Question

Made In The USA: An Export Boom

In his State of the Union address two years ago,President Obama argued that in order to recover from the economic recession,one of the few things the U．S. needed to do was toexport more goods around the world. That night, the president unveiled a newgoal: to double U．S. exports over the next five years. Itwould be an increase that the president said would “support two million jobs inAmerica.”

Most economists dismissed the promise at the time assomething unrealistic, but two years later, the U．S. ison pace to meet that goal. American exports are up 34 percent since thepresident gave that speech, and the number continues to rise.

Competitive In A Global Market

Marlin Steel, a metal working business in Baltimore,makes parts that ship all across the world. “We export to 36 countries，” owner Drew Greenblatt tells All Things ConsideredHost Guy Raz. “We're working around the clock, and we're growing.”

It's not just advanced manufacturing exports on therise, but pork, cattle and all kinds of agricultural exports are up as well.Even American craft beer has found an export market.

Flying Dog CEO Jim Caruso says that increasingly,people all over the world are trying the beer from the Maryland-based brewery.Caruso says，“Even in those top beer-producingcountries, a competitive American product is finding a market.”

Services Are Exports, Too

Another place exports are coming from is New YorkCity—in particular, the 30th floor of a Manhattan skyscraper on 5th Avenue and52nd Street. That's where the consulting firm Kurt Solomon lies. It doesn'tactually produce a product for export; it provides management advice andstrategy.

“Four out of every five Americans is now employed inthe service industry，” the nation's top trade official, Ron Kirksays, “Services are a significant part of our exports, and make up about aquarter of our exported goods.” These services can include everything fromlegal consulting, finance, information technology and even engineering.

And There Are Other Factors

So why has there been an increase of more than 30percent for exports in almost everything? Part of the increase, at least forthe manufacturing side, is due to better technology, says Tyler Cowen, aneconomist. “A lot of it is being driven by smart machines，” he tells Raz，“The U．S. has high wage rates, which is a disadvantage, butif machines are doing a lot of the work, that doesn't matter.”

China factors a lot in America's export economy, too.“Wages in China have been going up as the country becomes more productive. ThusChina is losing the cheap labor advantage it has held for some time.” Cowensays.

Will Jobs Grow, too?

“Companies have become more productive by dismissingworkers and lowering costs.” Cowen says. “So I don't view exporting as a way ofcreating a very large number of jobs, but it will create more profits.”

So not every business or worker is necessarilybenefiting from the export boom in the U．S., and Cowensays that could ultimately lead to a polarization (两极) of economic outcomes.

Made In the USA: An Export Boom

Outline	Details
The purpose of  increasing exports	*To help America make a (1)______ from the economic recession. *To help increase the nation's (2)______ .
The current situation	*American exports have risen (3)______ thirty-four percent up to now. *There has been an increase in exports in everything. *The export boom does not necessarily (4)______ every business or worker.
(5)______ contributing to the export boom	(6)______products	Even in those top beer-producing countries, people try craft beer from Flying Dog, a brewery (7)______ in Maryland.
Various products	A variety of products are provided around the world，services (8)______ for 25%.
Lower costs	*(9)______ take the place of labor, helping companies reduce wages. *China, who used to take (10)______ of cheap labor, has given way to America in exports to some extent because of its increasing production.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 recovery

 jobs

 by

 benefit　

 Factors

 Competitive

 located/based　

 accounting

 Machines

 advantage

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了美国的出口繁荣。

 根据President Obama arguedthat in order to recover from the economic recession.

  根据support twomillion jobs in America.

 根据 American exports are up34 percent since the president gave that speech, and the number continues torise.

 根据So not every business orworker is necessarily benefiting from the export boom in the U．S., and Cowen says that could ultimately lead to apolarization (两极) of economic outcomes.

 根据And There Are OtherFactors

 根据Competitive In A GlobalMarket

 根据Flying Dog CEO JimCaruso says that increasingly, people all over the world are trying the beerfrom the Maryland-based brewery.

 根据Services are asignificant part of our exports, and make up about a quarter of our exportedgoods.

 根据“A lot of it is beingdriven by smart machines，” he tells Raz，

 根据Thus China is losing thecheap labor advantage it has held for some time.” Cowen says.

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