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  3. America’s Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another quarter-point, to 3.

America’s Federal Reserve cut interest rates by another quarter-point, to 3.

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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【21】for a sixth half-point cut, was disappointed. The Dow fell by 2%【22】the week. The past week’s economic statistics gave mixed signals. Exports dropped by 2% in both March and April, largely【23】a decline in high-tech investment【24】;the merchandise-trade【25】widened to $ 458 billion in the 12 months【26】April.【27】,the Conference Board’s index of consumer confidence was higher than【28】in June.
    Concerns【29】inflation in the Euro area【30】. Preliminary data【31】that German consumer price inflation fell to 3. 1% in the year to June, from 3.5 % in May; wage growth【32】to 1.4% in April, a real pay cut of 1.5%. Some economists fear that Germany is on the【33】of recession. The IFO index of business confidence dropped more【34】than expected in May, and the institute has cut its forecast of GDP【35】this year to only 1.2% ,well below the German government’s forecast of 2%. [br]
选项 A、showed
B、demonstrated
C、illustrated
D、explained
答案 A
解析 本题考核的知识点是动词。看主语，看宾语，看搭配。本题测试点为动词词义辨析。A、B、C都有“显示”的意思，但是有些区别。B意为“表明”，C意为“举例说明”。相比而言，A更符合句意，故选A。初步数据显示，到七月份一年内德国消费者价格膨胀指数降到了3.1%。
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