新prep cr 86 求解。。。谢了。。。

trackofheart

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 __________.


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


各位大侠。。。e项是说 孩子们补充老人们的收入到他们可以有个舒服的生活。。。解释里面说E选项说老人的孩子们补充老年人的收入，一旦政府补助了，他们就会撤资，所以老年人生活没变好


不明白了。。。求解释。。谢谢

yeah529

E选项说的是孩子会给老年人补助，但是只补助到能维持他们舒适生活。比如说原来政府补助老人50元，舒适生活标准100元，那么小孩就会补助50元。现在政府补助提高到70元，那么小孩则只会补助30元。所以老人生活最终还是没有变好。

其他选项都不太相关。。
A。完全依赖政府补助，那么补助升高则老人生活一定会好
B。无关选项。推迟折现养老金并不会有影响老人生活
C。题干中已经说通货膨胀影响很小
D。无关选项。

darkforever

E选项从另一个方面来说也可以解释，老人的养老金增加却没有升高well being,首先不是inflation,那么老人的整体购买力下降了，E选项有一个关键，说孩子们的支持只会使老人保持舒适的水平，说明这个支持是浮动的，当养老金上升，孩子们支持会下降到维持整体水平与以前一样，所以well being也就不变了

徽徽徽

嗯，明白了

ptlove4ever

题目翻译：考虑到当地老人的福利，政府在2年前决定将其为超过65岁的老年人所提供的养老金增加20%。其间通胀率可以忽略，养老金全部及时送达符合条件的老年人手中，但老年人并未从政策中获益，经济条件未见改善，很大一部分原因是：
题型：填空题。However之前是根本原因，之后是直接原因。即：
因：增加养老金的政策 果：老人收入没有增加
但看上去相互矛盾，填空的部分实现了架桥。
A 老年人收入全部依靠养老金。哇靠，那养老金增加还能不改善经济状况？？
B 当地银行不给力，花3周时间才给的钱。花多久这钱也是给了，你还惦记怎么地！
C 老年人买的都是在通胀期间涨价很快的东西。老年人怎么这么缺心眼……
D 在超级多的老人收入低于贫困线时，增加了养老金。雪中送炭啊，有木有！！！
E 子女给老年人钱，但只能刚好够他们舒服地活着。
看似与养老金无关，但是如果政府都给老人钱了，子女们自然也就不给钱了，而政府给的钱可能还不够让老人活得舒服，所以老年人生活没变好。所以是养老金政策导致子女撤资导致老年人收入没有增加

仰望星空的石子

我觉得这题C还可以这样理解，老年人在通货膨胀快的时候买东西，通货膨胀快，本身就是一个相对概念，怎么就叫快怎么就叫慢呢。一天涨一块前可以说快也可以说慢。和老人消费能不能改善生活没有直接的关系，反而如果题目说通货膨胀率高到会对老人生活有影响。就像OG里的22题说的，那题说的是老年人用的东西有一个更高的通货膨胀率。所以这里说的不是一个概念，所以C说的不相关。

E为什么相关，我觉得是题目没有看懂  In Runagia children typically supplement the income of elderly parents, but only by enough to provide them with a comfortable living 。说的是孩子会提供income but by enough to provide them with a confortable living.意思是这种提供会在舒适的生活处截止。意思是孩子不会提供更多的supplement.所以当政府提供的时候，老人生活达到了comfortable level的时候孩子会自动撤走。所以E是相关的，即政府提供的资助后老人生活没有变得更better off,因为孩子撤资了。

330487633

我要把这个帖子顶上来，大家看OG 13  CR的第24题
Plan: Concerned about the welfare of its senior citizens, the government of Runagia decided two years ago to increase by 20 percent the governmentprovided pension paid to all Runagians age sixty-fi ve and older.
Result: Many Runagian senior citizens are no better off fi nancially now than they were before the increase. Further information: The annual rate of infl ation since the pension increase has been below 5 percent, and the increased pension has been duly received by all eligible Runagians.
In light of the further information, which of the following, if true, does most to explain the result that followed implementation of the plan?
A.The majority of senior citizens whose fi nancial position has not improved rely entirely on the government pension for their income.
B.The Runagian banking system is so ineffi cient that cashing a pension check can take as much as three weeks.
C.The prices of goods and services that meet the special needs of many senior citizens have increased at a rate much higher than the rate of infl ation.
D.The pension increase occurred at a time when the number of Runagians age sixty-fi ve and older who were living below the poverty level was at an all-time high.
E.The most recent pension increase was only the second such increase in the last ten years.
这题答案就是C
所以我感觉PREP 08 86题完全是可以选C的！

330487633

这两道题目对比一下 C选项都是说他们要买的一些东西涨价幅度特别大远高于inflation

penguinvino

yeah529 发表于 2011-11-3 20:51
E选项说的是孩子会给老年人补助，但是只补助到能维持他们舒适生活。比如说原来政府补助老人50元，舒适生活 ...

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