America’s Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another quarter-point, to 3. 75%. Wall Street, which had been【51】for a sixth hal

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问题     America’s Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another quarter-point, to 3. 75%. Wall Street, which had been【51】for a sixth half-point cut, was disappointed. The Dow fell by 2%【52】the week. The past week’s economic statistics gave mixed signals. Exports dropped by 2% in both March and April, largely【53】a decline in high-tech investment【54】; the merchandise-trade【55】widened to $ 458 billion in the 12 months【56】April.【57】, the Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence was higher than【58】in June. Concerns【59】inflation in the Euro area【60】.

选项 A、Although
B、Therefore
C、However
D、Hence

答案C

解析 本题考核的知识点是连词。分析上下文逻辑关系,是相反的概念,所以是转折连词。A表示“虽然”,引导的应是转折的前半部分;C表示“但是”,引导的是转折的后半部分。故选C。然而,六月份经济咨商局消费者信心指数却比预期要高。
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