单选题 {{I}} Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.{{/I}}

What is the news mainly about?

A、 The gloomy local economy.
B、 The release of government data.
C、 The budget report from the Commerce Department.
D、 The rise of local incomes.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] The expanding local economy has been handily filling the pockets of Washington area residents, according to newly released government data. The Commerce Department said personal income per capita in the area rose to $44,056 in 2003, from $42,987 in 2002. Local incomes continued to rise in 2004 and the first half of 2005.