- 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：Alan Greenspan owes his reputation much to（）. - A 、his successful predictions of economy
- B 、his timely handling of interest rates
- C 、his unusual economic policies
- D 、his unique sense of dangers
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
根据首段末句Instead, he owes his success as a monetary policymaker to his ability to sniff out threats to the economy and manipulate interest rates to dampen the dangers he perceives.可知，Greenspan总能借助利率的调整消除他所感觉到的对经济的威胁，即能在威胁出现之前“及时的”行动。故B为正确答案。
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