标题: 又卡住了。。。。。。。。求助高手 [打印本页] 作者: fannybeibei 时间: 2010-2-18 14:45 标题: 又卡住了。。。。。。。。求助高手 Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians over 65.Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible, and the increase has been duly received by all eligible Runagians.Nevertheless, many of them are no better off financially than they were before the increase, in large part because ________.
A.They rely entirely on the government pension for their income
B.Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash a pension check
C.They buy goods whose prices tend to rise especially fast in times of inflation
D.The pension was increased when the number of elderly Runagians below the poverty level reached an all-time high
E.In Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living
为什么 C不行呀》 我记得好像有做过类似的题，然后答案是老年人买的东西都是在通胀中上涨很快的 再说，即使不管这个，根据题目，C也对啊 作者: amberdeng 时间: 2010-2-18 15:27
楼主说的是不是下面这道题？（OG 12版第492页）： Plan: Concerned about the welfare of its senior citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the governmentprovided pension paid to all Runagians age sixty-fi ve and older. Result: Many Runagian senior citizens are no better off fi nancially now than they were before the increase. Further information: The annual rate of infl ation since the pension increase has been below 5 percent, and the increased pension has been duly received by all eligible Runagians. In light of the further information, which of the following, if true, does most to explain the result that followed implementation of the plan? (A) The majority of senior citizens whose fi nancial position has not improved rely entirely on the government pension for their income. (B) The Runagian banking system is so ineffi cient that cashing a pension check can take as much as three weeks. (C) The prices of goods and services that meet the special needs of many senior citizens have increased at a rate much higher than the rate of infl ation. (D) The pension increase occurred at a time when the number of Runagians age sixty-fi ve and older who were living below the poverty level was at an all-time high. (E) The most recent pension increase was only the second such increase in the last ten years.
正确答案C作者: yueqianchen 时间: 2010-2-18 16:29
我也觉得选C，答案是什么？作者: 张大猴 时间: 2010-2-18 17:32
正确答案是e cd上有好多这道题的讨论帖的 注意这句话.Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible 就是说通货膨胀在这一时期的影响忽略不计了 怎么能选c呢
