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Last year the rate of inflation was 1.2 percent, but for the current year it has been 4 percent. We can conclude that inflation is on an upward trend and the rate will be still higher next year.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion above?

(A) The inflation figures were computed on the basis of a representative sample of economic data rather than all of the available data.

(B) Last year a dip in oil prices brought inflation temporarily below its recent stable annual level of 4 percent.

(C) Increases in the pay of some workers are tied to the level of inflation, and at an inflation rate of 4 percent or above, these pay raises constitute a force causing further inflation.

(D) The 1.2 percent rate of inflation last year represented a ten-year low.

(E) Government intervention cannot affect the rate of inflation to any significant degree.

d中a ten-year low的意思是不是十年一次的周期性低谷,如果是这样,不是说明last year 的数据如果是正常年份应该高吗,不正削弱了吗

这题我找过好象没有链接,我search,search就跑到这里来了.我同问,而且B也无法证明inflation will be still higher next year,或者further increase不是关键?

不好意思楼主只是说一句,我用过和你一样的ID,巧了

d:The 1.2 percent rate of inflation last year represented a ten-year low.

个人理解：

a ten-year low是一个比较数据，其比较对象是已经过去的10年中最低的一年。

first:没有任何周期性，规律性提示。secondlY:从D的表树中，1.2的通货膨胀率找不到和今年及以后的联系。

应该属于比较错误。