GWD第六套 No.19

walter9726

GWD-8-Q19: GWD-2-12

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，但这个答案也不是很有道理，只是比另外4个答案更合理一些罢了。大家觉得呢？

一开始我觉得D正确，因为可以这么理解D：大家实在太穷了，所以增加的那点钱杯水车薪，体现不出生活条件的改善。