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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：Gramley’s remarks are mentioned to indicate that（）. - A 、Greenspan didn’t rule out the possibility of a future rate reduction
- B 、Greenspan’s monetary policy may turn out to be a failure
- C 、Greenspan’s refusal to cut rates now was justified
- D 、Greenspan will definitely cut the rates before Nov. 6
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
在第四段末尾Indeed, former Fed Governor Lyle Gramley thinks chances are good that the central bank might even cut rates before its next scheduled meeting on Nov.6, the day after congressional elections.作者引用Gramley的评述无非是证明其前面的观点：Greenspan并没有将降息的可能完全排除。故A为正确答案，“rule out”意为“排除”。
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