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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
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2020-04-01
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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.
It is certain that Greenspan _____.
选项
A、is more powerful than George W. Bush
B、has to answer to someone in the government
C、is an expert economist directing the Federal Reserve
D、has to please the voters and compromise with Congress
答案
C
解析
事实细节题。本题考查对比处,要求在对比格林斯潘和布什之后得出结论。解题关键是注意题目中的certain一词。由第2段第2句可知选项C正确。选项A很具干扰性,其在文中也有相关内容,但选项A只是一部分人的看法,不是事实,因此,这个说法是不确定的。
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大学英语四级
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