one TV maker

⑥ no TV maker

⑦ foreign cars and…

⑧machine tools

⑨ semi-conductors

Painful retreat

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3. All of this caused a crisis of confidence. Americans stopped taking prosperity for granted. They began to believe that their way of doing business was failing, and that their incomes would therefore shortly begin to fall as well. The mid-1980s brought one inquiry after another into the causes of America's industrial decline. Their sometimes sensational findings were filled with warnings about the growing competition from overseas.

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以 2010年阅读理解真题为例综合讲解段落精读过程

• 在识记单词基本意思的基础上，理解单词在特定语境中的含义

• 划分句子结构，理解其表达的基本意思，进一步理解句子在上下文中可能传达的言外之意

• 从逻辑连贯性着手，分析词汇和语法衔接手段，理顺句间关系、段间关系

• 从整体上把握篇章结构，总结确定中心，理清作者思路