请教：GWD-2-12

ReedSong

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

Inflation in the intervening period has been negligible怎么理解？如果指：这段时间的inflation可以忽略不记的话，答案C不应该对吧？

wanze

是C吗？

虽然可略，但还是通涨啊

ReedSong

现在想明白了，应该是E.

如果老人们原来是靠孩子们补助他们的收入使得他们正好能够过上comfortable living（也即：单纯靠他们自己的收入是没法过上comfortable living的），那么如果他们的收入增加了20%，但孩子们的补助也将相应减少，老人们还是正好能够过上comfortable living，所以他们是no better off financially than before.

juan

这题该是选C吧。

阴影部分意思“在政府考虑给老人增加pension时，通货膨胀被忽略考虑了”。

juan

我也想明白了。同意E。

[此贴子已经被作者于2004-7-27 12:47:20编辑过]

tulipmontreal

E

caterpillar

同意E。他因offset.

LES

以下是引用ReedSong在2004-7-11 17:49:00的发言：

现在想明白了，应该是E.

如果老人们原来是靠孩子们补助他们的收入使得他们正好能够过上comfortable living（也即：单纯靠他们自己的收入是没法过上comfortable living的），那么如果他们的收入增加了20%，但孩子们的补助也将相应减少，老人们还是正好能够过上comfortable living，所以他们是no better off financially than before.

偶觉得E不对，因为选项并没有说“孩子们的补助将相应减少”啊？只是说了一个状况，但是具体怎么变化并没有说呀？

请大家指正，谢谢先！

小鱼儿

以下是引用LES在2004-8-25 20:51:00的发言：

偶觉得E不对，因为选项并没有说“孩子们的补助将相应减少”啊？只是说了一个状况，但是具体怎么变化并没有说呀？

请大家指正，谢谢先！

对啊，也有这个疑惑，请大家讨论一下。

LES

C也不对，因为文中已说通货膨胀不计了，所以价格因素就不应再考虑。记得有道题目说医院排名次的问题，文中提到年龄问题已经在评估时考虑进去了，并作了相应调整，所以有一个选项说得同样得病，老年人在医院的时间比年轻人被排除了。

偶选B。

请NN们解释确认一下。谢谢先！