请教prep1-86 （未问过）

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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[U1]  __________.

A. they rely entirely on the government pension for their income  完全依靠，那pension更有用了

B. Runagian banks are so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks to cash a pension check
  支票的提现期太长

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  人数无关啊

E. in Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living

我选的c，答案是e

分析了一下，还是没懂为什么是e，烦请指教：) 谢谢

[此贴子已经被作者于2009/8/11 21:17:04编辑过]

karen_w

我刚做这道题，也选了C,想不通E,帮顶一下同盼NN指教

zouyochin

E的意思是说老人的孩子会补贴一部分生活费给老人，因为政府给的补助增加了，孩子们给的就少了，所以老人的生活水平还是没有提高。

fzhljl

c是说price increase，但原文中说inflation的变化可以neglect，所以c与原文矛盾。

同意三楼对e的解释。

好像是原来子女就supplement，只是现在supplement的少了。所以elder的income是不变的。不知道这样理解对不对

jillchenyy

还是有疑问：e并没有说现在孩子就不补贴老人了，c说东西的价格飞涨，远高于通涨的几倍，inflation可以忽略，几倍就不一定可以啦

alanis_liu

孩子会supplement老人income，注意是supplement，那么政府给的多了，孩子们给的就少了，所以不一定会生活更好

举例就是孩子每个月让老人的income达到100，政府给20，孩子就给80，政府给80了，孩子就只给20

inflation原文说了可以忽略，那么不管多少倍都忽略吧，因为前提是if ture的，不能去推翻默认原文没有错的地方 

应该是这样吧

[此贴子已经被作者于2009/9/21 8:19:35编辑过]

alanis_liu

这道题的可以从prep的另一道题侧面推理：

Two
years ago, the government of Runagia increased by 20 percent the
government-provided pensions paid to Runagians over 65.  The aim of the increase was to stimulate the
economy in the rural regions of the country, where most pension recipients
live.  Statistics, however, show that
there has been no increase in economic activity in those regions since then,
but that there has been noticeably more spending in the urban areas.

        

Which
of the following, if true, most helps to explain why the increase resulted in
the unintended state of affairs described?

        

A.
Until the pensions were increased, many Runagians over 65 in rural regions had
been receiving support from their children who live in urban areas.

        

B.
The pensions were increased when the number of people below the poverty level
in rural areas of Runagia reached an all-time high.

        

C.
City-dwellers in Runagia rarely travel to rural regions of the country.

        

D.
The Runagian postal system is so inefficient that it can take up to three weeks
for pension checks to reach recipients in rural areas.

        

E.
On average, the pensions were higher in rural than in urban areas before the
increase.

答案是A，因为老人每个月income固定，政府给的多了，孩子给老人的钱少了，孩子们自己可供消费的钱就多了，所以当地经济好了

jillchenyy

两题是有区别的，"until the pensions were increased..." 明说了孩子们的补贴只贴到政府增加养老金之前，所以补贴后孩子们原来贴老人的钱自己在城里花费了，所以城里的消费被促进了。而第一题中没有说孩子们停止补贴了，并且有关通涨的问题，即使通胀可以忽略并不代表比通胀多几倍的商品的涨价就可以忽略，而老人买的东西恰恰都是这些涨得厉害的，所以我也觉得答案有误，请NN出马