例3、When it comes to the slowing economy, Ellen Spero　isn’t biting her nails just yet. But the 47-year-old　　manicurist isn’t cutting, filling or polishing as　many nails as she’d like to, either. Most of her　clients spend $12 to $50 weekly, but last month two　longtime customers suddenly stopped showing up. Spero　blames the softening economy. “I’m a good economic　indicator,” she says. “I provide a service that　people can do Without when they’re concerned about　saving some dollars.” So Spero is downscaling,　shopping at middle-brow Dillard’s department store　near her suburban Cleveland home, instead of Neiman　Marcus. “I don’t know if other clients are going to　abandon me, too” she says.
　　Even before Alan Greenspan’s admission that　America’s red-hot economy is cooling, lots of working　　folks had already seen signs of the slowdown　themselves. From car dealerships to Gap outlets, sales　have been lagging for months as shoppers temper their　spending. For retailers, who last year took in 24　percent of their revenue between Thanksgiving and　Christmas, the cautious approach is coming at a　crucial time. Already, experts say, holiday sales are　off 7 percent from last year’s pace. But don’t sound　any alarms just yet. Consumers seem only concerned,　not panicked, and many say they remain optimistic　about the economy’s long-term prospects, even as they　do some modest belt-tightening.
　　Consumers say they’re not in despair because,　despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes　still feel pretty good. Home prices are holding steady　in most regions. In Manhattan, “there’s a new gold　rush happening in the $4 million to $10 million range,predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses,” says　broker Barbara Corcoran. In San Francisco, prices are　still rising even as frenzied overbidding quiets.
　　“Instead of 20 to 30 offers, now maybe you only get　two or three,” says john Deadly, a Bay Area　real-estate broker. And most folks still feel pretty　comfortable about their ability to find and keep a　job.
　　Many folks see silver linings to this slowdown.　Potential home buyers would cheer for lower interest　rates. Employers wouldn’t mind a little fewer bubbles　in the job market. Many consumers seem to have been　influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now　view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom.
　　Diners might see an upside, too. Getting a table at　Manhattan’s hot new Alain Ducasse restaurant need to　be impossible. Not anymore. For that, Greenspan & Co.　may still be worth toasting.

      52.How do the public feel about the current economic  situation? (2004)
　　(A) Optimistic.(B) Confused. (C) Carefree.(D)Panicked.

　　【解析】：

　　第一步：根据局部对象或者局部对象的主体找出本题的出题句；我们发现本题根本就没有对应的出题句。因为文章中没有the

　　public这个短语。在没有一样的词语的时候我们应该寻找一个近意词来替代。结果发现在文章倒数第二段的第一句话中的Consumers即是指大众，因此本句为出题句。

　　第二步：在出题句(或称得分句)中寻找含有感情色彩的词语或句子；在最后一段的第一句中我们找到了not　in despair这个词组，是没有绝望的意思；

　　第三步：比较该感情色彩的词语或句子和四个选项，选择一个意思和该词语最为接近的选项；发现A是乐观的意思，是四个选项中意思最为接近的选项；