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第一部分：詞匯選項(xiàng)（第1?15題，每題1分，共15分）

下面共有15個(gè)句子，每個(gè)句子中均有1個(gè)詞或短語劃有底橫線，請從每個(gè)句子后面所

給的4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)與劃線部分意義最相近的詞或短語。答案一律涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的

位置上。

1Whenwevisitedthecountry,ourprincipalimpressionwasoneofpoverty

andhardship.

Amain

Bcentral

Cunforgettable

Dstrong

2Ididn'thelphim.Iwouldhavehoweverdidn'thavethemoney.

Aor

Bbut

Cotherwise

Dstill

3Smokingisnotpermittedintheoffice.

Aprobable

Bpossible

Cadmitted

Dallowed

4Gamblingislawfulinthisstate.

Alegal

Birresistible

Cenjoyable

Dprofitable

5Youdon'tneedtocarrylargeamountsofcash;actuallyallfinancial

businesseswillbeconductedbycomputers.

Atransmissions

Btransitions

Ctransactions

Dtransportation

6ThepeoplewhospeakEsperantohopethatthelanguagesomedaywillbecome

theinlernalionallanguagefortrade,science,anddiplomacy.

Acommon

Bunique

Cofficial

Dwell-known

7Al1dogsarecapableofdoingharmtohumanbeings.

Adamage

Binjury

Cdanger

Dwound

8Theyhavebeentighteningtheirbeltsformonths,adapIingthemselvesto

awareconomy.

Amodifying

Badopting

Carranging

Dadjusting

9WhatmakesamajorsuccessinLosAngelesisthestrengthofhispublic

support.

Aconcentration

Bintensity

Cconservation

Dstress

10Theyhadputupwiththebehaviorfromtheirsonwhichtheywouldnothave

toleratedfromanyoneelse.

Aaccepted

Bsuffered

Cendured

Dreceived

11Hewasawarded$1,000damages{ortheinjuryhesufferedintheaccident.

Acompensation

Binsurance

Ccommission

Dsubstitution

12Thesecondinjectionshouldhavebeengivenoncethefirstdrughadtaken

Atakenplace

Binjected

Cworkedout

Dworked

13Thenextmorningshetoldusthatthelastquestiondidn，tdeparttillwell

aftermidnight.

Ago

Bleave

Ccome

Dappear

14CapitalpunishmentwasabolishedsomeyearsagoinsomestatesoftheU.

S.

Acreated

Bdecorated

Cimproved

Deliminated

15Humanfacialexpressiondifferfromthoseofanimalsinthedegreetowhich

theycanbedeliberatelycontrolledandmodified.

Asufficiently

Bnoticeably

Cintentionally

Dabsolutely

參考答案：

1A2B3D4A5C

6A7B8D9B10C

11A12D13B14D15C

第二部分：閱讀判斷（第16?22題，每題1分，共7分）

閱讀下面這篇短文，短文后列出7個(gè)句子，請根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容對每個(gè)句子做出判斷。

如果該句提供的是正確信息，請?jiān)诖痤}卡上把A涂黑；如果該句提供的是錯(cuò)誤信息，請?jiān)?/p>

答題卡上把B涂黑；如果該句的信息在文章中沒有提及，請?jiān)诖痤}卡上把C涂黑。

Norwich

Norwich,thecapitalofthepartofBritainknownasEastAnglia,hasbeenin

existenceformorethantwothousandyears.Itbeganasasmallvillagebesidethe

RiverWensum.AtthetimeoftheNormaninvasionin1066ithadgrowntobecomeone

ofthelargesttownsinEngland.

Withtwocathedralsandamosque（清真寺），Norwichhaslongbeenapopularcentre

forvariousreligions.Thefirstcathedralwasbuiltin1095andhasrecently

celebratedits900thanniversary,whi1eNorwichitselfhadayearofcelebration

in1994tomarkthe800thanniversaryofthecityreceivingaRoyalCharter.This

allowedittobecalledacityandtogovernitselfindependently.

Today,incomparisonwithplaceslikeLondonorManchester,Norwichisquite

small,withapopulationofaround150,000,butinthe16thcenturyNorwichwasthe

secondlargestcityofEngland.Itcontinuedtogrowforthenext300yearsandgot

richerandricher,becomingfamousforhavingasmanychurchesasthereareweeks

intheyearandasmanypubsastheiraredaysintheyear.

Nowadays,therearefarfewerchurchesandpubs,butin1964theUniversity

ofEastAngliawasbuiltinNorwich.Withitsfast-growingstudentpopulationand

itssuccessasamoderncommercialcentre（Norwichisthebiggestcentrefor

insuranceservicesoutsideLondon）,thecitynowhasasidechoiceofentertainment:

theatres,cinemas,nightclubs,busycafes,excellentrestaurants,andanumberof

artsandleisurecentres.Thereisalsoafootballteam,whosecoloursaregreen

andyellow.Theteamisknownas“TheCanaries（金絲雀）“，thoughnobodycanbesure

why.

Nowthecity，sattractionsincludeanotherimportantdevelopment,amodern

shoppingcentrecalled“TheCastleMall”.ThepeopleofNorwichlivedwithavery

largeholdinthemiddleoftheircityforovertwoyears,asbuiIdersdugupthe

maincarpark.Lorriesmovednearlyamilliontonsofearthsothattheroofofthe

mallcouldbecomeacitycentrepark,withattractivewaterpoolsandhundredsof

trees,butthelocalpeoplearereallypleasedthattheoldopenmarketremains,

rightintheheartofthecityandnexttothenewdevelopment.Bothareascontinue

todogoodbusiness,provingthatNorwichhasmanagedtomixthebestoftheold

andthenew.

16TheRiverWensumflowsbyNorwich.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

17PeoplehavelivedbytheRiverWensumforatleast2,000years.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

18Norwichhasbeenacitysinceitsfirstcathedralwasbuilt.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

19NorwichhasalwaysbeenoneofthesmallestEnglishcities.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

20ThenumberofforeignstudentsinNorwichhasbeenincreasingsince1964.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

21Thefootballteamiscalled“TheCanaries“becauseofthecoloursthe

playerswear.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

22Ittookmorethantwoyearstobuild"TheCastleMal1n.

ARight

BWrong

CNotmentioned

參考答案：

16A17A18B19A20C21B22C

HealthEducation

1Healtheducationisthepartofhealthcarethatisconcernedwithpromoting

healthybehavior.Aperson'sbehaviormaybethemaincauseofahealthproblem,

butitcanalsobethemainsolution.Thisistruefortheteenagerwhosmokes,the

motherwiththepoorlynourished（營養(yǎng)）chiId,andthebutcher（屠夫，賣肉的

人）whogetsacutonhisfinger.Bychangingtheirbehaviortheseindividualscan

solveandpreventmanyoftheirownproblems.

2Healtheducationdoesnotreplaceotherhealthservices,butitisneeded

topromotetheproperuseoftheseservices.Oneexampleofthisisimmunization

（免疫）：scientistshavemademanyvaccines（疫苗）topreventdiseases,butthis

achievementisofnovalueunlesspeoplegotoreceivetheimmunization.

3Healtheducationencouragesbehaviorthatpromoteshealth,preventsillness,

curesdisease,andcontributestorecovery.Theneedsandinterestsofindividuals,

families,groups,organizations,andcommunitiesareattheheartofhealth

educationprograms.Thustherearemanyopportunitiesforpracticinghealth

education.

4Healtheducationisnotthesamethingashealthinformation.Correct

informationiscertainlyabasicpartofhealtheducation,buthealtheducationmust

alsoaddresstheotherfactorsthataffecthealthbehaviorsuchasavailability（可

獲性）ofresources,effectivenessofcommunityleadership,socialsupportfrom

familymembers,andlevelsofself-helpskills.Healtheducationthereforeusesa

varietyofmethodstohelppeopleunderstandtheirownsituationsandchooseactions

thatwillimprovetheirhealth.Healtheducationisincompleteunlessitencourages

involvementandchoicebythepeoplethemselves.

5Also,inhealtheducationwedonotblamepeopleiftheydonotbehavein

ahealthyway.Oftenunhealthybehaviorisnotthefaultoftheindividual.Inhealth

educationwemustworkwithfamilies,communities,andevenregionalandnational

authoritiestomakesurethatresourcesandsupportareavailabletoenableeach

individualtoleadahealthylife.

1Paragraph2.

2Paragraph3.

3Paragraph4.

4Paragraph5?

AAddressingaVarietyofBehavior-affectingFactors

BImportanceofImmunization

CRelationshipwithOtherHealthServices

DCreationofNecessaryConditionsforHealthyBehavior

EEncouragingUnhealthyBehavior

FEncouragementofBehaviorGoodforYourHealth

5Promotinghealthybehavioristhegoalof.

6Immunizationhelpsto.

7Healtheducationcannottaketheplaceof.

8Individualsshouldbeprovidedwithnecessaryconditionsfor.

Amanyvaccines

Bpreventdiseases

Chealtheducation

Dhealthybehavior

Echangeunhealthybehavior

Fotherhealthservices

參考答案

1.C2.F3.A4.D

5.C6.B7.F8.D

第四部分：閱讀理解（第31?45題，每題3分，共45分）

下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道題，每題后面有4個(gè)選項(xiàng)。請仔細(xì)閱讀短文并根

據(jù)短文回答其后面的問題，從4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇1個(gè)最佳答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。

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TheWasteland

AnewcatastrophefacesAfghanistan.TheAmericanbombingcampaignis

conspiringwithyearsofcivilconflictanddroughttocreateanenvironmental

crisis.

Humanitarianandpoliticalconcernsaredominatingtheheadlines.Buttheyare

alsomaskingthedisappearanceofthecountry，soncerichhabitatandwildlife,which

arequietlybeingcrushedbywar.TheUNisdispatchingateamofinvestigatorsto

theregionnextmonthtoevaluatethedamage."Ahealthenvironmentisaprerequisite

forrehabilitation,“saysKtausTopfer,headoftheUNenvironmentProgramme.

Muchofsouth-eastAfghanistanwasoncelushforestwateredbymonsoonrains.

Forestsnowcoverlessthan2percentofthecountry."Theworstdeforestation

occurredduringTalibabrule,whenitstimbermafiadenudedforeststosellto

Pakistanimarkets,“saysUsmanQazi,anenvironmentalconsultantbasedinQuetta,

Pakistan.AndtheintensebombingintendedtoflushoutthelastoftheTatibantroops

isdestroyingorburningmuchofwhatremains.

Therefugeecrisisisalsowreckingtheenvironment,andmuchdamagemaybe

irreversible.Forestsandvegetationarebeingclearedformuch-neededfarming,but

thegainsarelikelytobeonlyshort-term.uEventuallythelandwillbeunfitfor

eventhemostbasicformofagriculture,“warnshammadNaqioftheWorldWideFund

forNatureinPakistan.Refugees—around4millionasthelastcount-arealso

cuttingintoforestsforfirewood.

Thehai1ofbombsfallingonAfghanistanismakinglifeparticularlyhardfor

thecountry'swiIdlife.BirdssuchasthepelicanandendangeredSiberiancranecross

easternAfghanistanastheyfollowoneoftheworld，sgreatmigratorythoroughfares

fromSiberiatoPakistanandIndia.Butthenumberofthebirdsflyingacrossthe

regionhasdroppedbyastaggering85percent.aCranesareverysensitiveandthey

donotusetherouteiftheyseeanydanger,"saysAshiqAhgmad,anenvironmental

scientistfortheWWFinPeshawar,Pakistan,whohastrackedthecollapseofthe

birdsmigrationthiswinter.

Theruggedmountainsalsousuallyprovideasafehaveformountainleopards,

gazelles,bearsandMarcoPolosheep--theworld，slargestspecies."Thesameterrain

thatallowsfighterstostrikeanddisappearbackintothehillshasalso

historicallyenabledwildlifetosurvive,“saysPeterZahleroftheWildlife

Conservationsociety,basedinNewYork.Buthewarnstheyarenowunderintense

pressurefromthebombingandinvasionsofrefugeesandfighters.

Forinstance,somerefugeesarehuntingraresnowleopardstobuyasafepassage

acrosstheborder.Asinglefurcanfetch$2,000ontheblackmarket,saysZahler.

Only5,000orsosnowleopardsarethoughttosurviveincentralAsia,andlessthan

100inAfghanistan,theirnumbersalreadydecimatedbyextensivehuntingand

smugglingintoPakistanbeforetheconflict.Timber,falconsandmedicinalplants

arealsobeingsmuggledacrosstheborder.TheTaiibaboncecontrolledmuchofthis

trade,buttherecentpowervacuumcouldexacerbatetheproblem.

Bombingwillalsoleaveitsmarkbeyondtheobviouscraters.Defenceanalysts

saysthatwhiledepleteduraniumhasbeenusedlessinAfghanistanthatintheKosovo

conflict,conventionalexplosiveswilllitterthecountrywithpollutants.They

containtoxiccompoundssuchascyclonite,acarcinogen,androcketpropellants

containperchlorates,whichdamagethyroidglands.

31Al1ofthefollowingarecausesoftheenvironmentalcrisisinAfghanistan

EXCEPT.

AAmericanbombing

Bheavymonsoonrains

Cyearsoflackofrain

DfightingamongtheAfghanis

32Accordingtothepassage,themaincauseofthelossofthecountry，sforests

is.

Athefloodingcausedbythemonsoonrain

BtheintensebombingoftheTalibantroops

CtheimproperuseofthetreesforbenefitsduringTalibanrule

DthefiresettoburntheforestsbytheTalibantroops

33MostofthemigratorybirdnolongerflyacrossAfghanistantoPakistan

andIndiabecause________.

Atheychangetheirroutefromtimetotime

Bsomebirdshavecollapsedwhileflying

Ctheyhavebeenthreatenedbythebombsdroppedonthecountry

Dtheyarescaredbythebiganimalsinthemountains

34Inwhichofthefollowingwaysdotherefugeesthreatenthesurvivalof

suchwiIdanimalsasthesnowleopards?

ATheyhunttheanimalsforfood.

BTheyfightintheruggedmountainsthatprovideahavenfortheanimals.

CTheyhunttheanimalstomakeprofits.

DTheydrivetheanimalsawayfromtheirhomesinthemountains.

35WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

ADepleteduraniumisnotakindofconventionalexplosives.

BCratersarenottheonlydamagedonebybombs.

CTheconventionalbombsarenolessdamagingtoenvironmentthanthe

non-conventionalones.

DFewerpeoplewerekilledinbombinginAfghanistanthaninKosovo.

參考答案：

31B32C33C34C35

第二篇

Kasparov:ChessComputersBeatable...ForNow

Humanswillcontinuetobeatcomputersforyears,butthemachinesarelikely

todominateinmatchesplayedoverseveralgames,accordingtotheworld5stopchess

player.

“Wewi11notseeamachinereplacingahumanbeinginourlifetime.Manwill

beabletobeatacomputerinatleastonegameforaverylongtime,“Kasparov

toldapressconferenceinMoscowaweekaftersettingforadrawinasix-gamematch

withthecomputerDeepJuniorinNewYork.Butwhilehumanintuitioncanprovide

anadvantageinindividualgames,“Manwillneverbeabletoplay8or10games

inarowtoanequallevel,“Kasparovsaid.Hegraduallydeclinesforavariety

orexternalfactors:theweather,aheadache,aheadache,familystrainsorwhatever.

InhisManvs.MachinecontestintheUnitedStates,Kasparovwonthefirst

game,butlostthethirdaftercommittingamid-gameblunder.Hethenadopteda

safety-firststrategy,andinthesixthgamepassedupachancetowinbyaccepting

adrawinapositionsomeanalystssaidwasfavourable.

Kasparov-watchersbelievehewasdeterminedaboveallnottolosetoDeepJunior

becausehewasstillsmartingfromadefeattoanothercomputer,DeepBlue,in1997.

ThatlossclearlyrankledKasparov,andhesaidatthetimethatthecomputerhad

beenreceivingassistancefromitshumanoperators.

TheRussian,whohasreignedundisputedastheworld'stopplayersince1985,

saidhewas“satisfiedoverall”withhisresultagainstDeepJunior,although"if

rdbeeninbettershapeandhadmoretimetopreparetheresultmighthavebeen

different."Hestressedtheimportanceofpsychologyinchessbetweenonehuman

playerandanother,anddescribedtheupsychologicaldiscomfort,,involvedin

adaptingtoaconfrontationwithamachine.Inchesswithhumans,"you'realways

attemptingtoimposeyourdecisionsonthepersonalityofyourrival.Agameisalways

anexchangeoferrors,ofimprecision.It'spsychology.There'snevercomplete

exactitudeorpurityinagameofchess,“hesaid."Butplayingagainstamachine,

beyondacertainpoint,towinoreventosavethegameyouhavetoplaywithabsolute

exactitude,whichisnothumanquality.Knowingthisspecificityofyourrival

createsapsychologicaldiscomfortwhichisverydifficulttoovercome.”

Kasparovwasatpainstostressthathis1997defeatwasanaberration:"The

mainthingwastoshowthatwhathappenedthennothingtodowiththefightbetween

manandmachine.AnyimpartialspecialistcanseethatDeepJuniorismuchstronger

thatDeepBlue.Therealbattlebeginsnow.”

36AccordingtoKasparov,_______.

Ahumanscanbeatcomputersinindividualgames

Bcomputerswillnevertaketheplaceofhumanbeingsingames

Chumanbeingscanneverbeatcomputersinindividualorseriesgames

Dhumanintuitionplaysanimportantroleingames

37InthecontestwithDeepJuniorintheUnitedStates,Kasparov.

Alostthegame

Bwonthegame

Csettledforadraw

Dleftthegameunfinished

38WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutKasparov*scontestwith

DeepBluein1997?

AHemadeuphismindtowinDeepBlue.

BHewassmartenoughtohavebeatenDeepBlue.

CDeepBluereceivedhumanassistance.

DKasparovwasunwillingtoadmithisdefeatbyDeepBlue.

39AccordingtoKasparov,ahumanvsmachinechessgamemayinvolveallthe

followingqualitiesEXCEPTthat.

Aitinvolvespsychologicaldiscomfortinthemindofthehumanplayer

Bitdemandsthehumanplayerofabsoluteexactitude

Citcreatesanexchangeoferrorsbetweenmanandmachine

Ditisdifficulttoovercomepsychologicaldiscomfort

40Kasparov*sremarksonhis1997defeatimplythat.

Amanwasnomatchtocomputerinintelligence

BDeepBluewasunbeatable

CDeepBluealsomadeblunders

Difhehadmadenoblunders,heshouldhavebeatenDeepBlue

參考答案：36A37C38D39C40D

第三篇

U.S.Marks175LocomotiveYears

BuiltbytheMasonmachineWorldsin1856,the27,900-kilogramWilliamMason

wasanexampleofthearchetypal19thCenturyAmericanlocomotive,theoldestin

operationintheUnitedStates.Thelocomotivewastransferredlastmonthfromits

openbayinB&O'shistoricroundhousetoreadyitforthissummer'sFairofthe

IronHorse,acelebrationof175yearsofAmericanrailroading,inthecityof

Baltimore,Maryland.Testswillshowwhethertheoldgaugesandboilerpressure

pointsareuptofederalstandardstooperateduringthesix-dayfestival.

“Thisissortoftheworld'sfairofrailroading,"saidCourtneyWilson,

executivedirectoroftheB&ORailroadMuseum.ThefestivalwillrunfromJune28

toJuly3anddisplaywhatorganizerssayisthemostimpressivecollectionof

locomotivesintheWesternHemisphere.

Atthemuseum,anareawillbesetasideformodeltrainstokeeptoddlers

interested.Childrenwilllearnaboutsafetyrulesaroundtraintracks.Adultswill

beabletotrackthedevelopmentofrailroadtechnology-fromhorsepowertosteam

anddieselpowertomagneticlevitation,whichcanpushtrainsatspeedsupwardof

390kph.

“Wehavelocomotivescomingfromal1overthecountry,andwebelieveeven

theRocketiscomingfromEngland-theveryfirstlocomotiveintheworld-to

participateinthisfair,“Wilsonsaid.

TheRocket,thefirstsuccessfulsteamlocomotiveintheworld,wona

competitionin1829asthefastestlocomotive-aneventthathelpedsparkworldwide

railwayinterest.

“itwasprobablythefastestmachineonEarthinitstime,“Wilsonsaid.

RailcompaniesinFrance,Canada,GermanyandSpainhavebeeninvitedto

participateinthisyear'sevent.

“Thiswillprobablybethelasttimeinthiscenturythatthesemanylocomotives

wi11beassembledinonespot,andit'11beaonce-in-a1ifetimeexperience,“Wilson

said.

TheB&ORaiIroadwasthehostofasimilareventin1927innearbyHaleThorpe

thatattractedmorethan1.25millionvisitorsoverthreeweeks.Therailroadheld

theeventforits100thanniversary.

Museumofficialshopetheeventgivespeopleabetterappreciationoftrains.

Themuseum's22-sidedroundhousewillbeafocalpointinthemonthsleading

uptothefestival.Completedin1884,thebuiIdingrises40.5metersintoahuge

cupolaandcoversnearlyahalfhectareofground.Theroundhousehasbeenin

continuoususesinceitsconstruction.

Insideisthemostsignificantcollectionofrailroadartifactsinthenation,

includingareplicabuiltin1926oftheTomThumb—thefirstAmericanbuiIt

locomotive(constructedin1830)一andtheSt.Elizabeth一oneofthelaststeam

enginesbuiltintheUnitedStates(1950).

Themuseum,whichsitsonabout16hectaresinwestBaltimore,holdslocomotives,

freightandpassengercarsandotherrollingstock-includingcarsfromthenation，s

firsttrains,whichwerepulledbyhorses.

41WilliamMasonwastheoldestlocomotiveinoperation.

Aintheworld

BinAmerica

CinEngland

DintheregionofBaltimore

42Theoldestlocomotivewillbeputtotestsagaintomakesure________.

Aitscommercialoperationissafe

BitcompeteswiththeRocketingoodshape

CitstechnicalinformationtobepresentedtotheFairisaccurate

Ditisuptothefederalstandardsbeforeoperation

43WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTacorrectdescriptionofthe

Rocket?

AItwasthefirstsuccessfulsteamlocomotiveintheworld.

BItisbelievedtobethefastestlocomotiveinitstime.

CItwillbeputondisplayinfestival.

DItspedupthedevelopmentofrailroadinginAmerica.

44Howlargeisthemuseum'sroundhouse?

AOne-tenthofthemuseum.

B16hectares.

COne-thirty-secondofthemuseum.

DNotmentioned.

45Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecollectionoftheartifactsin

themuseum?

AItscollectionisimportantandrepresentative.

BThecollectionisnotrichenough.

CThereplicaoftheTomThumbisdisappointing.

DTheSt.Elizabeth,oneofthelaststeamenginesisnotamongtheartifacts.

參考答案：41B42D43D44C45A

第五部分：補(bǔ)全短文（第46?50題，每題2分，共10分）

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上。

EconomicGrowth

Theeconomyofanationrequires46.Totaloutputmustgrowifthecountryis

toabsorbabout1.5millionnewworkerswhoenterthelaborforceeachyearand

moreworkerswhoarereplacedeachyearasaformoftechnologicalchange.Ifthe

nationproducedthesamelevelofoutputeachyear,insteadofincreasingit,people

wouldhavefewerjobs,growingunemployment,andadeclineintheper-capita（A

均的）incomeofthenation.Tomaintainorincreasetheexistingstandardofliving

andtopreventunemploymentfromrising,47.Higherratesofemploymentand

substantialper-capitaoutputgainsseemtooccurwhentherealeconomicgrowthrate

isover3%,asitwasintheyears1983through1988.Recentexperienceshowsthat,

witharealgrowthrateoflessthan2.5%,theU.S.economysuffersfrom48

Forexample,unemploymentattheendof1990was5.4%ofthelaborforce.

Butbytheendof1991,unemploymentwasmorethan6.6%ofthelaborforce.

Whydidthishappen?Simplybecausetherealoutputofgoodsandservicesdeclined

in1991.Newmembersintothelaborforcecouldnotbeabsorbed,so49.Furthermore,

alargenumberofworkerswithdrewfromthelaborforcealtogetherbecause50.

Insteadofrisingin1991,therealGDPactuallyfell0.7%.RealGDProseagainin

1992by2.6%,butunemploymentalsoroseto7.3%ofthelaborforce.GDPcontinued

toriseduring1993,gaineda3%.Atthesametimeunemploymentstoodat6.8%of

thelaborforce.Per-capitaincomealsogrewagainduring1993.

Aunemploymentrose

Btheywereunabletofindwork

Cahealthyrateofeconomicgrowth

Doutofwork

Etheymustincreaserealgrossdomesticproduct（GDP）continuously