首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Some Americans are a little nervous about the nation’s future, but others feel secure, knowing that the man they consider the mo
Some Americans are a little nervous about the nation’s future, but others feel secure, knowing that the man they consider the mo
admin
2012-12-26
40
问题
Some Americans are a little nervous about the nation’s future, but others feel secure, knowing that the man they consider the most powerful person in the world isn’t going anywhere.
Just who is this behind-the-scenes guy they think has more power than George W. Bush ever will? He’s Alan Greenspan, a 74-year-old expert economist who heads the Federal Reserve, commonly known as the Fed. Unlike the president, who has to please the voters and compromise with Congress, Greenspan doesn’t have to answer to anyone.
But that doesn’t mean his job is easy.
Basically, Greenspan is in charge of keeping the nation’s economy stable. The economy is sort of like a balloon: blow in too much air, and it pops. But with too little air, it falls to the floor. Greenspan helps decide when to blow more air into the economy. In this case, the air in a balloon is the amount of money in the economy. Greenspan can make the economy grow by increasing the money supply, or keep the economy from inflating too much by decreasing the money supply. His goal is for the economy to grow and contract gradually. Rapid changes can harm businesses and consumers.
After years of very high growth, the American economy is starting to slow down. Recently, corporations have been making less money and people are starting to have a harder time finding jobs. Greenspan is hoping to ease the economy into a soft landing. It’s just like to make the car come to a gentle stop instead of hitting a brick wall. If he succeeds, the country will avoid two possible problems: rising prices and high unemployment.
At the Fed’s meeting, Greenspan and the other members decided that the economy was growing at an OK rate, but that there is a possibility of a serious slowdown, and in order to solve that, they could lower interest rates at the next meeting in an attempt to encourage people to borrow and spend.
While there’s no way to know what they will decide, one thing is certain: the decisions that Greenspan and the Federal Reserve Board make will affect everyone who earns, borrows or spends money.
According to the fourth paragraph, decreasing the money supply can keep the economy from______.
选项
A、developing too fast
B、growing too slowly
C、changing too rapidly
D、remaining too stable
答案
A
解析
词义推断题。本题考查对inflating too much的理解。第4段第5句用or连接两个分句,对比说明通过增加或减少货币量可促进或压制经济的发展速度.因此,inflate应与grow或develop意思相近。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/74w7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Teachingtodaydemandsmorethanjustcaringaboutchildrenandknowingone’ssubjectwell.Teachersneedtofindoutwhat【B1】__
A、Heknowslittleaboutconceptsofengineering.B、Hecan’texplainsomeconceptsofengineering.C、Hegivestalkstohighschoo
A、Livingalone.B、Gettingdisappointed.C、Lettingtheirparentsdown.D、Askingtheirparentsforletters.C选项均以“动词+ing”开头以及其中的Li
Althoughtheenjoymentofcolorisuniversalandcolortheoryhasallkindsofnamestoit,colorremainsaveryemotionalands
Chemistrydidnotemergeasascienceuntilafterthescientificrevolutionintheseventeenthcenturyandthenonlyratherslow
PsychologistsatQowl,aprivatefirmlinkedtotheUniversityofPortsmouthanalyzedthequalityofworkinglifeofabout5000
StudiesoftheeffectthatmakesmanyofusslumberorfeelsleepyduringtheQueen’sspeechonChristmasDayhaverevealedthat
StudiesoftheeffectthatmakesmanyofusslumberorfeelsleepyduringtheQueen’sspeechonChristmasDayhaverevealedthat
Smokingisharmfultoourhealthandisextremelyhazardoustochildren.Parentswhosmokeoftenopenawindoworturnonafan
Whichofthefollowingistruewithinanatomaccordingtothepassage?Thedirectreasonforyourbodyshockafteryouhavewa
随机试题
制取牙列缺失印模,以下叙述哪项是错误的
A.眼底正常B.眼底出血C.眼底动脉栓塞D.玻璃体积血E.视盘水肿蛛网膜下腔出血可见
提供药品方面的专业知识是美国南达科他州执业药师关系中的应当有礼貌地提供作为同事的执业药师需要的一些建议或专业信息和所需要的帮助是美国南达科他州执业药师关系中的
土地登记簿记载的权利人不同意更正的,利害关系人可以申请()。
(2011年)对在建、扩建和改建的住宅或公共建筑进行绿色建筑评价的时间为()。
为了促进旅行社诚信体系的建立和健全,旅行社自身需要做的工作除了培育企业诚信文化和实施诚信监督外,还需()。
企业全部应交税金一律通过“应交税金”科目核算。()
“因材施教”观点是根据人的身心发展的阶段性提出的。
Accordingtotheweatherforecast,whichisusually(),itwillsnowthisafternoon.
Washington,D.C.issonamedbecauseitissituatedintheStateofWashington.ChildrenvisitingWashingtonwouldprobablysho
最新回复
(
0
)