“他从各个渠道吸取信息，并且能相当准确地理解这些信息的精髓，我所了解的 何其他联储主席都没有像他那样密切地关注每天的，每周的，每月的事件，并思 考这些事件的意义并能在大多数时候都理解正确。 这位联储主席过去作为商业经济学家的经历的一个好处就是他怀疑复杂的 经济模型及其预测，因为这些模型都是基于一个过去是预测未来的一个可靠的向 导的前提下的。“一种关系开始发生变化的征兆通常是出现了一些与我们对经济 世界应该表现的方式方面的假设不一致的事件，”他去年对美国经济家学会如此 说。 Answer to comprehension questions: 1.The audience gave Alan Greenspan a hero's welcome. 2.The public highly praised Alan Greenspan's response to "Black Monday"because his decision had eased the public's worries. 3.The challenge for his successor will be to match Mr.Greenspan's record of getting the big calls right,i.e.to make a proper response to major economic crisis. 4.Alan Greenspan has the rare combination of gifts:mathematician,historian, statesman,philosopher. PartA First listening:listen for the gist What is the main idea of news item one? The surprise increase in UK consumer price inflation during August raises a distributing question. What is the main idea of news item two? A proposed amendment raising the threshold at which personal income is levied has met with a mixed response from national legislators in China. What is the main idea of news item three? A group of small EU countries are seeking to water down some of the key proposals in G&debt relief deal agreed last week by G8 leaders at Gleneangles,leaked documents have revealed. What is the main idea of news item four? Crude oil prices hit a record 68 dollars a barrel after the US reported a decline in petrol stocks and China said its crude imports spiked in July,as strong demand on the mainland shows no signs of easing.Front-month October contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange touched 68 dollars a barrel mid-morning in Singapore before easing slightly to 67.76,a gain of 44 cents from Wednesday's closing in New York.On an inflation-adjusted basis,oil prices would need to hit about 90 dollars a barrel to match the highs of 25 years ago. What is the main idea of news item five? The FTSE 100 Index was in the red for the third consecutive session as traders fretted over sharp falls in stocks across the Atlantic.“他从各个渠道吸取信息，并且能相当准确地理解这些信息的精髓，我所了解的 何其他联储主席都没有像他那样密切地关注每天的，每周的，每月的事件，并思 考这些事件的意义并能在大多数时候都理解正确。 这位联储主席过去作为商业经济学家的经历的一个好处就是他怀疑复杂的 经济模型及其预测，因为这些模型都是基于一个过去是预测未来的一个可靠的向 导的前提下的。“一种关系开始发生变化的征兆通常是出现了一些与我们对经济 世界应该表现的方式方面的假设不一致的事件，”他去年对美国经济家学会如此 说。 Answer to comprehension questions: 1. The audience gave Alan Greenspan a hero’s welcome. 2. The public highly praised Alan Greenspan’s response to “Black Monday” because his decision had eased the public’s worries. 3. The challenge for his successor will be to match Mr. Greenspan’s record of getting the big calls right, i.e. to make a proper response to major economic crisis. 4. Alan Greenspan has the rare combination of gifts: mathematician, historian, statesman, philosopher. Part A First listening: listen for the gist What is the main idea of news item one? The surprise increase in UK consumer price inflation during August raises a distributing question. What is the main idea of news item two? A proposed amendment raising the threshold at which personal income is levied has met with a mixed response from national legislators in China. What is the main idea of news item three? A group of small EU countries are seeking to water down some of the key proposals in G8 debt relief deal agreed last week by G8 leaders at Gleneangles, leaked documents have revealed. What is the main idea of news item four? Crude oil prices hit a record 68 dollars a barrel after the US reported a decline in petrol stocks and China said its crude imports spiked in July, as strong demand on the mainland shows no signs of easing. Front-month October contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange touched 68 dollars a barrel mid-morning in Singapore before easing slightly to 67.76, a gain of 44 cents from Wednesday's closing in New York. On an inflation-adjusted basis, oil prices would need to hit about 90 dollars a barrel to match the highs of 25 years ago. What is the main idea of news item five? The FTSE 100 Index was in the red for the third consecutive session as traders fretted over sharp falls in stocks across the Atlantic