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/江蘇省啟東中學(xué)2022-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期期中考試高二年級英語試卷命題人:湯美華第I卷(三局部,共85分)第一局部:聽力(共兩節(jié),總分值20分)第一節(jié)(共5小題;每題1分,總分值5分)聽下面5段對話,每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最正確選項,并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來答復(fù)有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。erearethetwospeakers? A.Inthebank B.Inthestreet C.Ontheplayground2.Howlongdidthemanstudyforthetest?A.3hours B.6hoursC.7hours3.Howwillthemangothere?A.Bytrain B.Byship C.Byair4.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.ThisMonday B.NextMonday C.OnSunday5.Whydoesthemanfeelsad?A.Becausehiswifewilltalktohim. B. Becausehehadafightwithhiswife.C.Becausehehasn’tseenhiswifeforalongtime.第二節(jié)(共15小題;每題1分,總分值15分)聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最正確選項,并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前,你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每題5秒鐘;聽完后,各個小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料,答復(fù)第6至8題。6.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Food B.NewYearwishes C.Examination7.Whatisthewoman?A.Aseniormiddleschoolstudent. B.Ajuniormiddleschoolstudent. C.Aseniormiddleschoolteacher.8.Accordingtotheconversation,whichstatementisTRUE?A.Itisthefirsttimeforthewomantodecidetoloseweight. B.VisitingBeijingisthewoman’smostimportantwish. C.Themandisbelievesthatthewomanwillloseweight.聽第7段材料,答復(fù)第9至11題。9.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Inthechemistrylab B.Inthesoundlab C.Intheclassroom10.Whatshouldbedonethere?A.Putontheearphonesassoonascomingtothelab. B.Takethepartsoffifthereisanythingwrongwiththemachine. C.Followtheinstructionsandtakecareofeverything.11.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.TeacherandstudentB.MotherandsonC.Friends聽第8段材料,答復(fù)第12至14題。12.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hishousewasbrokeninto. B.Helockedhimselfout. C.Heforgottolockthedoor.13.Whatisthewomanmostlikelytobe?A.Theman’swife B.Apolicewoman C.Theman’sneighbor14.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Havealook B.Talktoothers C.Askmorequestions聽第9段材料,答復(fù)第15至17題。15.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofFrank’splan?A.ShethinksFrankcouldlearnalot. B.It’scostly. C.Sheisnotsureifitisagoodplan.16.HowlongisFrankgoingtostayonEurope?A.Sixweeks B.Twomonths C.Sixweekstoeightweeks17.Howisstayinginyouthhostels?A.It’sreallycheapB.ItisquiteexpensiveC.Itistoodangerous聽第10段材料,答復(fù)第18至20題。18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofwatchinghisfriendsmakingdecisions?A.Strange B.InterestingC.Surprising19.Whycanthechildrenofthespeaker’ssistermakedecisionsquickly?A. Theyhaveaquickmind. B.Theymakeadecisionwithoutthinking. C.Theyweregivenresponsibilitywhentheywerelittle.20.Whatcanwelearnformthepassage?A.Thechildrensometimesasktheirmother’svoice. B.Thespeaker’sfriendsmakedecisionsveryquickly.C.Allofthespeaker’sfriendscandecidetheirownclothes.第二局部:英語知識運用(共兩節(jié),總分值35分)第一節(jié):單項選擇(共15小題;每題1分,總分值15分)21Thereis______thingasfailure.Failureisjustlifetryingtomoveusinanotherdirection.A.notsuchB.suchnoC.nosuchD.suchnot22.Hisfailureinthecollegeentranceexam_______himtheopportunitytogotouniversity.A.spent B.took C.paid D.cost23.Whatdoyouthinkofmyhomework?Goodwork,________afewslightmistakes.A.inadditiontoB.exceptC.aswellasD.apartfrom24.Dickenjoyspaintingbutheknowsthefact_____hedoesn’thave_____ittakestobeapainter.A.which;whatB.that;whatC.what;thatD.that;that25.Webelieveherdesignis_______becauseitiscompletelydifferentfromanyoneelse’s.A.originalB.initialC.vividD.previous26.TheMH370fromMalaysiacrashedinthesouthernIndianOcean,______globalconcernaboutflightsafety.A.tocauseB.causingC.havingcausedD.caused27.________tothecurrenteducationsystemofChina,theMinistryofEducationshouldmakechangestomakeitefficientforselectingtalents.A.MostofusaresoaccustomedB.soaremostofusaccustomedC.AccustomedasmostofusareD.Asmostofusareaccustomed28.Heaccidently_______thathehadbeenlaidoffandhadtomakealivingawayfromhome.A.letoutB.letaloneC.letdownD.letoff29.Ifithadn’trainedsohardlastnight,it________socoldtoday.A.wouldn’tbeB.hadn’tbeenC.wouldn’thavebeenD.weren’t30.OnSundaystherewerealotofchildrenplayinginthepark,_______parentsseatedtogetherjoking.A.whoseB.theirC.whichD.where31.Lonelinessisafeelingwherepeopleexperienceapowerful______ofemptinessandsolitude(孤獨).A.trendB.dashC.crashD.rush32.Tony_____theinvitation,otherwisehewouldhaveattendedyourbirthdayparty.A.couldn’thavereceivedB.mustn’thavereceivedC.needn’thavereceivedD.shouldn’thavereceived33.Isthisthefirsttimeyou_______Shanghai?No.ButthefirsttimeI________here,thecitywasn’tsobeautiful.A.visit;cameB.havevisited;cameC.havevisited;havecomeD.visit;havecome34._______ascenicspotworth_______,Hangzhou,afriendlycity,attractsmanyvisitorsfromallovertheworld.A.Considering;visitingB.Considering;beingvisitedC.Considered;visitingD.Considered;visited35.I’msorry.Jack,pleasedon’t________Ihadalittleaccidentwiththecar,butitwasn’tmyfault.A.beoncloudnineB.bedowninthedumpsC.promisemethemoonD.flyoffthehandle 第二節(jié):完形填空(共20小題;每題1分,總分值20分)Asateacher,Ioftenmakeitarulethatwhenweareonafieldtrip,therewillbenotalkingasweenterabuilding.Thisrule36toenteringanyplace,whetheritisacinema,achurch,atheatre,oranyotherplace.Once,inNewYorkCity,Itookmyclasstoseea(n)37nearTimesSquare.Whenwearrivedatthetheatre,therewereabouttwentyotherclasses38outsidewaitingtogetin.Thestudentsfromtheotherschoolswerenot39andtherewaspandemonium(烏煙瘴氣).Itoldmystudentstostayinalineandkeep40.Itoldthemthatwewouldnotcarryourselveslikethoseother41.Soonwestartedtofileintothetheatre,anditwasverydisorganized.Therewasaladytryingto42thegroupsandgetthemtotheirseats,43studentswereeverywhereand44reallyknewwheretogo.Myclass,observingourrule,walkedin45intwosingle-filelines.Westoodnearthedoorbehindeveryoneelse,andwe46.Allofasudden,theladywhowas47noticedusandshewalked48ourdirection.Sheaskedthestudents49theteacherwasforourgroup,andIraisedmy50.Sheasked,“Very,verynicetomeetyou.Comethisway.”Wewereledintothetheatre,51,andweweregivenfront-rowseats.Sometimes52forothersmaynotseemlikeitisgoingtohaveaneffect,especiallywhenyou53noonearoundwhoistakingmannersinto54.However,thatisusuallythetimewhensuch55actionswillbemostappreciatedandrecognized.36.A.leads B.a(chǎn)pplies C.turns D.belongs37.A.play B.lady C.teacher D.exhibition38.A.sortedout B.settleddown C.turnedaway D.linedup39.A.behaving B.listening C.concentrating D.watching40.A.order B.contact C.watch D.time41.A.places B.seats C.classes D.teachers42.A.scold B.dismiss C.a(chǎn)ttract D.organize43.A.a(chǎn)nd B.but C.so D.while44.A.a(chǎn)nyone B.nobody C.everyone D.somebody45.A.a(chǎn)nxiously B.immediately C.quietly D.hurriedly46.A.passed B.chatted C.rushed D.waited47.A.introuble B.onguard C.incharge D.onbusiness48.A.in B.to C.for D.under49.A.how B.where C.what D.whether50.A.voice B.a(chǎn)rm C.head D.hand51.A.finally B.somehow C.first D.instead52.A.respect B.love C.concern D.support53.A.receive B.visit C.recognize D.meet54.A.practice B.effect C.a(chǎn)ccount D.operation55.A.urgent B.kind C.legal D.firm第三局部:閱讀理解(共15小題;每題2分,總分值30分)A

Steveknewhe’dbeenadoptedasababy,andwhenheturned18,in2022,hedecidedhe’dtrytotrackdownhisbirthmother.Theagencyfromwhichhe’dbeenadoptedgavehimhismother’sname:Tallady.Butonlinesearchesdidn’tturnupanyresultsaboutit,andStevehadtoletitgo.In2022,though,hesearchedforthenameagainonline.Thistime,thesearchresultsincludedahomeaddressneartheLowe’sstorewhereSteve,then22,workedasadeliveryman.Whenhementionedthecoincidencetohisboss,hisbosssaid,“YoumeanTallady,whoworkshere?SteveandTallady,acashier,hadsaidhellotoeachotherafewtimesatthestore,butthey’dneverreallytalked.Hehadn’tevenknownhername.Stevethoughttherewasnopossiblewayshewashismotherthoughtheysharedthesamename.Forafewmonths,SteveavoidedTallady.“Iwasn’tsurehowtoapproachher,”hetoldalocalreporter.Finally,theagencyvolunteeredtoarrangetheirreunion(團聚).WhenTalladyrealizedthattheniceguyshe’dbeenwavingatwashisson,shesobbed.She’dalwayshopedtomeetherbirthsononeday.Laterthatday,motherandsontalkedforalmostthreehoursatanearbybar.She’dgivenhimupforadoptionin1985,whenshewas23.“Iwasn’treadytobeamother,”shetoldhim.Marriedwithtwootherchildren,Talladysays,“Ihaveacompletefamilynow.”56.Stevegaveuptheon-linesearchforhisbirthmotherin2022because_____.

A.theagencydidn’tgivehimanyhelp

B.therewasnoinformationabouthismother

C.hismotherdidn’tturnuponline

D.hemissedtheinformationabouthismother57.WhySteveavoidedTalladyformonths?

A.Becauseshedidn’twanttotalktohim.

B.Becausehewasn’tfullypreparedforthereunion.

C.Becauseshewasverydifficulttoapproach.

D.Becausehedidn’tthinkshewashisbirthmother.58.Thebesttitleforthetextis_____.

A.TheLoveofMother

B.AnUnexpectedMeeting

C.ThePoweroftheInternet

D.AnUnusualReunionBHaveyouevergonetoworktofindthatoneofyourcoworkersiscoughingandsneezingalldaylong?Youdoyourbesttokeepasafedistanceandwonder:Whydidheorshecometoworkwhentheywereill?TherealityformanyAmericansisthattheydonothaveenoughpaidsicktimeeachyeartoaffordthemtheluxuryofstayinghomebecausetheydon’tfeelwell. Thisproblemdoesn’tjustaffecttheworkingemployeeswhoaresick,though.InanarticlebyJamesWarrenforBloombergBusinessWeek,asecond-gradeschoolteacher,StilliKlikizossharesaboutthesickchildrenthatmuststayinschoolalldaylongbecausetheirparentscan’tgetoffworktocomeandgetthem.Inthepastschoolyear,shehadseveralchildrenwhowereunabletobepickedupatschoolwhowerelaterdiagnosedwithH1N1. ThereisamovementcalledtheHealthyFamiliesActinCongressthatwouldchangethissituationformanyAmericans.TheHealthyFamilyActwouldrequireemployerswith15ormoreemployeestoprovide7paidsickdaysayearfortheirworkers.Thesedayscouldbeusednotonlyfordayswhentheworkerissick,butthetimecanalsobeusedwhencaringforothers,orgoingtoroutinedoctor’sappointments. ThosewhoareagainsttheActarguethatmanybusinessesarestrugglingtomakeendsmeetowingtorecession(經(jīng)濟衰退),andpointoutthatthisisthewrongtimetoforceemployerstoaddanadditionalexpense. ThosewhosupporttheHealthyFamiliesActsaythatournationcan’taffordtonottakethesemeasures.Whenanindividualgoestoworksick,theyarepossiblyinfectingtheircoworkers,clientsandcustomers. AccordingtoareportbyKatieCouricontheCBSeveningnews,threefourthsoflowwageearnersgetdockedwhentheyaresick.Thoseindividualsincludedaycareworkersandrestaurantworkers,whosehealthcanaffectthehealthofmany.59.WhydomanyAmericansstillcometoworkwhentheyaresick?A.Theyoftenignoretheillnessifnotserious.B.Theyworkinhighspirits.C.Thecostofstayinghomeisgreat.D.Thecostofmedicaltreatmentishigh.60.Inthearticlementionedinthispassage,JamesWarrenintendstosay______.A.childrenneedmorethoughtfulandconsideratecareB.adults’nothavingenoughpaidsicktimemaybebadforchildrenC.parentsshouldn’tleavethesickchildrenatschoolD.teachersareresponsiblefortakinggoodcareofchildrenatschool61.AccordingtotheHealthyFamiliesAct,______.A.alltheemployersarerequiredtoprovide7paidsickdaysayearfortheirworkersB.theemployeescanusethepaidsickdaystotakeatripsoastorelaxthemselvesC.theemployeescoulddemandtheircompaniespayfortheirmedicalbillsD.theemployeescanusethepaidsickdaystotakecareoftheirsickchildren62.Theterm"getdocked"(Para6)probablymeans"______".A.losepartofwages B.losetheirhealth C.getpaid D.getfiredCDogscantellhowotherdogsarefeelingfromthewaytheirtails(尾巴)arewagging(搖擺),accordingtoresearcherswhomonitoredtheanimals'heartrateastheywatchedcanine(犬科動物的)movies.TheItalianteamfoundthatdogshadhigherheartratesandbecamemoreanxiouswhentheysawotherswagtheirtailsmoretotheleft,butnotwhentheywaggedmoretotheright,orfailedtowagatall.Thecuriousformofcommunicationisprobablynotintentional,orconsciouslyunderstood,butisinsteadanautomaticbehaviorthatarisesfromthestructureofthebrain,saidGiorgio.“It'snotsomethingtheyclearlyandexactlyunderstand,”GiorgiotoldtheGuardian.“It'sjustsomethingthathappenstothem.”Giorgiotracestheeffectbacktothewaythetwohalvesofthebrainprocessdifferentexperiences.Inapreviousstudy,histeamshowedthatwhenadoghadapositiveexperience,suchasseeingitsowner,activityroseintheleftsideofthebrain,bringingaboutmoretailwaggingtotheright.Orelsemoretailwaggingtotheleft.Theeffectisbarelyvisibletothehumaneyebecausedogstendtowagtheirtailstoofast,butitcanbeseenwithslowmotionvideo,orinsomelargertypes.Inthelateststudy,theresearcherswantedtofindoutwhetherthedirectionoftailwagginghadanyeffectonotherdogs.Togetananswer,theyfitteddogswithveststhatrecordedtheirheartrates,andplayedthemmoviesofotherdogswaggingtheirtailsonewayandthentheother.Toensurethedogsreactedonlytotailwagging,andnotappearance,theyrepeatedtheexperimentwithdogsthatappearedonlyasshadows.“Whendogssawotherdogswaggingtheirtailstotheright,therewasquitearelaxedreactionandnoevidenceofanincreasedheartrate.Butwhenthewaggingwastotheleftwesawanincreaseinheartrateandaseriesofbehaviorstypicallyassociatedwithstress,anxietyandbeingmorewatchful,”Giorgiosaid.Theanxiousanimalsheldtheirearsup,breathed,andkepttheireyeswideopen.ThestudyappearsinthelatestissueofCurrentBiology.Giorgiosaidtheeffectwascomparabletotheapparenthumanpreferenceforwiderpupils(瞳孔).Inone1975study,womenweredescribedinmoreappealingtermswhentheirpupilswerelarger.Anotherstudy,from2022,foundthatwomen'spupilsgotbiggerwhentheylookedatpicturesofpotentialpartners.Inneithercasewerepeopleawarethatpupilsizewassendingoutasignal,saidGiorgio.Hesaidtendenciesintailwaggingwerehardtospotwiththeeye,butthefindingmightstillhelptoimproveanimalwelfare.Thispaperisextremelyinterestingfromadogowner'sperspective(視角).Ifadogwagstheirtailtotheleftuponreunionwiththeirowner,thismaybeacauseofseriousconcern,asitsuggeststhattherighthalfisactivated(活動起來),whichcontrolsfornegativeemotionalresponses,includingfearandwithdrawal.63.Itis_______thatleadtodogswaggingtailtotheleftorright.A.theirunawarebehavior B.theemotionalresponseC.theirincreasingheartrate D.watchingcaninemovies64.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.A.Giorgiodidn’tunderstandthecuriousformofdogs’communicationB.thepupilsizewilldeterminetheappealandwelfareofawomanC.adog’srightbrainbecomeactivewhenitisnervousandbreathlessD.Nooneknowshowourpupilsendsoutasignaltohispotentialpartners65.Accordingtothepassage,thestudyisrelatedto_______.A.animalprotection B.animalpsychologyC.animalwelfare D.animaltesting66.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.howwaggingdogscommunicateemotionalresponseswiththeirownersB.whywaggingdogsfeelseriouslyanxiousandstressedorparticularlyrelaxedC.Dogs’communicatingdifferentfeelingswithrightwardorleftwardtailwaggingD.Agoodknowledgeofdogs’waggingtailcanmakeusfeelmorecomfortableDRemySheaisasixth-formstudentatmyinternationalschoolinBeijing.WhenIaskherwheresheisfrom,shesays:“I'mCanadian-Chinesebut,atthesametime,I'mneither.”Most

students

atmyschoolaren'tfromoneparticularplace.Sure,ourpassports(護照)mightsaywe'reBritishorMalaysian,butit'smorecomplicatedthanthat.Whereyou're“from”islessaboutbirthplaceandmoreaboutculturalidentity;asastudentyourculturalidentityendsupbeingdifficulttoidentify.IfyouaskmewhereI'mfrom,I'lltellyouI'mEnglish.Pressme,andI'llsaythatI'malsohalfHongKonger.AskwhichpartofEnglandI'mfrom,andI'llbeforcedtoexplainthatIspentmostofmychildhoodandpartofmyadolescenceflyingaroundAsia.ThoughIwasborninacityintheUK,Ihonestlycouldn'tpointitoutonamaportellyouanythingabouttheplace.Studentslikemeareuniquelyrootless;wedon’tbelonganywhereandwecan'tdescribeourselvesasanyonething.Somefindthattheymaketheirhomewherevertheirfamilyis.Somejustacceptthelonelinessthatcomeswiththelackofconcretetiestoanysingleplace.ExirKamalabadi,ayear13studentatmyschool,sumsitupperfectly:“I'llneverbeChinese,nomatterwhatIdo.”Replace“Chinese”withanyothercountry,andyoucanunderstandtheconflictwithinmany“thirdculturekids”,aswe’vebeen

titledbythemedia.Forme,I’llneverbeHongKonger,nomatterwhatIdo.And,despitemymainlyEnglish-influencedupbringing(養(yǎng)育),Iwillneverfeelfullyathomethereeither.IfeellikeaforeignereverywhereIgo,anemotionsharedbyotherstudentsatinternationalschoolslikemine.Mixed-racestudentswhotravelalotwhilegrowingupcanlackaculturalidentityandalsohavetostrugglewiththefactthattheydon'thaveahistory–ornotonethat'seasilyexplained.Forme,aculturalidentityissomethingIhavetodevelopandmaintain,notsomethingthatfallsintoplacenaturally.I'veheardmyaccentbecomingprogressivelymoreAmericanoverthelastfiveyears.ThisisupsettingbecausemyslightBritishaccentwasthelastrealreminderofwhereIwasborn.Withoutit,howamIsupposedtotellpeopleI'mfromtheUK?I'vehadtomakeanefforttopreservemyordinary,regionallyunclear“English’’accentbecausewithoutit,Idon'thaveanyproofthatIwasfromtheUKatall.MypassportmightaswellhavebeenHongKonger.ThislackofdefinitionmeansthatI’veendedupinadarkshadowofdifferentcultures,withbitsandpiecesfromeverywhereI'velivedandeveryoneI’vemet.IcountwithmyfingersthewaytheydoinHongKongandIgrewupeatingrotiinSingaporeanfoodcourtsandgoosefatnoodlesatmygrandmother’shouseinHongKong.Myaccentisinfluencedwithmyfriends’Americanpronunciation,butIstillspellcolorwitha‘u’.Thoughitcomeswithitsdownsides,it'shelpedtoshapemeasapersonandhasbroadenedmyperspectives.67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.internationalstudentsfeellonelybecauseoflackoffriends.B.Kidsliketheauthorthinktheyarecutofffromhistoryties.C.AnyMixed-racestudentscan’tfindtheirculturalidentity.D.Theauthor’sAmericanaccentistoblameforhissituation.68.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat_______.A.theauthorhasEnglishnationality B.theauthorisstudyinginacityintheUK.C.theauthorpossessesHongKongpassportD.theauthorspenthischildhoodinBeijing69.What’sthebesttiptointernationalschoolstudentsliketheauthor?Theyshould_______.A.spendasmuchtimeaspossiblewiththeirfamiliesB.communicatewithlocalpeopleinnativelanguageC.overcomeculturaldifferencesandlanguagedifficultyD.keepinclosetouchwiththeiroriginallyculturalroots70.Theauthorwrotethisarticleinorderto_______.A.introducehisgrowingpaintothereaders B.pourouthislonelinesswithoutcompanionsC.expresshisgreatestconfusionofbeingrootlessD.offersomethingofinternationalstudentsinBeijing第II卷(三局部,共35分)第一局部:單詞拼寫(共5小題;每題分,總分值分)71.Whenapieceofpaperist________intopieces,isitachemicalchangeoraphysicalchange?72.Wehopethatwehavethecouragetensurethatthistypeof________(災(zāi)難)canbeprevented.73.Shewas__________(陪同)byanexperiencedskiinstructorandshelearntveryquickly.74.Ithinkweshouldencouragesecondaryschoolstudentsinthesummertofind_________(臨時的)work..75.Theirparentshopethathewillliveuptotheire_________inthefuture.第二局部:動詞適當形式填空(共5小題,每題分)76.I____________(finish)myprojectbythetimeyoucometoLondon.77.Inthelecture________(follow),hewilltellussomethingaboutmodernEnglish.78.Youcan’timaginewhatgreatdifficultytheyhave___________(solve)theproblem.79.Wewouldratherourdaughter_________(stay)athomewithus,butitisherchoice,andsheisnotachildanylonger.80.Thetreesthereareextremelytall,some___________(measure)over90meters.第三局部:任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題;每題1分,總分值10分)注意:每個空格只填1個單詞MadeintheUSA:AnExportBoomInhisStateoftheUnionaddresstwoyearsago,PresidentObamaarguedthatinordertorecoverfromtheeconomicrecession(經(jīng)濟衰退),oneofthefewthingstheU.S.neededtodowastoexportmoregoodsaroundtheworld.Thatnight,thepresidentunveiled(吐露)anewgoal:todoubleU.S.exportsoverthenextfiveyears.Itwouldbeanincreasethatthepresidentsaidwould“supporttwomillionjobsinAmerica.”Mosteconomistsdismissedthepromiseatthetimeassomethingunrealistic,buttwoyearslater,theU.S.isonpacetomeetthatgoal.Americanexportsareup34percentsincethepresidentgavethatspeech,andthenumbercontinuestorise.CompetitiveInAGlobalMarketMarlinSteel,ametalworkingbusinessinBaltimore,makespartsthatshipallacrosstheworld.“Weexportto36countries,”ownerDrewGreenblatttellsAllThingsConsideredHostGuyRaz.“We'reworkingaroundtheclock,andwe'regrowing.”It'snotjustadvancedmanufacturingexportsontherise,butpork,cattleandallkindsofagriculturalexportsareupaswell.EvenAmericancraftbeerhasfoundanexportmarket.FlyingDogCEOJimCarusosaysthatincreasingly,peopleallovertheworldaretryingthebeerfromtheMaryland-basedbrewery.Carusosays,“Eveninthosetopbeer-producingcountries,acompetitiveAmericanproductisfindingamarket.”ServicesAreExports,TooAnotherplaceexportsarecomingfromisNewYorkCity—inparticular,the30thfloorofaManhattanskyscraperon5thAvenueand52ndStreet.That'swheretheconsultingfirmKurtSolomonlies.Itdoesn'tactuallyproduceaproductforexport;itprovidesmanagementadviceandstrategy.“FouroutofeveryfiveAmericansisnowemployedintheserviceindustry,”thenation'stoptradeofficial,RonKirksays,“Servicesareasignificantpartofourexports,andmakeupaboutaquarterofourexportedgoods.”Theseservicescanincludeeverythingfromlegalconsulting,finance,informationtechnologyandevenengineering.AndThereAreOtherFactorsSowhyhastherebeenanincreaseofmorethan30percentforexportsinalmosteverything?Partoftheincrease,atleastforthemanufacturingside,isduetobettertechnology,saysTylerCowen,aneconomist.“Alotofitisbeingdrivenbysmartmachines,”hetellsRaz,“TheU.S.hashighwagerates,whichisadisadvantage,butifmachinesaredoingalotofthework,thatdoesn'tmatter.”ChinafactorsalotinAmerica'sexporteconomy,too.“WagesinChinahavebeengoingupasthecountrybecomesmoreproductive.ThusChinaislosingthecheaplaboradvantageithasheldforsometime.”Cowensays.WillJobsGrow,too?“Companieshavebecomemoreproductivebydismissingworkersandloweringcosts.”Cowensays,“SoIdon'tviewexportingasawayofcreatingaverylargenumberofjobs,butitw

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