- 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：From the fifth paragraph, we can learn that（）. - A 、economy is now well on its way to recovery
- B 、economists are uncertain about consumer demand
- C 、corporate performance is generally not encouraging
- D 、businesses have been investing the way the Fed hoped
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
根据第五段末句“尽管整体经济很是阴暗……”，可以认定，C项应是正确答案。
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