題型二:(第 43 至 45 題) 下面三篇段落各少了一個句子,請依各段文意選出一個最恰當的選項。 【題組】43. Which of the following can best fit into the blank in the paragraph below?
(A) who have laid off large numbers of workers and kept production below normal
capacity
(B) who make up the sector with the biggest recovery
(C) whose orders from overseas markets showed the worst decline last year
(D) whose recovery led to general economic recovery
Manufacturers, _______________, have been the weakest link in the economy’s ability to
recover fully from the effects of the 2001 recession. For all of 2002, orders to U.S. factories
dropped by 0.8 percent. Still, that was an improvement over the sharp 7.4 percent decline for 2001.
Shipments – a measure of demand – fell 1.1 percent last year, compared with a deeper 5.5 percent
drop for all of 2001.