大全7-13,请教

ereanor

The recent decline in the value of the dollar was triggered by a prediction of slower economic growth in the coming year. But that prediction would not have adversely affected the dollar had it not been for the government’s huge budget deficit, which must therefore be decreased to prevent future currency declines.

Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent future currency declines?

(A) The government has made little attempt to reduce the budget deficit.

(B) The budget deficit has not caused a slowdown in economic growth.

(C) The value of the dollar declined several times in the year prior to the recent prediction of slower economic growth.

(D) Before there was a large budget deficit, predictions of slower economic growth frequently caused declines in the dollar’s value.

(E) When there is a large budget deficit, other events in addition to predictions of slower economic growth sometimes trigger declines in currency value.

答案是D

有句话没看明白"But that prediction would not have adversely affected the dollar had it not been for the government’s huge budget deficit" 这句话啥意思啊?

结论是不是 to decrease huge budget deficit to prevent future crrency declines呢? 那么B不是回答得更直接么?为啥不选B?

ereanor

有NN路过么?

我自己UP一下~

ilffforever

had it not been for the government’s huge budget deficit
= if it had not been for the government’s huge budget deficit
所以这题的意思是有大量的预算赤字存在时，预期经济成长衰减才会造成美元贬值
所以文中建议减少预算赤字以预防未来的货币贬值
标准的题型：因为有某种condition存在，所以要执行某种政策
weaken的方法几乎都是削弱condition
所以选D  让预算赤字与美元贬值无关

ereanor

谢谢ilffforever,终于清楚了：）