大学英语六级阅读练习及答案(3)
<p> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="System">System</span>, <span word="central">central</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="popularly">popularly</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fed">Fed</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>, <span word="conducts">conducts</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="these">these</span> <span word="function">function</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibilities">responsibilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="System">System</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Governors">Governors</span>, <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="C">C</span>., <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12 <span word="district">district</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="located">located</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Feds">Feds</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="described">described</span> <span word="below">below</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>, <span word="bond">bond</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserves">Reserves</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Governors">Governors</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paramount">paramount</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="enunciates">enunciates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Feds">Feds</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="monetary">monetary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="System">System</span>. <span word="Ownership">Ownership</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="imply">imply</span> <span word="control">control</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Governors">Governors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="orient">orient</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p>
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