【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 22-25
M: Asha，chaos theory seems tO be a branch of physics or mathematics．You're an economist，SO how does it influence your line of work?
W: Well，in a number of ways．(22) l'm responsible for financial development programs in many parts of the world, so forecasting long range trends and making predictions on the basis of present evidence is what I do． (23) Chaos theory was developed by scientists trying to explain the movement of the planets and changes in environmental conditions．Both of these things are also about making 10ng term predictions on the basis of present evidence．
M: Are many economists involved in this field?
W: An increasing number．In the 1990s a lot of economists began to look at chaos theory as a way of providing models for forecasting．
M: What kind of“models”are we talking about here?
W: Well，that's a good question，because of course(24) the basic idea of chaos theory iS that there aren't any “models”as such--there aren't guaranteed forms．but rather patterns of change and development．
M: Doesn't that mean that forecasting is impossible?
W: No，but it certainly makes it more of a challenge． Mandelbrot，who did the experiment with stock exchange prices，for example，noted that although the outcomes were variable．there were in fact certain constants．What we have to do iS make sure we know what these are and take into account all the possible variables．
M: Sounds complicated!
W: Yes，well，it is complicated．There's no escaping that， however．(25) a lot of what chaos theory teaches us is simply about acceping uncertainty. We have to accept uncertainty．We can't guarantee that things will turn out as we planned them when working with complex，nor sometimes with simple systems!

22．Q: What does the woman do?

[答案详解] 女士在对话中提到她所做的事情就是利用现有证据对长期的发展趋势进行预报和预测，前面她提到她负责全世界多个地方的金融发展项目。故答案为C)。