- 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： The author seems to regard Greenspan’s manipulation of interest rates with（）. - A 、disapproval
- B 、doubt
- C 、approval
- D 、admiration
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
根据全文，尤其末段的描述：Watch for Greenspan to try to time any rate reductions to when they’ll have the most psychological pop on business and investor confidence. That’s surely no easy feat, but it’s one that Greenspan has shown himself capable of more than once in the past. Don’t be surprised if he surprises everyone again.可见作者对Greenspan的利率操作非常钦佩，故D为正确答案。C项语气不够。
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