Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
Concerned about the 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
仔细想想，其实C还有一个错误点，我觉得从这个解释比较容易理解：whose prices rise fast “in times of inflation”，理解为，在有inflation的时候涨的特别快，而题目直接给出了“Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible”， 也就是说，在这两年中，几乎没有inflation，所以这些goods的price也就不会涨太多...................太无耻了
对E选项的理解可以是这样： In Runagia，a comfortable living of 老人= 子女的supplement+政府的pension 由结果“only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living”，可知，无论pension怎么长，等式左边的总和不变。 所以政府pension的增长，只是减轻了子女supplement的负担，并没有改善老人最终的生活标准。 -- by 会员 SusanFei2012 (2013/2/1 10:25:35)
分析得非常透彻！ 我也选的C，当时想的是文中说inflation＝5%，跟20%比不与考虑，言外之意就是太小了。 C选项中rise especially fast in times of inflation＝25%。那不就是考虑inflation,正好可以解释生活没有改善了嘛。。。。 C的破绽在于they buy goods ... 。如果原文用bought的话，也许可以用这个思路来考虑C了。陷阱无处不在啊。
对E选项的理解可以是这样： In Runagia，a comfortable living of 老人= 子女的supplement+政府的pension 由结果“only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living”，可知，无论pension怎么长，等式左边的总和不变。 所以政府pension的增长，只是减轻了子女supplement的负担，并没有改善老人最终的生活标准。
【OG解釋】 Many of Runagia's senior citizens were not helped by receiving more money. Clearly, these seniorcitizens used nearly20 percent more money than they did before to maintain the same standardof living. Usually, this could be explained by highinflation—but the further information informs us that the annual rate of inflationwaswell below the percentage of the pension increase. The annual rate of inflation is, however, an average calculated overa large number of goods and services. The prices of some goods and services rise more than the prices of other goods and services. It could be the case that the goods and services senior citizens need are those that have risen most in price.If this were the case, their pension increase could have been insufficient to raise their standard of living.
[變體from OG13-CR24] Plan: Concerned about the welfare of its senior citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the government-provided pension paid to all Runagians age sixty-five'and older. Result: Many Runagian senior citizens are no better off financially now than they were before the increase. Further information: The annual rate of inflation 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 financial position has not improved rely entirelyon the government pension for their income. (B) The Runagian banking system is so inefficient that cashing a pension check can take as much as three weeks. (0 The prices of goods and services that meet the special needs of many senior citizens have increased at a rate much higherthan the rate of inflation. (D) The pension increase occurred at a time when the number of Runagians age sixty-five 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.
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