【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] 24-27 The FOMC typically meets 8 times of year. At these meetings the FOMC members decide whether monetary policy should be changed Before each meeting, FOMC members receive the "Green Book", which contains the FRB staff forecasts of the U. S economy, the "Blue Book", which presents the Board staff monetary policy analysis and the "Beige Book", which includes a discussion of regional economic conditions prepared by each Reserve Bank. When the FOMC meets, they decide to lower, raise, or leave unchanged its target for the federal funds rate. The reason we say they set the "target" for the rate is that the rate is actually determined by market forces. 24. How often do the FOMC members typically put their heads together? 录音原文提到The FOMC typically meets 8 times of year. "meet"即题中的"put their heads together"，是开会的意思。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] What is the purpose of the FOMC meeting? 录音原文提到At these meetings the FOMC members decide…be changed联邦公开市场操作委员会成员在会议上商榷货币政策是否应该改变。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Which of the followings presents the forecasts of the U.S. economy? 录音原文提到FOMC members receive the "Green Book", …the U.S economy，联邦公开市场操作委员会成员开会前都会收到“绿皮报告”，报告中有联邦储备委员会对美国经济的预测。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] Who determined the actual level of federal funds rate? 录音原文提到When the FOMC meets, they decide to…the federal funds rate.委员会在会议上决定是提高，或降低，或保持原来的联邦基金目标利率不变。