Why haven’t falling oil prices boosted the global economy as they did before? 未知类型：{'label': 'questionDesc', 'content': '请根据材料选择正确答案。', 'isMemberControl': 0, 'type': 181} 未知类型：{'label': 'source', 'content': '2016年12月 四级 卷一 仔细阅读2', 'isMemberControl': 0, 'type': 181} A: People are not spending all the money they save on gas. B: The global economy is likely to undergo another recession. C: Oil importers account for a larger portion of the global economy. D: People the world over are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices.

Falling oil prices haven’t boosted the global economy as they did before because people the world over are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices. 未知类型：{'label': 'questionDesc', 'content': '请根据所给材料判断题干是否正确。', 'isMemberControl': 0, 'type': 181} 未知类型：{'label': 'source', 'content': '2016年12月 四级 卷一 仔细阅读2', 'isMemberControl': 0, 'type': 181}

(2016.12-3.2)55.Sara Johnson acknowledges that the global economic benefit from a fall in oil prices today is likely lower than it was in the past. One reason is that more countries are big oil producers now, so the nations suffering from the price drop account for a larger share of the global economy.Consumers, in the U.S. at least, are acting cautiously with the savings they're getting at the gas pump, as the memory of the recent great recession is still fresh in their mind. And a number of oil-producing countries are trimming their gasoline subsidies and raising taxes, so the net savings for global consumers is not as big as the oil price plunge might suggest.55. Why haven't falling oil prices boosted the global economy as they did before? A: A) People are not spending all the money they save on gas. B: B) The global economy is likely to undergo another recession. C: C) Oil importers account for a larger portion of the global economy. D: D) People the world over are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices.

In the past, falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy, but recent forecasts for global _____ have been toned down, even as oil prices sink lower and lower. A: growth B: grow C: grown D: growing

中国大学MOOC: 7. Why do some experts believe cheap oil will stimulate the global economy?