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692. The Commerce Department reported that the nation’s economy grew at a brisk annual pace of 3.7 percent in the second quarter, but that while businesses were expanding their production, unsold goods piled up on store shelves as consumer spending is slowed sharply.

A. unsold goods piled up on store shelves as consumer spending is slowed sharply

B. unsold goods were piling up on store shelves as consumer spending slowed sharply

C. unsold goods had piled up on store shelves with a sharp slowing of consumer spending

D. consumer spending was slowing sharply, with the piling up of unsold goods on store shelves

E. consumer spending has slowed sharply, with unsold goods piling up on store shelves

解析：

这道题主要考察时态

美国商务部报告称，第二季度该国经济以每年3.7％的增速增长，但是随着企业扩大产量，由于消费者支出大幅放缓，未售出的商品堆积在商店货架上。

句子中有个But连词连接两个that从句，While“当...时候”，as引导时间状语从句

原文中有reported，grew，were expanding都用的是过去时，A选项用现在时与原句时态不符。

B选项正确 were piling和were expanding时态一致，slowed过去时，时态正确

C选项过去完成时，while表示同时发生，所以错误

D选项，原句中的主干部分和修饰部分换了位置，改变了句子重心

E选项句子重心发生了转移，现在完成时错误

答案：B