标题: 曼哈顿的模考题，求救中！！！ [打印本页] 作者: winny莹 时间: 2010-9-19 21:50 标题: 曼哈顿的模考题，求救中！！！ On average, residents of City X devote a greater percentage of their yearly incomes to housing costs than do residents of City Y, though the costs of insurance and fuel generally are exorbitant in both commuter-heavy cities. Yet in Wealth Magazine's annual list of the country's least affordable cities, City Y is deemed less affordable than City X.
Which of the following, if true, best explains the contrast described above?
A. A greater percentage of residents of City Y send their children to private schools than is the case in City X.
B. Unlike City Y, City X has an efficient and inexpensive public transportation system.
C. The average price of a new house is higher in City X than in City Y.
D. A number of high-priced restaurants and boutiques have recently opened in City Y.
E. Several large businesses have recently relocated from City Y to City X
OA：B。此题难度系数不算大，但是我觉得最关键的City Y is deemed less affordable than City X. 我无法很好理解。求高人指点！！作者: winny莹 时间: 2010-9-19 21:54
less affordable 是不是消费不起的意思啊？那么就是说Y城市比X城市更令人消费不起?也就是说Y城市的消费更高，和前面说的X城市的人花费更多在住房上（X城的消费更高）有矛盾？