【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
The head of the American Federal Reserve Ban Bernanke says the United States has a considerable way to go to achieve a full economic recovery. Mr. Bernanke said unemployment was still high and housing market was weak. However, two encouraging economic surveys in the United States and Europe have helped global stock markets begin the week with rises after recent losses.
Over the past few weeks, [6]leading stock markets have been weighed down by concerns that the global economic recovery could be weakening. On Monday, there were signs that this may not be the case. A monthly index of manufacturing activity in the 16 countries that use the Euro was revised upwards, while a similar survey in the United States proved more positive than expected. Strong earnings from the British bank HSBC and the French bank BNP Paribas gave a further boost to share prices. Analysts say the news has increased investor confidence and tempered fears of a so-called "double-dip recession".
背景Federal Reserve，联邦储备系统，是美国的中央银行体系，由美国国会通过1913年的《联邦储备法案》而创设，以避免再度发生类似1907年的银行危机。
[解析] 新闻提到，在过去的两周，担心全球经济复苏会减弱这一忧虑使得主导证券市场下跌。所以D正确。
[点睛] 事实细节题。全球经济复苏并未减弱，新闻中否定了这一点(may not be the case)，故应排除C项；高失业率与萎靡的房产市场不是造成证券市场下跌的直接原因，可排除A与B。