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单选题 Which of the following is NOT true?

A、 Japan is suffering from an economic recession.
B、 GDP for the three months to September fell zero point six percent.
C、 The government underestimated the recession situation.
D、 The Bank of Japan has decided on interest rates.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]29-30 Now to Japan and the chances of that economy heading into recession are growing. GDP for the three months to September fell naught point six percent rather than the naught point two percent increase the government was hoping for. Those figures come as the Bank of Japan prepares to decide on interest rates on Friday Analysts say the best hope for economic revival seems to be the yen staying weak and helping exporters. 此题为正误判断题，根据“Those figures come as the Bank of Japan prepares to decide on interest rates on Friday．”可知其实日本银行还未决定利率。因此选D。

单选题 What has happened to Japan's economy?

A、 Economic revival.
B、 Deteriorating economic situation.
C、 An increase in GDP.
D、 An increase in import.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】此题为主旨判断题，由新闻首句“Now to Japan and the chances of that economy heading into recession are growing．”可知此则新闻报导了日本经济衰退的现状，其他选项均曲解了原意。因此选B。 recession 衰退