Two years ago, the government of Runagia increased by 20 percent the government-provided pensions paid to Runagians over 65. The aim of the increase was to stimulate the economy in the rural regions of the country, where most pension recipients live. Statistics, however, show that there has been no increase in economic activity in those regions since then, but that there has been noticeably more spending in the urban areas.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain why the increase resulted in the unintended state of affairs described?
Two years ago, the government of Runagia increased by 20 percent the
government-provided pensions paid to Runagians over 65. The aim of the
increase was to stimulate the economy in the rural regions of the country,
where most pension recipients live. Statistics, however, show that there has
been no increase in economic activity in those regions since then, but that there
has been noticeably more spending in the urban areas.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain why the increase resulted
in the unintended state of affairs described?
(A) Until the pensions were increased, many Runagians over 65 in rural regions
had been receiving support from their children who live in urban areas.
(B) The pensions were increased when the number of people below the poverty
level in rural areas of Runagia reached an all-time high.
(C) City-dwellers in Runagia rarely travel to rural regions of the country.
(D) The Runagian postal system is so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks
for pension checks to reach recipients in rural areas.
(E) On average, the pensions were higher in rural than in urban areas before the
感觉你对E的看法想的有点远了,你增加了个非常识性的前提:之前农村的养老金已经能够足够农村老人买所有需要的东西了,再增长也不会刺激消费了,然而城市的老人的养老金还不足够他们买所有需要的东西,所以可能导致经济活动的增长。文中及答案中都没有体现出这个意思。
姑且承认你所说的前提(农村养老金已经足够了),但按照道理来说,即使养老金足够了,再增加消费怎么也得增加点吧,而不是 there has
been no increase in economic activity in those regions 除非你能再从文中找出来否定这种比较普通的想法的观点。印象CR确实有时会不说一些明摆着的大道理,但这些大道理不会像楼主想的这么远,至少我遇到的都是些很常识的。