单选题 According to the announcement (报道), which of the following statements is correct? [A] Unemployment in July was higher than it had been since January. [B] Unemployment rose at a steady (持续的) rate from January to July. [C] Unemployment rose by about 7% from June to July.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 原文第一段的第一行与第二行有明显表示：“Unemployment (失业)rose from 7.5% in June，1996 to 7.8% in July，1996，the his hest rate since January of that year”，即失业率从1996年6月的7.5%上升到7月的7.8%，为本年度自1月起的最高值。