【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
   Latest figures in the United States show many more jobs were created last month than forecast, 170,000, although the unemployment rate was marginally higher. Both the Obama and Romney presidential campaigns seized on the numbers as they campaigned hard in the swing states. Mark Mardell reports from Ohio.
   It's just four more days until the election. The Ohio crowd shouted out the support to a newly energized president. He said he wouldn't rest until every American who wanted a job had one, and that today's better than expected figures, 171,000 new jobs created in October was the most for eight months. But Mitt Romney in Wisconsin, another swing state said the slight rise in unemployment to 7.9% showed the economy had stagnated. He would put America on a better course.
   What did the latest figures in the United States show?
数字听力题。新闻开头便可以找到答案。最新数据显示，与上个月的预计比较，美国有了更多的工作岗位，虽然失业率略有增加。故答案为A。figures在这里意为“数据”。