专四专八考试

【单选题】Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the news.
According to the news, what did NOT happen to US economyA．Retail increase.
B．Retail slump.
C．Rises in prices.
D．Economic recession.

网考网参考答案：A
网考网解析：
[听力原文]25-26 Consumers put away their wallets in June, sending retail sales plunging by the sharpest amount in nearly two years. Sales of autos, furniture and building supplies all fell, highlighting the economy’s weak spots. The 0.9 percent drop in retail sales was the biggest decline since August 2005, the Commerce Department reported Friday. It was a far bigger setback than the flat reading that had been forecast. Part of the weakness was seen as payback for a surprise on the upside in May, when sales surged by 1.5 percent. But the June decline was also viewed as an indication that consumers are cutting back under a barrage of higher prices and a recession in the housing industry. 此题是推理判断题，根据文中"..., sending retail sales plunging by the sharpest amount in nearly two years." "The 0.9 percent drop in retail sales was the biggest decline since August 2005 .... ", 可知是售价是下降而非上升，根据 "But the June decline was also viewed as an indication that consumers are cutting back under a barrage of higher prices and a recession in the housing industry. 可知C,D已发生，因此选A。 slump: 衰退。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>