请教prep-2第55题

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The cotton farms of Country Q became so productive that the market could not absorb all that they produced.  Consequently, cotton prices fell.  The government tried to boost cotton prices by offering farmers who took 25 percent of their cotton acreage out of production direct support payments up to a specified maximum per farm.

The government's program, if successful, will not be a net burden on the budget.  Which of the following, if true, is the best basis for an explanation of how this could be so?

(A) Depressed cotton prices meant operating losses for cotton farms, and the government lost revenue from taxes on farm profits.

(B) Cotton production in several countries other than Q declined slightly the year that the support-payment program went into effect in Q.

(C) The first year that the support-payment program was in effect, cotton acreage in Q was 5% below its level in the base year for the program.

(D) The specified maximum per farm meant that for very large cotton farms the support payments were less per acre for those acres that were withdrawn from production than they were for smaller farms.

(E) Farmers who wished to qualify for support payments could not use the cotton acreage that was withdrawn from production to grow any other crop.

此题选A。主要是题目中这句话：The government tried to boost cotton prices by offering farmers who took 25 percent of their cotton acreage out of production direct support payments up to a specified maximum per farm. 没读明白。请牛人指教，感谢！

ssl507

The government tried to boost cotton prices by offering farmers who took 25 percent of their cotton acreage out of production direct support payments up to a specified maximum per farm.

意思：政府为了提高棉花价格，给那些减少25%棉花生产面积的农民每一具体数量的补助。

ursula_1

继续求教，有没有人能完整的把这道题目解释一下啊

谢谢大侠！

Arielbao

怎么没有解释了？是我的电脑问题嘛？

解释一下楼主没明白的话：政府为了刺激棉花价格上升，如果农民减少每英亩25%的产量，就给每个农民特定的高额补助。

选项A说明了棉花的价格降低导致农场收入减少，以至于政府损失税收。正好支持了问题中提到的：政府给农民补助will not be a net burden on the budget，因为产量减少了价格会上升，税收也就上来了。