- 阅读理解A
题干：Forallhisvauntedtalents,FederalReserveChairmanAlanGreenspanhasneverhadmuchofareputationasaneconomicforecaster.Infact,heshiesawayfrommakingtheprecise-to-the-decimal-pointpredictionsthatmanyothereconomiststhriveon.Instead,heoweshissuccessasamonetarypolicymakertohisabilitytosniffoutthreatstotheeconomyandmanipulateinterestratestodampenthedangersheperceives.Now,thoseinstinctsarebeingputtothetest.ManyFedwatchers—andsomepolicymakersinsidethecentralbankitself—arebeginningtowonderwhetherGreenspanhaslosthistouch.Despiterisingriskstotheeconomyfromaswooningstockmarketandsoaringoilpricesthatcouldhampergrowth,theGreenspan-ledFederalOpenMarketCommittee(FOMC)optedtoleaveinterestratesunchangedonSept.24.Butinararedissent,twooftheFed’s12policymakersbrokeranksandvotedforacutinrates—DallasFedPresidentRobertD.McTeerJr.andcentralbankGovernorEdwardM.Gramlich.ThemovebyMcTeer,theFed’sself-styled“LonesomeDove”,wasnosurprise.ButGramlich’swas.ThiswasthefirsttimethatthemonetarymoderatehadvotedagainstthechairmansincejoiningtheFed’sboardin1997.Anditwasthefirstpublicdissentbyagovernorsince1995.Despitethesplitvote,it’stoosoontocountthemaestroofmonetarypolicyout.Greenspanhadgoodreasonsfornotcuttinginterestratesnow.Andbyacknowledginginthestatementissuedafterthemeetingthattheeconomydoesindeedfacerisks,Greenspanleftthedoorwideopentoaratereductioninthefuture.Indeed,formerFedGovernorLyleGramleythinkschancesaregoodthatthecentralbankmightevencutratesbeforeitsnextscheduledmeetingonNov.6,thedayaftercongressionalelections.Sowhydidn’tthetraditionallyrisk-averseGreenspancutratesnowasinsuranceagainstthedangersdogginggrowth?Foronething,hestillthinkstheeconomyisinrecoverymode.Consumerdemandremainsbuoyantandhasevenbeenturbochargedrecentlybyanewwaveofmortgagerefinancing.Economistsreckonthathomeownerswillextractsome$100billionincashfromtheirhousesinthesecondhalfofthisyear.Anddespiteallthecorporategloom,businessspendinghasshownsignsofpickingup,thoughnotanywherenearasstronglyastheFedwouldlike.Doesthatmeanthatfurtherratecutsareoffthetable?Hardly.WatchforGreenspantotrytotimeanyratereductionstowhenthey’llhavethemostpsychologicalpoponbusinessandinvestorconfidence.That’ssurelynoeasyfeat,butit’sonethatGreenspanhasshownhimselfcapableofmorethanonceinthepast.Don’tbesurprisedifhesurpriseseveryoneagain.
题目：It can be inferred from the passage that（）. - A 、instincts most often misguide the monetary policies
- B 、Greenspan has lost his control of the central bank
- C 、consensus is often the case among Fed’s policymakers
- D 、Greenspan wouldn’t tolerate such a dissent
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
根据第二段末句 But in a rare dissent, two of the Fed’s 12 policymakers broke ranks and voted for a cut in rates—Dallas Fed President Robert D. McTeer Jr. and central bank Governor Edward M.Gramlich.可知，美联储的决策者们多数情况下是意见一致的。故C为正确项。
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