请教GWD-2-12

jaccicywoo

Question 12:

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

答案是E.可是我觉得就是想不通.请高手指教.

谢谢

jaccicywoo

再次请教

jennifer1979

我是这样想的。

文章说R政府决定给老人的养老金提高20%，（通货膨胀忽略不记）。所有有资格的人的人都拿到了钱，但是却没有变得比以前没拿的时候好。因为：

A 与结论相反。如果完全靠政府的话，政府给多钱，那应该是变好的

B。 无关

C。 文中已经说了，通货膨胀不记

D。 我觉得不管贫困线以下的老人多了多少，每个有资格的人都会拿到钱。

E。正好说明，政府给的钱只是这些老人生活中的一小部分，主要是要考孩子给的钱。所以生活的好不好，要看孩子了。

jaccicywoo

关于E我后来也是这么想的,但是不确信. 谢谢你JEN.

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